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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| -- | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2015-08-21 | 2014-10-28 |
| 6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.03 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black sapphire, Gold platinum, Silver titan and White pearl | Black and Blue |
| Glass and Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 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 |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP8 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 2560 x 1440 (60 fps) (Quad HD / 2K) slow motion video | 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 and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note5 has an overall score of 80.2, which is a little bit better than the Motorola Droid Turbo's 76.4 general score. The Samsung Galaxy Note5 body is newer, a little bit lighter and notably thinner than the Motorola Droid Turbo. Motorola Droid Turbo features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Note5, because although it has a bit smaller display, and they both have the same resolution of 2560 x 1440px, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with a quite higher display pixel density.
The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Note5, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a graphics processor. Galaxy Note5 counts with a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 64 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Note5 features a slightly better camera than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has a camera with lot less mega pixels and a worse (4K) video quality, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better images and videos in low-light situations. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note5, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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