Motorola Moto Z, Moto Z Force announced!

In the Lenovo Tech World that happened a while ago, two new smartphones from Motorola were announced — the Moto Z and Moto Z Force.

The Moto Z is the basic flagship while the Moto Z Force has a couple more features included.

Motorola Moto Z specs:
5.5-inch AMOLED display @ 1440 x 2560 pixels, 535ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 2.15GHz quad-core processor
Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB, 64GB internal storage
Up to 256GB via microSD
4G LTE Cat 9.
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
13MP, f/1.8, laser autofocus, OIS, dual-LED, dual-tone flash
5MP f2.2 autofocus front-facing camera
GPs with aGPS support, GLONASS
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
2,600mAh Li-Po battery
Fingerprint Sensor
153.3 x 75.3 x 5.2 mm (dimensions)
136 grams (weight)

At 5.2mm, the Moto Z is very thin. No wonder it can only hold a 2,600mAh battery. It also has a repellent outer coating (not the same as water-resistant).

On the other hand, the Moto Z Force is almost identical but comes with a shatter-proof glass, is slightly thicker and weighs much more that it can hold a 3,500mAh battery. The rear camera is also improved with a 21MP sensor and phase-detection included.

Motorola Moto Z Force specs:
5.5-inch AMOLED display @ 1440 x 2560 pixels, 535ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 2.15GHz quad-core processor
Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB, 64GB internal storage
Up to 256GB via microSD
4G LTE Cat 9.
WiFi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.2
NFC
21MP, f/1.8, laser autofocus, OIS, PDAF, dual-LED, dual-tone flash
5MP f2.2 autofocus front-facing camera
GPs with aGPS support, GLONASS
Android 6.0 Marshmallow
3,500mAh Li-Po battery
Fingerprint Sensor
155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm (dimensions)
163 grams (weight)

Both the Moto Z and the Moto Z Force are equipped with a reversible USB Type-C port and fast charging. Both phones do not have a 3.5mm audio jack and in turn, will come provided with a USB-C to 3.5mm adaptor.

The Moto Z and Moto Z Force are expected to be released sometime in September 2016. Lenovo/Motorola did not indicate any price for these yet.