Gadgetory

we finally have our hands on a major new phone release from motorola whatever devices might have been in the pipeline during Google's ownership of moto the new Moto Z and Z fours look like the first real smart phones born under Lenovo's guidance starting with the Moto Z hardware this thing is shockingly thin Lenovo claims this is the world's thinnest premium smartphone we're inclined to believe them because this manages to make a galaxy s7 feel shapely though this does mean we walked back from the current trend of larger batteries and phones closer to last year's galaxy s6 at 2600 milliamp hour sell of both phones are packing 5.5 inch quad HD AMOLED displays pushing this near phablet territory we were in dim lighting so this looked like a rich vibrant and colorful screen we get a fingerprint sensor under the display this caused a bit of confusion while handling dizzy is it doesn't seem to function as a home but we still have on screen navigation controls I can't personally say these hardware buttons deliver a great first impression the thinness of this phone combined with the even spacing and small button size makes these feel fiddly and there's not a lot of tactile delineation on first use likely an area where you'll build a little muscle memory while using the phone the top of the phone has a pin tool door for the sim and SD card tray and the bottom of the phone delivers a USB type-c connector did you notice a missing jack neither the Z or Z force will have a 3.5 millimeter headphone jack beating Apple to the streamlining punch motor will include an adapter dongle but it looks like it's time to start moving to USB C or Bluetooth headphones the rear of the Z holds a 13 megapixel camera with optical image stabilization dual LED flash and laser assist focus the camera app is nicely refined this is pre-release software but we get all the standards like UHD video 60 frames per second 1080p and at least 120 frames per second 720p slow motion now the Z force is nearly identical to the Z though it is a bit thicker the main design difference is this edge running around the sides of the device we had a little chunk to build in a much tougher screen utilizing the modo shatter shield tech found in the Droid turbo - we asked to bump up to a 3500 milliamp hour battery and a 21 megapixel camera sensor these phones are pretty similar in terms of design is they both need to use these six kingpins on the back bottom edge that's how we get to them moto mods and the best step forward in making modular phone hardware a consumer solution a little magnetic click engages new hardware without any rebooting or pulling the battery in our phone usage isn't interrupted when pulling a mod off we got to check out some of the backs which will be available when the phone's launch later this year JBL speaker back has its own battery to provide playback which won't tax her phone and the boost in audio power was significant even on the business show floor and we get that in our brains whenever a message like hold reply arrives we're also seeing research suggesting that lenovo has incorporated projectors on yoga tablets and now you can slap one onto the back of your phone capable of projecting up to a 70 inch image on a wall or ceiling with a hinged kickstand to help land the perfect angle and true to Motorola's roots we'll have plenty of options to customize the backs on moto Z's with a mix of different materials and colors and there will be some slick options for extending battery life from to me and incipio with Kate Spade we're already seeing rumblings from other third-party developers for future mods with easily accessible standards and developer kits from Motorola but only a few teases on what moto might do for camera hardware I really want to try that laser keyboard though it's a bold move from Motorola covering the basics dropping an older Jack in pushing the boundaries on how we might customise our phones for our own specific uses we'll definitely be taking a closer look at the Moto Z Z force and the Moto mods when they drop later this year in September as always thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe to this channel for more coverage and hit that thumbs up button for a little extra positive reinforcement for pocket now I'm Juan Carlos Pagnell you can chat me up on Twitter and Instagram with some gadget guy and I will catch you all on the next video