Haha! I don't mean to be bashing, I just think the line has run its course. The OEMs could still release the same devices without the exclusivity and Droid branding and they'd be viable options.
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Motorola Droid "Kinzie" XT1585 for Verizon Benchmarked
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Sajo
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I agree with some of your points, but not all. Yes, the marketing has not been as good as Samsung or Apple, Verizon runs a few commercials when a new Droid is first released and then they stop. They should probably sink a little more into better, continuous advertising. But I also read an article today quoting a Verizon marketing VP that said he will not release any sales numbers for the Droid Turbo...but it is selling good enough that they plan to continue the project.
As far as forgettable phones...I kind of disagree with that. There were some in recent years that could be considered forgettable by many people. But I would say that the Droid Maxx and Turbo are definitely not forgettable. Many of the features that came built into those two "Droids" are what many folks like and wanted in Android Lollipop (Touch less Control support - OK Google Now, Trusted Device - Smart Lock/Unlock, etc.). In my opinion, the last two Droid lineups (Maxx and Turbo) have been pretty innovative and have had features that other phone manufacturers lack or try to copy into their next model.
The turbo was good enough to be a game changer.. But then we found out it cant do voice over data..after we buy it..then the updates, adding volte that sucked..then the lack of timely updates to 5.x.
Very few knew about all these other things..but if they would've not dropped the ball ..the turbo would've been a great "mark" in the droid family
Very few knew about all these other things..but if they would've not dropped the ball ..the turbo would've been a great "mark" in the droid family
There have been nearly two dozen Droid branded phones - how many of those can you name without looking it up?
OG Moto Droid (1-4), HTC Eris, Samsung Droid Charge, Droid X(s), Droid Bionic, Droid Maxx(es)...
Sajo
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Droid (OG), Droid X, Droid 2, Droid 2 Global, Droid 2 R2D2, Droid X2, Droid 3, Droid 4, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, Droid RAZR Maxx, Droid RAZR HD, Droid RAZR HD Maxx, Droid RAZR M, Droid Ultra, Droid Ultra Maxx (or just Droid Maxx now), Droid Mini, Droid Turbo.
Edit: Forgot the HTC Droid Incredible and HTC Droid Incredible 2
I promise I didn't look any of that up. Might have missed one or two, but think that's pretty close. I have owned a lot of these.
Edit: Forgot the HTC Droid Incredible and HTC Droid Incredible 2
I promise I didn't look any of that up. Might have missed one or two, but think that's pretty close. I have owned a lot of these.
Droid (OG), Droid X, Droid 2, Droid 2 Global, Droid 2 R2D2, Droid X2, Droid 3, Droid 4, Droid Bionic, Droid RAZR, Droid RAZR Maxx, Droid RAZR HD, Droid RAZR HD Maxx, Droid RAZR M, Droid Ultra, Droid Ultra Maxx (or just Droid Maxx now), Droid Mini, Droid Turbo.
Edit: Forgot the HTC Droid Incredible and HTC Droid Incredible 2
I promise I didn't look any of that up. Might have missed one or two, but think that's pretty close. I have owned a lot of these.
OIh man...My girl owned both D'incs....those were the days.
The droid turbo will be my last droid phone and possibly my last motorola phone. When they do come up with something new it seems it has so many glitches your only solution is to mod the phone. The droid turbo had such great possibilities but it's like motorola just shoved it off to the side.
Yes! Droid DNA sounds familiar.
My Gmail notification is still "DROID" and I still smile when I hear it. I like the droid line as they have always been durable and strong looking phones. I love my DE Maxx. The Kevlar and black look just do it for me. I like the option of having other colors, but the matte black or red Kevlar are my favorite. If only they made a Maxx Mini (4.5") I would be in love.
I wish Moto would make the moto X be the small 4.5" phone and the Droid line could be the bigger 5.2" - 5.5" under the condition of the same specs. If the 2013 Moto X would have had a Maxx style battery, it would be my current phone. In my opinion, this would make more sense than releasing two phones that are only .3" in size. What is the point of offering the two phones?
I still know a lot of people who refer to Android phones as Droid phones. I agree they need to either put more money into marketing it, or drop it. The Turbo is an amazing phone, but they barely advertised it. Apple and Samsung own the market from advertising...not from superior phones. As far as pushing out phones with minimal upgrades, I don't feel the software demands better hardware and the manufactures know it. The only software that demands high end specs are games and only a small percentage of people play games that really push the limits of phones. Google has been pushing for the updates to use less and less resources so Android can run on the low end emerging market phones.
I wish Moto would make the moto X be the small 4.5" phone and the Droid line could be the bigger 5.2" - 5.5" under the condition of the same specs. If the 2013 Moto X would have had a Maxx style battery, it would be my current phone. In my opinion, this would make more sense than releasing two phones that are only .3" in size. What is the point of offering the two phones?
I still know a lot of people who refer to Android phones as Droid phones. I agree they need to either put more money into marketing it, or drop it. The Turbo is an amazing phone, but they barely advertised it. Apple and Samsung own the market from advertising...not from superior phones. As far as pushing out phones with minimal upgrades, I don't feel the software demands better hardware and the manufactures know it. The only software that demands high end specs are games and only a small percentage of people play games that really push the limits of phones. Google has been pushing for the updates to use less and less resources so Android can run on the low end emerging market phones.
Sajo
Diamond Member
Yes, looks like I forgot a few yesterday: the HTC Droid DNA, HTC Droid Eris and Samsung Droid Charge. All in all there have been a lot of phones with the Droid brand name.
I like the fact that the most recent...Droid Turbo...was released as just one phone, one size, with different color options. Having two or three released at the same time in the past could be a little confusing for some shoppers.
Yeah, it's hard to believe Moto released the X and Turbo last year with mostly similar specs, especially both being 5.2". And not sure if there was a smaller phone in the line-up last year (if there was, it was the typical middling 2-yr old hardware).
With bezels getting thinner, you can get almost 5" out of the original X footprint, 4.7" at least.
With bezels getting thinner, you can get almost 5" out of the original X footprint, 4.7" at least.
Sajo
Diamond Member
Yes. That is the plan. But...only to people born on a Tuesday....in December...that can translate R2D2 into English. [emoji41]
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