Have you been waiting for Moto Z modular phones? Guess what! your wait is about to end. The Lenovo’s Moto Z will be docking at Indian shore in the first or second week of October. The USP of Moto Z series are its detachable accessories termed as ‘mods’ which snaps on the back of the phone for added functionality.
On the sidelines of Moto E3 Power launch event, Lenovo India’s Executive Director of Mobile Business Group Sudhir Mathur shared that Moto Z India launch will be hosted next month. In his interaction with PTI, he said, “We will launch 8 new devices, of which six we have already announced, in this festive season… This includes the Moto Z.” He didn’t reveal any information related to the model, availability, and pricing.
The Moto Z series and Moto Mods were first introduced in the month. Originally it included Moto Z and Moto Z-Force but last month Lenovo also added the Moto Z Play variant.
This new flagship series offers top of the line hardware along with an interesting design. In term of specifications, Both Moto Z and Z Force are powered by Snapdragon 820 quad-core processor, with 4GB LPDDR4 RAM and 32GB/ 64GB UFS 2.0 storage. Both feature 5.5-inch QHD display and are running Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.
On the other hand, Moto Z Play comes out of the box powered by Snapdragon 625 chipset, Adreno 530GPU, 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable storage. All of them are currently available in the US, UK and Latin America only. As of now, Lenovo has showcased 4 mods for Moto Z series which include JBL SoundBoost Speaker, Moto Insta-Share Projector, Hasselblad True Zoom, Incipio off grid power pack.
Moto Z Play, Moto Z & Moto Z Force Specifications
| Model | Lenovo Moto Z Play | Moto Z | Moto Z Force |
| Display | 5.5-Inch, AMOLED Full HD Display | 5.5 inch, AMOLED, QHD (2560×1440), Gorilla Glass 3 | 5.5 inch, AMOLED, QHD (2560×1440), Shatter-Shield display |
| Processor | 2GHz octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor, Adreno 530 GPU | 2.15 Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset , Adreno 530 GPU | 2.15 Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset , Adreno 530 GPU |
| RAM | 3GB | 4GB LPDDR4 RAM | 4GB LPDDR4 RAM |
| Internal Storage | 32GB with MicroSD card supported | 32GB/ 64GB, MicroSD card support | 32GB/ 64GB, MicroSD card support |
| Software | Android 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow | Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow |
| Primary Camera | 16MP AF, F/2.2 lens,dual-color LED flash | 13MP, 1.12µm pixels, f/1.8, Laser AF, OIS, Auto HDR, dual-color LED flash | 21MP, 1.12µm pixels, f/1.8, Laser AF, OIS, Auto HDR, dual-color LED flash |
| Secondary Camera | 5MP, F/2.2 lens | 5MP, 1.4µm pixels, f/2.2 lens, LED flash | 5MP, 1.4µm pixels, f/2.2 lens, LED flash |
| Dimensions and weight | 156.4 x 76.4 x 7 mm and 165 g | 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm and 136 grams | 155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm and 163 grams |
| Battery | 3510 mAh, removable, no fast charging | 2600 mAh non-removable | 3500 mAh non-removable |
| Others | 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, MotoMod Accessories | 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS, USB Type-C, Moto Mods, Fingerprint sensor | 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.1 LE, GPS, USB Type-C, Moto Mods, Fingerprint sensor |
| Price | To be announced | To be announced | To be announced |
