HTC One X vs Motorola Droid Razr Maxx: Battle of The Android Titans

Taiwanese mobile major HTC has unveiled its One Series at the Mobile World Congress event which includes HTC One X. The smartphone comes with amazing Beats audio which provides a realistic sound experience. It is the company's first quad-core Android device. The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx is a power-packed smartphone which provides a most powerful battery and high-speed 4G LTE. It is manufactured by making use of DuPont KEVALR fibre and Corning Gorilla glass which protects the screen from damage. The device reportedly offers a free MotoCast app for streaming of docs, photos and music.

Here s a roundup of how both the smartphones stack up:

Display

HTC One X flaunts a Super IPS LCD2 capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. The 4.7in screen includes a Corning Gorilla glass as well as the HTC Sense User Interface (UI).

In comparison, the Droid Razr Maxx touts a Super AMOLED Advanced capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 960 x 540 pixels.

Processor

HTC One X is powered by 1.5GHz quad-core CPU, Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset and ULP GeForce GPU. The Nvidia Tegra 3 offers excellent performance with faster browsing as well as hardware-accelerated capabilities.

In contrast, the Droid Razr Maxx is powered by a 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 dual-core CPU and TI OMAP 4430 chipset. PowerVR SGX540 GPU adds support to powerful graphics.

Camera

Both, the HTC One X and the Droid Razr Maxx boast of an 8 megapixel rear-facing camera. The sporting features are auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging and face detection. It allows recording of video of 1080p and offers a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera for video calling.

Operating System

The HTC smartphone runs on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) which features multitasking, rich notifications, new lock screen actions and resizable widgets.

The Motorola smartphone runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform. It can now be upgraded to latest Android 4.0 ICS.

Storage

HTC One X has a 32GB of internal storage, including 26GB for the user as well as 1GB RAM.

The Droid Razr Maxx includes an 8GB of internal storage and 1GB RAM. It also contains a microSD card with an additional memory of 32GB.

Connectivity

The HTC smartphone features Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n with Wi-Fi Direct and Wi-Fi hotspot. It supports Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP wireless technology. It features Near Field Communication (NFC) which is used for contactless mobile payments.

The Motorola smartphone features Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n with DLNA and Wi-Fi hotspot. It offers support to Bluetooth 4.0 version with A2DP and LE + EDR. But the device lacks NFC.

Battery

HTC One X comes with a Li-Po 1800mAh standard battery.

In contrast, the Droid Razr Maxx packs a powerful Li-Ion 3300mAh standard battery. It allows stand by time of up to 380 hours and talk time of up to 21 hours 30 minutes.