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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2018-08-27 | 2014-10-28 |
| 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.74 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 392 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 512 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.34 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.01 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is a little bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo, getting an 82.1 score against 76.4. Although the Galaxy A8 Star is just a little heavier than Motorola Droid Turbo, it's way thinner and also much newer. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy A8 Star has newer 9.0 Pie version and Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has 4 less processing cores and 3 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU. The Motorola Droid Turbo features a way better display than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and more pixels per display inch.
Galaxy A8 Star shoots clearer photos and videos than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has a worse video definition and a lot less MP back camera, it also counts with a larger aperture. The Galaxy A8 Star features a lot bigger memory for applications and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal storage.
Motorola Droid Turbo features a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity against 3700mAh.
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