- Jul 31, 2010
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Now that my Motorola Droid Turbo is running 5.1 (finally) I felt I could write a better, subjective review on these two devices. To note - my review will focus on the benefits rather than shortcomings.
Droid Turbo: Now that I'm running ART, I've seen the device pick up some horsepower. For me, benchmarks don't mitigate the quality of a phone, but I find them fun to run, nonetheless. Before the Turbo updated, the G4 would win benchmark for benchmark. Now, that's not quite the case. AnTuTu, believe it or not, scored the Turbo higher on 5.1 ART Runtime whereas on DALVIK 4.4 the G4 outperformed the Turbo.
The G4 must have been built with 5.1 in mind (I'm using the H815 on AT&T) because it's simply fluid, simply awesome. The 3,000 mAh battery in the G4 hangs with the Turbo's 3900 mAh battery very well. There have been mixed reviews about the Turbo's battery life after 5.1. My battery life actually improved after the update. I cleared the cache partition after the update. No factory reset. It runs great.
The way the Turbo and G4 work on 5.1 aren't the same. The G4 offers rapid access to Wi-Fi, airplane mode, etc whereas the Turbo isn't as quick to access the options and toggle them.
I've owned the ballistic nylon 64 GB Turbo since it was released, and I still love it. I owned a G3 prior to the Turbo, and I liked it, but I was experiencing software and hardware flaws from the factory which is why I now use the Turbo. The G4 has been a model of reliability.
I was one of the lucky recipients of the G4 from Android Central, courtesy of James Falconer (thank you James!) to demo pre-release. I'm impressed with the improved engineering of the G4. The only mistake I made was not choosing AT&T first, but rather T-Mobile was my first go-around. Reception improved ten fold on AT&T.
From Friday morning (July 3) through Sunday (July 5) night, I didn't charge the G4 at all. So on about 60-65 hours of standby time, the battery read 95% capacity. That's pretty darn good.
The camera in the G4 is simply awesome. I had cancer in 2002 and since then, I've developed a tremor in my right arm which makes taking stills frustrating. The Turbo can't quite absorb my tremor, but the G4 does, and you'd never know my hand was trembling while taking the picture. That's a worthwhile attribute for me.
My conclusion is both phones are unique in their own ways. I think LG were simply magicians when aligning their software with 5.1. It's a perfect match. 4.4 was a perfect match with the Turbo, but I'm sure I'll adapt. Given that both phones are available for sale (only Verizon for the Turbo) I would sincerely struggle with a recommendation. Push to shove? Okay, the G4. I'm still a fan of removable batteries, and whether or not it's effective, the curvature to the G4 screen should add durability. The Turbo just feels like a beast in my hand.
I wasn't too hopeful I'd receive good reception on a UK phone, and with T-Mobile, I didn't. AT&T came through and my Turbo and G4 are roughly equal in reception in different geographical areas.
I hope I offered a subjective comparison. If I missed anything please, go ahead and ask.
Posted via the Android Central App
Droid Turbo: Now that I'm running ART, I've seen the device pick up some horsepower. For me, benchmarks don't mitigate the quality of a phone, but I find them fun to run, nonetheless. Before the Turbo updated, the G4 would win benchmark for benchmark. Now, that's not quite the case. AnTuTu, believe it or not, scored the Turbo higher on 5.1 ART Runtime whereas on DALVIK 4.4 the G4 outperformed the Turbo.
The G4 must have been built with 5.1 in mind (I'm using the H815 on AT&T) because it's simply fluid, simply awesome. The 3,000 mAh battery in the G4 hangs with the Turbo's 3900 mAh battery very well. There have been mixed reviews about the Turbo's battery life after 5.1. My battery life actually improved after the update. I cleared the cache partition after the update. No factory reset. It runs great.
The way the Turbo and G4 work on 5.1 aren't the same. The G4 offers rapid access to Wi-Fi, airplane mode, etc whereas the Turbo isn't as quick to access the options and toggle them.
I've owned the ballistic nylon 64 GB Turbo since it was released, and I still love it. I owned a G3 prior to the Turbo, and I liked it, but I was experiencing software and hardware flaws from the factory which is why I now use the Turbo. The G4 has been a model of reliability.
I was one of the lucky recipients of the G4 from Android Central, courtesy of James Falconer (thank you James!) to demo pre-release. I'm impressed with the improved engineering of the G4. The only mistake I made was not choosing AT&T first, but rather T-Mobile was my first go-around. Reception improved ten fold on AT&T.
From Friday morning (July 3) through Sunday (July 5) night, I didn't charge the G4 at all. So on about 60-65 hours of standby time, the battery read 95% capacity. That's pretty darn good.
The camera in the G4 is simply awesome. I had cancer in 2002 and since then, I've developed a tremor in my right arm which makes taking stills frustrating. The Turbo can't quite absorb my tremor, but the G4 does, and you'd never know my hand was trembling while taking the picture. That's a worthwhile attribute for me.
My conclusion is both phones are unique in their own ways. I think LG were simply magicians when aligning their software with 5.1. It's a perfect match. 4.4 was a perfect match with the Turbo, but I'm sure I'll adapt. Given that both phones are available for sale (only Verizon for the Turbo) I would sincerely struggle with a recommendation. Push to shove? Okay, the G4. I'm still a fan of removable batteries, and whether or not it's effective, the curvature to the G4 screen should add durability. The Turbo just feels like a beast in my hand.
I wasn't too hopeful I'd receive good reception on a UK phone, and with T-Mobile, I didn't. AT&T came through and my Turbo and G4 are roughly equal in reception in different geographical areas.
I hope I offered a subjective comparison. If I missed anything please, go ahead and ask.
Posted via the Android Central App
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