Motorola DROID Mini

  • Released 2013, August
    130g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 4.2, up to 5.0
    16GB storage, no card slot
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  • 4.3"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 10MP
    1080p
  • 2GB RAM
    Snapdragon S4 Pro
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion

Motorola DROID Mini - Specs

Network Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands CDMA 800 / 1900
  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
  HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE band 4(1700/2100), 13(700)
Speed HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, July. Released 2013, August
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 121.3 x 61.3 x 8.9 mm (4.78 x 2.41 x 0.35 in)
Weight 130 g (4.59 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
 Splash resistant
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~68.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass
Platform OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.0 (Lollipop)
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro
CPU Dual-core 1.7 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 320
Memory Card slot No
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM
Main Camera Single 10 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP
Video
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
 Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE, aptX
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Battery   Non-removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Charging Qi wireless charging
Talk time Up to 28 h
Misc Colors Black, Red
Models XT1030
Price About 180 EUR

Motorola DROID Mini - User Reviews

  • It was a good phone but after 2 years of usage, mic stop working and battery died.

  • Really please give me that link

  • Can i connect VR box with this phone?????

  • Really? ur SU6 7.7 got root kingo? does root stays after phone reboot? i can't find kingo v3.4. i tried other version but no root

  • I have had this phone since September 2014. Not one single problem with it functionally. The only downside is it is starting to show it's age if you use it to play games. However, with the smaller screen, it should not be used as a mainstay for gaming anyway.

  • Please upgrade this phone to android 5.0 lollipop

  • Well try installing a call recorder app. I think this feature isn't available in droid mini

  • i am using this phone, from last year, and it works great, camera, battery timing, touch response is good overall! its mini but power-packed

  • same problem happens with me, sometimes mic works sometimes not :( confused dude

  • Pull out the volume adjusting button. I just discovered it, 2 days ago, myself.

  • How to insert a simcard to this phone? Please help.

  • This is nice phone , but the battery life isn't the best I like the droid maxx over this

  • out of all the phones I've had in my life time (and believe me, i had several) this the best phone I've ever used. This phone was reliable, and i have dropped it several times and it has not broken.

  • Yes, you can change the housing. Actually droid mini has complete front display assembly which holds the circuit board and battery with back battery door(cover)

  • It's a good mobile to use but the problem I'm facing is that few weeks back it was reset and all my data was lost. Now there is another problem. It won't play sound for any videos such as my Snapchat story or Instagram story and normal video made from my mobile. It plays sound for when I watch a video or someone's stories. Is there a problem with my microphone? Or is it something else? Please help

  • Sir please can I change my droid housing

  • Sir please from the day I updated my phone my network hasn't come is there a solution.

  • Author is absolutely crazy.we are not Talking about a 700.00 phone, it's a wonderful, 150.00 phone.so treat it like one. It's prefect for a back up phone. It out does my 600.00 moto z Hands down

  • I have had this phone off and on for four years and is by far the best back up phone you will ever get. I use the nova launcher and is by fast the best there is for any phone. Forget Any iPhone and I do mean any. Its the perfect size, speed and everything else in a phone. And the cost cannot be beat unless you are a groupie and have to have the name of Samsung or iPhone in which case I have a Bridge to sell you. The battery will last a good 24 hrs of use with no problems at all. I am not a name brand user so Common sense is what I count on. Buy one and I garenteen you will not be disappointed and have money on your pocket afterwards

  • please help me with this i can do everything with my Droid mini but I can't record my incoming and outgoing calls

  • Great form factor. A little laggy with some tasks like Maps. Good backup phone.

  • Yes it will work

  • NO

  • I have this phone and im enjoying it but first its screen got cracked just a tiny line and its misbehaving like closing and operating itself, sometimes i get tired and feel like smashing it on the ground yet the screen is with the touch calibration which made it expensive as told by my Engineer which says its 18,000 naira, so tell me how do i use such money to repair? also how can i upgrade to 5.0 lollipop so i can enjoy its full features and also can it work with 4g sim if upgraded? the following complains awaits a response pls. Thanks

  • Hi sir in the phone can we insert 4g sim and it will work 4 g or not would u tell me sir

  • At first of all You've to recharge a 4G Data plan!!

  • Guys plz help me........ I have Motorola xt1030..its LTE mode is mode is not working....when I click on LTE mode the signals goes down and after 1 mminute the messagre appears on screen no LTE or CDMA network found....my sim is LTE.....

  • It's good

  • Great news friends i have rooted mine droid mini su6-7.7 with kingo root v3.4. actually i was trying to flash su4.21 over su6-7.7 which couldn't get successful because of ''max size get var error'', after that i thought i should give a try to kingo root. i downloaded to app kingoroot global and kingo root v3.4. kingo root global failed to root but.... kingoroot succeeded to root droid mini su6-7.7 know i have superuser app in system directory

  • Reset your cellphone OR change your battery..i hope it will be solve..

  • Reflash rom

  • May be battery fault

  • I just buy this phone but my charging is not going more thn 31% I checked different chargers but result is same very very slow charging and after 6.7 hours it reaches to 30 31 %. What is the solution

  • i love motorola phones i,ll use just motorola in my hole life

  • By me more than 2 days on standby when wifi is off

  • i have been using this phone since 03 months, it fine but battery life is not more than 20 hours on standby.

  • what if it wont cut on any more and screen is partially cracked

  • Search xda for lite firmware 4.4.4

  • Shit phone i have ever used.... I prefer Do not purchase this shitty motorola garbage phones... the biggest problem in mostly motorola sets is battery draining and auto power off for long time.. i recommend galaxy phones for now..... so don't waste your money in motorola phones otherwise you will get frustrated :D

  • Nice Set But Only battery timing Problem Face time to time..!!!

  • How do i open the motorola droid mini xt 1030

  • According to exif in photos back camera has apperture f/2.4.

  • In 2014 when I got the phone, i was very happy with it. After about 7 months l, its performance fades away. The battery life goes to about 2 hours. I always have it plugged into a portable charger and even then, it charges rather slowly. The lag is just unreal. It can't handle more than one app. Stay away from this phone. Go for a galaxy or maybe the new Moto z force

  • How can I do that? Please help

  • well Droid mini does a lot of things, so much albeit poorly. The active notification rather drains power rather than preserving it since the whole screen has to light up for it to work. It doesn't do too well in areas without great network because it struggles to hold a signal. camera is good but a train wreck when you use Flash at night. The Phone can really heat up making it so hot to use, especially when charging. make no mistake, all these can be bypassed but the deal breaker is the battery power. phone lasts about just 2 hours on medium to heavy usage on 3G. 3 hours on 2G. I shudder to think how long it lasts on 4G. the battery back up is just horrible, 2000mAh should last at least, half a day but my phone's on charge almost all the time. Do not buy this phone.

  • This phone is the biggest piece of crap being sold. Have to charge the battery three times a day. Can't replace battery on this model. Motorola is a garbage company with there garbage phone. Have to go buy an I Phone before long and tell everyone to stay away from this manufacturer. Hear me know VZ Wireless???

  • yea i guess its good for game even heaver than san andreas

  • In August 2014 I received my Red Droid Mini for free as an upgrade and it was the best phone I have ever had with the exeption of 3G service. Its camera takes great pics even in the dark but after about 12 months its battery life became an issue and at 15 months the camera started to tweek out and not allow me to adjust the flash along with the regular hot flashes that I am sure had something to do with its other problems. I will admit I did drop it a few times and surprisingly it was very durable but 2 months ago the final drop shattered its screen...the bottom buttons no longer worked and the back button is essential so since I was done with my Verizon contract after 12 plus years I went to another carrier and bought another phone. I did not like ANY of the choices for phones and settled on an LG Sunset. It was a struggle but I was happy to have battery life last about 2 days rather than 5 hours. After almost 3 weeks I could not bare the sluggish ways of the LG Sunset and decided to purchased a used Mini on line. It was black this time and definately not as attractive as the Red. Well I have had this Mini for 6 wks now and camera is already tweeking out and battery life less than 8 hours and even worse the screen is fading off into white lines and not responding to my screen swiping. It also likes to send texts before Im done writing along with jumping to previous screens randomly... I stumbled onto this forum looking for cell phone similar to thee Droid Mini cuz overall it is in my opinion was my favorite but with it only having about a year of good service before it becomes insubordinate I will have to accept that I must move on and choose another. Any suggestions ???...even on devises not to buy...I dont play games on my phone and mainly use my phone for text talk and some web browsing, GPS and voice recognition has to be good along with an indicator light so I see if i have a miss call, text and email rather than having to keep checking by turning screen on. Thanks for reading to the end. Peace : )

  • Geekbench 3?

  • Is the droid mini good for games like San Andres etc.

  • How can I solve double touch to zoom mode screen.... plz answer me anyone

  • No lollipop.

  • me too, bad camera performance. Mine is the developer edition.

  • once using gps temp went to more than 50+c. same here no imei from phone but its given in the box. going to root crashxxx way, abit scary. i guess this is the last decent affordable smallest phone one can get.

  • I just got it too. Mine has no greenish tint like you said. But Im facing a problem that its battery is too hot,sometimes 44°C.

  • I just bought a new Droid mini.Fistly, I feel its kind of hot. The temprature of battery sometimes reach to 43°C, I just watch youtube. And the wifi signal is really weak although its about 6 meters far from the hostpot. Plus I cant get the imei by dialing *#06# though I did insert a sim card. Anyone has those problem or just me?

  • camera has greenish tint on white. is this normal for this phone? i just got it.

  • The battery life is good by me. More than 1 day.

  • great phone but one problem , its battery life , i charge it twice ot trhee tiime in a day

  • firmware rom 6-7-3 how to install please reply me thank and regards kamran.

  • How can I connect the droid mini to my pc

  • Reflashing the rom will solve your problem. Skype?

  • i face battery problem that my ultra mini charges only up to 40 perscent tell me how to solve this problem

  • great mob

  • Motorola still exists, Lenovo acquired Motorola Mobility.

  • It's perfect for use. Battery time awesome. I like it and I sure u may !!!

  • no more motorola its lenovo now. is it possible to change something in the system to get 4g outside the USA?

  • I am pretty sure Motorola canceled the upgrade to lolipop

  • Good and battery life is good .with lite firmware rom 6-7-3 from crashxxl. Theres no more battery problem .

  • This device is perfect but I want to know about the update to lollipop.

  • you have hardware prob @Anonymous ...but still i wud say try to flash it with stock rom. @mks yes hotspot works gr8 on these sets .. only thing bad abut this is the battery ..

  • Is cdma hot spot working in this phone ??

  • I use this phone last two months. I have a problem that it's flashlight not work from last week. please inform me it's problem resolve.?.

  • no .. it will not get lollipop update .. link below for further info ..

  • is the officail lolipop udate out now

  • I wanted to know .. I m facing a problem . ever since I upgraded this set to KitKat battery life has decreased to 5-6 hrs .Has any one else have faced this problem.. Coz so far that's the only fault I ever faced in this set .. If I can downgrade it to jb again I would .. If any one knows the method to do so .. Kindly send me the details my id abaraishinji97 @gmail.com. I will be waiting fr ur help . thnx.

  • this is the best device ive used so far....just like an iphone 5s i wanted to get.

  • It has low storage capacity and have no memory card slot. I don't like this phone.

  • A nice device, which was never officially launched in India. Wish I had my hands on it.

  • Does it have a battery/power saver on it?

  • ~January 2016~ Droid mini still runs kitkat 4.4.4 but runs really good also the 2 gb of ram really help

  • This is not a custom rom.. İt is an original 4.4.4 su6-7.3 lite rom Search in xda. 'Crashxxl' has been make this .

  • If mobile is format ,,,so no recover lost data

  • overall its a good phone and who have problem with battery life they need to switch their network to GSM only rather than UMTS because its use your all battery and switch back when you wanna connect mobile data

  • dont use custom rom , lolypop is coming soon on this

  • Your sim Slot must be damaged

  • I also got this phone and It has great problem as it does not recognize any sim. It has only 15 days into my hands !!!! I hate this one !!

  • i want to buy this phone. as this phone doesn't have fm radio, can someone confirm if SPIRIT fm radio works on this phone?

  • I have 2 droid mini. Its very usefull and never problem with it. You must flash lite firmware. And its rooted.

  • It is a very nice little phone. battery life is never a problem for me I can go sometimes 24 hours on a full charge.

  • I dont no.

  • Is it supported with google cardboard?

  • I think the rom eats battery . Search xda for ``Lite Firmware``

  • Battery life is max 7-8 hours, is it a battery problem ? Please reply

  • Battery life is max 7-8 hours, is it a battery problem ? Please reply

  • Does it have pause while recording videoclip?

  • Motorola wakeup

  • lolipop isnt coming dont buy waste of time

  • I have got this phone and i have been got 4g sim since 2 week but there are no working on 4g and battery life is very worsted.please tell me any one how can use 4g in moto droid mini .

  • Offcource Aliexpress is the best of the best in world

  • I buy this phone for the reason this planned update to Lollipop but still waiting When it will realized by Motorola ????????????

  • İ have this phone new its good now . With 4.4.4 android runs very good. Battery life is max 2 days .

  • İ have this phone new ABD its good now . With 4.4.4 android runs very good. Battery life is max 2 days .

  • definitely this mobile will not get lollipop

  • since no upgrade to lollipop,is this lie?

  • Battery life is not good. it lasts only 3 hours. Something is draining battery fast. did hard reset (factory) and it does not help.

  • i want to buy this phone but it seems nobody wants to ship outside US. Only Aliexpress ships to my country. Is Aliexpress phones genuine?

  • This mobile will not get lollipop update. Motorola is lying as they lied for atrix hd kitkat update

  • I just got this phone for my work. I use it for a lot for calling and email. I love this phone. It lasts me 10 to 12 hours of email and calling. Very good phone.

  • 4g supportep

  • which fm radio can I download for this device

  • Dose Droid mini support quick charging?

  • Can i use turbo charger for this phone? its not bad for battry life?

  • When Motorola upgrade it? Is it possible to get upgraded android?

  • 4G networks is working without any troubles, but battery life is not really good - I have about 12-15 hours without charging of slightly using

  • Motorola pls realise android 5 for droid mini thanks God.

  • Pls how is the battery life and is the 4G network working. Pls let somebody tell, I want to get a new one.

  • The problem is from the phones touch. U might probably need to change to a new one. That's why the screen goes off

  • real nice phone, battery, camera, no dull moment even with its dual core, so cool but I doubt if its got any Lollipop uPdate.

  • My wife and both have this phone and both our phones have had severe issue with cool/cold temperature. Mid 50s and below, the phones tend to shutdown. It's incredibly frustrating if you spend time outside. The phone is useles. When you return to the car/house and the phone has a chance to warm up, you can turn it back on. It has nothing to do with the charge of the battery whi h is often 50-75% when this occurs.

  • I buy a new motorola driod mini but its not working on hands free, i checkd it on three hands free, but i think the problem is in head jack of the mobile, is any one is the same problem before?? please help

  • Just buy it today but bettery timing is not so good on 1:50 hours its drop from 100 to 68 its good ot not please tell you all have same timing?? Used on wifi for 30 min

  • 4.4.4 But it is planned to upgrade to lollipop 🍭

  • i also want to know please urgent

  • Yeah !

  • When was we get lollipop upgrade

  • This cell phone is GSM or not?

  • Ultra mini support 4g?

  • It's battery charges 1% in 2 mins and battery timing on an average use is more than a day coz its screen is not wide enough to consume more of the battery :)

  • can anyone tell me about battery life?? Please.

  • You can use either of the tech to avail high speed access. HSPA via GSM is more reliable and fast with mine.....

  • motorola mini nice mobile

  • i am planning to take this phone, but have query that in gsm slot can i use 3g or in cdma i have to use 3g. after conformation i will take this phone.

  • connect usb extender cable form mobile to usb flash drive and use it.

  • Thanks, it works

  • my last update is 4.4.4, when i check for update this massage appear your device software is up to date :D

  • What the latest Android update for the Motorola DROID Mini XT1030? Android 5.1.1?

  • One of the best smartphone in the market rather old but smart and compact yet powerful and reliable

  • Sachu go to settings than select security & lock screen and from there check unknown sources and you are done with third party apps

  • Any body knows when lolipop realise for droid mini?

  • update not ready lollilpop

  • With this phone I am not able to install any application other than from playstore, what settings I have to change to install third party applications? Also I cannot run VPN because of the same issue.

  • why my driod mini not getting lolipop

  • pls help when i call some body, pree dial key the screen going off, what can i do? and nothing appear. :( help me no problem when i working whit my droid.

  • i jxt dnt lyk d camera 2mp

  • no brother3

  • did you update to android 5? tell me about battery life, my droid mini battery life its not good(everyday charging)

  • out of all the phones i've used motorola droid mini is by far the best. it is compact, light weight and high performance. excellent speed, high quality jpeg pictures, great sound and recording ability. I was a bit concerned about the SD card situation (not being able to change) but 16G is beyond enough storage. The motorola Droid mini is both CDMA AND GSM capable. Great phone!!!

  • Once again commenting to add that USB OTG HOST is fully functional with this phone, I often use a USB soundcard, works 100%

  • any body update to android 5 ?

  • Seems you have this model with you now, can you please tel me how is its battery life? is it impressive? around how many hour you getting browsing on a full charge?

  • hello motorola smartphones fans. motorola droid mini is awesomo own possibilities. i have and it is fast in web browsing, quick game and video playing. so, it is just a good!

  • Hi guys, I wanted to know whether this device have good battery backup or what, because I want one. Please reply

  • Greetings Ranjeet, Congratulations for your new phone. I am also interested in buying this phone, and as it appears the phone is sold only on ebay. Can you please share the seller's details? Also, Were you able to test 3G/4G with Airtel GSM. How was it?Hows the call quality and which colour did you pick up. Please share if you have noticed any issues. Thankyou in Advance, Cheers

  • There is no expandable slot for memory card but 16gb Bulit-in is quite a large storage overall it is a good mobile to use. It's so fast and smooth running phone and at reasonable price

  • I don't think they (Verizon or Motorola) will update Droid Mini to Lollipop. I know about their official blog and support page, it's same (pending partner support) since Google released Lollipop.

  • Just brought my second one. All the phones now are to big!! Z3 compact aside there is no choice. Great phone.

  • i Buy this mobile from payless.pk its a good phone everythink is working smoth no laging no hanging owsome battery timing on wifi fb whats app using all day an d screen resulation is good camera is to much good i recomanded you buy this mobile motorola is future smart phone in every one rang

  • I am from India, and I bought this phone unlocked from Ebay.in GEB, and seriously what a phone, it's screen resolution is good, it's form factor is quite compact so good for single handed usability, I used to own a Samsung Galaxy Grand 2 and compared to it this phone is not only faster but also much comfortable to use, it may not be as fast and smooth as my Blackberry Z10 but that's the problem of Android so I have no complains against it, but compared to other Android devices it's quite fast and smooth, however the body of the phone feels very slippery to hold, I tend to use it very carefully because it often feels as if it will drop from my hands, camera quality is good and Full HD recording is quite good too. I used ebay coupon while buying it so got it just for Rs9800 and seriously I am quite happy with this phone, I still can't fathom why manufacturers don't make such compact but powerful phones nowadays, I hate those big screen heavy phones because basically they defeat the very reason of having a cell phone, cell phone are meant to be light and handy and this phone is the best compact phone for its price.

  • Well,I'm from Cuba,and i would like to say that it is a wonderful phone,it has a fantastic price,fantastic resolution,it is fast,so i recommend you to buy it,BYE

  • No

  • I live in western Raleigh, NC. I use a Nexus 5 with AT&T. A few years ago I used a Droid Mini on Verizon (XT1030 I quit Verizon, and tried my Droid Mini on AT&T. Couldnt get the data to work on the Droid Mini with AT&T, so I bought the Nexus 5. A few days ago I figured I would try the Droid Mini again on AT&T, just to see what would happen... I ran down to the AT&T store near my home and asked for a nano sim-card, which AT&T happily gave me for free. I put the AT&T nano-sim card into the Verizon Droid Mini, and guess what? Not only did the voice calling work, the data also worked. When I tried this a few years ago, the data refused to work. At my home, my Verizon Droid Mini is giving me H++ speeds on the AT&T network. In certain parts of Raleigh, with my Verizon Droid Mini, I am getting full-blown 4G LTE signal on the AT&T network, with 4G LTE speeds. I tested the speeds of my Verizon Droid Mini on the AT&T network when I received LTE, and yep, I was getting between 20-35 mbps. The Verizon Droid Mini is meant to be a CDMA phone. Obviously it can pick up GSM signals, but what I want to know is, how can the Verizon Droid Mini get a 4G LTE signal from AT&T?

  • There is no microSD card slot. The storage is not expandable.

  • go to eBay and buy it from USA, they are not that expensive at all now.

  • Really? I've only had mine for a bit but it's used and the battery lasts way longer than my last phone (Galaxy S-III) but that phone only had a 2100mAh battery. However the galaxy is a larger phone sucking up more resources. This phone's CPU really doesn't require nearly as much juice as most, and the phone is able to make up on speed by having 3GB of ram. A small phone like this really doesn't need a large battery and by keeping it smaller the phone can be smaller overall and keeps the phone cooler thus allowing more efficient CPU use which then uses less battery. tl;dr The battery is only 2000mAh but that seems to be plenty enough juice for this phone. The size and hardware of a phone are directly linked to how much battery juice is used.

  • is there memory card slot in this fon plz tel me somebody i gona buy it. Thnxx

  • In our country its price 270$ if you say i will purchase it for you and send it to you have to just pay me that amount

  • painful battery life, 2000mh battery is just not enough. My gf has the MaXX which is very similar but the battery is 3500mh and it seems to last forever!

  • Anyone up to 5.0????

  • It's awesome! I bought it as it has the same CPU and GPU but twice as much more memory comparing to Sony Xperia SP. But it works so smooth! It's just unbelievable. I really like it's design too - compact, perfectly fits into my pocket.

  • It's anybody how had take lollipop update?

  • Yes as per Motorola the phone is up for 5.0 :-)

  • absolutely fantastic phone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • If I wanted a small underpowered phone with no SD slot I would buy an iPhone.

  • What about lollipop guys. Do you know something?

  • Very good reply and I would agree with everything. It's very hard to beat the size of the Mini though. I really like the screen on the Mini instead of the 912 or even the 926 removing the YELLOWISH AND allowing a perfect white screen. It would be hard to choose, they both are fantastic. That's why I have both. But now i use only the turbo. Best smartphone made. Unless of course you use iPhone and have been trying to convince yourself you have the best. Apple users are very loyal customers even when facts are presented to them. Oh well.

  • this has USB OTG host. i just read a flash drive and used a keyboard with a normal cheapo OTG cable

  • Hi guys, I'm based in Ghana and want to know where to buy pls

  • Hi guys, I'm based in Portugal and want to know where to buy the phone in Europe (can't find it for sale in Portugal :( ). Can I buy any DROID mini or is it have a specific model (GSM?) for europe countries?

  • I live in Croatia (Europe). Five days ago I got a new Motorola DROID Mini. The same runs on Android version 4.2.2. Therefore, I would like to upgrade from v4.4.4 (Kit Kat), but when I check the available updates appears to me that there is no available updates for it! Why is that and how to solve the problem?

  • One of the best mini.

  • Yes it support usb otg

  • huy guys i am confuse that motorola droid razr mini xt1030 or droid razr hd xt926 whose mobile set is best?

  • if u need ... tell me via sms or phone .. i wan to buy it now.....0321-2000592

  • Yar i need to buy, tell me how does it work? is it convenient to use? how much battery time it give when using internet or multimedia?

  • Need help, plz reply. Is motorola droid Mini support usb otg. I mean, can i use a usb stick or card reader in this lovely smartphone

  • I am confuse between two handset first razr m xt912 and second is motorola droid mini please which one buy both have good battery timming? Muhammad

  • I would prefer Razr HD Maxx over this: + SD-Card-Slot + Bigger Battery + Bigger display - Probably lower perfomance - Bigger body dimensions - Camera has less MP

  • Hi Guys. Please help me to buy one phone. Xt926 or Xt1030. i meant Droid Razr Maxx HD or Droid Ultra Mini. Please reply fast

  • cam was osum and speed osum batrry pawer full good set nice im useing 4 munth

  • How do you rest the proper time? Somehow, mine got off time by 5 minutes. Thanks

  • Pull out volume rocker and there u can put your sim card and push back to go on.

  • The sim card is inside the volume buttons. It's a nano sim card slot.

  • how can i use an sim card in mMotorola droid xt1030

  • how can i put a sim cart in an android mini

  • A.o.A!friends i want to ask you that?is motorola droid mini better than galaxy core 1.please reply as fast as possible.Thanks.

  • A.o.A!friends i want to ask you that?is motorola droid mini better than galaxy core

  • Yes i sold my slow xperia sp , now i have droid mini iam excited to wait for andrid lollipop ;) i sold my sp in 135$ and get used condition droid mini in 135$ .

  • Buy a droid mini!DroidMini will eventually receive Android 5.0 with better experience. Sony has stopped software support for Xperia SP after making false KitKat promise. It started with JB ended with JB , don�t opt for any Sony device.

  • fnds..i m plannig to buy a gud phone wth gud performance..i dnt bother about updates..so i m bit cnfusd in xperia SP or driod mini..suggest me

  • Must be your settings. I found the camera to be one of the best, better than many of the latest flagship minis,s4 mini,idol s mini 2, htc m8 mini,sony z1 mini,,november 2014

  • You have to change the apn to t-mobile so you can get data and mms...

  • very very best phone the battery timing is awesome and the display is very very superb and the running speed is very fast.. but just a problem in this the camera is very poor.... otherwise its a very best phone..

  • Did you get it to work there?

  • Hi.I have the Droid mini and Charged a very very Quickly. Amazing Phone is this motorola.GSM Batteries?!is long and i can you say,that the droid mini stand very long hold on...

  • Does this cellphone takes too long to fully charge? I've heard some complaints about it and, how is battery life for this phone on GSM networks?

  • there initially wasn't when i got this droid at the beginning of the year, but after a few updates now i can now pause the recording.

  • best phone i ever had, so fast, camera is amazing,

  • Do you guys know if i can pause the videorecorder in this phone and also in latest motorola phones. Because it is hard nowadays to find android phone with this option...

  • camera has HDR, battery is not removable

  • camera has HDR

  • All in all it a good phone but this is my second replacement of this phone due to the vibration and ringer going in and out and not working when I need it too. But I really like the phone just not the little stuff that goes out.

  • Bought the Motorola DROID Mini 10 days ago. Fantastic phone! The best one in this size!

  • So you are saying it is fully unlocked and I can access the GSM capabilities to use the Droid Mini on T-Mobile, really any GSM Network provided I have the Nano SIM for that provider - nothing else I need to do?

  • Awesome phone super fast ...

  • greatest mini in market

  • No it's not locked. 4G/LTE works fine on other networks as long as it has supported LTE band. It has B4/1700 B13/700 so it should work on a few LTE networks, eg T-Mobile USA and Entel Bolivia.

  • it's locked only on 4G to Verizon. The phone is FACTORY UNLOCKED to GSM Networks 2G and 3G

  • this model come verizon . i don't think moto make phone for all . really this is very bad . lot of people love moto . but moto not care all . so be sure your phone is unlocked . even verizon need unlock . you can check on ebay . ebay sell unlock phone .

  • the phone is gsm factory unlocked. it works with any nano sim on the gsm 2g /3g networks.

  • yes nano, was a mistake!

  • sorry man this phone nano sim , same i phone 5 sim . i am using this model . so this is nano sim model .

  • yes you can use . but need unlock phone . this is very good model and size . i am use my self one too . i am using united arab emirate . i received h+ network . net speed super .

  • works on 2g and 3g, it is gsm unlocked for those bands. No 4g though. This phone uses a micro sim card.

  • Hai guys,I from asia...can this phone use at my country?because it's label for "VERIZON"...please reply me

  • i am using this model now one month . i bought from ebay . this phone is very good . if you want buy this model buy unlock . you named two phone , already i use both . my opinion Motorola droid mini .

  • yes you are right . red look better then black . from ebay i bought black & red . i like red too . sony phone is good but 1/4 display gone for back key & home key so z1 compact good phone but not for low vision person . droid mini good for all . one more good thing moto , all display down . like contact ,sms.call log .search key .hope you agree with me .

  • Got this phone on ebay too, £180 with import taxes and shipping. I got the red one, which I think looks better than the finger magnet black one. The bad: The phone is very slippery, and sweat sticks to it - not good! It feels that if falls to the floor, will break apart; hopefully not. Ordered a cover, let's see if it will look good in it... The screen, despite being gorgeous, has the red channel to high and pictures on the phone (specially skin colours) always look too red, or overtanned. Red and orange colour are unreal. Skin colour looks unflattering, and you never know how the photos really look in reality, before posting them anywhere. If all Droid Mini users right to Motorola about this situation, they could issue an update with the option to choose screen mode, such as Samsung S4 for example, which allows to choose different screen colour temperature presets to the taste of each owner. The camera, despite amazing hardware, is let down by poor software. (the camera hardware is actually capable of recording 4k - ultra hd - videos... and has two processing chips and has 1.4 micron pixels - which to phone camera standards are big! The hardware is good). Imaging processing can't pull the 10 mgpx resolution, leaving pictures more in comparison to a 5mgpx camera. Also skin processing is smudgy, sometimes people seem to have make up. The camera chooses iso too high, which induce in a lot of noise and lack of resolution. The best photos on this phone came from having the HDR option always on, specially inside and at night. Or another camera app which you can control iso, shutter speed, etc manually... which is a pain in situations you just want the phone to take nice pics in automatic mode. Since the camera app is updated independently of the phone's os updates, there is hope for the future. In fact, many things got better after the the first camera update, and Motorola should be continuing improving the processing algorithms. Battery life is not the best. Apparently this will be improved in the next os 4.4.3 update. Still I can get a day and half. (disabling all verizon apps, helps - which also remove them from the app tray. Also don't have "always listening option" enable which preserves battery life and avoids nsa hearing all I say). "Battery life repair" a free app on the store also helps to sort some battery errors. 4G band doesn't work where I live, so stuck to 3G (at least has the fast hsdp 42mbps and not 21 as wrongly described in gsmarena). Sar levels could be lower. The Good: Looks great in black and red. Phone size is amazing. I feel like I'm holding a phone in my hand, still with all the same capabilities as my S4. (I'm not against choice and variety, but this thing of getting the screen bigger every year, it is getting ridiculous. At least bring same specs flagship phones with different screen sizes, instead of bring mini variants with dumb down specs). Very small side and top bezels, and thin profile. Considered buying a Z1 Compact but I wanted a small phone and the Z1 Compact is big and has onscreen buttons, which makes it a 4" screen). Droid Mini feels great for single hand use, and it is discreet in a jeans pocket. Amazing screen ratio/ to phone dimensions. In fact, since the buttons are off-screen, the screen area is basically the same of a 4.7" screen with on-screen buttons (except for photos and videos where the buttons disappear). The screen has a high pixel density, which makes it clear, and it is very very bright. The phone is very quick in accessing apps and regular tasks. (Quicker than my S4 Advance with the snapdragon 800). Moto's almost stock android experience is great. Ram is 2gb, is up there with all top end phones, the phone never hangs with loads of apps opened. Same graphics Adreno 320 as the regular Samsung S4. Phone is splash resistant with a nano layer over the electronic components. Moto G and Moto X with the same nano splash resistant layer were submerged under water for 30 mints and were working without any problems. So Droid Mini should be fine too. Call reception is good and clear. Listening to audio is great, the sound output through headphones is very vey loud without being distorted; better than S4. Despite being mono, the speaker outputs good clear audio too. Twist to launch camera app is great. ______________ Only mini phone out there that tops the Droid Mini is the Z1 Compact, however that has the dimensions of a 4.7" screen phone which counteracts the point of buying a mini phone. G2 mini recently available goes for about £250 and doesn't have hd screen, has big dimensions, only 1gb ram, despite being quad-core it's a much lower variant that de dual core of the Droid, graphics are not very good etc... Only good thing is 4g. _______________ Droid Mini is a great phone at a great price. Hopefully Motorola in this year's iteration, will bring a global version of it, or at least make it with all 4g bands. Apart from that only the camera software and screen colours are not great, but both can be resolved with future updates- there's hope. So, all in all, this phone is F-A-N-T-A-S-T-I-C!!!

  • i am using this phone 3 week now . i bought from ebay .i am using uae . about network or data , no problem . i received very good network . i used sony z 1 compact , s4 mini ,sony zr . lot of other model but i said moto droid mini is best . best for who love small size powerful phone . this is the best model . if you like big size so moto x is best model . thanks Motorola .the model not wold wide that is the main problem /

  • I purchased a new Droid Mini about 2 weeks ago from a small cell phone dealer in my local mall. The dealer had unlocked Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini's as well so I was able to compare the two side by side. I'm quite impressed with the Droid Mini's performance and value. The Mini is a Verizon exclusive but comes factory unlocked so you can use your GSM carrier's Nano SIM card in it. I currently use NET10 with the Mini and have not had a single problem with services such as call, text, MMS, and data. The Mini uses the same internals as the larger Droid cousin, the Droid Ultra. The quad core GPU is amazing and will play Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas with ease using the recommended settings the game comes with right from the Play Store. The 1.7GHZ dual-core CPU and 2GB of RAM also lend a major hand to its great preformance. The Mini comes with 16GB ROM and out of the box, I believe I had 11GB available to use. The Mini has no SD card slot so you are stuck with the device's internal memory. The Mini has since been upgraded to KitKat 4.4 so you'll have the latest Android OS. The Mini uses the Kevlar build like the Droid Ultra but for some odd reason it's covered in a slippery black transparent plastic casing which gives me chills to think about the phone slipping from ones hand. The back of the phone is a smudge magnet as well so you'd better get a case. The screen uses Gorilla Glass which is edge to edge. The display is clear and bright. The volume rocker comes out to insert your Nano SIM card. This part of the phone is the only true "cheap" feeling part about it. The 10 Megapixel camera is magnificent to say the least. I'm used to the lower end Samsung Galaxy phones like the Exhibit, S2, and others which use a 5-8MP camera. The Mini can also shoot 1080P video which looks well. I believe it'll shoot at 30FPS. Overall, I really enjoy this phone. It's quick, well built, and can multitask with the best of them. I highly recommend anyone interested to check them out.

  • GSMArena, PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Review this phoneeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It looks an awesome phone, not sure to decide for this one, Z1 compact or SG S4 Mini!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

  • No Camera ???????

  • The motorola droid mini it's very goooooooooooood

  • Bro, how about camera clarity, in the night time and which taken without sunlight??

  • may i have this and like such the one and only moto in pakistan or saudi arabia

  • I've had this phone since 8/2013 and I am very impressed and absolutely love it. Very fast and responsive, great size, OK Google Now voice responsiveness, etc. Calls are very clear on both receiving and sending. The camera is GREAT! Battery life has been inconsistent, though it's been much better since I put both Gmail and Exchange accounts onto one third party email app. Biggest criticism is I wish it had an SD card slot. I hope Motorola continues with frequent OS updates. It's a hidden gem of a phone that others may overlook due to not being a big name like Apple or Samsung.

  • It comes in white too! Just bought one today.

  • Motorola build so many great phone for verizon, unfortunately not for worlwide while many of their line up (verizon) actualy potentially killer for Korean & taiwan makers.

  • looks nice, very modern. specs are great for 4,3 inches. 2GB ram. Adreno 320. Marvelous....

  • Also comes in white!

  • It is good & nice but is it in uganda coz i want to get one.

  • No likely. Going to get my Samsung note Back!!

  • So far a really like the phone. I hate really big phones. I was trying out the S4 mini and the Droid mini in the Verizon store and went with this one. Specs overall better than the S4. Only thing I really didn't like was I don't have an micro SD card slot. I didn't care for the radio feature missing, because I use my Songza or Rdio. And I can use ChromeCast in place of the device lacking an hdmi port.

  • Good looking phone on images. but, No card slot No MHL or HDMI No USB on the go No FM radio (I know it is moto ) So even it is available in our country, I will not purchase it

  • How this fantastic phone has no FM radio?

  • please bring to uk!!!!

  • MOTOROLA BRING THIS PHONE TO UK. There's a gap in the market for a phone with a smaller screen, small dimensions and top specs!

  • gsmarena plz review this phone asap

  • how iwis ican get one....ilove dis......but in Kenya we cant get dem....

  • Is it gsm and hspda factory unlocked then ? Does it come with a lot of verizon bloatware?

  • Thanks!

  • Yes Motorola bring this phone to UK for there is a market for a high spec mini phone, with small profile measurements. However gives us choice and 32gb!!!!

  • yes on 2G and 3G (gsm hsdpa). on the 4g/lte it won't since the bands are different.

  • Does it REALLY work in the UK? (not theories please)

  • Brought this phone in usa to UK. Very pleased with it! Perfect screen size and boy is it smooth Running! Excellent battery life too. Never below 40% yet when I wirelessly charge it. Its worth an international release Motorola! No other phone competes at this price point. Gary W.

  • Motorola has stopped selling in India an year or so back...

  • what is the Launching date of droid mini in indai

  • Will this phone have an international launch??

  • Please Please release this phone in South Africa!!!

  • Looking forward to a review from gsmarena...

  • don't want higher hardware only want performance

  • Motorola, please release a 32GB version of this phone!

  • The display should atleast of ips grade

  • what r u on about man? old display? on what you base your comment? be responsible! "The Droid Mini's 4.3-inch 1280 x 720-pixel TFT screen displays bright and vibrant images in sharp detail, With a brightness rating of 540 lux, the Droid Mini blasted past the 390-lux smartphone category average and made the HTC One Mini's 422-lux display look kind of dim. " l

  • Where can I find this mobile in Saudi Arabia?

  • the specs are good.....but one thing thats so dissapointin,TFT capacitive(cheap old display that fits into low end devices)........thumb down!!!!

  • Very slow speed of downloading

  • With Moto X8 platform, 2GB RAM, 720p resolution and hardware buttons.

  • This is just razr m with less storage and slower download speed was hoping for better looks like I will have to go with ugly s4mini

  • I think handphone makers r able to make a high end smaller mobile phone (with about 4 inch screen). They r just selfish n afraid it might bring down the sales of the bigger handphones...

  • I think handphone makers r able to make a high end mobile phone. They r just selfish n afraid it might bring down the sales of the bigger handphones...

  • phn is gud.bt..its success depnds on its price...tak care mOto..

  • This mobile will be available in Bangladesh. If yes when?

  • will this relise internationaly? what about Bangladesh?

  • pls. motorola... release an international version of this phone!!! or make the nexus 5 (by motorola-google)!!!

  • Is it being released in UK? Moto 32gb please and 42mbps HSDPA

  • Dubai wants you.

  • cant wait i want buy ulta

  • Can't wait to buy this phone..

  • From the word itself "GSM quad band" see the upper portion for this

  • second line of specs GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • i just want to know is it a gsm phone or not.

  • Yes it does.

  • does this have TFT screen?

  • Does it have wireless charging ?

  • Fail for you, ****load of people are still going to buy it. Not everyone cares about downloading everything you usually download into a pc to their phones.

  • The display of this Droid Mini is LCD TFT, not Amoled -> the color is better than Droid Ultra & Droid Maxx.

  • 3rd class phone without CARD SLOT

  • why only HSDPA, 21.1 Mbps and not at 42.2 Mbps?????

  • Could have been a winner, if it had card slot or 32 GB Internal Storage. Now it is a FAIL.

  • 32gb version out immediately Moto! I want choice!

  • shut up and respect choice.

  • motorola droid mini, it's new compact and beautiful smartphone now, but it's much expansive :(

  • Macedonia are eagerly awaiting motorola droid mini :))))

  • GOOD ONE. 16 GB internal nice.No Micro SD - very bad.Cool in features not very cool with storage.Just short of Super cool.

  • LOL, same as for Samsung, HOW you can consider 4.3'' big screen as "mini"? That's big for some.

  • This was going to be my next phone. Until I saw that it doesn't have a slot for a memory card. 16GB. Google forcing us to use Google's cloud. Carriers love this because it uses data, which they are all metering. I'll pass.

  • looks awesome. so little, so big screen. so good power. all other manufacturers wants only huge devices with good specs, and smaller ones are craps. no this time. AVE. but only what i ask - make it in millions of copies, sell it worldwide, not 100k in USA, 50k in other America's countries, 10k in Europe, 150 in Poland :D only for telecoms executives. ;/

  • Google's cloud services are not an acceptable substitute for hard space. If I'm underground in the subway for an hour, or in the basement level of my gym, streaming music/movies aren't going to do me any good. Streaming also drains the battery quicker, and eats into your data plan. Smartphones are essentially small computers that we use for many things. Releasing new models in 2013 with such limited internal storage is just stupid. This phone was so close to being perfect.

  • It's a perfect one from MOTO/Google, 16GB internal and no expandable - sounds like something better than microSD is on it's way where no-one will need external SD cards anymore,in an experimental stage by google, I don't know why people complain about 16GB being less - you can put more than 1000 songs and more than 10 HD movies - you guys really need more, if yes, if you really need more than that buy a laptop!!! Any time better than iphones and don't even think of comparing with cheap galaxies.Way to go MOTO good job with google.

  • hope avaiable worldwide

  • Needs 32 gjg memory min and bigger battery this lke razr m with less memory hoping this would have been better razr maxx too big

  • Needs 32 gjg memory min and bigger battery this lke razr m with less memory

  • Radio also not available in Apple i5

  • make it available worldwide please

  • lcd or super amoled?

  • With a memory card slot this phone would have been perfect. This move has google written all over it. All the previous droids had SD slots.

  • i want: + sd card slot + dual sim + radio + infrared + more colors �300

  • But don't you think that its the same chipset that's used in xperia sp.

  • Motorola has decided to fail without even coming back. Motorola and Google should slap themselves for not putting in a card slot. There is no radio either.

  • This phone looked perfect when it was listed as having a microSD card slot. Way better than S4 mini. But 16 GB internal (12 GB usable tops) non-expandable storage is a no-go. Bummer, Motorola.

  • The chipset is called Motorola X8. The X8 SoC is Qualcomm hardware with a few tweaks especially for Motorola. Dual-core CPU, quad-core Adreno 320 GPU, low-power core, and a core dedicated to the language processing in Google Now and Motorola's custom implementation. Hence it would be more correct to write Motorola X8 at least on CPU.

  • I believe they mentioned the chipset part correctly.

  • Interesting... has bands for HSDPA and even 1700 band for LTE... sounds like it comes with international capability? If it has 1700 LTE it should work with T-Mobile 4G in the USA right? (if it's unlocked) 16GB and no microSD is tough to swallow, other than that, this small Android phone is perfect.

  • Correct, it's a TFT. So luckily it's not a pentile :) Another few things gsmarena got wrong is it's CPU and CPU. Yes, the Moto X8 chipset is based on the Adreno 320 and Krait, but it's a tailor made chipset for Moto.

  • not replaceable battery

  • Damn! Why Motorola remove the microsd slot ! Nice phone but tricky way of sale

  • nice bro...m allways big fan of moto.....like u....i love motorola

  • this is okay phone, but price is very very much, this price is a bullshit, 230euro for europe in store, and he its be a phone of 2013 ....!!!1

  • for google-motorola: please import this terminal in europe! is fantastic!

  • I think this has a TFT screen not super amoled as mentioned by gsmarena.

  • Plese sale in india v good phone v good look i big fan motorola.

  • Another voice for worldwide avilability Plz...great devises

  • Could be the best phone in the class. I really can't stand of people who always complaining the disadventages, if you want a perfect phone, just make it by yourself!

  • Could be the best phone in the class. I really can't stand of people who always complaining the disadventages, if you want a perfect phone, just make it by yourself!

  • What?! again 16GB and no Card-slot?!

  • will this be available in europe or not?

  • Nice phone hope it will be available in india next month. . . .

  • No expandable memory? Why Motorola why?

  • Now this is phone which can bring down SAMSUNG. Finally MOTO is showing its powers!!!

  • Why is it 140 gr heavy? Even metal-cased of One Mini is lighter than this.

  • Plz Moto release it in the Asian markets ..we r waiting for a good Device like this !!!

  • actually that is a really decent price

  • for $99, best phone on the market undoubtedly. Who the hell gives you 2GB RAM and a 10MP Camera for $99 on contract. Better than the iPhone 5 in terms of it's specs. This is going to divert a lot of first time Android phone users who don't want to spend much.

  • This could be my next phone.

  • We want a smartphone like this but with Radio!!! Users want to have the option to use real Radio.

  • No Radiooo why why why? T-T

  • This is what a "mini" should be like. Judging by the specs, this phone is better than S4 mini in every respect. Thinner, bigger battery, bigger RAM, bigger internal memory and 720p S-AMOLED screen (definitely Samsung panel). And Samsung put a qHD in the mini version of its flagship device, slapping on it an indecent price.

  • What are the chances a Motorola will make its way down to Africa, South Africa specifically. All we hype about is Apple iPhone, Blackberrys, Samsungs, and Nokias.

  • Nice built, gr8 specs, ryt screen, superb fone. International release plz, we'r w8in 4 dis kinda device in South Africa.

  • Pretty sure the Droid Mini (along with Droid Ultra & Maxx) don't have expandable storage via MicroSD. Only the older last-gen RAZR models had that... Bummer, you guys got me too excited... :/

  • 380euro its so much price list, 270euro its okay, fans dont like this price for motorola droid mini :(((((

  • Finally! An android phone thats compact like the iPhone, but more powerful, with better specs. Was thinking of waiting for the Moto X, but with the splash resistance, this may just be the ultimate compact smartphone!

  • Available for worldwide please

  • Great specs for midrange phone! 4.3 inch, 720p display, super amoled, adreno 320, 2GB RAM.it has 16 GB internal and expandable storage ! :D :D

  • I'm assuming the weight of 140g is not accurate, as that's the same weight as the larger DROID Ultra.

  • wow so affordable >

  • Absolutely better than HTC One mini with 2 GB ram and Expandable memory, i want to know what Gorilla glass version it has and battery talktime it gives.