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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Motorola |
| Android 5.1 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-07-28 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.80 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.96 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| -- | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 235.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| -- | AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1700 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3630mAh Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Droid Turbo is a little bit better than Motorola Moto X Play, having a overall score of 76.4 against 70.4. These phones use Android OS, but Motorola Droid Turbo has the previous 4.4.4 version while Motorola Moto X Play has Android 5.1. Even being the best phone in this comparison, the Motorola Droid Turbo is an older, a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker phone than the Motorola Moto X Play.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has a superior hardware performance than Motorola Moto X Play, because it has a higher number of cores (and they are faster), a graphics processing unit and more RAM memory. The Motorola Droid Turbo features a sharper screen than Moto X Play, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a higher 2560 x 1440px resolution.
Motorola Droid Turbo shoots clearer photos and videos than Moto X Play, because although it has a back camera with a lower 20.7 MP resolution, and they both have a same size diafragm aperture, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a lot higher video quality. The Motorola Moto X Play counts with a much better storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Motorola Moto X Play also has a SD extension slot that admits up to 128 GB.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has just a little better battery lifetime than Moto X Play, because it has a 7% greater battery capacity.
Motorola Droid Turbo not only is the best phones in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes this phone an obvious call.
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