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| Global Score | |
| 60.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Microsoft | Motorola |
| Windows 10 Mobile | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-10-06 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.36 x 2.67 x 0.39 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.01 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 185.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| LCD | AMOLED |
| 312 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 210 8909 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Single-Core 1100 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 304 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.06 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 672 hours standby time 16 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Motorola Droid Turbo has a score of 76.4, which is way better than Microsoft Lumia 550's 60.8 score. The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with Android 4.4.4 operating system, while Microsoft Lumia 550 comes with Windows 10 Mobile operating system. Although it's the best device in this review, Motorola Droid Turbo's construction is older, heavier and thicker than the Microsoft Lumia 550.
The Motorola Droid Turbo features a much better hardware performance than Microsoft Lumia 550, because it has more RAM, an additional graphics co-processor and a higher number of cores. The Motorola Droid Turbo has a sharper screen than Lumia 550, because it has a little larger display, a lot more pixels per display inch and a way better resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
Lumia 550 counts with a slightly better storage to store more apps and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has just 8 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 200 GB. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a superior battery performance than Microsoft Lumia 550, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity instead of 2100mAh.
Motorola Droid Turbo shoots much better pictures and videos than Microsoft Lumia 550, because it has a bigger aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited situations, a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a lot better (4K) video quality.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Motorola Droid Turbo is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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