The main selling feature of the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 is the fact that the phone is advertised as “shatterproof”, and the company’s engineers have reportedly gone through a lot of trouble in order to make it as durable as possible and ensure that the phone can withstand pretty much anything that can happen to it as far as breaking goes. Of course, it’s not completely indestructible, but it should still do a pretty good job at preventing the most common types of damage from occurring easily, according to tests that have been published so far.
Some testers have reportedly abused the phone quite a lot, from what we can tell, and people seem to be having a lot of fun messing with it and trying to break it. So far, reports are claiming that damaging this phone is actually a pretty challenging task, and it took a lot of hard hits to the ground to do anything significant to its frame. And even then, the most important part of the phone – the screen – remained completely intact, without as much as a scratch.
That sounds quite impressive, and it looks like engineers are on the way to solving one of the most annoying issues that have been plaguing smartphone users since these devices have existed. They are pretty to look at, but one drop usually means having to spend $100+ on a new screen, and that’s an optimistic estimate for some of the more expensive phones on the market.
Clearly, this phone will be a godsend to those with clumsier hands who have a habit of dropping their phones all the time. Of course, we don’t expect that this phone will be completely indestructible, as we said above, and there will probably be a way to “reliably” break it after a while. But at the same time, Motorola have clearly managed to make some solid progress in this field and they’ve developed something that companies have been trying to achieve for a long time.
On the other hand, the phone also offers some pretty solid specifications under the hood, and it should be able to handle most tasks with ease on its operating system. It’s actually a pretty solid entry on the market by Motorola, according to most critics, and the company has been getting a lot of praise for combining such strong durability with the kinds of hardware features that the device has. It’s not often that we see such a well-balanced offer, but Motorola definitely know how to please their fans, and the market in general.
Is this phone going to become truly popular though? It’s hard to tell. Many people will definitely love the added durability, and of course the general hardware features will surely prove attractive for a large audience as well, but it remains to be seen if the phone will stand out on its own once it’s been out for a while. Right now, it’s been enjoying some good attention, for what it’s worth.
Some critics have also commented positively on the phone’s appearance, noting that it doesn’t look like most phones built for durability out there. Rather, the Motorola Droid Turbo 2 looks like a good, high-end phone and it should look stylish in the hands of any user. Combined with the fact that it will pretty much never scratch or crack in a serious way, this phone should be a winner among those who value the aesthetics in their electronic devices.