[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo Themes and Apps] ChazzMatt:
Agreed. The Snapdragon 805 with 3 GB RAM in this 5.2", 1440p smartphone is powerful enough it seems to overcome the Verizon bloatware. :rolleyes:

In this thread I've seen some Droid Turbo phones score 50,000 - 51,000 in Antutu, just like my Moto Maxx phones (I own two).

Here's recent Droid Turbo score from [MENTION=4988309]mobrules777[/MENTION]:

Here's my score:

I see the Antutu versions are slightly different, and I could keep testing until I beat that score -- but it's impressive the Droid Turbo (at least that particular one) is scoring higher than my Moto Maxx.

But both the Droid Turbo/Moto Maxx beat the Nexus 6:

(from

Android Origins review

)

The Droid Turbo bloatware is an annoyance just because it reminds you Verizon locks down the bootloader and Droid Turbo (XT1254) has no root yet. Which is ridiculous when the Moto Maxx (XT1225) is available on Swappa straight from Puerto Rico for $630 (new) for 64GB ballistic black "international" clone of the Droid Turbo. Unlocked for any GSM carrier, with LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17.

LTE band 5 is not in the official Moto Maxx specs but it's there on the phone. It was there in the FCC tests -- which the Moto Maxx (FCC ID: IHDT56PK2) had to go through to be sold in Puerto Rico, U.S. territory, and it's still enabled, according to QXDM software. AT&T uses bands 2, 4, 5, 17. Before actual release, Motorola also enabled LTE band 3 as they are marketing this phone to Latin American countries, where LTE band 3 is used a lot. But Motorola also quietly kept LTE band 5. ;) Apple did something similar in 2012 with the iPhone, having 2 more LTE bands enabled than listed in their "official" specs.

My point is Verizon is only hurting themselves by locking the bootloader. People who would buy the Droid Turbo for other networks already have a BETTER option -- the Moto Maxx. People who love custom kernels, ROMs or just being able to control their own phones -- but NEED Verizon as their carrier (due to family or geography) -- have to go to the Nexus 6. So, I guess it's to keep their precious bloatware on to annoy their Verizon customers -- since you can already stick a GMS network sim card in and use the Turbo somewhat on other networks, as it at least has unlocked LTE bands 2, 4, 7, 13. (AT&T and T-mobile use LTE bands 2 & 4.) NO, it's not as good for other networks as the Moto Maxx, but usable. However, in metro Atlanta area, using LTE Discovery app, on AT&T I find my Moto Maxx uses LTE bands 2 and 17. If I didn't have the Moto Maxx, I would drop down to HSPA in those LTE band 17 areas. That's why I say the Moto Maxx is better option for other networks. The Moto Maxx has ALL four AT&T LTE bands (2, 4, 5, 17) and two of the three T-mobile LTE bands (2 & 4, but not 12), enabled out of the box.

In my opinion, Verizon would gain sales by allowing unlocked bootloader. There's already a nationwide bad ESN blacklist for failure to pay off contract, and as the phone is already unlocked for other carriers (with somewhat limited LTE bands) any reason for locked down bootloader is moot -- except for forcing Verizon customers to live with Verizon's bloatware. I think that loses more sales than gains sales, as the Nexus 6 is available straight from Google Play with no bloatware and

you can use Verizon LTE sim card already with the Nexus 6 for use on Verizon's CDMA + LTE network.

:rolleyes:

Moto Maxx vs Nexus 6

I prefer the size of the Motorola .52" 1440p "Quark" phone (Droid Turbo/Moto Maxx) over the Motorola Nexus 6, which is why I hate the "phablet" 5.96" Nexus 6. But my previous two phones were Nexus phones (gen3 Galaxy Nexus and gen5 Nexus 5), and I loved those. Only Google's stupidity to go too big forced me to buy a non-Nexus phone. But for Verizon customers who don't want Verizon bloatware, but still want this type of performance and the ability to root/install custom software... your only choice right now is the Nexus 6 with Verizon sim card.

That Moto Maxx price is no longer accurate. New, straight from Puerto Rico (U.S. territory, U.S. mail) for $630 on Swappa. Also check eBay.