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[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Andromjb:
Sounds to me you just like a cold metal feel in your hand. I bet you have a case on your iPhone and don't even notice the metal.

I'm done here. Kicking a dead horse.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] foxfire235:
Nope, wrong again. I never use a case, and thats my point. I value phones that feel premium and for me the Turbo lacks that feel.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] distortedloop:
Iphone people just have a hard time switching paradigms and I've rarely seen any iPhone addict be happy with a Droid, even though the Androids are years ahead of iOS in most regards.

Personally, I think the OP is just trolling, and you guys should stop feeding the troll.

I never get the point of these kind of posts. If you prefer the iPhone, go back to using it. If you don't like a Droid, stop using it. What do you hope to accomplish going to a forum devoted to a particular phone and bashing it compared to the phone you like. Just move on...

I wish this site had an ignore thread button so ones like this would stop floating to the top of my feed.

Sent from my XT1254
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] daboyal006:
I use 2 phone daily and I have the 6 plus and the turbo as my daily drivers and I love both. Camera is better on the 6 but the droid turbo is def better on battery

Sent from my DROID TURBO 64 GB
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bmbst3alth1:
I have been thinking about getting back into the Droid family, and leaving the Nexus family, this has been fairly informative.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] pandimus:
Troll.. Apple forum is over there--------->
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] nvsocr7:
Of course its heavier- it's far sturdier and has a larger battery(iphone is 1810, turbo is 3900mah). IT does not feel cheap in any way IMO, solid build, doesn't bend or flex in any manner, buttons are nice to the touch and respond well. Verizon bloat yea, but you know that being on verizon. All of the verizon apps can be disabled in android leaving you with a stock experience(you can even disable the moto stuff if you so feel). The only reason to root this phone is for gravity box/xposed and other root apps.

What exactly do you want as an iphone killer besides an iphone? This phone has a better battery, better processor, better screen, more ram, larger HDD capacity, what else is there?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] qwerty12601:
People never cease to amaze me. There's a MILLION android phones out there, why are you comparing the turbo to an iPhone?

You expected a phone with DOUBLE the battery size, 1/2" larger screen to be as light as an iPhone. You expected a phone who's primary materials are kevlar and nylon to feel as premium as an iPhone. You expected Verizon, a company who has never NOT put bloat on an android phone to not do it this time. The fact that you expected all that is disappointing.

If you're looking for an android phone with a small 4.7" 720p screen, a small 1850mah battery, "premium" metal construction and a good camera why aren't you looking at the galaxy alpha?

If you're looking for something a little better than that, which beats the iPhone in every spec, why aren't you looking at a moto x pure edition? Why did you expect the turbo with all its specs leaked well in advance to be an iPhone killer?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] cstone1991:
I'm not sure why I expected anything other than buyers remorse threads in here considering the phone is a week old.

Out of everything you could possibly complain about with a phone, build quality is definitely not a problem I see with the 2 Turbos that my wife and I own. I haven't handled the Kevlar versions yet, so maybe they could be different, but the Ballistic Nylon looks great and feels great in both of our hands. The seams are all very tight and spaced perfectly, it does not creak or ground when handling like most phones with a removable battery cover do, and the screen has no flaws that I can detect. Just curious, what is it about the Turbo that you are perceiving as lesser build quality?

If you like the style of the iPhone, the HTC One M8 may be a better fit for you. That is, if you actually want to stay with Android, but if you are looking for an iPhone experience on any Android phone you will never find it just like you will never find an Android experience on any iPhone. They are totally different beasts in that respect.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] dscribe:
That's interesting. The Droid Turbo Ballistic Nylon is the first phone I've ever bought and opted not to put in a case precisely because I like the "look and feel" of the build and am reasonably confident of it's general durability. If you like your iphone --great, enjoy it, but don't come trying to convince me of its superiority over the turbo cause I'm not buyin' that story. I'm not in iphone forums trying to convince people that "my phone is better than your phone," like a little kid.

Signed,

Very Happy Droid Turbo User
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] El Perfecto:
The Droid Turbo hasn't lived up to my expectations either. I loved the Razr Maxx HD. Was hoping the Turbo would be a big upgrade. The good news is that it is a big upgrade for most people especially spec-wise . The bad is that imo Motorola appears to have tried to tick all the spec boxes (quadhd display, biggest battery, 21 megapixel camera, etc.) in order to create selling points rather than focus on making the phone a better experience (e.g. the speakerphone volume, moto suite draining battery, camera not handling movement well/shutter lag, radios are not up to the usual moto standard). For me, I don't think there is a better Android phone out there at the moment though. The specs on this thing are monsters and I don't want a phablet. Maybe software fixes and tweaks will improve the overall experience. It's a let down that I need to put my hope in that as opposed to feeling like I have a finished product.

tl:dr great phone but lacks polish
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] foxfire235:
I'm not trying to convince anyone of anything. I've stated that I am disappointed in the build and design because I like the look and feel of aluminum. It's not 'better' in any sense. Your blatant android fanboyism is clouding your ability to understand that design preferences vary from person to person. And it's obvious that I'm not alone... others have said the same thing in this thread. I'm eager to see the balistic nylon version to see how it compares to this kevlar one.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] foxfire235:
agreed.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bigv5150:
It's funny you say that, because the maxx got bashed for not having all the bells and whistles the turbo has. However ran flawlessly without the best of the best. I guess Motorola just can't win. It ups the specs and you call it a spec whore. Everyone *****ed about the chip set 720p screen etc. Now you have it and complain about everything else. By the way the in call speaker on the maxx isn't loud enough either.

sent from "my kungfu is stronger then yours" XT1080
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] El Perfecto:
I had the Maxx HD, not the Droid Maxx. The Maxx HD had a much better speakerphone than the Turbo.

Specs are great. I prefer a great experience. I also don't think the two are mutually exclusive. But yeah, if I had to choose, throw me in the camp that would have taken a 1080p display with improved battery life over quad hd.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] bigv5150:
I agree the QHD screen is over kill. Everything else is good to go but that screen is just sucking juice with no real pay off.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] rapha.194:
We are hoping to improve the motorola camera only through the software from the first Razr :)
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] sofa k1ng:
My .02 that most of you wont like. My first smart phone was a rooted galaxy nexus. (Loved it) After about a year I wanted to see why there were so many iPhone fanboys so I switched to an iPhone 5, (Jailbroken of course). also loved that phone. Everything I could do on my rooted gnexus I could do on my jail broken iPhone 5 and vise versa. Fast forward to now after 2 years I have been researching android phones again wanting to see what has changed in 2 yrs. I was first really intrigued by the Sony experia z2 that never came to U.S carriers. So after they announced the Z3v was coming to Verizon I was sold and ready to upgrade to it and then the Nexus 6 was said to be coming to Verizon so I decided I was gonna wait for it BC I really liked the Gnexus . Then the Turbo was announced with basically the same specs but smaller and a bigger battery so I went to the store launch day and picked it up. All I can say is Wow this thing has some cool features and the Motorola active display is pretty nifty. But after having the phone and reading through the forum most people are turning these features off to save battery and for better performance. So after getting my wife an iPhone 6+ a few days ago I have been playing with it and have already jail broken it which really surprised me that the jail break was already released so quickly. After doing that the only thing I've found better about the Turbo is the feel in my hand is much nicer with its rounded back and sides apposed to the iPhone flat almost blocky feeling. I have not tested the battery life yet on the 6 plus but I plan to take the iPhone to work with me Monday to see how that does throughout the workday apposed to the Turbo. I am honestly not that impressed with the battery life on the turbo I am still having to plug my phone up once while at work. I have a lot of free time at work so I spend most of that time on my phone and these are 12 hr days. My deciding factor on whether I keep the turbo or trade it in for the 6plus is how many times I have to plug the iPhone in while at work. If I thought the turbo might get rooted soon I prob wouldn't even be debating this. At the end of the day I want either a rooted or jail broken phone bc that's when you get the most out of it and that is pushing me back to the iPhone at this point.

TLDR; There is not really much you can't do with a Jail broken iPhone that you can do on an android and vise versa. I want a rooted or jail broken flagship device.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] El Perfecto:
I've never owned an iPhone. What specifically do you like about jail breaking it?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] sofa k1ng:
1000's of tweaks, themes, mods, and apps you couldn't use otherwise. Very similar to the tweaks mods and themes you can get by rooting.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] nithinag:
My 2 cents.

I got the IPhone 6 when I still had M7 as my android device. Liked the IPhone 6 better. Got the Droid turbo about 2 days ago. Now I like the droid better. I got to admit, I have found some lags/glitches on IPhone 6 than the Turbo.

What I liked :

The screen(better for web pages etc.), it is faster, has nice features like the moto display. Found it a very good phone for professional use.

IPhone 6 is in no way a bad phone. But I would choose Turbo anytime over it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] zathus:
Unless jail breaking has changed dramatically I would disagree comparing it to rooting. Rooting gives administrative control. You can change more then looks. Controlling things like the speaker, sensors, CPU , GPU , proximity sensors, camera, etc. Jail breaking is the equivalent to adding nova launcher. Different animations, themes, and so on. 99% of what jail breaking adds is aesthetic.

A jailbroken iPhone is the equivalent of a stock Android phone as far as control goes.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] sofa k1ng:
I agree with that, in terms of the extent they can be modified with rooting vs jail breaking but there are some tweaks that allow you to make small changes to the CPU and GPU or maybe they are just interface changes. Its definitely not just winterboard and theming anymore. The main reason it needs to be done via rooting on android is BC there are so many different devices and manufacturers using different cpu's and gpu's and the OS isn't really optimized for that specific chipset. Where as apple and iOS is optimized for that specific device and chipset. Neither here nor there. I'm sticking with the turbo and hoping for root. If it never gets rooted oh well. I like the way it feels in my hand versus the 6 plus and the turbos battery is definitely better.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
You can still wifi-tether on a jailbroken iPhone which is the biggest difference between the stock Android vs. jailbroken iPhone functionality. For those of us with grandfathered unlimited data plans this is a BIG deal. I'm not completed locked-in to the Apple ecosystem with regards to apps but find it disappointing that it's so difficult to root an Android these days while Apple (who prides themselves for having a "closed and integrated" system is so easily jailbroken) iPhones are so quick to jailbreak.

While Apple does lack the stock functionality of Android (stock vs. stock), for what little they do they do extremely well.

This is the last day of the trial-period for the DT and I'm still waffling on whether I want to keep the DT or exchange it for the IPhone 6 Plus just for the tethering capability. Or just hope for a root solution in the near-term. :confused:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] scottysize:
Do I respond or not...

(Switched to the Turbo 2 days ago after using the iPhone 6 since launch day.)

Positives:

- Turbo -

Design: How can you not love the Ballistic Nylon? It's freekin' cool and no one's done it. The iPhone designed is based on the iPad Air. Also, the iPhone 5 was a better design IMO, just didn't have a big enough screen.

Screen Size: The Turbo is a perfect 5.2". It's what the iPhone should have been. 4.7" is old school. Of course, those coming from the iPhone 5 at 4", think the new 6 is too big...

Specs: If you're a spec junky, the Turbo blows the iPhones out of the water. However, there's something to be said about controlling your own hardware. The iPhone keeps up just fine because Apple controls how it functions.

Hotspot: (Not just Turbo but all Android FtW): The reason I switched back. If you use your hotspot daily as I do, and do not have only Apple productions forget about it. You have to switch to 3G on the iPhone to use it as a hotspot on other products. Kinda defeats the purpose of having a 4G phone, huh?

UI: Who doesn't prefer Android's UI to Apple's? And if you want Apple's just download it and install it using a launcher.

- iPhone 6 -

Battery: While the Turbo might last longer, the iPhone does it with ALOT less battery and still does it all day.

Camera Speed: We'll see if Lollipop can fix the shutter speed on the Turbo, but the speed of the shutter on the iPhone 6 is incredibly fast.

Lightening Port: Best invention made for all portable devices. The lightening port is bad azz. If you've never used one, you don't know how much better it is than the current micro USB.

Quality Feel: There is something to be said about an aluminum frame and the feeling it gives you as to the craftsmanship put into the design. Even if you do have to put in the plastic antenna rings.

Accessories: iPhones always get the latest and greatest accessories with more options offered. That's because the makers only have to worry about 1 size. Well, now 2.

- Ties (IMO) -

Screen: Both devices produces good color and look good to the eye.

Camera Quality: Both devices cameras produce good quality photos.

Apps: Both environments have good apps and bad apps.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ficki yahya:
Just a litle word here, this is motorola turbo thread. You can put a post, anything... Good or bad post, but i think its not wise to compare 2 different produk in a spesific forum like this.

For me, buying iphone is totally not worthed. Iam android user, and iam happy with that.

Iphone user just go to your own forum.

Dasar pengguna iphone kepala botak. Hape ga jelas kayak iphone aja dipake, bung bung duit doank
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] digitaloutsider:
I don't have a DROID Turbo, but I'm having a great deal of trouble understanding the complaints that many people are coming up with.

"It's not made out of metal." - Okay, you knew this going into it. Anyone who has ever used a DROID RAZR MAXX or a DROID MAXX knows that Motorola has a boner for wild textiles like Kevlar and, most recently, nylon. If you like the feel of a metal phone, why didn't you go with an HTC One M8 or an iPhone 6 in the first place?

"I can't Wi-Fi tether and I don't want to lose my grandfathered data package" - Okay.. again. You knew the device was not root-able out of the box. You knew that Motorolas were historically difficult to get unlocked bootloaders for on locked down networks like AT&T and Verizon (outside of Dev editions, and most recently, Sunshine for supported devices). Why did you not buy a phone that either already had root available (HTC One M8, iPhone 6/6+) or was already unlocked (Nexus 6)?

"This thing is full of VZW crapware" - Again, VZW is well known for installing a lot of carrier apps. Literally every DROID ever released with the exception of the OG Sholes was loaded with extra Big Red apps. Disable them, or buy a phone that you can root (discussed above) or has an unlocked bootloader/isn't pre-loaded with apps.

It's like a lot of DROID Turbo owners bought one knowing full well knowing all these caveats, but want to whine and complain when they didn't get a Nexus 6 or something when they opened the box. I don't get it.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] GeoFX:
It's actually a Droid Turbo compared to an iPhone 6 thread so making comparisons here are actually what people want to do. Now whether or not the comparisons are actually valid or relevant is a completely different issue.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] barondebxl:
There is no "iPhone killer" per se but I understand the meaning behind it. If the M8 had a solid camera it would be what people mean by iPhone killer.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] gqskrub:
Thanks for this .:good:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] sonhy:
Im just a little curious as to why you think the lighting port is the best invention ever... ? i actually dont use cables at all, wouldn't wireless be better or are you frequently syncing large files and need to use the cables?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] scottysize:
Depends on who you ask. Wireless charging can damage batteries according to some. Right now I'm trying to condition my Turbo, so I haven't been using the wireless charger, but I plan on using it this week. Yes, wireless charging might be better, but when compared to other cables, the lightning port is far superior to all other connection ports. Mini, micro, 3.0, etc. All USB ports fail when compared to lightning ports. Of course, this is just my opinion. We all know what opinions are like... :p
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] zathus:
I used wireless charging on my g2 for a year. Before getting the DT. Never had an issue with the g2 battery. Once you use wireless charging as your go to, things like plugging your phone in seems.... Out dates lol
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] lmarranzino:
I have to say I like the turbo. No not the pretty Samsung. But NICE.

SOLD my iPhone 128gb and bought this.

Android and Apple are nice. But for me a droid is what I want.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] maverick96:
I have both the iPhone 6 128GB and Turbo 64GB and I'm really thinking about getting rid of the iPhone. The Turbo has impressed me that much. Never thought it would either
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ChazzMatt:
Qi wireless charging! Apple will also be the first with that in the iPhone 7! :laugh:

According to iPhone 6 fanbois, they inventted NFC and HD resolution. :rolleyes:

My wife and I both owned the gen3 Galaxy Nexus (rooted, custom ROMs) and the gen5 Nexus 5 (rooted, custom ROMs). But the Nexus 6 is too big for a phone. I'm getting the Moto Maxx (GSM version of the Droid Turbo), importing it when stock is back in Mexico. Unlockable bootloader. ;)

And yes, it has wireless charging -- just like my Nexus 5. Just wish it didn't have capacitive buttons. :rolleyes:
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] scottysize:
^^ That's funny right there. I don't care who you are, that's funny right there :D

---------- Post added at 10:15 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:11 AM ----------

I should have stated, I've been using a QI charger on my Nexus 7 since getting in last year. It sits on the charger when I'm not using it. I haven't had any issues with battery life either. Some people claim that QI charging damages batteries. Some. Not I :D

On a side note, how do you say QI charger? Do you say "Q - I", or do you use the Asian pronunciation of "che"?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Tech Ranker:
I have both the iPhone 6 Plus and the Turbo. Couple thoughts:

Turbo

+ Moto Apps

+ Bigger battery

+ Turbo charging, wireless charging

+ Trusted Devices

+ Moto Apps

+ Dedicated, low power natural language processing chip

+ Moto Apps

+ Did I neglect to mention "Moto Apps"?

iPhone 6

+ better camera (OIS, faster shots, super fast autofocus)

+ bigger screen

+ desktop integration with Yosemite (Instant Hotspot, HandOff, AirDrop, etc.)

+ best ecosystem (apps, niche apps, accessories, iTunes, enterprise support, mind share)

+ Touch ID (works 99.9999999999% of the time)

+ premium looking exterior (albeit a bit slippery)

I chose the Turbo over the 6 Plus mostly because I love the Moto Apps. I also found that I prefer Android to iOS. If iOS only had widgets on the home page, it would be a closer contest for me.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] zathus:
"+ best ecosystem (apps, niche apps, accessories, iTunes, enterprise support, mind share)"

That! Everything else you said was pretty much true but the ecosystem is the only thing of iPhones I'm kind of jealous of. Every single thing you could ever want for a phone is made for the iPhone lol they have a lot, a lot! Of assessories.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] jesssiii:
Yeah, all the people I see using iPhones, the homescreen always looks more like my app drawer!

Thanks for this thread, I was considering trying the 6 plus but now I know jailbreak isn't root. And I also know I want root. Rooted android. So, unless I'm ready to give up my unlimited data and move to GSM, I'll probably have to go with HTC. I tried the HTC One for a day, but couldn't stand that Blink feed screen. Anyone know about the M8 and weather that can be disabled?
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] sonhy:
yeah thought you were all crazy about a double sided plug... just wanted to help you realise we are in 2014 :p

maybe 5 years ago the lightening plug would have been the best thing since sliced bread but not now.

wireless charging and wireless sync (bitsync or airdroid) should kill the cable for most ppl.

personally I swap batteries as im a heavy user and never need to wait for a charge or stand near the charger. cost about $10 for a battery charger and spare cheapo batt - 1 at work, 1 at home and 1 in the car and its been near perfect. Perfect would be soldering a tiny 100mah battery on the phone somewhere so batt changes are practically instant with no shutting down and rebooting.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] wolf_walker69:
what's an eyephone
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] eighty1:
A jailbroken iPhone would allow widgets on the homepage. It's a tweak called iwidgets in cydia.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Johnson0925:
The heat generated by wireless charger will influence battery in some case, but if the battery itself is good enough, nothing will happen with wireless charger.
[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] Lou 270:
IPhone 6 has plenty of flaws I promise and the camera u said was better on an iPhone 6 are u out of your mind? I have done side by side comparison and both phones have their down sides but both have good sides also but I would not trade my turbo for an iPhone 6 the turbo gets better battery life by far and a few other features the iphone does not have but try getting on YouTube and watching a few videos and go from there