Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless are jointly hosting an event in New York City on 27 October, where reportedly, both the companies will unveil Droid Turbo 2.
Even its predecessor made its debut on 28 October last year.
For the past few weeks, there have been numerous leaks on the Internet leaving very little to imagination. That being said, we just can't assume everything that is swirling in the web to be true.
So, to provide better perspective on the Motorola Droid Turbo 2, we have sifted through multiple reliable reports and sources to stitch together a list of probable features that are likely to make the cut in the upcoming Motorola-Verizon device.
Display and build quality:
Last year, Motorola Droid Turbo (1st Gen) made headlines for its Kevlar based shell. The material is said to be five times stronger than steel and is usually used in bullet-proof vest.
This year, Motorola is taking things a notch up. It is learnt that the company will keep the Kevlar coating on the cover and to further enhance the device's durability, the Droid Turbo will come with a shatter-proof display. As of now, there is no word on the material that has been used for the screen, but it is said to measure 5.43-inch in size with QHD (2560x1440p) resolution.
Design:
Going by the promotional teaser video released by Verizon (via Twitter), the Droid Turbo 2 design language resembles Motorola's recently launched Moto X Style. It will feature the vertically placed metal-strip on the back-side containing the camera module (with LED flash) on top and the company's bat-wing logo at the bottom.
Processor, RAM, Storage capacity:
Like most of the top-end smartphones in the market, the Motorola Droid Turbo is also said to house Snapdragon 810 series Octa-core, Adreno 430 graphics engine and 3GB RAM.It is expected to come in 32GB and 64GB storage models.
Mobile Operating System:
The Motorola Droid Turbo is expected to run on the Android 5.1.1 Lollipop out-of-the-box.
Camera:
Recent reports have indicated that the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 will have the same camera as seen in the new Moto X Style.
It is said to boast 21MP camera on rear-side with dual-LED based Color Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto-Focus), 4K video recording.
And on the front, it is expected to house a 5mp wide-angle snapper.
Battery:
There is no word on the actually battery capacity, but it is expected to pack enough juice in it to last at least 48 hours of talktime. That's not all. It is also expected to feature superfast charging technology wherein 15 minutes of charging is enough for the phone to last up to 13 hours.
Release details:
In 2014, the Motorola Droid Turbo was available for pre-order on the day of the launch itself, so this year too, one can book the Droid Turbo 2 on 27 October via Verizon.
Price:
The Motorola Droid 2 models - 32GB and 64GB models - are expected to cost $199 (around €180/₹12,925) and $249 (around €226/₹16,174), respectively, with a two-year contract.
Besides the Droid Turbo 2, Motorola is also expected to unveil mid-range Moto Maxx 2 smartphone on Tuesday.
It is expected to feature 5.5-inch full HD display, Snapdragon 615 Octa-core with Motorola's proprietary mobile computing system (with additional Natural Language processor & Contextual Computing processor), Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS, 2GB RAM, 21MP camera with dual-LED flash, 5MP camera and a massive 3630 mAh battery capable of running the phone for close to 48 hours under mixed usage.
