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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 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 |
| 9.24 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola Droid Turbo is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), with a global score of 76.4 against 75.8. Even being the best in this review, we must note that it is also notably older, extremely thicker and a little bit heavier. Motorola Droid Turbo has a brighter display than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a display with the same size, the Motorola Droid Turbo also has a higher 2560 x 1440 resolution and more pixels per screen inch.
Motorola Droid Turbo features a bit faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has less cpu cores (although they are faster), and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with an extra graphics processing unit. The Motorola Droid Turbo shoots just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for taking images and videos in low-light situations, it also counts with a camera in the back with a much higher resolution and a way higher video resolution.
The Galaxy A5 (2017) counts with a superior memory for apps and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Galaxy A5 (2017) also has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 256 GB. Motorola Droid Turbo has better battery duration than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 30% more battery size.
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