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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 10, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2014-10-28 | 2018-06-28 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.27 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.24 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold and Pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 179.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1480 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 3500mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 5.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy J8 is just a bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo, having a 76.7 score against 76.4. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Galaxy J8 has 10 version and Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4 version. Galaxy J8's construction is incredibly newer and notably thinner, but a little bit heavier than Motorola Droid Turbo.
Motorola Droid Turbo features a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px and a way better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen. Galaxy J8 features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has a SD extension slot that allows up to 256 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a bit better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy J8, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and 1 GB lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics processor. Motorola Droid Turbo captures clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy J8, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for capturing images and/or video in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a way higher (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with a lot higher 20.7 mega-pixels resolution.
The Motorola Droid Turbo features a little better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy J8, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
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