Droid Turbo

{{short description|Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility}}

{{Infobox mobile phone

| name = Motorola Droid Turbo (XT1254)

| logo =

| logosize =

| image = Motorola Droid Turbo.jpg

| imagesize =

| alt =

| caption =

| brand = Droid

| manufacturer = Motorola Mobility

| slogan = Rise To The Moment

| series = Droid

| networks = {{Collapsible list

| CDMA EV-DO rev A; 800, 1900MHz

| GSM/GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

| UMTS/HSPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz

| LTE 700 MHz Band 13/1700 MHz Band 4

| HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

| HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s

}}

| released = {{start date and age |2014|10|30}}

| available = United States {{Start date |2014|10|30}} (Verizon)

| discontinued =

| predecessor = Droid Maxx

| successor = Droid Turbo 2

| related = Moto X (2nd generation)

| type = Smartphone

| form = Slate

| size = {{convert|143.5|mm|in|abbr=on}} H
{{convert |73.3|mm|in| abbr=on}} W
{{convert|8.3-11.2|mm|in|abbr= on}}

| weight = {{convert|176|g|oz|abbr= on}}

| os = Android 4.4.4 (KitKat),
Upgradable to Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), unofficial upgrade to Android 11

| soc = Qualcomm Snapdragon 805

| cpu = 2.7 GHz quad-core

| gpu = 600 MHz Adreno 420

| memory = 3 GiB dual-channel, 800 MHz LPDDR3 RAM

| storage = 32 GiB internal flash memory
64 GiB internal flash memory

| memory_card = None

| battery = 3,900 mAh

| input = Micro USB 2.0

| display = {{convert|5.2|in|mm|abbr=on}} diagonal

16:9 aspect ratio widescreen

AMOLED RGB capacitive, multi-touch touchscreen

1440x2560 pixel Quad HD (565 PPI)

16 M colors Corning Gorilla Glass 3

| ext_display =

| rear_camera = 21 MP (5248×3936 px)

15.5 MP (2952×5248 px in widescreen mode to fit screen aspect ratio)

4K video recording (24 fps); 1080p (30 fps); 720p (slow motion)

| front_camera = 2 MP also ultra HD rear camera (2160)

| media = H.263, H.264, MPEG4, RV v10, RV v9, WMV v10, WMV v9

| sound = Speaker, 3.5mm stereo audio jack

| connectivity = {{Collapsible list

| 3.5 mm stereo audio jack

| USB 2.0 Host micro USB

| Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac (2.4,5 GHz)

| 4.0 EDR

| 4G Wi-Fi hotspot

| aGPS (assisted)

| sGPS (simultaneous)

| NFC

| GLONASS}}

| other = Use time: up to 48 hours

Standby time: up to 20 days

Damage resistance:
Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen,
Ballistic nylon backing,
water-repellent nanocoating

Media sharing: Miracast wireless video playback
Qi Wireless Charging

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| hac =

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The Droid Turbo was a high-end smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility. It is part of the Verizon Droid line, and was announced on October 28, 2014, on the Verizon Droid Does website.{{cite web |title= Droid Turbo |url= http://www.verizonwireless.com/smartphones/droid-turbo-ballistic-nylon/ | publisher=Verizon Wireless |access-date=October 30, 2014}} The Droid Turbo maintains a similar design shape to its predecessor, the Droid Maxx, with new durable ballistic nylon or metallized glass fiber reinforced with Kevlar as the materials offered. The on-screen buttons for back, home, and multitask functions were kept off-screen as capacitive soft-keys below the display.{{cite web |title=Droid Turbo |url=http://www.motorola.com/us/droid-turbo-pdp.html |publisher=Motorola |access-date=February 15, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150215042309/http://www.motorola.com/us/droid-turbo-pdp.html |archive-date=February 15, 2015 }} Due to Lenovo closing its acquisition of Motorola Mobility from Google, the Droid Turbo was the first phone released by Motorola Mobility under Lenovo ownership, as it was released through Verizon Wireless first on the same day the Lenovo sale closed, October 30, 2014.{{Cite web |last=Cheng |first=Roger |title=It's official: Motorola Mobility now belongs to Lenovo |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/lenovo-closes-acquisition-of-motorola-mobility-from-google/ |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=CNET |language=en}}

Specifications

=Hardware=

The Droid Turbo came with a Snapdragon 805 quad-core processor clocked at 2.7 GHz, an Adreno 420 GPU, natural language processor for the phone's contextual features, and was backed by a 3,900 mAh battery. The Droid Turbo also has a 5.2-inch Quad HD display with a 565 pixels per inch pixel density at a 1440×2560 resolution.{{cite web |title= Motorola Droid Turbo specs |url= http://www.phonearena.com/phones/Motorola-DROID-Turbo_id8956 |website= Phone arena |access-date=November 2, 2014}}

=Software=

The Droid Turbo shipped with Android 4.4.4 KitKat. The Turbo also came with Motorola Mobility's Moto app, which includes features such as Moto Voice, Moto Display, Moto Actions, and Moto Assist.{{cite web |title=Moto Droid Turbo Hands-on & First Impressions |url= http://www.gottabemobile.com/2014/10/30/moto-droid-turbo-hands-on-first-impressions/ |first=Cory |last=Gunther |website= Gotta be Mobile |date=October 30, 2014 |access-date=May 8, 2015}}

The device's operating system's first upgrade was to Android Lollipop, Android 5. Its last official upgrade was to Android Marshmallow, Android 6.0.1 and Motorola Mobility has confirmed that they have officially dropped support for the device and that the Droid Turbo would not receive the Android Nougat update.

Enthusiasts from XDA Developers, eventually released unofficial updates to newer Android versions up to Android 11.[https://xdaforums.com/t/rom-all-quark-android-11-lineageos-18-1.4285311/ ROM dedicated for All Quark (Moto MAXX/Turbo and Droid Turbo - XT1225, XT1250 and XT1254)][https://xdaforums.com/t/eol-rom-a10-a11-unofficial-lineageos-17-1-18-1-quark-latest-security-patch.4667012/ [EOL] [ROM] [A10/A11] [UNOFFICIAL] LineageOS 17.1/18.1 [quark] [latest security patch]]

=Storage=

The Droid Turbo features 32 GB of internal flash memory with the Kevlar version and 32 GB or 64 GB of internal flash memory with Ballistic nylon version. Both versions did not provide expandable memory via a MicroSDXC card slot.

International version

An international (GSM) version was announced in early November 2014, to be branded as "Moto Maxx", initially available only in Brazil, Puerto Rico and Mexico{{cite web |title= Motorola Moto Maxx is official, comes to Brazil and Mexico first |url= http://www.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_maxx_is_official_comes_to_brazil_and_mexico_first-news-10139.php |website=GSM Arena |access-date=November 5, 2014}} and released in Chile by early 2015. Motorola Mobility released the smartphone in India by the name of the Moto Turbo earlier in 2015.{{cite web |title=Motorola Moto Turbo Full Specifications and Review |url=http://www.rigwig.com/motorola-moto-turbo-full-specification-and-review/ |first=Rahul |last=Rastogi |website=RigWig |access-date=June 24, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626133000/http://www.rigwig.com/motorola-moto-turbo-full-specification-and-review/ |archive-date=June 26, 2015 }}

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