Motorola Droid Turbo vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Comparison Smackdown 

I have had both phones and both are great. But seriously, the Turbo is the better phone. The battery life is insane and the Motorola features are awesome. However ultimately I sold both and went back to my M8. The Turbo was incredibly heavy, heavier than the Note 4. Also the capacitive buttons are a bit antiquated. And the nylon backing was cool at first and then it just felt weird.

Great review as usual. You try to be so fair, but the truth of it is, that the note 4 really is the best phone of 2014, and maybe 2015 as well. Droid turbo can't compare. The turbo is a great phone for those who want a plain Jane Android kind of phone. But if you want a true multi-purpose computer in your pocket with the best display, great camera, replaceable battery and SD card expansion, there is no other phone but the note 4. I see that you're wearing your Samsung gear s watch. I just got mine as well and love it. I think there are several good watches out on the market these days but the gear s seems to have a great tizan format that plays beautifully with a note 4. In fact they even look the same. At this point I'm still not impressed with Google Android wear, especially on round watches, but I'm sure it will get better as time passes. Can't wait for your review on the Gear S.

Who does this Lisa lady think she is. She must work for Samsung because their is no way the Note 4 is better than the Droid Turbo. Expecially at 5:06 why would she point that out. Then all that talk about the camera on the turbo having a slow shutter speed and not so great photos with in door light. I wonder how much Samsung is paying her... Joking. Lisa always does a great job doing reviews. Her reviews are always helpful honest and clear cut. Thanks to Lisa and her reviews in the past I have avoided devices that would have made me upset had i purchased it. I always like share and subscribe to her channel you should too for more great tech reviews.

Droid Turbo kicks butt, period! Buy one and you will NOT be disappointed.

MobileTechReview please note that the note 4 can activate Google now with a hotword command of "ok google" when the screen is off and phone locked similiar to the turbo. I have the AT&T note 4 and use this feature all the time. You have to enable it in Google now settings. The ability to activate Google now from a locked phone with the screen off isn't unique to the turbo.

Great review and comparison, I can't wait to see the comparison between the nexus 6 and galaxy note4.

Great review as always. I think the Note 4 amd Moto Turbo are for 2 different types of consumers.

Bigger is not always better. The Droid fits nicely in my pocket, I don't know if the Samsung will. While the Samsung might have some nice features the Droid doesn't have, Samsung has more bloatware than the Droid as Samsung likes to create their own apps instead of using Google's. Also, the Droid is quicker to get Android updates than Samsung. So, if you don't need those extra Samsung features, go with the Droid - it's a great Android phone

Very good review ...would just like to point out ✌ things. ⚀ Google makes it possible for you to wake the Samsung phone with the "ok Google now" command. In settings go to Language and Input, select voice search , select OK Google now detection. ⚁ Samsung allows you to wake the phone by passing your hand over the sensor to the top right of the 📱. In settings select accessibility, then select dexterity and interaction, then select Air Wake Up.

Excellent review as always, Lisa! Great job

Impressive review. Lot of good info, particularly the LTE signal comparison.

Great job comparing their ability to pick up a signal. That is pretty important to me and something that nobody else includes in their reviews.

Skip this video and just get the Droid Turbo.

So is the point of these Smackdowns to compare and contrast or declare which is the better phone or just give you personal opinions and conclusions on the devices?

I've just picked up a Note 4 but would love a Droid Turbo Ballistic 64GB(Maxx) with their tough case for when I'm cycling. Nice compact size with the rounded back. Put my Note in a Samsung flip top case. Don't use Touchwiz - installed Action Pro Launcher. Health Suite useful though the Gear S won't be released here in Australia until early December. Overall a big improvement on my Note 2.

MobileTechReview Lisa Gade Great comparison as always :D I would say the note 4 wins it in my opinion because I really like the S Pen and the new version of touchwiz without all the skeuomorphic elements from the days of the Galaxy SIII

Hmmm, what is that LED lighting you are using in the background?

Love the intro! 😊

Pretty easily the Galaxy Note 4 pimp slaps this Droid Turbo into submission.

Droid Turbo ftw. Pure Google Android, big battery, 5.2 screen over 560 PPI, Qi and turbo charge, faster OS update and front facing speaker. And it only $199

Really like the signal strength review..

When does the next train leave for South America, where people can get Droid Turbos? ;-)

I love the small things on my note 4 like when I am on the phone and screen goes dark after a min or so. Soon as I bring the phone down the phone s screen lights up again. Useful when during calls u have to go back in the phone to get some info. And no its not the same thing as "smart stay" I have that disabled.

So when "lollipop" comes out, will you be able to update to it, or do you trade the phone in? I have never owned a phone like that, I am used to iOS updating

Great video, but please do an iPad mini 3 review.

It's crazy I'm actually in this dilema . Next Friday I'm going to Verizon for an upgrade and these 2 phones are the 2 I have too chose from. I consider these 2 more future proof than the Moto X spec wise , not a knock to the X tho cause i know it's a great phone .

Can you compare the droid with nexus 6.

I lovveeee the S pen I do a lot of instagram posting and being apple to zoom in and use the S pen to edit small areas in the photo and draw .. just makes it a winner over any big screen phone

Hi Lisa, Your reviews are almost perfect every time . There is one point to mention on laptops and phones that I would like to see tested more. That is audio quality test. Bass treble. Can you please include this test in reviews. Love your work 💋🎬🇬🇧📺♥️

I miss your old intro clip :(

Note 4 also has the always on "ok Google" feature. So it's not exclusive to Motorola.

How does the ballistic nylon feel more slippery?

the note 4 also always listens by saying hello galaxy

#Note4isboss over this clunky looking Droid Turbo

Typing via dragging is super fast with spen. Almost like typing on full pc keyboard. And that's extremely fast in my case.

Yes, I know you caveat the review a number of times by saying 'If you like the form factor......etc...', but let's all be honest; these 2 phones are not in the same 'category'. One is a phablet, and one is a normal size phone. Someone who is looking for a more usable 'normal' phone would NEVER choose the Note 4 no matter what software or specs it has. All of the Turbo bashers in these comments are obviously people that are fine with using such a large device. You just have to say that if you are looking for a 'normal' size phone, the Turbo has no equal (currently).

good review! great job.

keep up your tech spirit!

I just wanted to say, on the note 4, you can say "hi galaxy" with it locked and s voice come on.

+holyshamen you mean the Nexus 6?

I really wish the turbo had a bigger screen. like 6" otherwise it's the phone I really like.

Awesome review

If you hover your hand on the note 4 screen, it would do the same as the moto. Check your settings.

Great review

If you like gimmicks or insist on using a 6 inch phone for productivity then the Note is the winner. If you want a smart phone that you use mainly as a smart phone then the DROID wins easily. Smooth operation, long battery life, sensible size screen, rugged, no lag, solid and we'll built, great notification interface, etc. Looking forward to it hitting the UK. I have had a Note 3 but never used the s-pen, it was always easier to use my fingers. I never use multi or split screens, the reason I have a larger phone is to have a larger screen, not to split it into two teeny weeny halves. Removable battery has never been an issue, I suspect for 95% of the population you can easily get a day plus out of most phones. Not a bad big phone but now the market has flooded with larger screens the Note gets lost in the crowd, unless of course you like gimmicks or prefer to do your productivity work on a 6 inch screen!

I'm a very heavy user I burn 40 GB every month and I don't need to put my phone a charger Intel late night meaning 10 pm and I start work at 6 am

Guys this is the king of phablets bs a turbo. If you know about phones no one on here should say the turbo is better. Like serious though..

The wors camera position

the note 4 has the same notification abilities.

I want the Motorola

You're not going Turbo are you?

So there's NEVER clear winners anymore? How boring, why even have phone "battles"/ comparison. If they all end like, but if you like ios or android, if you like bigger screen or brighter ones. Just make a 2min video and say that.

You can do the wave thing to see notifications on the Note like the Droid - just go to settings to enablle it. you can also trigger Google now by voice with the screen off. Regardless, i hate both these phones...absolute junk!

java is right the note 4 is a beast it's like having your computer I your hands all the time. you can copy papers make notes run 5 apps at a time play games get a phone call in the middle of the game pop up answer or reject it. the phone is fast love it

NIce review.

Droid Turbo **blip** ... dammit

why not compare the Samsung Galaxy S5 against the Motorola Droid Turbo? thats more of a comparison then the note.

The droid nreds alot of work to do on its camera

No TouchWiz! No!

nexus 6 wins hands down...

In every area but software the note 4 is an absolute beast, one of the best or probably the best phones out there. But the fucking software, my god it's an abomination, and the us carriers lock the bootloader, add that with knox and you have a gigantic piece of shit for software. Don't think I want to ever deal with that crap.

droid is cheaper and better LOL

Drop test see who has the best phone by the way do a slash test let's see if the same sung junk hold up lol

Flag shippy phones!

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 crushes that Droid Turd.

First YEAh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111

the note 4 pen is useless UNLESS you have fat and slow fingers. plus the pen wont keep up even if you write at normal speeds. the pen is just a gimmick imo. also if both phones have similar resolution but the droid has a much bigger battery id expect the note which is even bigger to run out of battery very fast.