alcatel Idol 4 vs Motorola DROID Maxx

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Idol 4:

  LCD

  DROID Maxx:

  OLED

• Weight

  Idol 4: 32 g lighter

  Idol 4:

  135 g

  DROID Maxx:

  167 g

• Width

  DROID Maxx: 1.3 mm narrower

  Idol 4:

  72.5 mm

  DROID Maxx:

  71.2 mm

• Screen diagonal

  DROID Maxx: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

  Idol 4:

  5.2 in

  DROID Maxx:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Idol 4:

  Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 (28 nm)

  DROID Maxx:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro

• Depth

  Idol 4: 1.4 mm thinner

  Idol 4:

  7.1 mm

  DROID Maxx:

  8.5 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Idol 4

   Height:

   147 mm +9.5 mm versus DROID Maxx

   Width:

   72.5 mm +1.3 mm versus DROID Maxx

   Depth:

   7.1 mm

2. 2. DROID Maxx

   Height:

   137.5 mm

   Width:

   71.2 mm

   Depth:

   8.5 mm +1.4 mm versus Idol 4

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Idol 4

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. DROID Maxx

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Idol 4 has approximately 8.2% more rectangular screen area than DROID Maxx.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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