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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 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 |
| $ 135.00 | $ 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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
The Galaxy S9 is a little bit better than the Motorola DROID Turbo, with a global score of 83.3 against 77.9. The Galaxy S9 construction is a lot newer, just a little lighter and notably thinner than Motorola DROID Turbo. The Galaxy S9 features a processing unit that's very similar to Motorola DROID Turbo's processor, because although the Galaxy S9 has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with a higher number of cores and more RAM memory.
Motorola DROID Turbo has a little sharper screen than Galaxy S9, although it has a quite worse pixels density, a little smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. Samsung Galaxy S9 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Motorola DROID Turbo, because although it has a lot worse 12 mega pixels resolution camera and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, it also counts with a lot larger camera aperture.
The Galaxy S9 has a very superior storage for apps and games than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy S9 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 400 GB. The Motorola DROID Turbo has superior battery duration than Galaxy S9, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 is more expensive than the Motorola DROID Turbo, but you can get a better phone for that extra money.
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