Galaxy S6 Edge vs Droid Turbo Specs, Features, Price Comparison: S6 Edge Wins on Specs and Looks but Yields on Battery Power

Much has been said and written about the fine points of the Galaxy S6 Edge from Samsung. However, it has its one particular drawback. This concerns its battery which is smaller than those on other devices like the Motorola Droid Turbo. Here is how the two phones compare.

Design

When it comes to design, the Galaxy S6 Edge is a beauty with its dual curved screen sloping over its right and left side. The curved portion can be used to display colors associated with five favorite contacts, news alerts and a night clock. Added to this feature are its metal frame and Gorilla 4 Glass back panel, which all give the device a premium look and feel. Coming to the Droid Turbo, it is mainly made from plastic with a metal rim around its edge and capacitive buttons in front. It corners are almost square and comes with either Kevlar or ballistic nylon on its back panel.

Display

Both phones come with impressive displays. The Droid Turbo has a super AMOLED screen measuring 5.2 inches with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a density of 565 pixels per inch. The S6 Edge, on the other hand, has a super AMOLED screen measuring 5.1 inches with a resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels and a density of 577 pixels per inch.

Specs

Comparing specs, the S6 Edge sprints ahead as it comes with the latest Exynos 7420 chipset, an octa-core CPU with four Cortex-A53 cores clocked at 1.5 GHz and four Cortex-A57 cores clocked at 2.1 GHz and a Mali-T760MP8 GPU. As for the Droid Turbo it has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chipset, a Krait 450 CPU with four cores clocked at 2.7 GHz and an Adreno 420 GPU.

Memory

Both devices do not have memory slots, which means no external storage can be added. They both have 3 GB RAM each.

Battery

This is one area where the Droid Turbo outguns its rival as it has a 3900 mAh battery compared to the 2600 mAh battery on the S6 Edge.

Price

The Galaxy S6 Edge is priced at $299 with a two-year contract while the Droid Turbo costs $149 with a similar contract.