Samsung Galaxy S2 Vs Motorola Droid Razr

Droid Razr, which combines sheer Droid brawn with the legacy of Razr design, The handset is running the latest Android (Gingerbread) and is reported to be the thinest handset.

Samsung Galaxy S2 is a gorgeous display, lightning-fast processor and powerful camera into one of the slimmest, lightest smart phones we've ever had the pleasure to hold.

Just which one is the better phone.? Is it the Droid Razr or Samsung Galaxy SII?.



The Design

Tie: Galaxy S2 : 125.3 x 66.1 x 8.49 mm, 117g

Tie: Droid Razr  : 130.7 x 68.9 x 7.1 mm, 127g


Design-wise both phones are good and bigger, however most people prefer the phone lighter and thin. The Samsung Galaxy S2  is lighter and Droid is thinner. Droid Razr is slightly longer than Galaxy S2.

Display

1st: Galaxy S2 : 4.27-inch, 800x480px, 218ppi, Super AMOLED Plus

2nd: Droid Razr : 4.3-inch Super AMOLED 540 x 960 pixels

Both phone has almost the same screen size and a Super Amoled screen, advanced display is really gorgeous.  Still Samsung does have  Super AMOLED Plus and the colours. The Droid has Gorilla Glass dispay at 960 x 540.  Conclusion the Samsung’s is slightly better.


Engine Room

Tie: Droid Razr : Dual-Core 1.2 TI processor

Tie: Galaxy S2 : Samsung Exynos 4210, Dual-Core 1.2GHz


Both phones powered with  dual-core, 1.2GHz processor, with 1GB of RAM which makes both phones very fast.


Camera

Tie: Droid Razr : 8MP rear, 2MP front, 1080p video capture 3264x2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash

Tie: Galaxy S2 : 8MP rear, 2MP front, 1080p video capture


Both phones have the 8MP rear ,and 1080 video capture.


Connectivity

1st: Droid Razr : Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, 4G, Wi-Fi hotspot, HDMI out,

2nd: Galaxy S2 : Wi-Fi, NFC, 4G, BT 3.0, DLNA, free Wi-Fi tethering


Both phones have got the basics connectivity. The one thing which makes Droid bettered Galaxy S2 in term of connectivity is the ability to connect the phone to your TV using  HDMI-out which is quite relevant these days as more.


Battery Life

1st: Droid Razr: 1800mah battery Up to 12.5 hours talktime

2nd:Galaxy S2 : 1650mAh, up to 8 hours talk time

 

Galaxy Droid has better battery life than Galaxy S2 and the battery is bigger also.


Software

Tie: Galaxy S2   :Android Gingerbread 2.3.4 and TouchWiz

Tie: Droid Razr :Android Gingerbread 2.3.5


The Samsung Galaxy S2 is using the latest version of TouchWiz, which is more intuitive that the previous version, and also more polished and snappier. Both phone running the latest version of Android.

Storage

Tie: Droid Razr : 16GB with microSD

Tie: Galaxy S2 : 16GB with micro SD


Both has 16GB build in storage and a microSD card slot which can take up to 32GB cards.

Price

1st :Galaxy S2 : £410 (16GB)

2nd: Droid Razr : £455 (16GB)


Conclusion

1st: Droid Razr


2nd: Galaxy S2

Both phones are faster and classy, Droid has more battery life than Galaxy S2 while galaxy screen is Super AMOLED Plus. In addition Razr has HDMI out to enable to connect to the TV, droid Razr is thinner than Galaxy S2 but is heavier. Razr wins. If you dont like heavy phone Galaxy S2 is phone for you. however if you like the thinness and slightly fast with HDMI connection then Razar is phone for you.

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