
I've already put a few noticeable scratches in the screen protector without even trying, and I can see it's a component I'll eventually need to replace. Now, I'm back to a phone where my fingerprint smudges show up much more readily. I'd really gotten used to modern smartphones with Gorilla Glass screens, which are extremely scratch resistant and super-easy to clean. Both in terms of size and optical quality, it's more than enough screen for me.īut I have to admit, it's weird to need a screen protector again. The 5.4-inch quad-HD AMOLED screen is crisp and colorful, and even if it's not the equal of the gorgeous panels you'd find on a Samsung Galaxy smartphone, it does the job beautifully. Honestly, it's still a pretty great screen, and I doubt you'll even notice the difference in optical quality between the glass screens you're probably used to, and this plastic one. Other phones around this size have bigger screens, but the Turbo 2's display still looks great.
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We had to drop a sharp, heavy metal construction tool onto the screen before it saw its very first crack - and the phone still worked after. Even when we put a nasty bend in the handset (we thought for sure it would break) the screen barely seemed to notice. So we decided to do some nastier things - like dropping giant metal toolboxes on the phone. We threw it off a tall ladder.Įach time, the screen survived without so much as a tiny fracture. I've dropped this phone dozens of times onto hard surfaces.

It's not just some marketing baloney: we put it to the test. But the Droid Turbo 2's shatterproof screen really is shatterproof.
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It also doesn't come with the latest version of Android (6.0 Marshmallow), and while it's on the way, we're not sure when it might arrive. It's a shame, because a lot of people would benefit from a crackproof screen. It's big, and pricey ($624, or $26 a month), and limited to Verizon Wireless in the United States - with all the carrier hassles and bloatware that can entail. Of course, the Droid Turbo 2 isn't perfect. Unlike past Droids, you're not stuck with a single militaristic, black-and-red phone you can customize the Droid Turbo 2 at Motorola's own Moto Maker website with a whole variety of finishes, from gunmetal gray with a ballistic nylon rear cover to a white handset with a leather back. It's even got a microSD slot built into the SIM card tray, so you can expand its built-in 32GB or 64GB of storage in a snap.Īnd for once, you don't need to look like you're carrying a tiny Terminator in your pocket if you want a Droid handset. It's also got a big 3,760mAh battery with fast charging and two different forms of wireless charging, making it extremely convenient to refill in the middle of your day.

As you'd expect from a flagship Motorola Droid - the name of a sub-brand sold exclusively with Verizon Wireless in the US - it's absolutely packed with specs, including a brilliant 5.4-inch quad-HD AMOLED display, a top-shelf Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, and 3GB of RAM.
