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Samsung Galaxy S III
32 GBGT-I9300
Motorola Droid Turbo
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 71 | 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 |
| $ 205.00 | $ 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 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 has an overall score of 76.4, which is slightly better than Galaxy S III's 71 score. Both phones we compare here have Android operating system, but the Motorola Droid Turbo has the newer 4.4.4 version and Galaxy S III has Android 4.3. Although Motorola Droid Turbo is extremely newer than Galaxy S III, it is extremely thicker and extremely heavier.
Motorola Droid Turbo features just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has a slower graphics processor running at 500 MHz, and they both have 4 cores, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with 2 GB more RAM. The Motorola Droid Turbo features a much better looking display than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot greater pixel density, a much better 2560 x 1440px resolution and a bit larger screen.
The Motorola Droid Turbo captures much clearer videos and photos than Galaxy S III, because it has a lot larger aperture for better captures in poorly lited environments, a way better 20.7 megapixels resolution camera and a lot higher video definition. The Samsung Galaxy S III has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S III also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 64 GB.
Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy S III, because it has an 86 percent bigger battery capacity.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Motorola Droid Turbo is also cheap compared to the other phone, making it easy to pick between these phones.
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