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Motorola Droid Turbo for Verizon Wireless is the newest product of a long and prolific partnership between the storied producer and the biggest wireless carrier in the US. Through the years, Motorola and Verizon have launched a lot of groundbreaking units. They include the ultra-thin (for its time) Motorola Droid Razr, through the Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, which had 3,300mAh battery back when 1,800mAh was standard, all the way to the Motorola Droid Razr M that impressed with thin display screen bezels a year earlier than anyone else.
Compared with other top of the line handsets on Verizon, the phone (which is unique to the carrier) scores excessive, though there is something about the design we simply do not love. These in search of long-life battery on a “smaller” display screen find it right here, however buyers looking for a more ergonomic handhold should look to a phone just like the Motorola Moto X instead.
The Motorola Droid Turbo begins out at $200 on-contract with Verizon, or $25 per month with Verizon Edge. You can buy it off-contract for its $530 full retail price.
Motorola Droid Turbo Review: Design
The Motorola Droid Turbo is mainly anathema to my taste in smartphone design. It is just like the Ed Hardy T-shirt of smartphones. And a few folks will actually like that, as hard a time as I’ve understanding why. The materials that cover the gadget, together with Kevlar finer and plastic, do appear to really make it more sturdy as Motorola claims, however they also make it seem like a misguided teenager’s Pinterest-fail budget model of a Fast and Furious street racer.
This version, which sports a backing materials that looks like a backpack strap, can be pretty heavy within the hand, but there is an excellent reason for that – it is packing an enormous 3,900 mAH battery inside, which helps the Turbo claim battery life almost unheard of among today’s phones. The load is not altogether unpleasant, either; after years of units that compete with one another on drastic weight loss, having something a bit extra substantial within the hand is actually good.
Motorola has additionally opted for capacitive hardware buttons on the Motorola Droid Turbo, as opposed to the software keys now most well-liked by modern Android gadgets, together with the Motorola Moto X. It is a small thing, and on the one hand it means apps have extra actual estate generally. But it additionally means full screening would not provide a completely clean face, and it implies that even when this phone gets its Android 5.0 (lollipop)update, it would not change to the new button iconography Google has gone with.
Motorola Droid Turbo Review: Display
he Droid Turbo has a 5.2-inch display screen, which is almost as giant as the 5.5-inch display screen within the Apple iPhone. It is the rest of the Apple iPhone 6 Plus that is so excessively giant. The Apple iPhone is 6.22 inches tall and 3.06 inches broad; the Motorola Droid Turbo is 5.65 inches tall and 2.89 inches wide. It is like comparing skinny denims to dad denims. Sure, they are both denims. However come on!
At 1,440 × 2,560, Motorola Droid Turbo’s Quad HD display screen appears better than the Apple iPhone’s 1,920 × 1,080 (401 pixels per inch).
Motorola Droid Turbo Review: Camera
Motorola Droid Turbo packs a 21MP camera with 2 LED flash. It produces 4:3 still images with a resolution of 3936 x 5248 pixels, & 15.5 MP 16:9 snaps with 2952 x 5248 pixels.
The camera may be activated by a easy hand gesture. Dubbed Quick Capture, the feature works by twisting your wrist twice when holding the units.
On the software side, the camera offers HDR, burst shots and panorama. The device also can shoot UHD videos at 24fps – and they still come out easy sufficient. There are additionally features like face detection and geo-tagging that we have grown accustomed to in most phones these days.
Motorola Droid Turbo Review: Software
If you have dealt with a Motorola phone previously year, you have probably noticed that the corporate does not like futzing around with pure Android when it does not have to. Thankfully, that philosophy has not modified, so we are treated to nearly the identical, nearly stock model of Android 4.4.4 that graced the Motorola Moto X… except with out the beautiful Google Now Launcher preloaded. That additionally means Motorola’s thoughtful add-ons like Moto Display and Moto Actions have made the leap to the Motorola Droid Turbo, too, so waving your hand over a darkened display screen will still offer you a sense of who or what’s attempting to get your attention at any given moment. Always-on voice commands? Those are here too; I trained my Turbo to answer, “Hey Turbo, you the re?” and the system appears simply as sensitive and responsive as ever. In case you read my Motorola Moto X review, you will know that along with helping the Turbo feel virtually like an assistant waiting to do my bidding, Moto Voice is also a lifesaver when you occasionally neglect where you put the thing. It was even keen sufficient for my voice that it responded from beneath a pile of fitness center clothes in my hamper, saving from it from a few rounds within the spin cycle.
Motorola Droid Turbo Review: Battery
The other shining moment for the Motorola Droid Turbo comes with its wonderful battery life efficiency. Motorola has indeed packed an enormous powerhouse on this device, which in my experience has been good for 2 days of normal use, and greater than that when used conservatively. I eked 3 days out of it with the kind of interaction you may anticipate from a user for whom a phone is only a phone, mostly good for occasional web searching and checking maps, plus a few brief conversations.
Motorola Droid Turbo Review: Specification
- OS: Android 4.4
- Body: 143.5 x 73.3 x 8.3 mm
- Weight: 169 g
- Display: 1440 x 2560 pixels, 5.2 inch
- Memory: 32/64 GB internal, no expandable, 3 GB RAM
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 805
- Camera: 21 MP, 2 MP secondary
- Battery: 3,900 mAh
Motorola Droid Turbo Review: Verdict
The Motorola Droid Turbo is a beast of a phone that has nothing however top tier specifications at a surprisingly reasonable worth. There are few phones that match this new Motorola smartphone on paper and in real world use. While the camera wants a software update quickly to improve its speed and consistency, there are few issues wrong with the Motorola Droid Turbo. It feels premium, seems to be better than earlier Droid phones, has wonderful battery life, and performs flawlessly. If you’re a Verizon customer, this should be a phone in your short list. If you are not on Verizon, well, sorry.
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