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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | -- |
| 2014-10-28 | 2015-08-21 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 515 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP8 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| 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 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| 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 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
Galaxy Note5 is just a bit better than the Motorola DROID Turbo, having an 80.2 score against 77.9. The Galaxy Note5 is a newer cellphone, and it's also a little lighter and a lot thinner than the Motorola DROID Turbo. Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and 1 GB less RAM, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
Motorola DROID Turbo features a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a bit smaller screen, and they both have an equal 2560 x 1440 resolution, the Motorola DROID Turbo also counts with a little greater pixel quantity per inch in the screen. Galaxy Note5 has a little bit better camera than Motorola DROID Turbo, because although it has a camera with lot less megapixels and a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, it also counts with a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photos.
Motorola DROID Turbo and Samsung Galaxy Note5 feature incredibly similar storage capacity for games and applications, they have the same 64 GB internal memory capacity. The Motorola DROID Turbo has longer battery duration than Galaxy Note5, because it has a 3900mAh battery size.
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