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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-28 | 2016-06-10 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 5.86 x 2.95 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Camo green, Sandy gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 247.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.1 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 576 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 9.54 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.56 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.84 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| 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
Motorola Droid Turbo is slightly better than the Galaxy S7 Active, with a score of 76.4 against 75.8. The Motorola Droid Turbo is an older and somewhat thicker phone than the Galaxy S7 Active, but Motorola managed to build it a little lighter anyway. The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a little bit better display than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a just a little lower display pixels density, and they both have the same resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a bit bigger display.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has a bit faster CPU than Samsung Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have a Quad-Core CPU, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with an extra graphics processor. The Galaxy S7 Active counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy S7 Active also has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 200 GB.
The Galaxy S7 Active features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity. The Motorola Droid Turbo has a little bit better camera than Galaxy S7 Active, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not good for low light photography and video and slower video frame rate, and they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a camera with a much better 20.7 mega pixels resolution.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Motorola Droid Turbo is also a bargain compared to others.
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