Motorola announced today the release of the Droid Turbo, it’s the 4th big competitor from the company released this fall. Alongside the Moto G 2014, Moto X 2014 and the Motorola Nexus 6, the Droid Turbo seems to have a slight edge. It’s basically the Nexus 6 in a smaller form factor: its got a 5.2 inch screen instead of the 6.0. It has the same Quad core processor of 2.7 GHz from Qualcomm, with 3GB of RAM. So it’s faster than the Moto X. Of course there isn’t a discernible difference, you won’t suffer with the 2.5 GHz from the Moto X, but it’s always good to know you’ve got the latest. Upgrading a phone can be an awful ordeal, moving all your data, files, contacts, so in this regard, you do get the latest with the Motorola Droid Turbo.
Comparing it to the Moto G isn’t fair because they are 2 different classes. The Motorola Droid Turbo is a flagship whereas the Moto G is a budget friendly phone. And with trimming the budget, there are features trimmed, or at least power and quality of manufacturing. The Nexus 6 is identical under the hood: same processors, same storage BUT you have a bigger screen. This isn’t an advantage or disadvantage, it’s a difference. Many people prefer the smaller screens. Yielding a 6 incher is no easy task – no pun intended. The more comfortable 5.2 is well suited for most Android users.
Besides the big screen and latest in processing power you do get something Motorola has become famous for. Like the Droid Razr Maxx the phone is packed with an industry leading battery. A whopping 3900 mAh are fitted in the phone’s battery. That’s almost as big as what 7 inch tablets have (4000-4500 mAh). With a smaller screen you would expect it to even perform better in battery life. You would be wrong. The Amoled display is not as economical as the IPS and the resolution of 1440×2560 is sure to drain power into that Adreno 450 graphics processor. That being said, all newer technologies consume less and less energy. It became a focal point for hardware manufacturers once users started complaining about poor battery life on smartphones. The phone will come with an unobtrusive version of Android 4.4 KitKat, and might be upgraded in the future to the Lollipop version.
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As you do with great qualities, we’ve saved the best for last! The Motorola Droid Turbo features a 20.7 megapixel camera that can shoot 4k video. This is a big upgrade from the typical 13 megapixels most new Android phones feature, Nexus 6 included. The megapixel count is identical to Sony’s flagship phone cameras: the Z3 and Z3 compact. Motorola doesn’t make cameras or sensors, so it very well could be the same camera, but this is of course mere speculation. Sony are however known for selling camera sensors, like the ones that Nikon has – all made by Sony. Another special feature is the choice between the 2 backs of the phone. You can have either a Kevlar reinforced metalised glass fiber or a ballistic nylon. Both of these sound and look very military grad and sophisticated at the same time. It’s like the hoods of tricked-out cars. There is a size difference between them, the glass fiber is 7.8 mm thick, where as the ballistic nylon is 8.3mm. One thing is for certain: Motorola have outdone themselves once again, sticking a huge battery in a very fast phone! We just hope it will be network free in the near future, because for the moment it’s only available trough Verizon, starting October 30th.
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