Motorola Moto Z, Moto Z Force announced!

In the Lenovo Tech World that happened a while ago, two new smartphones from Motorola were announced — the Moto Z and Moto Z Force.

The Moto Z is the basic flagship while the Moto Z Force has a couple more features included.

Motorola Moto Z specs:
5.5-inch AMOLED display @ 1440 x 2560 pixels, 535ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 2.15GHz quad-core processor
Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB, 64GB internal storage
Up to 256GB via microSD
4G LTE Cat 9.
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
13MP, f/1.8, laser autofocus, OIS, dual-LED, dual-tone flash
5MP f2.2 autofocus front-facing camera
GPs with aGPS support, GLONASS
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
2,600mAh Li-Po battery
Fingerprint Sensor
153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm (dimensions)
136 grams (weight)

At 5.2mm, the Moto Z is very thin. No wonder it can only hold a 2,600mAh battery. It also has a repellent outer coating (not the same as water-resistant).

On the other hand, the Moto Z Force is almost identical but comes with a shatter-proof glass, is slightly thicker and weighs much more that it can hold a 3,500mAh battery. The rear camera is also improved with a 21MP sensor and phase-detection included.

Motorola Moto Z Force specs:
5.5-inch AMOLED display @ 1440 x 2560 pixels, 535ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 2.15GHz quad-core processor
Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB, 64GB internal storage
Up to 256GB via microSD
4G LTE Cat 9.
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
21MP, f/1.8, laser autofocus, OIS, PDAF, dual-LED, dual-tone flash
5MP f2.2 autofocus front-facing camera
GPs with aGPS support, GLONASS
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
3,500mAh Li-Po battery
Fingerprint Sensor
155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm (dimensions)
163 grams (weight)

Both the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force are equipped with a reversible USB Type-C port and fast charging. Both phones do not have a 3.5mm audio jack and in turn, will come provided with a USB-C to 3.5mm adaptor.

The Moto Z and Moto Z Force are expected to be released sometime in September 2016. Lenovo/Motorola did not indicate any price for these yet.

Abe Olandres

Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

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3 Comments

SpiderWak says:

8 years ago

I hate protruding camera.
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Archie says:

8 years ago

Forcing audio jacks to be obsolete. Future profit for usb-c to 3.5mm adaptor makers or just forcing people to buy bluetooth speakers.
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guest12345 says:

8 years ago

both header shows “Motorola Moto Z specs”, i believe the force is the latter one
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