Some phones have captured the hearts and minds of fans and laymen alike somewhat like the original Motorola Moto X. It was a sleeper hit smartphone that succeeded despite its relatively modest specs. This year's Moto X rectifies the complaint on spec, while keeping the adjustment carefully set the original separately. Magnificent, customizable features and a low $ 99 (with contract; 16GB) price solidify its place near the top of the heap. The biggest competition for Verizon Motorola Droid right from the Turbo is based on the Moto X, but it's better in some key ways. If $ 100 is your absolute max, the Moto X is the obvious choice, but if you're looking at $ 100-200 range, I would take Droid Turbo per hour.
Call Quality and Battery Life
Moto X connects to Verizon's 3G CDMA / 1xEVDO Rev. A (800 / 1900MHz) and 4G LTE (700 / 1700MHz) network, with international support for EDGE / GSM (850/900/1800 / 1900MHz) and HSPA / UMTS (850/900/1900 / 2100MHz) network. That's not quite as strong as frequency range Droid Turbo, and no mention of the integration of carrier compatibility, which promises faster speeds once Verizon build out that capability. I found the speed mobile data comparable between the two handsets, though, hovering around 8-10Mbps down and 4-6Mbps up decent LTE coverage.
Call quality is also largely indistinguishable between the two. Earpiece volume is stable and the voice on the other end of the line sound natural and easy to understand. Shipping via mic is clear and the noise cancellation worked well in my testing.
On a battery rundown test, in which we streamed a video on YouTube over LTE with the screen brightness set to max, the Moto X on Verizon lasted for 5 hours, 24 minutes. It was a surprisingly good result considering the relatively small 2,300mAh battery pack. The iPhone 6 lasted for 4 hours, 33 minutes in the same test, while the Droid Turbo turned in an impressive 7 hours, 13 minutes thanks to its much beefier 3,900mAh battery. I saw the Moto X to be perfectly fine for a normal day's worth of use, but if you are a power user or looking closer to two days on a single charge, the Droid Turbo is the way to go. Both phones also supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, but only the Turbo has a suitable charger, while you will have to pay $ 34.99 for Turbo Charger Motorola if you grab Moto X. In my testing, the turbo Charger turbo Droid brought from zero to 30 percent of the battery in 30 minutes.