Samsung and Motorola have come a long way with their impressive lineup of smartphones. Samsung might have not wooed the crowd with its Galaxy S5 but it was surely able to make up for it with the release of its flagship phablet, the Note 4. Motorola, meanwhile, never seems to disappoint the smartphone populace with its DROID Turbo offering. However, there are several differences separating the two devices, and they are the ones that would either make or break a consumer's decision to purchase either one of them.
For instance, the Note 4 ships out in two chipset variants, a Snapdragon 805 and an Exynos 5433 variant, the latter being Samsung's homegrown chipset. In performance tests, the Exynos 5433 is barely able to zip past the Snapdragon 805. The DROID Turbo, on the other hand, only features a Snapdragon 805 model.
The DROID Turbo features a smaller form factor than the Note 4, possessing a screen size of 5.2 inches, compared to the Note 4's 5.7 inches. While both devices render the same resolution and are equipped with the same amount of RAM, this is where the differences start pouring in. The DROID Turbo does not feature a microSD slot, which is disappointing seeing as how the it is garbed as a flagship device. It should be noted, however, that it is available in 32 and 64 GB capacity variants. The Note 4, meanwhile, comes with an internal storage of 32 GB and features a microSD slot with a maximum capacity limit of 128 GB.
The DROID Turbo also possesses hardware specifications that exceed the capabilities of the Note 4. First off, the DROID Turbo uses a 3900 mAh battery compared to the 3220 mAh battery present in the Note 4. Furthermore, while the DROID Turbo's front facing camera only uses a 2-megapixel sensor compared to the Note 4's 3.7 megapixels, the primary camera on Motorola's offering boasts a maximum resolution of 21 megapixels while Samsung's device comes with lower specs at 16 megapixels.
While the DROID Turbo might be able to provide longer periods of talk time and better quality photographs, the Note 4's features such as a larger screen size and expandable storage option would be more fitting to media enthusiasts and other users.
