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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
NO-LTEMotorola Droid Turbo
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 76.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.4 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2014-06-23 | 2014-10-28 |
| 5.16 x 2.55 x 0.36 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 4.23 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and White | Black and Blue |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 180.00 | $ 179.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 3 Quad 3470 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (800 MHz) 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 + 2.10 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 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 |
| 7.59 | 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 |
| 10 hours talk time | -- |
| 4 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, 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 S5 mini, with a 76.4 score against 71.3. Although it's the best in our current comparison, Motorola Droid Turbo's design is thicker and noticeably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S5 mini. Both of these devices include Android OS, but the Motorola Droid Turbo has the newer 4.4.4 version and Samsung Galaxy S5 mini has Android 4.4 version.
Motorola Droid Turbo has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because although it has a weaker graphics processing unit running at 500 megahertz, and they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola Droid Turbo also counts with 1,5 GB more RAM. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a larger display, a lot higher count of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy S5 mini features just a bit bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, because although it has just 16 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 64 GB. The Motorola Droid Turbo takes greater pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a way better resolution camera in the back and a much better video quality.
Motorola Droid Turbo has a much better battery life than Galaxy S5 mini, because it has a 3900mAh battery size against 2100mAh.
The Motorola Droid Turbo is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the other phone, making it an easy decision.
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