The past month has definitely been a difficult month for smartphones. \u00a0It all started out when I purchased my Motorola Droid Turbo 2 shortly after launch day last year. \u00a0The phone was marketed as having a “shatterproof display” and even carried a dedicated 4-year warranty exclusively for the display if you found a way to damage it. \u00a0I quickly found out that even though most people have said it’s a marketing gimmick, the screen indeed does not break. \u00a0It has been the first phone I have carried without a case and while the phone itself suffered bumps and bruises, the screen was flawless.<\/p>\n
Unfortunately while the screen was flawless, the internal parts were not. \u00a0After a long honeymoon period, the phone began shutting off randomly, then always when it fell on the ground. \u00a0Then more frustratingly it sometimes did not power back on immediately. \u00a0This left me in a panic a few times as I was left without communication. \u00a0Fortunately I had my ever-reliable BlackBerry to help me through a few sticky situations.<\/p>\n
Contacting Motorola (not Verizon), I obtained a replacement new device (Moto-Maker) and vowed to treat this phone with utmost respect and would not let accidental falls happen, no matter how durable the screen is. \u00a0Much to my dismay, the phone still shut down and rebooted on its own, and had difficulty starting back up. \u00a0The longest it was down was four days (with the battery charged, if you were curious). \u00a0Same again, I contacted Motorola and I was sent a new phone. \u00a0But here’s the interesting part: For the 1 and a half weeks that my Turbo 2 was inoperable, I used an Apple iPhone 5.<\/p>\n
If you want to comment on my Turbo 2 woes and experiences, comment on this post. \u00a0For my thoughts about the Apple iPhone, see the next post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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