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| Global Score | |
| 73.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-10-20 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.79 x 2.86 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue and White | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 429.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 12.30 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.79 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.64 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Droid Turbo is a little bit better than the Google Nexus 5X, having a 76.4 score against 73.7. Despite being the best in our current comparison, we must tell that it's also an older, much thicker and extremely heavier device. Motorola Droid Turbo has just a little better processing power than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores , it also counts with an extra graphics processing unit and a larger amount of RAM.
The Motorola Droid Turbo features a brighter screen than Google Nexus 5X, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Motorola Droid Turbo also has a higher pixels quantity in each inch in the display and a better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The Google Nexus 5X and the Motorola Droid Turbo count with similar storage capacity for applications and games, they have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity.
Motorola Droid Turbo features a much longer battery life than Google Nexus 5X, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity against 2700mAh. Motorola Droid Turbo takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Google Nexus 5X, because although it has lower video frame rate, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture and the same video resolution, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a lot better resolution back camera.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones we are comparing, Motorola Droid Turbo is also by far the cheapest one.
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