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Great phone, excellent camera, a bit on the large size

Started Jul 5, 2016 | User reviews
BlauDrach3n New Member • Posts: 1
Great phone, excellent camera, a bit on the large size
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This phone is fast and it is large. At 5.5 inches diagonal the screen is large but easy to get used to. Also this phone features a micro-SD card slot alongside the sim card so adding extra storage is easy. The camera is excellent and has the capability to use applications like open camera to control the exposure triangle.

This phone is of course not perfect. Make sure to get at least a TPU case to provide some extra grippiness as the metal finish on this phone makes it feel like a wet bar of soap in your hands. It just wants to fly out.

Also I know it doesn't need to be said but learn from my mistakes please. Do not take this phone (or any for that matter) into the bathroom. This phone is definitely NOT waterproof. At 700 USD replacing this phone is pricey, especially when you skip the phone insurance because hey you "never needed it before." When researching if it would be easy to disassemble, and dry out I found this thing is tank and not easy to do DIY repairs on, so if you like a phone where you can access the guts easily, this is not the phone for you.

In summery this really is a good phone, and I would go so far as to say one of the best I have ever used. It is fast and capable for many different kinds of users. I used mine for IT work, photos, music, and some mobile games. My wife uses hers primarily for internet, Facebook, texting, etc. This phone can do it all, but it is Verizon's flagship phone so it won't be cheap.

 BlauDrach3n's gear list:BlauDrach3n's gear list
Canon EF-S 18-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS STM Canon ELPH 300 HS Canon EOS 600D Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM +6 more
Motorola Droid Turbo 2 / Motorola Moto X Force
5.4 screen • 21 megapixels (rear) • 5 megapixels (front)
Announced: Oct 27, 2015
BlauDrach3n's score
4.5
Average community score
4.5
Skipper494 Forum Pro • Posts: 11,264
Re: Great phone, excellent camera, a bit on the large size

The same applies to my Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime, for a much lower price.

Glen Barrington
Glen Barrington Forum Pro • Posts: 22,535
The horns of a dilemma!

My conundrum is, I'm uncomfortable with the Moto purchase by Lenovo, but I have to admit My Lenovo tablets, and now my new Lenovo Desktop, are first rate.

I'm not happy with the direction Samsung is going and my old Droid Bionic was the best phone I've ever owned.  I had REAL affection for that thing that my Galaxy phones do not generate, so I was thinking of going back to either Moto proper, or Moto/Droid but my prejudices have kept me from committing!

Moto users, have you noticed any (negative) drift from the usual Moto practices and build quality?

 Glen Barrington's gear list:Glen Barrington's gear list
Olympus OM-D E-M10 II Olympus E-M5 III Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 9-18mm 1:4.0-5.6 Panasonic Lumix G Vario 7-14mm F4 ASPH Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 40-150mm 1:4.0-5.6 +11 more
odpisan Junior Member • Posts: 43
Re: Great phone, excellent camera, a bit on the large size

BlauDrach3n wrote:

This phone is fast and it is large. At 5.5 inches diagonal the screen is large but easy to get used to. Also this phone features a micro-SD card slot alongside the sim card so adding extra storage is easy. The camera is excellent and has the capability to use applications like open camera to control the exposure triangle.

This phone is of course not perfect. Make sure to get at least a TPU case to provide some extra grippiness as the metal finish on this phone makes it feel like a wet bar of soap in your hands. It just wants to fly out.

Also I know it doesn't need to be said but learn from my mistakes please. Do not take this phone (or any for that matter) into the bathroom. This phone is definitely NOT waterproof. At 700 USD replacing this phone is pricey, especially when you skip the phone insurance because hey you "never needed it before." When researching if it would be easy to disassemble, and dry out I found this thing is tank and not easy to do DIY repairs on, so if you like a phone where you can access the guts easily, this is not the phone for you.

In summery this really is a good phone, and I would go so far as to say one of the best I have ever used. It is fast and capable for many different kinds of users. I used mine for IT work, photos, music, and some mobile games. My wife uses hers primarily for internet, Facebook, texting, etc. This phone can do it all, but it is Verizon's flagship phone so it won't be cheap.

dear sir,

nowadays is every mobilephone waterproof (for smart guys)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb8rgmhqeyk

Brev00
Brev00 Forum Pro • Posts: 11,854
Re: The horns of a dilemma!

Glen Barrington wrote:

My conundrum is, I'm uncomfortable with the Moto purchase by Lenovo, but I have to admit My Lenovo tablets, and now my new Lenovo Desktop, are first rate.

I'm not happy with the direction Samsung is going and my old Droid Bionic was the best phone I've ever owned. I had REAL affection for that thing that my Galaxy phones do not generate, so I was thinking of going back to either Moto proper, or Moto/Droid but my prejudices have kept me from committing!

Moto users, have you noticed any (negative) drift from the usual Moto practices and build quality?

I love my Droid Turbo. I got the model with the ballistic finish and it is really a well built device. The textured finish is easy to grip. I took it out of its case a few months ago and have not had an issue. I have been a Droid user for quite some time, but found the Turbo much better than my previous models in terms of photographic quality.  The 21 mp sensor provides plenty of detail.  It is not very good in contrasty lighting such as indoor concerts with stage lighting.  I usually stick to scenes with even lighting.  It does well outdoors in full daylight to cloudy conditions.  It is, of course, quite handy to upload shots directly to Flickr, Facebook, and Instagram with a variety of editing options.  I just took a few shots and subjected them to full out computer processing.  Here is one:

Lots of fun.  One of the things I really like about my Droid is the sheer fun it is to operate.  Shooting with a dslr is typically serious business so it is nice to just enjoy photography with the sturdy, responsive phone.   A nice change of pace.

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Nikon D90 Nikon D610 Nikon D500 Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D Tamron AF 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF) Macro +11 more
Sactojim Veteran Member • Posts: 9,104
Re: Great phone, excellent camera, a bit on the large size

odpisan wrote:

BlauDrach3n wrote:

This phone is fast and it is large. At 5.5 inches diagonal the screen is large but easy to get used to. Also this phone features a micro-SD card slot alongside the sim card so adding extra storage is easy. The camera is excellent and has the capability to use applications like open camera to control the exposure triangle.

This phone is of course not perfect. Make sure to get at least a TPU case to provide some extra grippiness as the metal finish on this phone makes it feel like a wet bar of soap in your hands. It just wants to fly out.

Also I know it doesn't need to be said but learn from my mistakes please. Do not take this phone (or any for that matter) into the bathroom. This phone is definitely NOT waterproof. At 700 USD replacing this phone is pricey, especially when you skip the phone insurance because hey you "never needed it before." When researching if it would be easy to disassemble, and dry out I found this thing is tank and not easy to do DIY repairs on, so if you like a phone where you can access the guts easily, this is not the phone for you.

In summery this really is a good phone, and I would go so far as to say one of the best I have ever used. It is fast and capable for many different kinds of users. I used mine for IT work, photos, music, and some mobile games. My wife uses hers primarily for internet, Facebook, texting, etc. This phone can do it all, but it is Verizon's flagship phone so it won't be cheap.

dear sir,

nowadays is every mobilephone waterproof (for smart guys)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lb8rgmhqeyk

LOL...wondering if the ribbed ones would give a better grip?

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