Motorola DROID Turbo 2 and DROID Maxx 2 size comparison vs rivals: how big is big enough?

posted by Peter K.

Oct 27, 2015, 11:18 AM

Motorola DROID Turbo 2 and DROID Maxx 2 size comparison vs rivals: how big is big enough?

During an event today, Verizon announced two exclusive Motorola devices - the DROID Turbo 2 and DROID Maxx 2. Do they have what's needed to grasp your attention? Well, we believe so!

The two sport some rather up-to-date specs, with the Turbo 2 being a tad higher-end one. It comes with a 5.4-inch AMOLED Quad HD display that is allegedly shatterproof, a Snapdragon 810 chip, 3 gigs of LPDDR4 RAM, a 21MP rear camera, and a large 3,760mAh battery. As far as the run of the mill DROID Maxx 2 is concerned, we are dealing with a 5.5-inch 1080p display, 2GB of RAM, a Snapdragon 615 chipset, a 21MP camera, and also sizeable 2,630mAh battery.

What about the size, though? Certainly, they are not the most compact devices Motorola has ever made, but how do they stack up against the competition? We were quite eager to find out, so we devised a concise size comparison between them and other noteworthy rivals.

Front view
Side view

Motorola DROID Turbo 2

Dimensions

5.9 x 3.07 x 0.36 inches

149.8 x 78 x 9.2 mm

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Motorola Moto X Style

Dimensions

6.06 x 3 x 0.44 inches

153.9 x 76.2 x 11.06 mm

Weight

6.31 oz (179 g)

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

Dimensions

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm

Weight

6.77 oz (192 g)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Dimensions

6.03 x 3 x 0.3 inches

153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm

Weight

6.03 oz (171 g)

Motorola DROID Turbo 2

Dimensions

5.9 x 3.07 x 0.36 inches

149.8 x 78 x 9.2 mm

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Motorola Moto X Style

Dimensions

6.06 x 3 x 0.44 inches

153.9 x 76.2 x 11.06 mm

Weight

6.31 oz (179 g)

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

Dimensions

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm

Weight

6.77 oz (192 g)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Dimensions

6.03 x 3 x 0.3 inches

153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm

Weight

6.03 oz (171 g)

To see the phones in real size or compare them with other models, visit our Visual Phone Size Comparison page

Front view
Side view

Motorola DROID Turbo 2

Dimensions

5.9 x 3.07 x 0.36 inches

149.8 x 78 x 9.2 mm

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Motorola DROID Turbo

Dimensions

5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches

143.5 x 73.3 x 11.2 mm

Weight

6.21 oz (176 g)

LG V10

Dimensions

6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 inches

159.6 x 79.3 x 8.6 mm

Weight

6.77 oz (192 g)

HTC One A9

Dimensions

5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches

145.75 x 70.8 x 7.26 mm

Weight

5.04 oz (143 g)

Motorola DROID Turbo 2

Dimensions

5.9 x 3.07 x 0.36 inches

149.8 x 78 x 9.2 mm

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Motorola DROID Turbo

Dimensions

5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches

143.5 x 73.3 x 11.2 mm

Weight

6.21 oz (176 g)

LG V10

Dimensions

6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 inches

159.6 x 79.3 x 8.6 mm

Weight

6.77 oz (192 g)

HTC One A9

Dimensions

5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches

145.75 x 70.8 x 7.26 mm

Weight

5.04 oz (143 g)

To see the phones in real size or compare them with other models, visit our Visual Phone Size Comparison page

Front view
Side view

Motorola DROID MAXX 2

Dimensions

5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches

148 x 75 x 10.9

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Motorola Moto X Style

Dimensions

6.06 x 3 x 0.44 inches

153.9 x 76.2 x 11.06 mm

Weight

6.31 oz (179 g)

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

Dimensions

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm

Weight

6.77 oz (192 g)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Dimensions

6.03 x 3 x 0.3 inches

153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm

Weight

6.03 oz (171 g)

Motorola DROID MAXX 2

Dimensions

5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches

148 x 75 x 10.9

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Motorola Moto X Style

Dimensions

6.06 x 3 x 0.44 inches

153.9 x 76.2 x 11.06 mm

Weight

6.31 oz (179 g)

Apple iPhone 6s Plus

Dimensions

6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 inches

158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm

Weight

6.77 oz (192 g)

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Dimensions

6.03 x 3 x 0.3 inches

153.2 x 76.1 x 7.6 mm

Weight

6.03 oz (171 g)

To see the phones in real size or compare them with other models, visit our Visual Phone Size Comparison page

Front view
Side view

Motorola DROID MAXX 2

Dimensions

5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches

148 x 75 x 10.9

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Motorola DROID Turbo

Dimensions

5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches

143.5 x 73.3 x 11.2 mm

Weight

6.21 oz (176 g)

LG V10

Dimensions

6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 inches

159.6 x 79.3 x 8.6 mm

Weight

6.77 oz (192 g)

HTC One A9

Dimensions

5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches

145.75 x 70.8 x 7.26 mm

Weight

5.04 oz (143 g)

Motorola DROID MAXX 2

Dimensions

5.83 x 2.95 x 0.43 inches

148 x 75 x 10.9

Weight

5.96 oz (169 g)

Motorola DROID Turbo

Dimensions

5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches

143.5 x 73.3 x 11.2 mm

Weight

6.21 oz (176 g)

LG V10

Dimensions

6.28 x 3.12 x 0.34 inches

159.6 x 79.3 x 8.6 mm

Weight

6.77 oz (192 g)

HTC One A9

Dimensions

5.74 x 2.79 x 0.29 inches

145.75 x 70.8 x 7.26 mm

Weight

5.04 oz (143 g)

To see the phones in real size or compare them with other models, visit our Visual Phone Size Comparison page

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10 Comments

7. Blackrod5000

Posts: 22; Member since: Oct 20, 2013

They are great phones but what about people who need larger screen seize a 6.2"screen phone would be very nice

posted on Oct 27, 2015, 5:14 PM 2

10. bambamboogy02

Posts: 842; Member since: Jun 23, 2012

Just up it to 7 inches, and use it as your laptop, phone, tablet. Everything is headed in that directions. Similar to the Transformer series. I would love to carry one device, with everything on it. Just need a beefy battery pack for on the go charging. Life would be so much simpler. If they would just slap a phone in a Ipad Mini, or Galaxy tab, or even a Slate, it would be awesome.

posted on Oct 28, 2015, 12:26 PM 0

4. TyrionLannister unregistered

78 mm wide. That's way more than even Note 5. I remember the days when moto mused to make sensible sized phones like the OG moto X.

posted on Oct 27, 2015, 1:13 PM 1

5. roldefol

Posts: 4745; Member since: Jan 28, 2011

Even the new Moto X is very reasonably sized for a 5.7". I don't know why the Turbo 2 is so chunky, but I assume it has to do with the screen and/or protective facing.

posted on Oct 27, 2015, 1:44 PM 1

6. TyrionLannister unregistered

I guess it's for protecting the glass too. But that's too big.

posted on Oct 27, 2015, 2:28 PM 0

9. bambamboogy02

Being able to replace the outer screen yourself, is always a plus. Being able to warranty a screen for 4 years is pretty good as well, even at the cost of a few mm of width. I believe it's an acceptable trade off for what you get. If this wasn't the case, and it was still this wide, then I would had an issue.

posted on Oct 28, 2015, 12:23 PM 0

1. hafini_27

Posts: 951; Member since: Oct 31, 2013

Verizon sure loves to f*** up their phones with the horrendous logo. This one is on a whole new level though. We have 1 big and 2 small speakers now?

posted on Oct 27, 2015, 11:25 AM 1

2. TechieXP1969

Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013

Dude...its a frikkin check-mark at the bottom of the phone. Are you seriously offended by a logo? I was proud to be on Verizon. I could care less about their branding on phones. Who cares?! Well, outside of you?! Their logo is no better or worse than anyone else's. Get an iPhone. Apple doesn't allow carrier branding on their device.

posted on Oct 27, 2015, 11:48 AM 2

3. roldefol

The Droid Maxx and Turbo had nothing on the face of the phone. That was a breath of fresh air from Verizon. And the Galaxy S3,4,5,6, and Note 3,4,5 got away stamp-free. I don't care what you stamp on the back of the phone. Leave the face alone. Yeah, it's nitpicking, but it's still annoying to look at.