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Samsung Galaxy S III
LTE 2 GB RAMGT-I9305
Motorola DROID Turbo
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 77.9 |
| 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 |
| $ 195.00 | $ 135.00 |
| 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 |
| 2 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| 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), 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 |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2100mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 580 hours standby time 16 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 Galaxy S III, getting a general score of 77.9 against 74.8. These phones use Android operating system, but the Motorola DROID Turbo has newer 4.4.4 version while Galaxy S III has Android 4.3 version. The Motorola DROID Turbo body is newer, but noticeably heavier and extremely thicker than Galaxy S III.
The Motorola DROID Turbo has a little better performance than Galaxy S III, because although it has a slower GPU running at 500 MHz, and they both have 4 cpu cores, the Motorola DROID Turbo also counts with more RAM memory. The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy S III, because it has a quite larger screen, a lot better pixel amount per display inch and a lot higher 2560 x 1440 resolution.
The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy S III, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory. The Motorola DROID Turbo has a better camera than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has a much bigger camera aperture to take better captures in low-light environments, a much more mega pixels back-facing camera and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy S III, because it has an 86 percent bigger battery size.
Motorola DROID Turbo is not only the best phones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other phones.
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