Smartphones are amazing personal devices. We choose the platform on which they run, the apps that the machine needs to install, and even which operator to use are free and easy to carry personal characteristics. For some people, the prescribed rigid machine may be suitable for them; However, other people are pursuing the opposite. The rise of modular mobile phones this year is good news for these people, or it can be said that their dreams have come true. So let's see if the combined boxing of Moto Z and Moto Mods can make a new city for Lenovo Motorcycle. Is Moto Z really the flagship of motorcycle?

Appearance and design

Moto Z does not adopt the design of replacing the module like LG G5 replacing the "chin", but attaches the module of Moto Mods directly to the back, so the motorcycle faces a very delicate problem: how to deal with the thickness of the mobile phone plus the module? It is very simple. It is enough to make the phone thin enough, so the thickness of Moto Z is only 5.2mm, except for the protrusion of the back camera. Even the Moto Z Force with a larger battery is only 7mm thick.

Without Moto Mods, the Moto Z Force is a typical flagship machine. The all metal structure feels very solid. The fingerprint identification and power button are placed separately. The edge design allows users to hold it firmly. However, the other Moto Z is almost too thin to feel. To be precise, our hands are not accustomed to this amazing thickness, and it takes a little time to transition. However, it is also found that the unique back shell of Moto Mods is added to the Moto Z, and its feel is better after properly increasing the thickness.

For the personalized back shell, it looks very good and offers a variety of different materials. What makes people a little dissatisfied is that it is too difficult to disassemble. The connection is made by magnetic force and it is very firm, but the motorcycle does not design a bayonet for easy separation of these individual back shells. Although it ensures the integrity after installation, it takes more effort to remove them. As for the solution, Motorola said to us that we can use nails for separation. As we all know, it is always easier to move the mouth than the hands.

Screen quality

Moto Z and Moto Z Force are both 5.5 inch QHD (2560x1440) AMOLED screens. Moto Z, like other flagship brands, uses standard gorilla glass. Moto Z Force is Moto's exclusive ShatterShield technology. This technology has been applied on the Droid Turbo 2 last year. It can not improve the display effect of the screen, but can help the screen in case of carelessness (Intentionally) To provide effective protection during the fall.

As for the color temperature, it is slightly cooler in the standard color mode, and the relative color accuracy is OK. The "death diagonal" exists, and the screen will turn green when viewed from an extreme angle or edge. The characteristic Moto Display has to be mentioned. It provides a novel interaction between the motorcycle smart phone and users: when you approach the phone, the screen will light up to display the time, power status or specific message notification; Lying lazily on the chair, gently sweeping will never miss the time.

System and performance

Just like the original motorcycle's modification of native Android, Moto Z/Z Force has little change in the system. Like the Moto Display mentioned above, the unique functions of Moto Voice speech controls integrated into the system are also satisfactory. The problem is that these two machines are both customized Droid versions of Verizon, and the built-in Verizon software accounts for half of the total. Fortunately, the appearance of this machine does not have the distinctive red logo of Verizon.

In fact, the hardware part is a good choice. Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 is now the only choice for Android flagship. In addition, the new Android system (6.0.1) has a fairly rapid response, providing a smooth and smooth UI for the user experience. 4GB of memory can be fully used. 6GB of memory is more like the existence of luxury accessories. If 32G of storage space is not enough, there is also microSD card expansion. If any manufacturer tells you that the thin and light body and microSD card expansion cannot coexist in the future, even if the 5.2mm thick Moto Z is thrown on its face: why can the motorcycle do that?

Camera and photography

The biggest difference between Moto Z and Moto Z Force is its rear camera. Moto Z is 13 million, and Moto Z Force is 21 million+phase focusing. Both optical anti shake and laser focusing are available, and the aperture is ƒ/1.8; The front cameras are all 5 million wide-angle lenses, and 1.4um unit pixel area and front flash are relatively rare configurations.

The performance of the live sample is similar to that of Moto G4/Moto G4 Plus. Even though Moto Z is different from the Moto Z Force sensor, the gap between the samples is not obvious. After all, Lenovo cannot deliberately estimate a certain machine as "bad" to discredit itself. In fact, the level of Moto Z Force is the same as that of Moto Z, and Moto Z Force is slightly better in resolution.

In terms of the combined reaction speed, Moto Z still performs well despite the lack of phase focusing. Whether it is clicking the camera on the screen or starting with gestures, it can focus and shoot quickly. The white balance and exposure of both are almost the same. What's surprising is that Moto Z's 13 million camera performs better in most situations. For similar calibration and sample performance, Moto Z Force is only selected for its higher 21 million pixels.

P.S. All the above samples are Moto Z on the left and Moto Z Force on the right. For more samples, click the end link to view them.

Endurance and charging

The thin body of Moto Z seems to last only one or two hours? The result may be unexpected. In the self-defined endurance test, Moto Z can achieve a usage time of nearly 6 hours. Moto Z can be proud that it is not as thin as I am, and not as thin as I am.

The endurance of Moto Z Force is longer, reaching more than 7 hours. To be honest, it is a bit disappointing. Compared with Moto Z's 2600mAh battery, Moto Z Force's battery has reached 3500mAh, and the 35% power increase has only brought 22% endurance growth. Considering the size of the battery, we prefer that Moto Z Force can achieve nearly 8 hours of endurance.

The two phones are equipped with Turbo Power chargers. It takes only 72 minutes for Moto Z to fully charge from 0% to 100%, and 110 minutes for Moto Z Force.

Moto Mods

For Moto Z/Z Force, adding Moto Mods can be regarded as the whole. After all, they have been integrated since the beginning of design. As a modular mobile phone, a good ecosystem is the key to success. In this regard, Moto Mods already has JBL's SoundBoost speakers, battery expansion packs and motorcycle Insta Share projectors at the time of release, which is quite superior to competitors' LG Friends series.

JBL's SoundBoost speaker is very similar to the portable Bluetooth speaker with built-in power supply, except that it is attached to the back of the mobile phone through a powerful magnetic force, and can provide dual speakers for external amplification (the power is 3W for a single speaker) in a small space. The built-in bracket allows the sound to spread around, and also facilitates the use of users when watching videos, The additional battery can provide 10 hours of play time, and of course it is no problem to use it for hands-free phone calls.

The Insta Share projector of the motorcycle provides us with a lot of fun just like the expected smartphone projection. It can output a maximum of 70 inches of pictures, with a brightness of 50 lumens, built-in 1100mAh battery to increase endurance, has automatic correction of trapezoidal distortion (manual correction is also possible in settings), and is equipped with a knob to quickly adjust the focus. The difficulty lies in finding a suitable place for projection. You need a dark environment and a light background wall. It is often much more difficult in practice, but even if the projection effect is not ideal, I believe you will find that it will be great fun to project the mobile screen. Perhaps the biggest defect of Insta Share projector is its limited use time.

As for the battery expansion pack, you can find a variety of personalized designs, such as the 2200mAh battery capacity of our black Tumi. Unlike speakers or projectors, the battery expansion pack does not have an independent USB Type-C port for charging. It can only be attached to the mobile phone to complete charging, which is its biggest disadvantage. This inconvenience brings about the further reduction of the expansion pack size. In addition, the battery expansion pack will always charge the phone, that is, when the battery expansion pack runs out of power, you can generously remove it, use the fully charged battery in Moto Z and restore the slim figure of Moto Z.

The powerful magnets used in all Moto Mods accessories make them very firm after installation, without worrying about looseness. The software part has also been optimized. When each Moto Mods accessory is attached, there will be relevant introduction and settings.

conclusion

The mobile phones of Motorola are not so eye-catching. They can be fashionable and their systems are excellent. But once faced with more sophisticated rivals, such as Samsung's Galaxy S7, they seem to be less dazzling. But this time, Moto Z/Z Force and Moto Mods proved that motorcycles deserve our attention. This time, their birth has affected the market. After all, combined with the projector, Moto Z can still be comfortably put into the pocket.

With safe magnetic hardware and excellent software, Moto Mods has a good user experience and unlimited possibilities. Although Moto Mods still has a lot of products to be developed at this stage, third-party developers may not participate in it, but Lenovo at least won in the initial stage compared with LG. Even without Moto Mods, Moto Z/Z Force is still an attractive mobile phone. Its slim design is solid, and its good performance is worth getting started.

In terms of price, the Moto Z Droid customized by Verizon is $624 (about 4160 yuan), and the Moto Z Force Droid is $720 (about 4800 yuan), both of which are expected figures. For the accessories of Moto Mods, JBL's SoundBoost speaker costs $80 (about 533 yuan), various battery expansion packs range from $60 to $90 (about 400-600 yuan), and the cool Insta Share projector costs $300 (about 2000 yuan). The battery expansion pack seems to be a little expensive among these accessories.

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