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Motorola DROID Turbo 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus: specs comparison

posted by Peter K. / Oct 27, 2015, 11:14 AM

Motorola DROID Turbo 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note5 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus: specs comparison

We have a duo of brand new Motorola devices on the block and both of them have more than enough compelling new features to keep our attention. Well, the beefier new device is the DROID Turbo 2 and this can't be argued. Equipped with beefier internals than the DROID Maxx 2, the Turbo 2 has a 5.4-inch AMOLED Quad HD display that is allegedly shatterproof, a Snapdragon 810 chip, 3 gigs of LPDDR4 RAM, a 21MP rear camera, and a large 3,760mAh battery.

A rather well-endowed specs sheet, isn't it? Well, we can't say that it's top-notch, but regardless, it is not too shabby as well! As it's landing on a very saturated market, it will certainly have to clash against a couple of other noteworthy devices residing in the same price class.

Two of these are the Galaxy Note5 and the iPhone 6s Plus, which can be viewed as the exemplar high-end representatives of Android and iOS, respectively.

Here's how the three stack up against one another.

Motorola DROID Turbo 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Note 5 vs Apple iPhone 6s Plus

Display

Display size

5.4 inches

5.7 inches

5.5 inches

Resolution

1440 x 2560 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels

Pixel density

540 ppi

518 ppi

401 ppi

Technology

AMOLED

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen-to-body ratio

68.03 %

76.62 %

67.91 %

Peak brightness

500 cd/m2 (nit)

Camera

Rear

Single camera

Main camera

21 megapixels

16 megapixels

12 megapixels

Hardware Features

Phase detection autofocus

Optical image stabilization, Phase detection autofocus, CMOS image sensor, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Sapphire crystal lens cover, Optical image stabilization, Phase detection autofocus, Back-illuminated sensor (BSI)

Specifications

Aperture size: F2.0

Aperture size: F1.9; Focal length: 28 mm; Sensor size: 1/2.6"; Pixel size: 1.12 μm

Aperture size: F2.2; Focal length: 29 mm; Sensor size: 1/3"; Pixel size: 1.22 μm

Video recording

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 2560x1440 (QHD), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps), 1280x720 (HD), 640x480 (VGA)

3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps)

Features

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Video calling, Video sharing

Optical image stabilization, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Digital image stabilization, Video calling

Optical image stabilization, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Video calling, Video sharing

Front

5 megapixels

Design

Dimensions

5.90 x 3.07 x 0.36 inches (149.8 x 78 x 9.2 mm)

6.03 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches (153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm)

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches (158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm)

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

6.03 oz (171 g)

6.77 oz (192 g)

Materials

Back: Glass; Frame: Metal

Back: Aluminum

Resistance

Splash

Biometrics

Fingerprint (touch)

Features

Interchangeable covers

Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys

Notification light

Hardware & Performance

System chip

Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420

Apple A9 APL1022

Processor

Octa-core, 2000 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit

Octa-core, 2100 MHz, ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm

Dual-core, 1840 MHz, Twister, 64-bit

GPU

Adreno 430

Mali-T760 MP8

PowerVR GT7600

RAM

3 GB

4 GB LPDDR4

2 GB LPDDR4

OS

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop)

Android (7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop), Samsung TouchWiz UI

iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)

Battery

Capacity

3760 mAh

3000 mAh

2750 mAh

Charging

Yes

Stand-by time

16.0 days (384 hours)

Talk time (3G)

22.00 hours

24.00 hours

Internet use

3G: 12 hours; LTE: 12 hours; Wi-Fi: 12 hours

Music playback

64.00 hours

80.00 hours

Video playback

15.00 hours

14.00 hours

Shopping information

MSRP price

$ 720

$ 949

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7 Comments

1. Shocky unregistered

Yay, another SN810 device to avoid. Just what we all needed.

posted on Oct 27, 2015, 11:21 AM 0

2. TechieXP1969

Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013

I am curious as to how this deviceis being compared to the iPhone 6 Plus and Note 5? Why always the Note 5? Why not the S6 Edge+?

posted on Oct 27, 2015, 11:49 AM 0

3. cripton805

Posts: 1485; Member since: Mar 18, 2012

Probably because the Edge feature is geared toward people that really want those Edges. It's a unique feature that would probably steer you toward that phone for that feature alone if youre into it.