[Droid Turbo 2 General] jonstrong:
We paid for 3 of these (and in iPhone 6) shortly before Black Friday -- two 32GB and one 64GB model, taking advantage of Verizon's option to trade in a smartphone for $300 credit (details on another thread - but we exercised the option before VzW clamped down on this: traded in 4 new-in-box cheap smartphones from Walmart, got full $300 credit for each, had to agree to open a new line for each, but there was no activation fee, and no requirement to keep the lines open - all closing by end of month - terms are tight now). We got redemption codes and ordered the phones via Motomaker.

The phones shipped on the 3rd day and we had them 4 or 5 days later (don't recall precisely). One had issues and we had to order a replacement, but that went even faster than the first round. Now all 3 are perfect.

Impressions:

Very snappy and responsive. Seems to be excellent build quality - very solid and sturdy. We added the Verizon tempered glass screen protectors, and all three of our Turbo 2's have black faces, so the Verizon logo is barely noticeable. I leave BT, WiFi, NFC all turned on all the time. Location on (high accuracy) all the time. I deleted the deletable Verizon games and disabled a number of Verizon apps. Added Nova Prime as my launcher. Flipboard and Guardian news apps and Tapatalk sync in the background, and I use Nine email app for corporate / Exchange server email (push service around the clock), and Gmail for personal email.

If I start the day off charger around 6am, a typical day might involve syncing 60 to 100 emails (both accounts), a couple of dozen text messages, a mix, 1.5 to 2.5 hours of talk time, streaming a couple of hours of music from Google Play music, and maybe 3 to 3.5 hours of screen on time with email, web and games. By the time I shut down around 11pm, the phone is forecasting that the battery will last through about 3pm to 5pm the next day - which would be about 35 hours, and no doubt includes extrapolation of the use comparable to what I did for the past 16 or 17 hours. My impression from about 3 weeks of use is that I'd see perhaps 5 hours of screen on time with a typical 30 to 35 span between charges. Instead, I just plug the phone in when I go to sleep and start fresh every morning (Qi charger once I've decided with one(s) to get).

I know that there are brighter screens in some other new high end phones -- but this one looks great to me, and I generally keep it at about 50% with adaptive brightness turned on. I could easily crank it up, but there's no need (for me).

Touch is great. Moto voice and Moto actions are a great and subtle add-on on top of Android, and aside from these, it feels like native Android. I like being able to talk to / wake up the phone by voice even when it's "asleep". Being able to define my own wakeup phrase is very nice (I continue to switch -- currently "Bridge to Engineering!"). Being able to wave my hand over the screen to see notifications appear briefly is excellent as well.

I love the feel of the phone without a case, but it does seem a bit too easy to drop. I've added a Case*Mate tough (all black - 2 layer) to mine. Looks and feels good - great protection for normal use, especially with the extra glass screen protector I added (emphasis: Verizon's 3mm / 9H hardness screen is sized and cut perfectly - no gaps and the holes line up perfectly - great surface.

Bluetooth is excellent, WiFi has been fine, voice quality is very good although the high frequencies are a bit damped compared to what I was used to before with my old LG G2 - but sound is very clear.

All in all - I really like the phone. Very happy with it, and would make the same choice again.