Moto Z review

Additionally, Moto has included a dual-lens camera, the latest Android Nougat software and a superior fingerprint sensor that can act as the phone's sole means of navigation.

Previously, Moto updated the Z to work wonderfully with the Google DaydreamVR headset, just like the Google Pixel and Google Pixel XL.

The original review follows below.

The Moto Z is an Android htc parts with a new name that begins at the end of the alphabet, but is actually the first to pioneer modular connectivity in a more robust way than its competitors.

It's the world's thinnest phone at 5.19mm in so-called "thickness," and it feels incredibly thin to hold. This isn't another meaningless marketing stat. Yet you shouldn't want it to stay this slim.

There are already five practical, modular accessories – more than we have seen with the add-on-deprived LG G5 – and they satisfyingly and securely attach to the back of this phone with magnets.

Moto Z's "build out your smartphone" concept is fun and, importantly, its MotoMods are creative and well-designed. There's everything from a predictable (but essential) battery back, to a more wild pico projector.

Shining your phone onto a wall is an awesome novelty and it's completely hot swappable. No need to turn off the phone here. All accessories also work with the thicker, shatterproof Moto Z Force and the battery-rich and cheaper Moto Z Play variants, too.

Motorola didn't dial back the performance of the Moto Z to set new thinness records or to make way for these magnetized accessories. Its specs are the same as its top competitors, including the ZTE Axon 7, HTC 10, LG G5, and Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge in the US.

It has the same processor, RAM and internal storage and even a microSD card slot (no modding needed). The 13MP camera on back and real-flash-included 5MP camera in front are solid, though you can't miss that extreme camera bump in back. Somehow, even with that bump, it's still not the best in the world, just really good for everything but low light.

Two things will throw people about the Moto Z: its lack of a headphone jack in favor of audio through the USB Type-C port and its un-Moto-like price.

Its USB-C means of piping audio to earbuds means that the phone comes with an easily losable 3.5mm adapter, and you won't be able to charge and play music through headphones at the same time.

The Moto Z price costs more than Motorola's previous htc replacement parts . Is it worth that price bump? There's a lot of potential behind this modular ecosystem, but is it enough to be a best phones contender?