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Motorola DROID Turbo
32 GB Metalized FiberSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
U.S. CellularSM-G925R4
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 85.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-10-28 | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.42 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Gray and Red | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 158.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.7 | 9.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2100 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 10.08 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 28.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 2600mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.84 | 4.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S6 Edge has an overall score of 85.7, which is much better than the Motorola DROID Turbo's global score of 76.4. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Galaxy S6 Edge has 5.0 version and Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4, providing the user some extra features. Even when Galaxy S6 Edge and the Motorola DROID Turbo were released only a couple of months apart, Galaxy S6 Edge is extremely lighter and extremely thinner.
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has just a bit better screen than Motorola DROID Turbo, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have exactly the same 2560 x 1440 resolution, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with a little greater pixel number per inch in the display. Galaxy S6 Edge counts with a little faster CPU than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy S6 Edge also has a 64 bits processor, a greater number of cores and a much better graphics processing unit running at 650 MHz.
Galaxy S6 Edge has a much better storage capacity for games and applications than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has 128 GB internal memory. Motorola DROID Turbo captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light images and video, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Motorola DROID Turbo also counts with a back camera with a way better resolution.
Motorola DROID Turbo has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has a 50% bigger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge costs a lot more money than the Motorola DROID Turbo, but it's still a great choice, because you can get a much better phone for that extra money.
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