This fall I had the chance to take a look at two of the most popular Android phones on the market and compare how well each of them performed compared to each other. The response to that was overwhelmingly positive. So to follow up with that today I will be taking a look at another pair of flagship Android phones, this time the Droid Turbo and the latest version of the MotoX. While both phones have a lot of similarities, a lot of you might still be wondering which phone is best for you. Today I’m going to run through their features, performance, and find out if one or the other stands out from the crowd.

Product Name: Droid Turbo and MotoX 2014

Review Sample Provided by: Verizon Wireless

Written by: Wes

Pictures by: Wes

 

Specifications

Droid Turbo

MotoX 2014

Price

$599.99

$549.99

Price With Contract

$199.99

$199.99

Display Size

5.2"

5.2”

Display Resolution

2560 x 1440

 1920x1080

Rear Facing Camera

21 MP (5248 x 3936) in 4:3

15.5 MP (2952 x 5248) in 16:9

4K (UHD) video

Dual LED flash

13 MP

4K UHD video capture

1080p HD video (30 fps)

Ring flash with dual LEDs

Front Facing Camera

2MP + 1080p HD Video

2.0MP

CPU

Motorola Mobile Computing System, including Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 805 processor with 2.7 GHz quad-core CPU (APQ8084) with 64-bit memory access

Adreno 420 @ 600 MHz GPU

Natural Language Processor

Contextual Computing Processor

Motorola Mobile Computing System including 2.5GHz Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 801 with quad-core CPU (MSM 8974-AC), Adreno 330 @ 578 MHz GPU, Natural Language Processor, Contextual Computing Processor

Dimension

5.65”(H) x 2.89”(W) x 0.42”(D) inches

5.54” (H) x 2.85” (W) x 0.39” (D) inches

Weight

6.2 oz

5.08 oz.

OS

Android 4.4.4 (Kitkat)

Android 5.0 (Lolipop)

Battery Capacity

3900mAh

2300mAh

Wireless Charging

Qi Wireless Charging

No

RAM

3 GB (LPDDR3 with 64-bit access)

2GB

Internal Storage

32/64 GB Memory

16/32GB Memory

External Storage

None

None

 

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #35973 12 Dec 2014 18:45
Well its Friday again, we all made it another week. Today I take a look at two of the latest and greatest Android phones to see how they compare to each other. Enjoy the review and have a great weekend!
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Deb0 replied the topic: #35975 13 Dec 2014 12:55
The biggest drawback for me on the Turbo was no SD card expansion. I ended up getting the 64gb version and have curbed my music hoarding. I'll put some photos of mine up in a later post.

One thing of note that I think you went over quickly was the larger charger the Turbo comes with. This is actually a power supply in addition to being a USB-AC adapter (which make it larger) This, of course increases its amp output substantially and charges things even faster than a 3.0 SuperSpeed port would (0-full charge on my tablet in about 20mins, 0-full charge on the turbo in about 40mins.) Sure it may not consolidate on size but it is an amazing addition to the retail package as the charger sold separately retails for $35.
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Deb0 replied the topic: #35976 15 Dec 2014 02:18
As promised: imgur.com/a/XxO68

The weave looks very nice in my opinion and, as you can see, unlike the 32gb version there is a lack of the obnoxious Verizon V branding on the back giving the phone an overall sleeker appearance.

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