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Motorola DROID 2 vs Samsung Galaxy S8+

    2.38 in
    4.58 in
    Motorola DROID 2 Mobile Phone
    Motorola DROID 2
      2.89 in
      6.28 in
      Samsung Galaxy S8+ Mobile Phone
      Samsung Galaxy S8+
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      Editiorial reviews
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      Full Comparison

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      Hardware

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Operating systemAndroid 2.2Android 7.0
      CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.3 GHz
      CPU coresDual-core8-core
      RAM memory512 MB
      • 4 GB
      • 6 GB

      Display

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Screen size3.7 in6.2 in
      Number of colors16.7M16.7M
      Panel typeLCDOLED
      Resolution854 x 480 px1440 x 2960 px
      Pixel density265.0 ppi529.0 ppi
      Screen materialCorning Gorilla GlassCorning Gorilla Glass 5.0

      Rear camera

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
      Highest video resolution640 x 480 px3840 x 2160 px
      Autofocusyesyes
      Geo-taggingyesyes
      LED Flashyesyes

      Storage

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Internal storage8 GB
      • 128 GB
      • 64 GB
      Memory card readeryesyes
      Maximum card storage32GB256GB
      Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
      • microSD
      • microSDHC
      • microSDXC

      Design

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Colour of productGrey
      • Arctic silver
      • Black
      • Blue
      • Coral blue
      • Gold
      • Grey
      • Light blue
      • Midnight black
      • Orchid grey
      • Pink
      • Purple
      • Silver
      • Sunrise gold
      • Turquoise

      Dimensions

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Height4.58 in6.28 in
      Width2.38 in2.89 in
      Depth0.54 in0.32 in
      Weight5.96 oz6.1 oz

      Sensors

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Accelerometeryesyes
      Proximityyesyes
      Barometeryesyes

      Connectivity

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      DLNA certifiedyesno
      Bluetoothyesyes
      Bluetooth version2.1 EDR5.0
      Charging connectionUSBUSB
      Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
      Type of USB connectorMicro-USBUSB Type-C

      Cellular

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
      Data transmissionHSDPA
      • EDGE
      • FDD-LTE
      • GPRS
      • HSDPA
      • HSPA+
      • HSUPA
      • TDD-LTE
      • VoLTE
      • VoWiFi
      Navigation systemGPS
      • A-GPS
      • BeiDou
      • GLONASS
      • GPS
      • Galileo
      2G GSMyesyes

      Battery

      Motorola DROID 2Motorola DROID 2
      Samsung Galaxy S8+Samsung Galaxy S8+
      Battery capacity1400.0 mAh3500.0 mAh
      Talk time10.0 h24.0 h

      Pros & Cons

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