Playing like a polite re-enactment of a gadget blog comments section flame war, two Consumer Reports journalists pit the features of the iPhone 4 against the new Droid X in this video thunderdome. Who will win? Will the iPhone’s Retina blind the Droid’s amber oculus? Or will the Droid’s tapered top-knob bash the iPhone into shards? “Two phones enter… one phone leaves…”

To limit the variables and ensure a fair fight, both reporters were forced to dress in brown.

Keep drilling down on these two contenders stats and powers by checking out publishing sibling Consumer Reports Electronics Blog iPhone 4 first look and Droid X first look.

Smart Phone Smackdown: Droid X vs. iPhone 4 [ConsumerReports.org]

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