Motorola DROID Maxx 2 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 HTC One A9: specs comparison

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Motorola made the Droid Maxx 2 official. With mostly mid-range specs, the phone is up against some heated competition in the mid-range segment. Equipped with a 5.5-inch 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, a Snapdragon 615 chipset, a 21MP camera, and also sizeable 2,630mAh battery. Sadly, we only get Lollipop out of the box.

In this day and age, these are mid-range specs, there's no denying that, so what are the phones that should the Maxx 2 get compared against? Well, we picked Samsung's Galaxy A8 and HTC's recent One A9 as two of the more recent and interesting offerings. 

The three clash against one another in our fresh-off-the-bat specs comparison, so just scroll down below and compare their specs to your heartfelt content.

Design
Dimensions
6.22 x 3.02 x 0.23 inches
158 x 76.8 x 5.9 mm
5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches
145.75 x 70.8 x 7.26 mm
5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches
148 x 75 x 10.9
Weight
5.33 oz (151.0 g)
the average is 6.4 oz (183 g)
5.04 oz (143.0 g)
the average is 6.4 oz (183 g)
5.96 oz (169.0 g)
the average is 6.4 oz (183 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Metal
 
Resistance
 
 
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Fingerprint (touch)
 
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
 
 
Display
Size
5.7-inch
5.0-inch
5.5-inch
Technology
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
TFT
Screen-to-body
73.91 %
66.17 %
74.61 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hardware
System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 5430
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit
Octa-core
1700 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
64-bit
GPU
Adreno 405
Adreno 405
Adreno 405
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)
3GB
2GB
Internal storage
32GB
32GB
16GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow), HTC Sense UI
Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)
Battery
Capacity
3050 mAh
2150 mAh
3630 mAh
Charging
 
Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Stand-by time
12.7 days (304 hours)
the average is 0 days (0 h)
 
 
Talk time (3G)
 
16.00 hours
the average is 0 h (0 min)
 
Stand-by time (3G)
 
18.0 days (432 hours)
the average is 0 days (0 h)
 
Music playback
 
60.00 hours
 
Video playback
 
12.00 hours
 
Camera
Rear
Single camera
Single camera
Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (Features: Autofocus)
13 MP (Features: Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor)
21 MP (Features: PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Pixel size: 1 μm
Aperture size: F2.0
Aperture size: F2.0
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD)
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Video calling
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP
4 MP
5 MP
Video capture
 
1920x1080 (Full HD)
 
Buyers information
MSRP
 
$ 500
$ 384


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