The All New Moto Z, smartphone transformed

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The Moto Z is incredibly thin — the thinnest premium smartphone ever made, according to Lenovo. It’s 5.19 millimeters (0.2 inches) deep, barely thicker than the USB-C port at the bottom and remarkably light in hand. My iPhone 6S looks chunky placed next to it. The much bulkier Moto Z Force builds its name on durability and longevity. It’s got a display that won’t crack or shatter no matter how many times you drop it, and a much bigger battery (3,500mAh) than the regular Z (2,600mAh).

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Lenovo’s new Moto Z and Moto Z Force are the best test yet of whether a “modular” approach to smartphones can truly reinvent what these devices can be, beyond slabs of internet-connected glass.

The new Motorola also brings an obsession with thinness. The Moto Z measures just 5.19mm thick, Motorola is calling it the “world’s thinnest premium smartphone.” To achieve that minuscule depth, the Moto Z is one of the first mainstream Android phones to dump the 3.5mm headphone jack in the name of thinness.

There are two versions to consider: the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force. The Force version dumps the thinness obsession (6.99mm versus 5.19mm) in favor of a bigger battery (3,500 mAh versus 2,600 mAh), higher-res camera (21MP versus 13MP), bigger price tag ($720 versus $624), and “shatterproof” plastic screen at only a “Droid” logo on the camera bump.

Also known as Motorola Moto Z Droid in USA
NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2016, June
Status Available. Released 2016, September
BODY Dimensions 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm (6.04 x 2.96 x 0.20 in)
Weight 136 g (4.80 oz)
SIM Nano-SIM
DISPLAY Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~72.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (~535 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow), planned upgrade to v7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820
CPU Quad-core (2×2.15 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 13 MP, f/1.8, laser autofocus, OIS, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR
Secondary 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.4 µm pixel size, LED flash, 1080p
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
– 3.5 mm to USB-C headphone adapter incl.
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
Radio FM radio
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go; magnetic connector
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
– Fast battery charging
– MP3/AAC+/WAV/Flac player
– MP4/H.264 player
– Photo/video editor
– Document viewer
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Ion 2600 mAh battery

moto_z_motorola_dm_2MISC Colors Black/Gray, Black/Rose Gold, Black/Gold, White
TESTS Performance Basemark OS II 2.0: 5566 / Basemark X: 36322
Loudspeaker Voice 64dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 81dB
Audio quality Noise -93.6dB / Crosstalk -93.6dB
Battery life
Endurance rating 53h