Moto Z
After its parent company Lenovo’s
announcement of the Phab2 Pro, Motorola unveiled the Moto Z that allows modular
parts called Moto Mods to snap on its back via magnets. It’s also one of the
thinnest smartphones to date at just 5.2 mm but in the process, excluded a
standard 3.5mm audio jack. Instead, users will have to connect their earphones
to the phone’s USB-Type C port using a free adaptor.
Motorola’s inspiration with its Moto
Mods modular technology seems to be that of Google’s Project Ara. LG has also
gone the modular route with the LG G5 but by changing the phone’s chin instead
of using powerful magnets that helps the modules attach to the phone. Some of
the current available Moto Mods include a loudspeaker from JBL, 50-lumen pico
projector and several battery packs. These will be supported by future Motorola
smartphones and new modules will be added soon such as a camera Mod that offers
10x optical zoom.
The Motorola Moto Z has a 5.5-inch Quad
HD AMOLED display with a cover of Corning Gorilla Glass. Its thin body is made
up of aluminum and stainless steel and is entirely coated with water repellent.
It runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor with 4 GB of RAM and Android
6.0.1 Marshmallow as the operating system. There’s either 64 GB or 32 GB of built
in storage and a microSD card slot that supports up to 2 terabyte memory cards.
For photography, the Moto Z has a 13 MP
main camera with an f/1.8 aperture for low light shots, optical image
stabilization (OIS), laser autofocus, dual LED flash and 4k video recording. On
the front is a 5 MP selfie snapper with its own LED flash. Of course, it
supports 4G LTE networks, dual band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1 and NFC. A measly
2,600 mAh battery powers the device but quick charging is present.
Prices hasn't been revealed yet but it
will reportedly become available here in the Philippines.
