Motorola has announced Motorola Z3 smartphone and the budget-friendly
E5 Plus handset. The major selling point of the Motorola Z3 is the first 5G
upgradeable as it comes with 5G Moto Mod accessory. The low-priced E5 Plus is
packed with 5,000mAh battery that can last for up to two days and also it comes
with an affordable price tag.
The Motorola Z3 features a very thin
splash-resistant chassis that measures only 6.75mm in thickness. It features
Gorilla Glass 3 panels on its front and rear sides. It houses a 6.01-inch Super
AMOLED screen that produces Full HD+ resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. The
Snapdragon 835 SoC fuels the phone with 6 GB of RAM. It has an internal storage
of 128 GB and comes with a microSD card slot.
For photography, the Motorola Z3 is equipped with
dual 12-megapixel camera hat comes with features like laser autofocus, PDAF,
depth focus and dual-tone LED flash. The front-facing of the Z3 is of
8-megapixel. A 3,000mAh battery is present inside the Z3. The Android 8.1 Oreo
OS customized with ZUI 4.0 comes preinstalled on the phone. A fingerprint scanner is fitted on its rear
side.
The bottom portion of the back panel of the Motorola
Z3 features 16-pin pogo connector for attaching different kinds of Moto Mods
accessories. Some of the Moto Mods that are available for the Motorola Z3
include a 5G Moto Mod that will be available by early 2019, an Eye-Hasselblad
camera with 10x zoom, a battery pack enabled with Turbo charging, a JBL stereo
speaker and insta-share projector. The Motorola Z3 costs 3,399 Yuan
(US$ 578) and its sales begin in China from Aug. 16. It will be available in
a single color option of black.
The Motorola E5 Plus feature a
6-inch IPS LCD screen that supports HD+ resolution of 720 x 1440 pixels. The
Snapdragon 430 that includes an octa-core processor that clocks at 1.4 GHz
powers the phone. The 32 GB and 64 GB storage variants of the phone include 3
GB and 4 GB of RAM. It is equipped with a microSD card slot.
For photography, the Motorola E5 Plus features a
12-megapixel rear camera with laser focus, PDAF, Electronic Image Stabilizer
and dual-tone LED flash. For snapping selfies, it is equipped with an LED
enabled front-facing camera of 5-megapixel. The behemoth 5,000mAh battery of
the phone carries support for 18W fast charging. It also features a
rear-mounted fingerprint reader.
The 32 GB storage + 3 GB RAM edition of the Motorola
E5 Plus carries a price tag of 1,299 Yuan (US$ 187). It can be bought in colors
like Monet Gray and Van Gogh Gold. Its 64 GB storage + 4 GB RAM variant has a
pricing of 1,699 Yuan (US$ 245) and its color options are Monet Gray and Van Gogh
Gold. The sales of the Motorola E5 begin in China on Aug. 16.
