[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ChazzMatt:
My point is the Droid Turbo is NOT NOT NOT exclusive to Verizon. There is not only another device sold in the U.S. that is identical (U.S. Moto Maxx XT1250), there are sibling series devices with slightly different bands -- just like the 2014 Moto X for Verizon and 2014 Moto X for AT&T have slightly different bands, and the Moto X for an British carrier has slightly different bands. Yet, they are all the Moto X. But the U.S. XT1250 and XT1254 have NO difference. It's the exact same device and both are sold by U.S. carriers. Verizon just chose to call theirs a "Droid".

The ONLY thing exclusive about the Droid Turbo, is the "Droid" name. The exact same device is sold by a dozen different regional carriers in the U.S. and will run on Verizon with a Verizon SIM card. When Verizon says it's "exclusive", they are legally correct because no other carrier/manufacturer is allowed to use the "Droid" name -- if all you care about it a name. But the exact same device/exact same FCC ID shows otherwise.

All the hack "tech" reporters repeat Verizon's marketing lies verbatim because most don't have a clue how the cell phone industry works or they want early access to devices -- one reason Apple gets a pass on outrageous lies.. Those who REALLY know about the cell phone industry know to take "exclusive" claims with a grain of salt, but they still may not challenge it in print because it can hurt them professionally. They will be blacklisted from early access ;)

So, the real question is when did all the other Quarks receive Lollipop and when did Verizon's Quark receive Lollipop? The answer is March 21015 (for non carrier versions) and July 2015. Now, when will the other Quarks receive Marshmallow and when will the Verizon's Quark receive Marshmallow? For the record, I do not know if/when the U.S. Moto Maxx XT1250 received Lollipop. So, it's possible Verizon was not the last. :)

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These are the bands the XT1250 receives -- the U.S. Moto Maxx, which is sold by smaller regional CDMA/LTE carriers in the United States:

The XT1250 Moto Maxx is IDENTICAL to the XT1254 Verizon Droid Turbo -- same FCC ID, same bands, same specs -- except it has an unlock-able bootloader. The XT1250 is basically the "dev" version of the Droid Turbo. You can unlock the bootloader, install TWRP recovery, root, etc.

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The U.S. Moto Maxx XT1250 is not to be confused with the International Moto Maxx XT1225 and Moto Turbo XT1225 (see even the Turbo name is not exclusive), which are also Moto Quark phones but do not have CDMA bands enabled, and have a slightly different mix of LTE bands. All the XT1225 models are the same device, in spite of having two model names (Moto Turbo and Moto Maxx). Same FCC ID across all regions, same SKU.

See, there were basically two Motorola Quark phones -- with two different FCC IDs -- released under THREE model names:

FCC ID IHDT56PK1:

XT1254 U.S. Droid Turbo/XT1250 U.S. Moto Maxx (identical device, CMDA/GSM/HSPA/LTE bands -- except for model name). The XT1250 will run on Verizon, with a Verizon SIM card. This device has LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 13 enabled.

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FCC ID IHDT56PK2:

XT1225 "international" Moto Turbo/XT1225 "international" Moto Maxx (identical device, GSM/HPSA/LTE bands, except for model names). No CMDA. This LTE bands 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 17 enabled.

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Of the two Quark models -- released under three models names (Moto Maxx, Moto Turbo, Droid Turbo) -- only the one with the model name "Droid Turbo" has locked down bootloader.

The XT1250 U.S. Moto Maxx is basically the "dev" version of the XT1254 "Droid Turbo" if you can get your hands on it. (unlock-able bootloader, can be easily rooted, TWRP installed, etc.)

FYI: in the U.S., due to the American Disability Act (ADA), a device with the same FCC ID as another is the SAME device, no matter if it has a different model name for marketing purpose. Devices are certified to work with hearing impaired by the FCC ID. Any company that messes that up is liable for millions of dollars in fines and lawsuits in the United States.

Thus the fact the XT1250 U.S. Moto Maxx and XT1254 Verizon Droid Turbo both have the same FCC ID shows the device and all the Droid Turbo device's specs/frquencies is NOT "exclusive" to Verizon. Only the name "Droid" is exclusive (because Verizon paid for the rights), not the device. Anyone that says differently is just believing Verizon's marketing lies and doesn't REALLY know about the technical/legal aspects of the cell phone industry.

Many people have bought the XT1250 U.S. Moto Maxx and run it on Verizon with a Verizon SIM card, just like a non Verizon Nexus 6. It's the same phone as the XT1254 Droid Turbo, just a different model name. Same FCC ID irrefutably proves it.

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