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Motorola Droid Turbo
32 GBSamsung Galaxy S6 Edge
32 GBSM-G925F, SM-G925W8, SM-G9250
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 81.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 5.0 |
| 2014-10-28 | 2015-04-10 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 4.66 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black, Gold, Green and White |
| -- | Aluminium and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 340.00 |
| 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 5.8 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has an overall score of 81.8, which is just a bit better than Motorola Droid Turbo's global score of 76.4. Both of these devices come with Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a more recent 5.0 version while Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4. Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge's construction is extremely thinner and much lighter than Motorola Droid Turbo, even though both of them were released only 5 months apart.
Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge has a bit more powerful processing unit than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same RAM amount, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge also has a much better 650 megahertz graphics co-processor, more processing cores (although they are slower) and a 64-bits processor.
The Galaxy S6 Edge has a little more vivid display than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same 2560 x 1440 resolution, the Galaxy S6 Edge also counts with a little better number of pixels per inch of display. Galaxy S6 Edge's memory for applications, games, photos and videos is just as good as Motorola Droid Turbo's one, both of them have the same internal memory capacity.
Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a really longer battery duration than Galaxy S6 Edge, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh. The Motorola Droid Turbo features a better camera than Galaxy S6 Edge, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a back-facing camera with a way better 20.7 MP resolution.
Although Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Motorola Droid Turbo, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Motorola Droid Turbo. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge, else you can save some money and get the Motorola Droid Turbo, resigning a couple specs and features.
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