Motorola Droid Turbo 2 And Droid Maxx 2 Review: Shatterproof And Value Android

Name: Motorola Droid Turbo 2 And Droid Maxx 2
Brand: Motorola

by Joshua Gulick — Tuesday, November 10, 2015, 12:37 PM EDT

To get a feel for how graphics performance on the Moto Droid smartphones to other devices, we used GFXBench, which has been one of our standard graphics performance benchmarks for a while. In order to ensure Vsynch and resolution isn’t a limiting factor, we compare offscreen test results. We also used Futuremark's 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited benchmark.

GFXBench and 3DMark Ice Storm

Android Gaming Benchmarks

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GFXBench paints a clear picture of the difference in hardware between the Turbo 2 and the lower-priced Maxx 2. If you game even casually, this may be the point at which you zero in on the Turbo 2, as it clearly has some gaming chops.

The new Motorola Droid Turbo 2 took top honors in 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited. The graphics score of 37258 is an eye-opener. The Maxx 2, on the other hand, struggled to keep up with the rest of the phones in this comparison.

Tags: Android, smartphones, Verizon, moto, droid, turbo 2, maxx 2

Joshua Gulick

Josh cut his teeth (and hands) on his first PC upgrade in 2000 and was instantly hooked on all things tech. He took a degree in English and tech writing with him to Computer Power User Magazine and spent years reviewing high-end workstations and gaming systems, processors, motherboards, memory and video cards. His enthusiasm for PC hardware also made him a natural fit for covering the burgeoning modding community, and he wrote CPU’s “Mad Reader Mod” cover stories from the series’ inception until becoming the publication editor for Smart Computing Magazine. A few years ago, he returned to his first love, reviewing smoking-hot PCs and components, for HotHardware. When he’s not agonizing over benchmark scores, Josh is either running (very slowly) or spending time with family.