In case you haven’t heard, Verizon announced a new ‘shatterproof’ phone today. While giving the Droid Turbo 2 a run-down, however, we noticed something odd – the phone uses Verizon’s old logo.
Early September, Verizon refreshed its logo to something a bit less terrible (maybe). Albeit still incredibly boring, at the very least, the giant, bane-of-the-New-York-skyline checkmark was replaced by a tiny, less pompous one.
Or so we thought. The old one still shows up on the front of the Droid Turbo 2. At first I thought it may be because it hasn’t established a textless glyph for the new logo, but even the phone’s packaging still uses the old branding.
Okay, so maybe it’s because the phone hasn’t been released yet? Well, aside from the fact it’s going on sale in two days , the phone’s first full ad still shows the old logo on the front of the device:
But then uses the the new one at the end of the video:
Say what?
It’s one thing for Verizon to not update all of its old apps and devices with the new logo, but releasing a completely new device without updating its branding is just flat-out lazy. If Verizon is trying to build a ‘friendlier’ identity, it seems like it’s not that commited.
It could be the new Droids began production before the logo change was official, but then Verizon should’ve told Motorola – these decisions don’t happen on a whim.
Contrast that with Google, which changed the giant logo on its offices to its new branding pretty much immediately:
Meanwhile, New Yorkers still have to deal with this monstrosity every day:
Of course, no logo at all on its phones would be ideal, but Verizon should at least keep the look consistent where it can. Unless the company is pulling a Gap and reverting to its old design, I guess the new logo was so boring, Verizon forgot about it too.
Wileyfox Storm smartphone now available in the UK for £199
The Wileyfox Storm smartphone goes on sale today in the UK at a price of £199. The name may not be familiar, but it gives mid-range phones a run for their money, with features like a 5.5-inch full HD screen and 20-megapixel camera.
It can be bought on the Wileyfox website or from Argos , Amazon , Expansys and Ebuyer as well.
The Storm runs on the Android-based Cyanogen OS, which is a version of Android 5.1. Never heard of Cyanogen? Well, it looks and runs the same as Android. The only thing you’ll need to do to get started is set up a Cyanogen account if you haven’t got one already.
Going up against other mid-range handsets like the Moto G and Sony’s M4 Aqua, both available at a lower price than the Storm, Wileyfox may face some stiff competition given that the brand is less of a household name.
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