
Moto Z was unveiled earlier this year at IFA. Later in June,Motorola also unveiled the Moto Z Force and Moto Z Play, variants of Moto Z. The phones were launched in India earlier this month. The devices have finally hit the shelves and are selling on e-commerce giants, Amazon and Flipkart.
The Moto Z is priced at Rs 39,999 and the Moto Z Playwill cost Rs 24,999. The phones went on sale last night and are still in stock.
With the Moto Z, Motorola is betting big on modulartechnology. The Indian launch will be critical to the company as it is one ofthe biggest and fastest growing smartphone market in the world.
LG G5 and Nextbit Robin were other phones that tried tointroduce modular technology in India but failed to make a mark in thesmartphone market.
Though the phone initself is pretty-looking and ranks high on the spec-sheet, the Moto Mods willundeniably be the selling point of the device.
The Moto Mods will be available as a separate buy. TheInsta-share Projector is available at Rs 15,999. Hasselblad True Zoom cameramod is priced at Rs 19,999 on Flipkart and Rs 18,999 on Amazon.
One of the affordable mods, the JBL SoundBoost speaker will be available at aprice of Rs 6,999. The Incipio offGRID Power Pack costs Rs 4,999.
The Moto Z will come with a 5.5-inch QHD Amoled display, andwill be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 SoC. The processor will be paired with 4GB of RAM.
It will be available in a choice of 32GB or 64GB of internalstorage, which is expandable via microSD card (up to 2TB).
Moto Z comes with a single USB Type C Port skipping the3.5mm jack like Apple's new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus.
The device will also feature quick charge delivering 7 hoursof battery life in 15 minutes of charge. The company claims that the smartphone's 2600mAhbattery can deliver 30 hours of battery life.
In terms of cameras, the device comes equipped with a 13 Megapixel rear camera with optical imagestabilisation (OIS) and laser autofocus. the primary camera will be coupled with a 5 Megapixel front-facingcamera with a wide-angle lens and a flash. The device is not water proofbut comes with a water repellent coating.
The Moto Z Play will be a cheaper variant but will come withmuch larger battery (3510mAH) and a slightly thicker 7mm frame. The device willbe powered by Snapdragon 625 and will be assisted by 3 GB RAM and 32GB ROM.Motorola claims the device can provide a back up of 45 hours.
It will feature a 16Megapixel camera with f/2.0aperture, coupled with a 5 Megapixel front facing snapper with a f/2.2aperture.
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