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Moto Z attracts user with its unique features
Specifications:
GENERAL
| Release date | June 2016 |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions (mm) | 153.30 x 75.30 x 5.19 |
| Weight (g) | 136.00 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 2600 |
| Removable battery | No |
| Colours | Black with Lunar Grey trim, Black front lens Fine Gold, White front lens |
| SAR value | NA |
DISPLAY
| Screen size (inches) | 5.50 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 1440x2560 pixels |
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 535 |
HARDWARE
| Processor | 1.8 GHz quad-core |
| Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 |
| RAM | 4GB |
| Internal storage | 64GB |
| Expandable storage | Yes |
| Expandable storage type | microSD |
| Expandable storage up to (GB) | 2000 |
CAMERA
| Rear camera | 13-megapixel |
| Flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 5-megapixel |
SOFTWARE
| Operating System | Android 6.0.1 |
CONNECTIVITY
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.10 |
| NFC | Yes |
| Infrared | No |
| USB OTG | Yes |
| FM | No |
| Number of SIMs | 2 |
| SIM 1 | |
| SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
| SIM 2 | |
| SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
SENSORS
| Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
| Barometer | No |
| Temperature sensor | No |
Moto Z Full review
If you're a fan of unconventional gadgets then you already know about the moto Z line from Lenovo the super slim smartphones that sprout more features as quickly as you can say moto mod .The thing is those phones are pretty expensive and they don't have the best cameras. The solution a less expensive moto Z. and a brand new Moto Mod
The phone is easier to encapsulate so let's had it first. In short thicken up a MOTO-Z easy swap out the middle back for a glass one and take all the specs down a notch.
Now that's par for the course when you make a mid tier version of a flagship phone. But here's the twist in everyday use I could almost never tell I was using a mid-range device while more over we have hobbled some of the hardware and left the features almost completely intact.
Nearly the entire moto suite has been left alone and the day to day response of this is just as zippy as the Z and Z Force sounds bogus. I know but if there was ever a product that proves the folly of focusing too closely on the specs. If this is it. In fact some of those specs sacrifices make for a better smartphone and that Snapdragon 625 is less powerful than the 820 in the moto-Z play. But Qualcomm specifically calls out how power efficient it is and this is one time that the reality Absolutely. Matches the marketing. I can't get any current Android phone to last me more than a day and some like the original moto Z don't always get me that far. Now Z play with that huge battery working together with the power sipping processor usually has about half a charge left when I go to bed for me that kind of endurance is Totally worth the hit in processing power especially since I can't even notice a difference in performance. I should mention though that the lower amount of RAM does make shuffling apps a bit more pokey Also the screen resoultion takes a downgrade it's only full H.D on the flip side the glass back on the play is very soft. It's much more prone to scratches than the metal panel of the Z. and weirdly the style shells don't seem to fit a snugly either
other mods lock on just fine up as Lenovo promised everything is interchangeable across the Z line. I've used the to me battery pack and J.B.L. sound dock on the plane and they work just as well as they do on the other Z's
Let's get to the newest of the mods hasselblad mod is a Swedish company that's been in the camera business long enough to have literally put cameras on the moon and it pays homage to its 75th anniversary with a little easter egg on the face of this its first ever smartphone accessory. This is the true zoom you slap it on the back of a moto Z and instantly It looks more like a classic camera than any smartphone you've seen before. More importantly it feels like one you've got a big grip on the right side stipple for traction and topped by a two stage shutter button push the power key alongside and you see why it's called The Truth zoom the motor driven lens assembly is capable of 10X. optical magnification which you can control by the telephoto toggle under the shutter release the motor viewfinder is almost completely unchanged. So there's basically no learning curve and you can still launch the camera with MOTO's quick gesture.
There are a few custom mods thrown in for sports and night shooting as well as the capability to record stills in raw format and if you want to use the true zoom with another app like Snapchat or Instagram,That's no problem once again. Moto has completely delivered in terms of integrating a mod with the stock smartphone experience and maybe it's no surprise that the biggest advantage to the true zoom is zooming 10X is a crazy amount of magnification compared to the crappy digital cropping of the Z plays regular camera and the stabilization makes it possible to get a clear photo. Even at full mag in low light though it does take a steady hand you've got a xenon flash here if you want it and dual microphones for clear audio recording when you switch to video mode. So a note on that while the phone can shoot in 4K. you'll be confined to H.D while using the true zoom
I took a bunch of shots with the Z play onboard camera followed immediately by the true zoom having this kind of range in your pocket is really fun and it's a very comfortable camera to shoot with too but is it something I'd buy myself.
Honestly probably not.
I tend to find the Z play's onboard camera perfectly serviceable for every day years because like most people. I'm throwing filters on my photos and uploading them through Facebook and Instagram is compression anyway. Also the true zoom is slow. First you need to attach it then you wait for the optics to unfold and then you wait for it to focus it which can take a very long time now I use the true zoom on prerelease software so it's likely some of this will get better as Lenovo pushes out updates.And the true zoom suffers from the same convenience issues a lot of moto mods do. It's too cumbersome to leave on their all the time so you need to carry it separately and so now you're. devoting two pockets to your phone instead of just one. Now if you're the kind of person who carries a point and shoot camera anyway you're already used to that and maybe in that case the true zoom makes sense. It's really the only way.As a final quibble I wish he would have thrown in some extra storage or at least a small battery and like some other motor mods do.
The upshot Well I think the true zoom will appeal to the niche photographer and I'm happy to see the moto mod ecosystem get something so cool.
I don't see it as a must have,maybe my opinion will change over time as software updates come in to clean up some of the rough edges on the other side of the coin the play itself is rock solid In fact if this one where the unlock version.It cuts corners where it needs to and it's certainly not the phone for the specs but if your budget sits around 400$ 25000 INR I'd give it serious consideration.
Thank you guys, this is all about Moto-Z and Z-Play
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