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Motorola Droid Turbo
32 GBSamsung Galaxy S5
32 GBSM-G901F
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 80.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2014-10-28 | 2014-06-23 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 5.59 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Blue, Gold, Red and White |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.7 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.01 |
| 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, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 2800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy S5 has a score of 80.8, which is a bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo's 76.4 overall score. Although the Samsung Galaxy S5 and the Motorola Droid Turbo were only released 4 months apart, the Samsung Galaxy S5 is lighter and noticeably thinner. Both of these devices use Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy S5 has the older 4.4.2 version while Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy S5. Both have a 500 MHz graphics processing unit, a Quad-Core CPU and 3 GB of RAM. The Motorola Droid Turbo and the Galaxy S5 both have very similar displays, because although the Galaxy S5 has a bit smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1920 x 1080px, it also counts with a little bit greater pixels density.
Galaxy S5 features a bit better camera than Motorola Droid Turbo, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video definition, a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for capturing images or video in poorly lited situations and a camera with a much worse resolution. Samsung Galaxy S5 has a much better storage for apps and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy S5 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
Motorola Droid Turbo features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy S5, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
Although Galaxy S5 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Motorola Droid Turbo, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Motorola Droid Turbo. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Galaxy S5, else you can save some money and buy the Motorola Droid Turbo, letting go a couple features and specs.
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