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Samsung Galaxy A3
SM-A300X, SM-A300M, SM-A300F, SM-A300G, SM-A300M, SM-A300XZMotorola Droid Turbo
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 69.9 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2014-10-30 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 3.89 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold, Gray, Pink and White | Black and Blue |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 245.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 540 x 960 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 245 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 306 (450 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1900mAh Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 12 hours talk time | -- |
| 3.76 | 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 |
Comparison review
Motorola Droid Turbo is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A3, having a 76.4 score against 69.9. Both of these devices come with the same Android 4.4.4 OS (operating system), so both of them should offer very similar OS features. Motorola Droid Turbo is a much thicker and way heavier phone than the Samsung Galaxy A3.
Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy A3, because it has a way higher 2560 x 1440 resolution, a larger display and a lot higher pixels density. Motorola Droid Turbo features a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A3, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, and they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a faster 500 MHz graphics co-processor.
Motorola Droid Turbo has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy A3, because it has a camera in the back with a way better 20.7 megapixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. Galaxy A3 features a bit bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has only 16 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 64 GB.
Motorola Droid Turbo has a much better battery life than Galaxy A3, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity against 1900mAh.
In addition to being the best phone in this comparison, the Motorola Droid Turbo is also by far the cheapest one.
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