MOTO Z2 FORCE

MOTOROLA MOTO Z2 FORCE SMARTPHONE WAS LAUNCHED IN JULY 2017. THE PHONE COMES WITH A 5.50-INCH TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY WITH A RESOLUTION OF 1440 PIXELS BY 2560 PIXELS. MOTOROLA MOTO Z2 FORCE PRICE IN INDIA STARTS FROM RS. 34,998. 

THE MOTOROLA MOTO Z2 FORCE IS POWERED BY 2.35GHZ OCTA-CORE QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 835 PROCESSOR AND IT COMES WITH 6GB OF RAM. THE PHONE PACKS 64GB OF INTERNAL STORAGE THAT CAN BE EXPANDED UP TO 200GB VIA A MICROSD CARD. AS FAR AS THE CAMERAS ARE CONCERNED, THE MOTOROLA MOTO Z2 FORCE PACKS A 12-MEGAPIXEL PRIMARY CAMERA ON THE REAR AND A 5-MEGAPIXEL FRONT SHOOTER FOR SELFIES.

THE MOTOROLA MOTO Z2 FORCE RUNS ANDROID 8.0 AND IS POWERED BY A 2730MAH NON REMOVABLE BATTERY. IT MEASURES 155.80 X 76.00 X 6.10 (HEIGHT X WIDTH X THICKNESS) AND WEIGH 143.00 GRAMS.

THE MOTOROLA MOTO Z2 FORCE IS A SINGLE SIM (GSM) SMARTPHONE THAT ACCEPTS A NANO-SIM. CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS INCLUDE WI-FI, GPS, BLUETOOTH, NFC, USB OTG, 3G AND 4G. SENSORS ON THE PHONE INCLUDE COMPASS MAGNETOMETER, PROXIMITY SENSOR, ACCELEROMETER, AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR, GYROSCOPE AND BAROMETER.

NETWORK	TECHNOLOGY	GSM / HSPA / LTE

LAUNCH	ANNOUNCED	2017, JULY
	STATUS	AVAILABLE. RELEASED 2017, AUGUST

BODY	DIMENSIONS	155.8 X 76 X 6.1 MM (6.13 X 2.99 X 0.24 IN)
	WEIGHT	143 G (5.04 OZ)
	BUILD	PLASTIC FRONT, ALUMINUM BODY
	SIM	SINGLE SIM (NANO-SIM) OR DUAL SIM (NANO-SIM, DUAL STAND-BY)
		- SPLASH RESISTANT

DISPLAY	TYPE	P-OLED CAPACITIVE TOUCHSCREEN, 16M COLORS
	SIZE	5.5 INCHES, 83.4 CM2 (~70.4% SCREEN-TO-BODY RATIO)
	RESOLUTION	1440 X 2560 PIXELS, 16:9 RATIO (~534 PPI DENSITY)
	MULTITOUCH	YES
	PROTECTION	SHATTERPROOF

PLATFORM	OS	ANDROID 7.1.1 (NOUGAT), PLANNED UPGRADE TO ANDROID 8.0 (OREO)
	CHIPSET	QUALCOMM MSM8998 SNAPDRAGON 835
	CPU	OCTA-CORE (4X2.35 GHZ KRYO & 4X1.9 GHZ KRYO)
	GPU	ADRENO 540

MEMORY	CARD SLOT	MICROSD, UP TO 256 GB (DEDICATED SLOT)
	INTERNAL	64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM OR 64 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA	PRIMARY	DUAL: 12 MP (F/2.0, 1/2.9", 1.25 µM), PHASE DETECTION & LASER AUTOFOCUS, DUAL-LED DUAL-TONE FLASH, CHECK QUALITY
	FEATURES	GEO-TAGGING, TOUCH FOCUS, FACE DETECTION, HDR, PANORAMA
	VIDEO	2160P@30FPS, 1080P@30/60/120FPS, 720P@240FPS, CHECK QUALITY
	SECONDARY	5 MP, F/2.2, DUAL-LED DUAL-TONE FLASH

SOUND	ALERT TYPES	VIBRATION; MP3, WAV RINGTONES
	LOUDSPEAKER	YES
	3.5MM JACK	NO
		- 3.5 MM TO USB-C HEADPHONE ADAPTER INCL. - ACTIVE NOISE CANCELLATION WITH DEDICATED MIC

COMMS	WLAN	WI-FI 802.11 A/B/G/N/AC, DUAL-BAND, WIFI DIRECT, HOTSPOT
	BLUETOOTH	4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE (5.0 AFTER SW UPDATE), APTX
	GPS	YES, WITH A-GPS
	NFC	YES
	RADIO	NO
	USB	TYPE-C 1.0 REVERSIBLE CONNECTOR, USB ON-THE-GO; MAGNETIC CONNECTOR

FEATURES	SENSORS	FINGERPRINT (FRONT-MOUNTED), ACCELEROMETER, GYRO, PROXIMITY, COMPASS, BAROMETER
	MESSAGING	SMS(THREADED VIEW), MMS, EMAIL, PUSH EMAIL, IM
	BROWSER	HTML5
		- FAST BATTERY CHARGING - MP3/AAC+/WAV/FLAC PLAYER - MP4/H.264 PLAYER - PHOTO/VIDEO EDITOR - DOCUMENT VIEWER

BATTERY		NON-REMOVABLE LI-ION 2730 MAH BATTERY

MISC	COLORS	SUPER BLACK, FINE GOLD, LUNAR GREY
	PRICE	ABOUT 630 EUR

TESTS	PERFORMANCE	BASEMARK OS II: 4363 / BASEMARK OS II 2.0: 3609 BASEMARK X: 38615
	CAMERA	PHOTO / VIDEO
	LOUDSPEAKER	VOICE 68DB / NOISE 70DB / RING 86DB
	BATTERY LIFE	ENDURANCE RATING 69H

THERE'S A CERTAIN CHARM TO THROWING A PHONE AROUND WITHOUT FEARING THAT IT WILL BREAK. OVER THE PAST WEEK OR SO, I'VE SPENT MANY MOMENTS FREAKING PEOPLE OUT BY CASUALLY CHUCKING THE MOTO Z2 FORCE ON THE FLOOR, THE ROAD AND EVERYWHERE ELSE. 

AFTER SHOWING THEM THE PHONE HAD NO BATTLE SCARS, THE INEVITABLE QUESTION WOULD THEN BE, HOW MUCH IS THIS PHONE FOR?

THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT DID THE MOTO X FORCE IN A YEAR OR SO AGO. IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE. BUT THE MOTO Z2 FORCE IS NOT NEW ANYMORE, AND GIVEN THAT IT'S COMING TO INDIA MONTHS AFTER ITS INCEPTION, THE COMPANY CAN CUT MARGINS NOW. 

AT RS. 34,999, IT UNDOUBTEDLY GIVES COMPETITION TO THE ONEPLUS 5T AND THE FACT THAT IT HAS A VIRTUALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE DISPLAY IS JUST AN IMPORTANT ADD-ON.

THE INDESTRUCTIBLE-NESS... 

THE TECHNOLOGY HASN'T CHANGED MUCH FROM THE ORIGINAL X FORCE. THE SCREEN HAS FIVE LAYERS, WITH LENSES FOR THE TOP TWO LAYERS. IT'S DESIGNED TO NOT SHATTER, BUT CAN STILL BE DENTED IF PUT UNDER TOO MUCH STRESS. 

WHILE I WAS ABLE TO DENT THE MOTO X FORCE SOME YEARS AGO, I'VE BEEN UNABLE TO DO THAT WITH THE MOTO Z2 FORCE SO FAR. MOTOROLA RECOMMENDS SCREEN PROTECTORS AND CASES TO AVOID COSMETIC DAMAGE, BUT THIS IS PROBABLY THE ONLY PHONE YOU CAN USE WITHOUT THOSE ADD-ONS.

THERE'S A SLIGHT HITCH HERE THOUGH. THE Z2 FORCE IS MODULAR TOO, SO I'M NOT PARTICULARLY SURE WHETHER THE POGO PIN CONNECTORS ON THE BACK CAN TAKE MUCH STRESS. THE GOOD NEWS IS, THEY STILL WORK AS OF NOW, EVEN THOUGH I'VE PUT THIS PHONE THROUGH THE WRINGER. 

THE TRADE-OFF... 

THE MAJOR TRADE-OFF HERE IS THAT YOUR DISPLAY FEELS DIFFERENT. THERE'S AN AMOLED PANEL UNDERNEATH THE LENSES, SO THINGS STILL LOOK DECENT, BUT YOU WILL BE TOUCHING THE LENS AT MOST TIMES. THAT MAKES THE DISPLAY FEEL SOMEWHAT STICKY AS COMPARED TO THE SMOOTH FLOWING TOUCH OF GORILLA GLASS 4 OR 5.

TO ITS CREDIT, THE MOTO Z2 FORCE FEELS MUCH BETTER THAN THE X FORCE FROM 2016. IT DOESN'T FEEL CHEAP, BUT IT'S DIFFERENT. AND YOU MAY STRUGGLE WITH THAT FOR A FEW DAYS.

THE TOUCH RESPONSE IS GOOD THOUGH AND THERE'S NO NOTICEABLE LATENCY EITHER. COLOURS DON'T POP THE WAY AMOLEDS USUALLY DO, BUT SATURATION LEVELS ARE REASONABLE.

I FIND IT EASIER TO GET ON BOARD WITH THE MOTO Z2 FORCE'S DISPLAY, THAN I DID WITH THE X FORCE.

SPECS AND PERFORMANCE 

MOTOROLA'S PHONES ARE FAST, THERE'S LITTLE DOUBT ABOUT THAT. AND THE MOTO Z2 FORCE IS THE FASTEST AMONGST THEM RIGHT NOW, AT LEAST IN INDIA. I'VE USED IT FOR A WEEK NOW, WITHOUT ANY STUTTERS OR LAGS TO SPEAK OF.

THAT SAID, I HAPPEN TO HAVE THE ONEPLUS 5T AS MY SECONDARY, AND THAT PHONE REMAINS FASTER THAN THIS ONE, IF ONLY BY A SLIVER. AS IS OFTEN TRUE, I KNOW THIS ONLY BECAUSE I WAS IN A POSITION TO COMPARE THE TWO PHONES SIDE-BY-SIDE. WHEN COMPARING THE TWO PHONES, I HAD EXACTLY THE SAME APPS AND ITEMS ON BOTH, SO THE DIFFERENCE SEEN IS LIKELY BECAUSE OF WHATEVER THE COMPANIES DO IN THE BACKGROUND.

EITHER WAY, WHAT YOU CAN BE SURE OF IS THAT THE MOTO Z2 FORCE EASILY FITS THE "MID-RANGE FLAGSHIP" MONICKER. IT'S A FLAGSHIP-CLASS DEVICE, AT LEAST AS FAR AS PERFORMANCE IS CONCERNED. THERE'S GOBS OF RAM INSIDE AND 64GB OF STORAGE, THAT'S ENOUGH FOR ALMOST EVERYONE.