I am interested in impressions, especially things that might not be good. Honesty is the best policy.
Well, the $200 trade in makes the price a little easier to handle, but I agree that it is pricey compared with other phones.
I don't trust Motorola and Verizon at this point to keep the phone updated aggressively. Hopefully they will surprise us this time. (I want my phone to get both version upgrades but, more importantly, security patches quickly.)
But - is it really? Unless you need Android Auto, what exactly are you missing by staying on KitKat on the Maxx right now? Are there any other apps or any functionality that exists for L but doesn't for K?As you may know I have the Maxx and it has not been upgraded to L.
This is making the phone obsolete in two years.
I think the Maxx was a tock and maybe the Turbo 2 is also.
Right, but I can only evaluate based on the list price. $720 for a 64 GB phone, when you can get a phone as great as the Nexus 6p for $549? That's too big a difference; the Turbo 2 is pricey, and I don't think that the shatterproof display or the bigger battery (we still don't know real world battery life comparisons) is worth the extra cost. With a $200 trade in? That's closer. (Presumably a Nexus 6p buyer could resell a used phone on the secondary market, maybe not for $200, though.)Seems reasonable until you ask some questions.
But - is it really? Unless you need Android Auto, what exactly are you missing by staying on KitKat on the Maxx right now? Are there any other apps or any functionality that exists for L but doesn't for K?
As you may know I have the Maxx and it has not been upgraded to L.
This is making the phone obsolete in two years. Still, I appreciate them withholding L if it would not run on the phone anyway. L is 64 bit and I suspect it's to much for the 32 bit Crate. So my conclusion is that I wish Motorola could update the Maxx, it really might not be a good idea and that's just they way it worked out. I think the Maxx was a tock and maybe the Turbo 2 is also.
Any thought on the free refresh and resale?
Except for the extra $100 charge, which is surely an added cost.The one thing the redesign does do ...
You find out how the new owner would like it customized and you get it customized that way for them at no added cost to either of you.
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Except for the extra $100 charge, which is surely an added cost.
No sd slot. I've got a lot of media I like to keep with me.
The makeover is only available in the 64GB. $100 was the increased cost for the increased 32GB in the Turbo also.
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Would love to know your thoughts on both since I'm a current Turbo 1 owner debating a jump to the Turbo 2 or 6P.Ive had my turbo 2 since launch day. Phone is great, quick, screen is fantastic, camera as well. But there is no doubt that the screen does scratch fairly easy. As far as battery goes, its good, not other worldly. I get about 24-30 hrs of very moderate use. Maybe around 3 or 3 1/2 SOT. The software, while lollipop, seems to work great and smooth. Its refreshing to have some almost stock software (coming from an LG G3). Overall I'm impressed, I didn't think I would like this phone this much, but I do. Then again I do have a Nexus 6p on order, so in a week or two one of these puppies is going to Swappa.
I was in this same boat until I actually compared the sizes. Coming from my Maxx, the Turbo 2 is considerably bigger- possibly even a little bigger than I'd like. I loved the 6P on paper, but physically it looks like another step beyond even the Turbo 2 in size.Would love to know your thoughts on both since I'm a current Turbo 1 owner debating a jump to the Turbo 2 or 6P.
Still not too sure about the idea of selling the re-designed phone, especially since it's going to be a refurb.
Yeah, the 6P is about 3/8" longer, the same width, a little thinner. Both phones are too big for me, at least that's my preference. I'm hoping that going forward there will continue to be great phones at roughly the Droid Maxx size. When I bought the Maxx, it was really bigger than I wanted (I would have loved a Droid Maxx that was the size of the original Moto X with a large battery), and I hoped going forward that it would be the largest phone I'd ever buy.
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