Motorola Mobility Chief Executive Dennis Woodside Poses With The New Moto G Mobile Phone
IN PHOTO. Motorola Mobility Chief Executive Dennis Woodside poses with the new Moto G mobile phone during its worldwide presentation in Sao Paulo November 13, 2013. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

The Motorola Droid Turbo is a promising device that sports a somewhat utilitarian design equipped with impressive specs under its hood. The Droid Turbo has all the makings of becoming a hit except for its exclusivity with Verizon, which could hinder its journey to all out success.

Verizon maybe considered as one of America's largest mobile carriers, but the fact that the device can only be found through a sole carrier will give it lesser market visibility. Looking back, Motorola partnered with Verizon in 2009 and has launched the first Droid-brand handset. The partnership already released almost a dozen of Droid versions after five years, IGN reports.

Surprisingly, Motorola didn't dip to a more sophisticated look its brand is known for. Instead, the company gave the phone a more nostalgic feel on its surface. Sporting ridged metal buttons for its volume and power, which feels sturdier compared to other phones' buttons. A ridged Motorola "M" logo at the back and the ridged bar on the front-facing speaker giving the device a more masculine and robust look.

Still on its externals, the Droid features a 5.2-inch Quad HD Super AMOLED with 564 pixels per inch or 2560x1440 resolution. Droid is way ahead compared to the 330ppi of the iPhone 6. Its screen display provides clear view from any angle and exudes rich colours, which are not as saturated as that of Samsung's Super AMOLED display. According to PCWorld's review, a small miss on the device is its off-screen capacitive buttons instead of using soft on-screen buttons.

The Droid Turbo lives up to its name when it comes to the specs under its hood. The smartphone is a "turbo" machine with is amazing quad-core 2.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor plus 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage rather than 16GB. The device is also packed with a 3900maH battery.

The Turbo will get a taste of Android Lollipop 5.0 soon but is currently running on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. The device is also 4G capable but Verizon has yet to enable the ability to access data and voice connection simultaneously over 4G.

Another major turn-on to this device is its impressive rear-facing 21 megapixel camera making photo-taking an enjoyable experience. For video capturing, it performs at 24 frames per second in 4K recording mode and 30 frames per second in 1080p recording mode.

The Droid Turbo is truly an impressive device but as expected it is not a perfect machine. Some shortcomings on the phone are its lack of a removable battery and SD card slot plus its extra weight can be something that the owners can get used to. Not to forget Droid Turbo's exclusivity with Verizon making it less accessible.

The Big Red is available in US$200 2-year contract or US$600 installment plan with Verizon. Droid Turbo is also expected to hit Brazil, Mexico and other Latin American countries.