Hands-on review: IFA 2016: Moto Z Play

By Matt Swider

Moto Z Play

Moto Z Play is the thicker, long-lasting and more affordable smartphone with creative modular accessories, and proof that Motorola is committed to the idea of a customizable phone.

You can snap on a bunch of different mods – from stylish battery packs, to a mini boom box, to a head-turning pico projector – all with the help of magnets.

Timed with the Moto Z Play launch is a new mod: the Hasselblad True Zoom camera. It makes your Android phone look and feel like a real camera with 10x zoom and physical controls.

All of these MotoMods, new and old, work across the three modular Motorola phones, including the ultra-thin Moto Z and shatter-resistant Moto Z Force.

The Moto Z Play isn’t as flashy as the world’s-thinnest-title-holding Moto Z, and it doesn’t have the durable screen of the Verizon and US-exclusive Moto Z Force. It’s also less powerful.

What it does have is a bigger battery, cheaper price and a headphone jack. You can charge via USB-Type C and play music over the normal 3.5mm jack here, unlike on the Z and Z Force.

Moto Z Play therefore fixes some of the gripes with …read more

Source:: techradar.com – Phones