Motorola Moto Z4 review

Source: Motorola Moto Z4 review

introduction

Motorola is back for another year with its Z series. In fact, its design is largely inherited from the very first Moto Z, released in 2016. Instead of keeping the Moto Z as the brand’s flagship, Motorola decided to launch the Z4 as a midranger, while the Z3 was really a refreshment over the Moto Z2.

In the Moto Z3, Motorola used a previous generation flagship chipset – the Snapdragon 835 from the Z2. Motorola didn’t even use a high-end chipset for the Z4. Instead, a mid-range Snapdragon 675 processor was chosen, indicating a mid-range positioning of the device.

On paper, the Moto Z4 feels like it’s just meant to be the Moto Z4 Play, but as Motorola has done in years past, Moto hasn’t released a “Play” variant of the Moto Z4, which is usually a few weeks before announced the announcement is the main Z variant. Although the Moto Z4 sees some updates in current smartphone industry trends like the in-display fingerprint scanner and a high-resolution 48-megapixel camera, there is a significant shift in the category of devices that Motorola aims to compete with.

Moto Z4 Specifications

• Body: 6000 series aluminum frame with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 3; Splashproof P2i nanocoating
• Screen: 6.39″ OLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and Full HD+ (1080 x 2340 px) resolution; 403 ppi; protected by Gorilla Glass 3
• Main camera: 48MP f/1.7 aperture; 0.8 micron pixels; OIS ; Phase detection autofocus; Two-tone LED flash
• Front camera: 25 MP notch camera, f/2.0; 0.9 micron pixels
• Video recording: 2160p at 30fps; 1080p at 30fps/60fps
• chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 675; Octa-Core (2 x 2.0GHz Kryo 460 Gold & 6 x 1.7GHz Kryo 460 Silver) paired with Adreno 612 CPU
• Storage: 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage; expandable via microSD
• Operating system: Android 9.0 Pie with Moto Experiences
• Battery: 3,600 mAh lithium-ion battery; Moto Turbo Power 18W
• Connectivity: 5G ready via Verizon 5G Moto Mod; LTE Cat. 13 up (150 Mbit/s theoretical), Cat 15 down (600 Mbit/s theoretical); Bluetooth 5.0; WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
• Audio: 3.5mm headphone jack, up-firing speaker
• Various: Moto Mod interface; FM radio; 3.5mm headphone jack, USB-C 3.1 with OTG and HDMI output; fingerprint scanner on the display

The Z4’s display is finally nearly bezel-less, despite sharing the same footprint as the original. There’s also a beefier 3,700mAh battery here, which should combine with the 6.39-inch OLED and energy-efficient Snapdragon 675 to deliver impressive battery life figures.

Motorola hasn’t released a full-featured smartphone in a couple of years, and it seems this pattern will continue for a little while longer. With rumors of a re-release of the Moto RAZR foldable phone, Motorola is slowly shifting the focus away from the Z series as the flagship it once was. Today, the Moto Z range is Motorola’s only 5G supported range and the 5G mod only works for Verizon in the US.

Still, Motorola is keeping the modular Moto Mod platform alive with the Moto Z4. The Z4 is identical in footprint to the first Moto Z Droid, so all Moto Mods made up to that point are still compatible with the Z4, albeit without the precise customization.

Let’s take a look at the retail box of the Moto Z4.

Unboxing the Moto Z4

We received a retail package that also included a Moto 360 camera mod. This one doesn’t have any Verizon branding at all, so we’re not sure if the Verizon variant will also come with the free 360 ​​camera mod.

This box is wrapped in a matte red finish and is soft to the touch. Lifting the lid reveals the Moto Z4 itself, covered in a “Hello Moto” case. Under the cardboard compartment that the phone fits is another red box containing the device’s documentation and the Turbo Power Charger rated at 18W. A SIM tool is also included in this red box.

Underneath the red box is the plastic-wrapped 360 camera moto mod. It appears to be the same hardware as the 360° camera that debuted when the Moto Z2 Force was announced a few years ago. These types of cameras were a big trend at the time and to see them coming with the Z4 just makes it seem like people have forgotten about them.

Anyway, that’s all the Moto Z4 offers. We wish the package included a pair of earbuds, or at least a microfiber cloth. With the headphone jack returning, there’s no longer a USB-C to 3.5mm adapter, and we don’t mind that compromise.

On the next page we talk about the design of the Moto Z4.

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