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Samsung Galaxy S III
16 GBMotorola Droid Turbo
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 69.7 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.3, 4.1.2, 4.1.1, 4.0.4 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2012-05-03 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 4.69 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Brown, Gray, Pink, Red and White | Black and Blue |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.8 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 306 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| 300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.6 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.90 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 830 hours standby time 22.5 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Motorola Droid Turbo is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, getting a 76.4 score against 69.7. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Motorola Droid Turbo has a more recent 4.4.4 version while Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.3, giving you some additional features and performance improvements. Even though Motorola Droid Turbo is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy S III, it is incredibly heavier and way thicker.
Motorola Droid Turbo features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a little bit bigger screen, a lot higher pixel density and a much better resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Samsung Galaxy S III counts with a slightly better memory for games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has just 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 64 GB.
The Motorola Droid Turbo has just a little better processing power than Galaxy S III, because although it has a worse GPU running at 500 MHz, and they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with more RAM. The Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has an 86 percent bigger battery capacity.
The Motorola Droid Turbo shoots better videos and photos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot more mega-pixels back camera, a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way larger aperture.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the Motorola Droid Turbo is also very cheap compared to the other phones, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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