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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2016-10-01 | 2014-10-28 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Black and Blue |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | 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 |
| 9.13 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Droid Turbo is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), with a global score of 76.4 against 72.8. Both of these phones work with Android OS, but Motorola Droid Turbo has older 4.4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016) has Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Motorola Droid Turbo is an older and extremely thicker phone than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), but Motorola managed to make it a bit lighter anyway.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has a much better display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440px resolution and a higher pixels number in each inch of screen. Motorola Droid Turbo features a bit better processor than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with an additional graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy A8 (2016) has a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy A8 (2016) also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. The Motorola Droid Turbo features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for low-light photos and video, it also counts with a way more MP back facing camera and a much higher video definition.
Motorola Droid Turbo has better battery life than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has an 18 percent bigger battery size.
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