Next week, at a press event in New York, Verizon and Motorola are expected to announce the new DROID Turbo 2 and DROID MAXX 2. Plenty of information has leaked about each over the past few months, information that shows not only a new flagship DROID (Turbo 2), but another, more affordable DROID (MAXX 2) that will focus on battery life. To add to the ongoing story that will soon be official, we have new details from sources of ours that tell of phones that won’t just be about “DROID” and specs. These phones have additional programs that Verizon and Motorola hope will help them stand out.
First, as we told you last week, the DROID Turbo 2 will be a part of Motorola’s Moto Maker program. If you buy a Turbo 2, you will be able to fully customize it, just like you can with the Moto X Pure Edition. Options will include soft touch plastic, leather, and ballistic nylon. But that’s not all. Motorola and Verizon are introducing a new program called “Design Refresh” that will allow you to “refresh” your phone with a new design once in a two year period.
Design Refresh, as far as we know, is an add-on that you purchase along with the Turbo 2 and is not free. Interested customers will have to decide to buy it before the end of this year if they want to participate. But the idea is that they can refresh the design on their phone once. I would imagine that customers will have to send back their original Turbo 2 for a new one, but still, a phone refresh is a cool concept, assuming the program isn’t over priced to begin with.
Second, outside of the customization, Motorola and Verizon are really going to play up this “Shatterproof” thing that has been referenced a handful of times already, including in this teaser from Big Red.
The Turbo 2 will have a shatterproof display. I know that sounds like an insane promise, but Motorola and Verizon seem to be serious about this idea. The Turbo 2 will come with a 4-year guarantee that it won’t “crack or shatter.” Motorola is calling this new technology ShatterShield.
The MAXX 2 will also have a special screen program, though it’s not in the realm of ShatterShield. Motorola is doing a screen assurance program that will give you one free certified replacement within 2 years of purchase.
Finally, Motorola says that the Turbo 2 is the world’s fastest charging smartphone in that it can grab 13 hours of power in just 15 minutes.
We’ll be in New York City next week for the event. Stay tuned for our coverage as all of these details become final.
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