Also known as
the Moto Maxx, the Moto Turbo is a flagship phone that should have already received the Marshmallow update by now, especially since the OS has been here for more than 8 months.
I'm sure I'm not the only one in the US not on Verizon that would love to have a DROID Turbo or
a Moto Maxx.
Motorola has just announced a new smartphone to its range called
the Moto Maxx.
Counter balance that with the fact that the most affordable device of the «premium» segment, the Moto Turbo (
Moto Maxx globally), sells for about USD 660 in India, and it becomes apparent that there is a new split in the Android flagship segment.
Unfortunately the Droid Turbo will be available only in the US market, but the good news is that the company might rolled out a Global version of the Droid Turbo called
the Moto Maxx.
News:
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As far as specifications are concerned,
the Moto Maxx flaunts a 5.2 - inch QHD (2560 × 1440 pixels) display with a pixel density of 565ppi, and is powered by a 2.7 GHz Snapdragon 805 quad - core processor paired with 3 GB of RAM.
While the e-commerce company doesn't reveal the name — describing it only as a «Moto Beast» — the forthcoming smartphone is likely to be
the Moto Maxx.
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The Motorola Droid
Maxx device gets this update to Android 4.4.4 before the
Moto X, which is currently one of the most popular devices at Motorola.
Verizon's Droid Ultra, Droid
Maxx, and Droid Mini also have all of the
Moto X's special features, so if they are on sale, go for it.
Motorola released the
Moto X Play (Droid
MAXX 2 in the US) back in late 2015.
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moto X Play, since its developer support is quite large, although not much for Droid
Maxx 2 since it's got a locked bootloader and limited developer support, so if you have the X Play you will be able to play with all the new features that come with Nougat and some developer features.
It abandoned the 2014
Moto X flagship by not supplying an Android Marshmallow update, and updates have been very slow coming to Verizon - exclusive Droids, like the Droid Turbo 2 and Droid
MAXX 2.
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The Mini is smaller, with a 4.3 - inch display, and the
Maxx promises absurdly long battery life, while the
Moto X is available on all major carriers, and customizable on AT&T via the
Moto Maker website (that feature is coming to Verizon later in 2013).
Comparing spec sheets, the Droid Ultra,
Maxx, Mini and
Moto X have more in common than not, with the main differences revolving around screen size, display technology, and battery life.
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Moto X,
Moto X (2014), the
Moto G,
Moto G (2o14),
Moto G with 4G LTE, the
Moto E, the Droid Mini, the Motorola Droid Ultra, and the Motorola Droid
Maxx.
Verizon's Droid
Maxx brings all the great
Moto X software functions to a more compelling piece of hardware with amazing battery life.
The
Moto X is rolling out to all major US carriers and with the Motorola Droid
Maxx you get all the software goodies with a battery life that lets you work on the road for a couple days between charges.
While the
Moto X will likely appeal to the masses due to it small size and features, the Droid
Maxx is a great option for those who need to go even longer without charging up their phone.
If I did not already have an Android phone I was very happy with, the HTC One, then I would likely pick up the Droid
Maxx since it does provide all the great things of the
Moto X with wireless charging and battery life that will please every road warrior.
The cool software features from the
Moto X, including active notifications, touchless controls, Motorola Assist, Migrate, and double twist to launch the camera are all included on the Droid
Maxx.
The Droid
Maxx has the same 720p resolution as the
Moto X, but in a slightly larger variant.
However, unlike the
Moto X, the viewable display does not extend right to the edges so there is more side bezel on the
Maxx.
Like the
Moto X, the mono speaker on the Droid
Maxx is very loud and competes well with the HTC One dual front stereo speakers.
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Moto X (1st and 2nd Gen),
Moto G (1st and 2nd Gen),
Moto G with 4G LTE,
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The Droid
Maxx 2 is rumored to be none other than the
Moto X Play, one of three new smartphones Motorola announced back in July.
The company said that the new operating system will be available as an over-the-air (OTA) update for its
Moto X,
Moto X (2nd Gen),
Moto G,
Moto G (2nd Gen),
Moto G 4G LTE,
Moto E, Droid Ultra, Droid
Maxx and Droid Mini smartphones.
When using Motorola Connect with a compatible phone — currently the
Moto X, Droid Turbo, and Droid Ultra,
Maxx and Mini line — and the web app of the same name, you can see phone notifications on your computer, as well as send and receive text messages.
The Motorola Droid
Maxx device gets this update to Android 4.4.4 before the
Moto X, which is currently one of the most popular devices at Motorola.
Which used them in the
Moto X, Droid Mini, Droid
Maxx and Droid Ultra.
The
Maxx 2 is actually a re-branded
Moto X Play, which is a more affordable version of the
Moto X Style.
Although Motorola didn't open up its
Moto Maker customization engine for the
Maxx 2, the removable back can be swapped out for a different color, which is arguably a benefit because you can change it any time you want.
Since the
Moto X Play isn't available in the States, we welcomed the
Maxx 2 with open arms.
In a general performance test using Geekbench 3, the
Maxx 2's multicore score of 2,170 is poorer than the average smartphone (2,664), the octa - core Snapdragon 810 - powered OnePlus 2 (3,894), the hexa - core Snapdragon 808 - backed Nexus 5X (3,507) and the hexa - core Snapdragon 808 - armed
Moto X Pure (3,494).
If you're in the market for a new device on Verizon, and the high points of the Droid Ultra discussed here appeal to you, go to the Verizon store and buy a Droid
MAXX or a
Moto X.
Credit: Jeremy Lips / Tom's GuideReproducing 98.1 percent of the sRGB color spectrum, the
Maxx 2's panel is less colorful than the average smartphone (115 percent), the OnePlus 2 (104.4 percent), the Nexus 5X (106.3 percent) and the
Moto X Pure (106.4 percent).
The Droid Ultra and Droid
MAXX are
Moto's flagship devices...
Blass suggests we may see something like a «
Moto Z Play Droid Edition,» though the possibility remains that the «Turbo» and «
Maxx» catchwords may be retained.
The Droid
Maxx 2 comes with similar specifications and design like the
Moto X Play that launched in India a couple of months ago, but is announced in the U.S with a different name.
It is worth mentioning that unlike the
Moto X Play, Droid
Maxx 2 is not a waterproof phone, but it comes with a water repellent coating.
Do we have a great comparison for you today — the new Motorola Droid Turbo 2 and the Droid
Maxx 2 go up against the
Moto X Pure Edition, the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the Galaxy Note 5.
An update to Android 6.0 has given the
Moto X Play — the global version of the Droid
Maxx 2 — a much - needed performance boost.
The three Motorola models all have their Nano coating for water resistance, the Droid Turbo and
Moto X Pure have dual front - facing speakers and the Droid
Maxx has only one front - facing speaker.
UPDATE: Since this article was published, we've reviewed the
Moto X, the DROID Ultra, and the DROID
MAXX, each of them working with hands - free mode as spoken about above and below.
These two phones, which at the core are identical, build nicely on Motorola's hardware and design chops, leveraging plenty of what it learned from the
Moto X Pure Edition,
Moto X Play and Droid
Maxx 2 of 2015 — and they're super exciting.