Motorola DROID 3 vs Motorola DROID Mini

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.

• Weight

  DROID Mini: 37 g lighter

  DROID 3:

  167 g

  DROID Mini:

  130 g

• Width

  DROID Mini: 2.7 mm narrower

  DROID 3:

  64 mm

  DROID Mini:

  61.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  DROID 3: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  DROID 3:

  4 in

  DROID Mini:

  4.3 in

• Chipset

  DROID 3:

  TI OMAP 4430

  DROID Mini:

  Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro

• Depth

  DROID Mini: 4.1 mm thinner

  DROID 3:

  13 mm

  DROID Mini:

  8.9 mm

• Height

  DROID Mini: 2.7 mm shorter

  DROID 3:

  124 mm

  DROID Mini:

  121.3 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. DROID 3

   Height:

   124 mm +2.7 mm versus DROID Mini

   Width:

   64 mm +2.7 mm versus DROID Mini

   Depth:

   13 mm +4.1 mm versus DROID Mini

2. 2. DROID Mini

   Height:

   121.3 mm

   Width:

   61.3 mm

   Depth:

   8.9 mm

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. DROID 3

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. DROID Mini

   Screen diagonal:

   4.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   51 cm²

DROID Mini has approximately 15.6% more rectangular screen area than DROID 3.

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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