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Samsung Galaxy S4
Exynos 5 OctaGT-I9500
Motorola DROID Turbo
32 GB Metalized Fiber| Global Score | |
| 78.3 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 5.0 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2013-03-14 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.42 inches |
| 4.59 ounces | 5.96 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Gray and Red |
| Polycarbonate | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 330.00 | $ 158.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 9.1 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz + Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX544MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 |
| 9.02 | 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 | |
| 2600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 370 hours standby time 11 hours talk time | -- |
| 4.56 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy S4 has a global score of 78.3, which is just a bit better than Motorola DROID Turbo's score of 76.4. The Galaxy S4 construction is noticeably lighter and extremely thinner than the Motorola DROID Turbo, even though it was released around a year before. These devices work with Android operating system, but Galaxy S4 has a more recent 5.0 version and Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4, so it provides the user some extra features.
The Motorola DROID Turbo has a little more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a better pixels density, a higher resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a little bit bigger screen. Samsung Galaxy S4 counts with a very superior memory capacity for applications and games than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Motorola DROID Turbo features a little bit better performance than Galaxy S4, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a higher amount of RAM and a graphics processing unit. The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a way better battery performance than Galaxy S4, because it has 3900mAh of battery capacity instead of 2600mAh.
The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S4, because it has a back camera with a much better resolution, a bigger aperture and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
Although Galaxy S4 is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Motorola DROID Turbo, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Motorola DROID Turbo. So if you want that extra features, you can buy Galaxy S4, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Motorola DROID Turbo, resigning some features and specifications.
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