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| Global Score | |
| 69.5 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| HTC | Motorola |
| Android HTC Sense UI | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2014-11-04 | 2014-10-28 |
| 6.21 x 3.10 x 0.30 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Pink, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 219.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | AMOLED |
| 267 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1500 MHz + Quad-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2600mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 22.4 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Droid Turbo has a general score of 76.4, which is just a bit better than the HTC Desire 820's 69.5 overall score. The Motorola Droid Turbo is a heavier and extremely thicker phone than the HTC Desire 820. Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4 operating system, and HTC Desire 820 works with Android HTC Sense UI operating system.
Motorola Droid Turbo has a much better screen than HTC Desire 820, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater display density and a lot better 2560 x 1440 resolution. The Motorola Droid Turbo features a bit superior processing unit than HTC Desire 820, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits and a lower number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 500 megahertz graphics processor, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory.
The HTC Desire 820 features a greater storage to install games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has just 16 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 128 GB. Motorola Droid Turbo shoots much clearer photos and videos than HTC Desire 820, because it has a camera in the back with way more MP, a bigger aperture to take better images and videos in low-light environments and a way higher video resolution.
Motorola Droid Turbo has a very superior battery lifetime than HTC Desire 820, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our current comparison, the Motorola Droid Turbo is also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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