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Motorola Droid Mini XT1030 review: 2013 compact Droid for Verizon.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2013·$100
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#3 of 27
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Droid Mini XT1030.

Motorola's 2013 Droid Mini packed 720p + 2 GB + Touchless Control voice in 4.3" compact for Verizon.

01Display

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2013 — 8 points above the cohort average.

TypeLCD
Size4.3"
Resolution720 x 1280

02Performance

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2013 — 13 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetMotorola X8 (Snapdragon S4 Pro)
CPU1.7 GHz dual Krait
RAM2 GB

03Camera

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 66-point average for mid-range phones of 2013.

Main10 MP ClearPixel
Front2.0 MP

04Battery

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2013.

Capacity2,000 mAh

05Software

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest software showings among mid-range phones of 2013 — 9 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 2 GB RAM.
  • 4.3" 720p compact.
  • Touchless Control voice.
  • Active Display always-on.
What doesn't
  • Verizon exclusive.
  • Only 16 GB internal.
  • No microSD.
  • Single front speaker.
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Ascend P7
$500 · score 74/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 27-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .