Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 83.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-28 | 2018-03-16 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 5.75 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Burgundy red, Coral blue, Ice blue, Lilac purple, Midnight black, Sunrise gold and Titanium gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 179.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.50 aperture |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (960 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 10.23 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.84 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy S9 is slightly better than the Motorola Droid Turbo, with a score of 83.3 against 76.4. The Galaxy S9 design is extremely newer, just a bit lighter and noticeably thinner than Motorola Droid Turbo. Samsung Galaxy S9 has a processing unit that is very similar to the Motorola Droid Turbo one, because although the Samsung Galaxy S9 has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with more RAM and a larger number of cores.
The Motorola Droid Turbo features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy S9, although it has a quite smaller screen, a quite lower 2560 x 1440 resolution and a little bit inferior pixel amount in each inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy S9 features a slightly better camera than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has a lower (4K) video resolution and a much worse 12 MP resolution back camera, it also counts with a much larger aperture to capture better low-light images.
The Galaxy S9 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 400 GB and 32 GB more internal storage. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with improved battery performance than Samsung Galaxy S9, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone in our comparison, the Galaxy S9 is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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