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Samsung Galaxy S III
32 GB SprintSPH-L710
Motorola DROID Turbo
32 GB Metalized Fiber| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3, 4.1, 4.0.4 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2012-06-04 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.42 inches |
| 4.70 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Blue and White | Gray and Red |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 158.00 |
| 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 |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 9.2 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
Motorola DROID Turbo is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S III, having a general score of 76.4 against 72.1. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but the Motorola DROID Turbo has a more recent 4.4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy S III has Android 4.4.2 version. The Motorola DROID Turbo design is extremely newer than the Samsung Galaxy S III's, although it's a lot heavier and thicker.
The Motorola DROID Turbo features a much better looking screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a much higher resolution of 2560 x 1440, a quite bigger screen and a lot better pixel number per inch in the screen. The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a superior processing unit than Galaxy S III, because it has a better 500 megahertz graphics processor, more RAM and a higher number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy S III has much more storage for applications and games than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy S III also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 64 GB. Motorola DROID Turbo features a better camera than Galaxy S III, because it has a way higher resolution back facing camera, a much bigger camera aperture and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a superior battery life than Galaxy S III, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best phone of the ones we compare here, Motorola DROID Turbo is also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy S III, making this phone a very good choice.
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