LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) vs Motorola Droid (Milestone)

A spec-by-spec comparison of the LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) and the Motorola Droid (Milestone), taken from their full specification sheets. Green marks the better value in each measured row.

Head to head

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
Price$1,702$3,399
Our rating7/107/10
Battery1,500 mAh1,400 mAh
Storage (max)—64 GB
Screen size3 in3.7 in
Main camera5 MP5 MP
Weight (lower is lighter)139 g169 g
ReleasedNov 2009Nov 2009
Summary: LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) is ahead on battery, weight (lower is lighter). Motorola Droid (Milestone) is ahead on screen size.
★ Which should you buy? LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) is the stronger overall pick on the measured specs.

Display

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
TypeTFT resistive touchscreen, 256K colors (65K effective)TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size3.0 inches (~45.1% screen-to-body ratio)3.7 inches
Resolution320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~192 ppi density)480 x 854 pixels
Protection—Corning Gorilla Glass (on some variants)
Aspect Ratio—16:9
PPI—~265 ppi density

Platform

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
OSAndroid 1.5 (Cupcake), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)Android 2.0 (Eclair), upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
ChipsetQualcomm MSM7200ATI OMAP 3430
CPU528 MHz ARM11 processorARM Cortex-A8 600 MHz (underclocked to 550 MHz)
GPU—PowerVR SGX 530

Memory

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
Card slotmicroSDHCmicroSDHC, up to 32GB (expandable up to 64GB in some cases)
Internal150 MB storage—
RAM—256 MB Mobile DDR SDRAM
Internal Storage—512 MB flash memory (often bundled with 16 GB microSD card)

Main Camera

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
Single5 MP, autofocus, LED flash5 MP, autofocus, dual-LED flash
FeaturesLED flash, autofocus, face recognition, geotaggingGeo-tagging, smile detection, white balance presets, multi-shot
Video320p@30fps (QVGA)720x480 pixels (D1) @ 24fps

Selfie Camera

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
SingleNoneNo

Battery

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
TypeRemovable Li-Po 1500 mAh batteryRemovable Li-Ion 1400 mAh battery
Stand-byUp to 600 h (2G) / Up to 500 h (3G)Up to 270 h
Talk timeUp to 7 h 40 min (2G) / Up to 7 h 40 min (3G)Up to 6 h 25 min

Body

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
Dimensions109 x 54.5 x 15.9 mm (4.29 x 2.15 x 0.63 in)115.8 x 60 x 13.7 mm (4.56 x 2.36 x 0.54 in)
Weight139 g (4.90 oz)169 g (6.0 oz)
SIMMini-SIMMini-SIM
KeyboardSlide-out QWERTY keyboardSliding QWERTY keyboard

Comms

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 b/gWi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth2.0, A2DP2.1 with A2DP, EDR
GPSYesYes, with A-GPS
USBmicroUSB 2.0microUSB 2.0

Launch

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max)Motorola Droid (Milestone)
AnnouncedSeptember 2009October 2009
ReleasedNovember 2009—
Status—Discontinued

Frequently asked questions

Which has the better battery, LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) or Motorola Droid (Milestone)?

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) — 1,500 mAh for the LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) versus 1,400 mAh for the Motorola Droid (Milestone).

Which is lighter, LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) or Motorola Droid (Milestone)?

LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) — 139 g for the LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) versus 169 g for the Motorola Droid (Milestone).

Is the LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) or the Motorola Droid (Milestone) rated higher?

We rate the LG GW620 (Eve/InTouch Max) 7/10 and the Motorola Droid (Milestone) 7/10.

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