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| Global Score | |
| 74.9 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2016-01-01 | 2014-10-28 |
| 6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Champagne gold, Midnight black, Pearl white and Pink | Black and Blue |
| Metal | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 367 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 8976 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A72 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 510 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 has a global score of 76.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy A9 (2016)'s score of 74.9. Although Motorola Droid Turbo is older and a lot thicker than Galaxy A9 (2016), it's design is still somewhat lighter. Motorola Droid Turbo features a way better looking screen than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot better screen pixels density and a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , and they both have the same RAM amount, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with an additional GPU. The Motorola Droid Turbo takes just a bit better photos and videos than Galaxy A9 (2016), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for low-light photography and videos and worse 24 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution.
The Galaxy A9 (2016) has a very superior memory capacity for apps and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy A9 (2016) also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 128 GB. The Galaxy A9 (2016) counts with a bit better battery performance than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity.
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