Motorola Logo
A Motorola Mobility logo is seen on a screen at the public unveiling of their global headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, April 22, 2014. Reuters/Jim Young

Motorola Droid Turbo is equipped with one of the best specs that can be seen in a smartphone these days. The handset features a 5.2-inch quad HD display with support for a screen resolution of 2,560 x 1,440 pixels. It is packed with Snapdragon 805 chipset and is powered with a massive 3,900 mAh battery. It features the sharpest display compared to any other smartphone available in the market.

GSMArena conducted Motorola Droid Turbo battery life test to understand the battery prowess of the handset. Here are the tests that were carried out:

3G Talk Time Test

AfterHuawei Ascend Mate 2 4G that offers a 3G talk time of 33:19 hours. After Ascend Mate 2 4G, the next best is Motorola Droid Turbo that offers a whopping talk time of 30:09 hours. The highly popular Galaxy Note 4 lags behind the Droid Tubro a 3G talk time record of 28:34 hours. The Apple iPhone 6 Plus lasted for 23:49 hours in the 3G talk time test.

Web Browsing Test

GSMArena claims that the ultra-sharp quad HD display consumes a lot of power because of which it could not last more than 11:31 hours. The Sony Xperia Z3 is better performer in this segment with score of 12:03 hours. Its score is still ahead of Galaxy Note 4’s internet browsing record of 10:44 hours.

Video Playback Test

The massive battery of Droid Turbo fails to impress in this segment. It supports continuous video playback of 13:41 hours. The Galaxy Note 4 is able to last longer for 17:26 hours on continuous video playback. The best performer is LG G Flex which can play videos continuously for 19:57 hours.

The endurance rating of Motorola Droid Turbo is quite impressive. The addition of results from all the three battery tests allowed the Droid Turbo to score a high rating of 90 hours.GSMArena claims that the result is highest ever recorded and it goes without saying that the enormous 3,900 mAh battery is the reason behind such a remarkable endurance rating.