Motorola DROID Turbo vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs LG G3: specs comparison

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Motorola DROID Turbo vs Samsung Galaxy Note 4 vs LG G3: specs comparison
The super pixel-dense Quad HD displays are quickly becoming the go-to choice in the highest tier of Android devices. The first among the well-known smartphone manufacturers to employ this new top-of-the-line display technology was LG with its G3. The rest of the gang followed suit and we got treated to a whole bunch of Quad HD-toting handsets, like the S Pen-toting Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the ginormous Google Nexus 6. Well, we have a new kid on the Quad HD block, as the just-unveiled Motorola DROID Turbo is the latest Android monster with an extremely pixel-dense display in store. 

Being one of the most compact devices to employ this display tech, the fresh DROID goodness has an extremely high pixel density, only rivaled by a not-so-popular version of the Samsung Galaxy S5, the Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A. Well, the latter is not widely-available, so we determined that we'll compare the new Motorola with the two most popular Quad HD phones available at the moment, the Galaxy Note 4 and the LG G3 that we spoke of earlier. Undoubtedly, the battle will be nothing short of fierce one, because all three contenders have pretty well-endowed specs sheets.

Check them out right below and you be the  judge on which one's got the winning hand!

Motorola DROID Turbo Samsung Galaxy Note4 LG G3

Design

Dimensions
5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches
143.5 x 73.3 x 11.2 mm
6.04 x 3.09 x 0.33 inches
153.5 x 78.6 x 8.5 mm
5.76 x 2.94 x 0.35 inches
146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.21 oz (176.0 g) 6.21 oz (176.0 g) 5.26 oz (149.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (swipe)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys Notification light, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Back: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue Black, Gold, Pink, White Black, Gold, Purple, Pink, White

Display

Size
5.2-inch 5.7-inch 5.5-inch
Resolution
2560x1440px, 565 PPI 2560x1440px, 515 PPI 2560x1440px, 538 PPI
Technology
AMOLED Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
70.76 % 74.39 % 75.22 %
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 (20 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 8974-AC
Processor
Quad-core
2700 MHz
Krait 450
Octa-core
1900 MHz
ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53
Quad-core
2500 MHz
Krait 400
GPU
Adreno 420 Mali-T760 MP6 Adreno 330
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 4.4.4) Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4) Android (6.0 Marshmallow, 5.1 Lollipop, 5.0 Lollipop, 4.4.2)

Battery

Type
3900 mAh 3220 mAh, Li - Ion 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Qi wireless charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
20.7 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F2.0
16 MP (OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 31 mm
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
13 MP (OIS, Laser autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal length: 29 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (24 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Video calling
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
OIS
Front
2 MP
Video capture: 1080p
3.7 MP
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)
2.1 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.0 4.1, Yes 4.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0 microUSB, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3 M3/T4
HDMI
Yes
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Gesture, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, ANT+, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC, Infrared, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share DLNA,MHL,MirrorLink DLNA,Wireless screen share,SlimPort
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 13 Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 Bands 3, 7, 20
3G
Bands 5, 8, 2, 1 Bands 5, 8, 2, 1 Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM Micro SIM Micro SIM
VoLTE
Yes Yes

Phone Features

Notifications
Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone
Other features
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Sep 11, 2014
FCC ID value: IHDT56PK1
Date approved: Sep 05, 2014
FCC ID value: A3LSMN910C
Date approved: May 30, 2014
FCC ID value: ZNFD855
Measured SAR
Head: 0.10 W/kg
Body: 0.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.39 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.10 W/kg
Head: 0.17 W/kg
Body: 0.86 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.20 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.08 W/kg
Head: 0.21 W/kg
Body: 0.68 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 0.99 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.76 W/kg

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 28, 2014 Sep 03, 2014 May 27, 2014


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