[Verizon Motorola Droid Turbo General] ChazzMatt:
It wasn't an exclusive phone. The name only was exclusive, and even then only the "Droid" part (because Verizon owns the rights). Moto used "Turbo" for another Quark too (Moto Turbo XT1225). Don't drink the Koolaid.

XT1250 U.S. Moto Maxx is the exact same phone as the XT1254, exact same FCC ID, exact same bands, works on Verizon with a Verizon SIM card -- just like a non Verizon Moto Nexus 6.

Many people bought them as it was basically the "dev" version of the XT1254 with unlock-able bootloader.

Moto released two Quarks under 3 model names. The XT1250 and XT1254 are identical in every way, except the Verizon branded one has a locked bootloader.

The XT1250 is sold by various regional CDMA/LTE carriers in the U.S.. Same FCC ID.

The XT1225 is sold in other countries and has exact same hardware specs as the XT1254/1250, but does not have CDMA. Just like non Verizon variants of the 2014 Moto X doesn't have CDMA and will have slightly different LTE bands. They're all the same phone. There was no "exclusive". And the XT1250 is the exact clone of the XT1254, including the bands.

The XT1225 got Lollipop in March, by the way.

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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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