Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Huawei | Motorola |
| Android 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2016-04-20 | 2014-10-28 |
| 6.00 x 2.96 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| HiSilicon Kirin 955 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2500 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T880 MP4 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.34 inches (1/2.9") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3400mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.36 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola DROID Turbo is just a bit better than Huawei P9 Plus, getting a 77.9 score against 75.5. Although it's the best in this review, it must be noted that it is also an older, a little heavier and noticeably thicker device. These phones have Android OS (operating system), but Motorola DROID Turbo has 4.4.4 version and Huawei P9 Plus has Android 7.0 Nougat.
Motorola DROID Turbo features a little better hardware performance than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with an additional GPU. The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a sharper screen than Huawei P9 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and a higher count of pixels per inch in the screen.
Motorola DROID Turbo captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher 20.7 megapixels resolution, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos. Huawei P9 Plus features a much better storage capacity to install applications and games than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Huawei P9 Plus also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
The Motorola DROID Turbo has just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Huawei P9 Plus, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
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