Motorola has finally launched Droid Turbo, which will challenge the latest flagships from Samsung, Apple, LG, and will will exclusively available in US through Verizon starting October 30. The handset will be available in Ballistic Nylon build and metalized Kevlar fibre build.
The 32GB model of Droid Turbo has been priced at $199.99 and will be available in Metallic Black, Metallic Red, and Black Ballistic Nylon options. On the other hand 64GB model priced at $249.99 will be available only in Black Ballistic Nylon build. Both the prices are linked with a two-year contract.
On the specification front Motorola Droid Turbo flaunts a 5.2-inch QHD display with a resolution of 1,440 × 2,560 pixels offering a pixel density of 565ppi protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat.
The smartphone is powered by 2.7GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor paired with Adreno 420 GPU and 3GB of RAM.
It houses a 3900 mAh battery and that is the USP of the Droid Turbo- its battery life. Both Verizon and Motorola are touting the phone can deliver 48 hours of battery life. A Turbo Charger (included) provides up to 8 hours of mixed usage battery on just 15 minutes of charging.
Motorola Droid Turbo features 21MP autofocus rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-LED flash and 2-megapixel front camera. The rear camera is capable to record 4K video at 24 frames per second, it comes with features like burst mode; auto HDR; Panorama, tap to focus and slow motion.
Connectivity options in the device include 4G LTE with LTE Cat 4, CDMA, EVDO Rev A, GSM/ UMTS/ HSPA+, NFC, GPS/ A-GPS and micro USB. Sensors in Droid Turbo include Accelerometer, Ambient Light, eCompass, Gyroscope, Hall Effect, Infrared and Proximity.