Motorola has officially launched its 2016 flagship phones, the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force, at Lenovo Tech World 2016, in San Francisco. The phones mark the debut of the Z series, which is technically the replacement for the X series.
Both phones are quite similar in technical specifications, with some minor differences.
Moto Z
The Moto Z sports a 5.5-inch QHD 1440p display with (2560 x 1440 pixels) and a pixel density of 535 ppi. It runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow. The device is powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, with 4GB RAM and an Adreno 530.
The phone comes in two variants: 32GB and 64GB of internal storage, with a microSD card slot for upto 2TB of expandable storage. The photography options on the Moto Z includes a 13 megapixel rear camera with an f/1.8 aperture Dual LED Flash, Optical Image Stabilisation, Laser AutoFocus, 8X digital zoom, Burst mode, Night mode, Auto HDR, Closed loop processing, Panorama, 1080p HD video recording @ 60 fps, 4K video recording @ 30 fps, Slo mo video.
The front camera is a 5 megapixel selfie camera, with an f/2.2 aperture and wide-angle lens. The Moto Z has a front facing fingerprint scanner, and is backed by a 2600mAh battery with Turbo charging. The phone has a water-repellant coating and comes with modular accessories called Moto Mods.
- The JBL SoundBoost – Speaker
- Moto Insta-Share Projector – 70-inch movie projector
- Power Pack- Battery Mod
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There are several shells called Style Mods as well including real wood, leather, patterned fabric and more.
Moto Z Technical Specifications
- Display: 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED display, 535ppi
- Operating System: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Processor: 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
- GPU: Adreno 530
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
- Storage: 32GB / 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Rear Camera: 13MP with dual-tone LED flash, OIS, Laser Autofocus, 1.12um pixel, f/1.8 aperture
- Front Camera: 5MP, f/2.2 aperture, Wide-Angle lens
- Security: Fingerprint sensor
- Battery: 2600mAh with Turbo charging
- Dimensions: 153.3 × 75.3 × 5.19mm
- Weight: 136g
- SIM: Single Nano-SIM
- Miscellaneous: Moto Mods connector, Water repellent nano-coating
- Front-ported loud speaker, 4-Mics
- Connectivity: 4G LTE (Cat 9) / 3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz with MIMO, NFC, USB-C port for headphones, charging and data
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Gyroscope, Hall Effect, Magnetometer, Proximity
Moto Z Force
The Moto Z Force shares the specifications of the Moto Z but for the display, rear camera, and the battery. The Moto Z Force has a 5.5-inch Quad HD AMOLED ShatterShield display, features a 21 megapixel rear camera with OIS (optical image-stabilization), PDAF phase detection autofocus and laser autofocus. The Z Force is backed by a 3500 mAh battery.
Moto Z Technical Specifications
- Display: 5.5-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED ShatterShield display, 535ppi
- Operating System: Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
- Processor: 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820
- GPU: Adreno 530
- RAM: 4GB LPDDR4
- Storage: 32GB / 64GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
- Rear Camera: 21MP with dual-tone LED flash, OIS, PDAF, Laser Autofocus, 1.12um pixel, f/1.8 aperture
- Front Camera: 5MP, f/2.2 aperture, Wide-Angle lens
- Security: Fingerprint sensor
- Battery: 3500mAh with Turbo charging
- Dimensions: 155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm
- Weight: 163g
- SIM: Single Nano-SIM
- Miscellaneous: Moto Mods connector, Water repellent nano-coating
- Front-ported loud speaker, 4-Mics
- Connectivity: 4G LTE (Cat 9) / 3G, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz with MIMO, NFC, USB-C port for headphones, charging and data
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Gyroscope, Hall Effect, Magnetometer, Proximity
The Moto Z DROID Edition and Moto Z Force DROID Edition will be available exclusively for Verizon in the U.S. this summer along with the Moto Mods.
The global variants of the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force with Moto Mods will be available in September.
