After several leaks and rumors, Lenovo-backed Motorola’s Moto Z2 Force is finally official. The smartphone sleek, slim and more powerful version of the predecessor, the Motorola Moto Z Force. While Motorola has made minor design changes to the smartphone along with the bump in specifications, the company has retained some of the strongest features of the Moto Z Force. The modular trend has continued with the Moto Z2 Force and the smartphone comes with a brand new Moto Mods family. The smartphone has been launched in the US, but there is no word on India launch yet.
Motorola introduced the shatterproof display with the Moto Z Force smartphone and the same display is back in the Z2 Force as well. While everyone is jumping on the bezel-free edges bandwagon, with the Moto Z2 Force, the company has retained the traditional display with side bezels and ditched the aesthetics for strength. The ShatterShield display comes with a plastic top covering lending it more durability. The smartphone is considerably slimmer and comes in a brushed metal finish at the back. In terms of specifications, the US Edition has watered down specs, but the internal versions are expected to get the more premium variants.
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Moto Z2 Force specifications, features
The Moto Z2 Force comes with a 5.5-inch Quad HD (1440p) Super AMOLED ShatterShield display. The smartphone comes encased in a sturdy aluminum body. Under the hood runs a Snapdragon 835 octa-core chipset clocked at 2.35GHz coupled with an Adreno 540 GPU. The US edition of the smartphone comes with 64GB internal storage with 4GB RAM, whereas many of the Asian regions are expected to get the 128GB internal storage variant with 6GB RAM. The smartphone is not water-resistant but comes with a water repellent nano-coating to keep it safe from accidental splashes.
On the camera front, there is the dual-rear camera setup. Both the rear camera sensors come with a 12-megapixel resolution – one is a monochrome (black and white) sensor, and the other is RGB (color) sensor. Both work together to capture photos with better details, and minimize noise in low-light conditions. Additionally, the smartphone also supports in-camera editing like selective blur where the user can choose and blur either the subject or the background defocus effect after the image is shot. Apart from the auto mode, the smartphone features a Pro Mode which lets the user manually adjust settings such as shutter speed, exposure, and more. The front camera is a 5-megapixel snapper and comes with an LED flash. The aperture is ƒ/2.2 and it is a wide-angle lens.
On the connectivity front, the smartphone comes with Moto Mods connectivity, USB-C port for headphones, charging and data transfer (adapter included), Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 4G VoLTE, and dual-SIM features in specific regions. The device comes with a 2,730mAh battery with Turbo Charge which Motorola claims can help the device stay charged for a full day. The smartphone comes with Android Nougat out-of-the-box with a promised Android O upgrade once announced. The smartphone is priced at $799.99 (approximately Rs 51,536). The smartphone also features a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, and it is embedded inside the home button, just below the display.
Talking about new Moto Mods, Motorola has unveiled five new Mods: Moto 360 camera mod for 360-degree videos and photos. The Moto Gamepad which turns the smartphone into a gamepad, JBL SoundBoost 2 for music, Moto turbo-power pack for extra battery life and a new Moto style shell with wireless charging. All the Mods will be available with the smartphone. The Moto 360 camera mod is priced at $299.99 (approximately Rs 19,500), Moto style shell with wireless charging comes for $39.99 (approximately Rs 2,600) while the JBL SoundBoost 2 comes for $79.99 (approximately Rs 5,100). The pricing for the Moto Gamepad and the Moto TurboPower pack is yet to be revealed.
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