The Motorola CLIQ and the Droid are both Android-based Motorola phones. The CLIQ is available on T-Mobile and the Droid is available on Verizon in the United States.
Both phones are largely similar in their features and specifications. Both have a 5+ megapixel camera, Bluetooth, weigh approximately 6 oz, have a web browser, GPS and video recording capabilities. The Motorola Droid has slightly more built-in memory (256 MB) vs the CLIQ (199MB) and a newer version of the Android operating system (version 2) compared to CLIQ's version 1.5. The Motorola Droid also has a screen resolution of 480x854 pixels at 24-bit (16.7 million colors) compared to the Motorola CLIQ at 320x480 pixels at 16-bit (65,536 colors).
Comparison chart
 | Motorola CLIQ | Motorola Droid |
|---|---|---|
| Camera | Resolution: 5+ megapixel auto-focus, white balance, digital zoom, geo-tagging | Resolution: 5+ megapixel auto-focus, LED flash, geo-tagging, white balance control, digital zoom |
| Weight | 5.84 oz (166 g) | 5.99 oz (170 g) |
| Bluetooth | Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP, A2DP, AVRC | Supported Profiles: HSP 1.2, HFP 1.5, OPP, PBA, A2DP 1.2, AVRC version 2.1 + EDR |
| Speakerphone | Yes | Yes |
| Dimensions | 4.49" x 2.28" x 0.63" (114 x 58 x 16 mm) | 4.55" x 2.35" x 0.55" (116 x 60 x 14 mm) |
| E-mail client | Protocols Supported: POP, IMAP, SMTP GMail, Yahoo!, Mac, AOL, Hotmail | Protocols Supported: IMAP, POP, SMTP, Exchange unified inbox / plus GMail client |
| Memory card slot | microSD (TransFlash) 2 GB card included / supports up to 32 GB | microSD (TransFlash) comes with 16 GB card / supports up to 32 GB / requires battery removal to change |
| Browser | WebKit-based plus RSS reader | WebKit-based |
| Voice dialing | Speaker-independent (automatic) | Speaker-independent (automatic) |
| Side buttons | volume on left / lock, camera on right | volume, camera on left / lock/power on top |
| Text Messaging (SMS) | Yes | 2-Way: Yes threaded |
| Picture messaging | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Voice recorder | No | Yes |
| Headphone Jack (3.5mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Operating System | Android version 1.5 | Android version 2.0 |
| Music Player | Supported Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, WAV | Supported Formats: MP3, WAV, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Infrared | No | No |
| Stereo Speakers | No | No |
| Auto-complete suggestions for text | No | Yes |
| Live TV | No | No |
| Wi-Fi support | Version(s): 802.11 b,g | Version(s): 802.11 b,g |
| PictBridge | No | No |
| Java support | No | No |
| Streaming Video | YouTube | YouTube |
| Keyboard | Layout: QWERTY | Layout: QWERTY |
| Video Capture | CIF resolution | Max. Length: 30 minutes 720x480 resolution at 24 fps / H.264 format |
| Battery Information | 1420 mAh LiPolymer | 1400 mAh LiIon |
| Alarm | Yes | Yes |
| Estimated Battery Life (Talk time) | 6 hours max. (360 minutes) | 6.4 hours max. (384 minutes) |
| Calculator | Yes | Yes |
| Estimated Battery Life (Standby) | 325 hours max. (13.5 days) | 270 hours max. (11.3 days) |
| Calendar | Yes | Yes |
| Screen Type | LCD (Color TFT/TFD) | LCD (Color TFT/TFD) |
| SyncML | No | No |
| Screen Resolution | 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| To-Do List | No | Yes |
| Screen Colors | 65,536 (16-bit) | 16.7 million (24-bit) |
| BREW | No | No |
| Screen size | 3.1" diagonal | 3.7" diagonal |
| Flashlight | No | No |
| Games | Yes | Yes |
| Ruggedized | No | No |
| Headset Jack (2.5 mm) | No | No |
| Digital TTY/TDD | No | Yes |
| Push-To-Talk | No | No |
| External Display | No | No |
| Wireless Carrier | T-Mobile | Verizon Wireless |
| Polyphonic Ringtones | No | Yes |
| Networks | GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 900 / WCDMA 1700 / WCDMA 2100 | CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900 |
| Ringer Profiles | No | No |
| Physical design | Bar with slide-out keyboard from side Internal Antenna | Bar with slide-out keyboard from side Internal Antenna |
| Built-in memory | 199 MB (internal memory available to user for storage) | 8 GB (internal memory available to user for storage) |
| USB | Version: 2.0 High Speed built-in micro-USB connector | Version: 2.0 High Speed micro-USB connector / supports mass storage mode |
| GPS | supports LBS (photo geo-tagging, TeleNav GPS Navigator) / plus compass | A-GPS supports LBS / navigation with turn-by-turn driving directions |
| Picture ID | Yes | Yes |
| Supports enlarging text | No | No |
| Ringer ID | Yes | Yes |
| Languages supported | English, Spanish, French, Italian, German | English, Spanish |
| Data Tethering | No | Yes |
| Vibrate mode | Yes | Yes |
| High-Speed Data | Technology: HSPA 7.2 | Technology: 1xEV-DO rA |
| Touch Screen | Primary input method: Finger | Primary input method: Finger capacitive |
| Hard Drive | No | No |
| Instant Messaging | Networks Supported: AOL, Windows Live, Yahoo!, Google Talk | Networks Supported: Google Talk |
| MMS | Yes | Yes |
| Address Book size | shared memory | 100 or more |
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