The Moto Z Droid review is up and preorders are up!

[Aquila]

Moto Z and Moto Z Force review | Android Central

Moto Maker | Motorola

Let's get ready to rumble!

 

[Ry]

Droid-Life: http://www.droid-life.com/2016/07/21/moto-z-droid-review/

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

 

[Ry]

The Verge: http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/21/12244300/motorola-moto-z-review-droid-moto-mod

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

 

[Aquila]

Moto Z review: Lenovo brings a huge price increase, lame modular system | Ars Technica

So Ars didn't like it... honestly most of their complaints seemed petty, but a couple of valid concerns. No phone is perfect, right? Both the Verge and Droid Life, along with AC gave it much higher marks, assuming you're going to use the modules.

 

[D13H4RD2L1V3]

Ars Technica seems to really dislike the Moto Z

I think this is probably the most negative Moto Z review I've read for a while.

Moto Z review: Lenovo brings a huge price increase, lame modular system | Ars Technica

My biggest concern is the following line;
"and a Motorola rep told us the company won't be providing security updates for the Moto Z."

Really?

 

[Ry]

Moto Z review: Lenovo brings a huge price increase, lame modular system | Ars Technica

So Ars didn't like it... honestly most of their complaints seemed petty, but a couple of valid concerns. No phone is perfect, right? Both the Verge and Droid Life, along with AC gave it much higher marks, assuming you're going to use the modules.

That's the review I expected out of Ron Amadeo.

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

 

[Aquila]

That's the review I expected out of Ron Amadeo.

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

True I suppose, but I expected something more geared towards how mainstream consumers will react to the phone - since that's the ya know, people buying it.

 

[Ry]

True I suppose, but I expected something more geared towards how mainstream consumers will react to the phone - since that's the ya know, people buying it.

That's not how Ron Amadeo does reviews though.

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

 

[Tom Westrick]

Just read Ars, and while it has a negative tone, it doesn't seem like an unfair review.

 

[Aquila]

Just read Ars, and while it has a negative tone, it doesn't seem like an unfair review.

I think it made good points, just came across as a lot of whining while doing so.

 

[anon(9072051)]

Just read Ars, and while it has a negative tone, it doesn't seem like an unfair review.

Agreed. It's a typically well-detailed review, but that boy sure don't like Lenovo! The first paragraph of the review (which opens with "Under Google, Motorola was one of our favorite OEMs.") leads directly to the last heading 3 pages later: "The new Motorola is just another faceless OEM."

I don't mind the approach since he's so obvious about it, but he does make believing that he didn't have big chunks of the review already written in his head before he even got hold of his review copies kind of a hard sell.

 

[Aquila]

"All day strong, all day long should be the tagline for this phone. It literally can withstand whatever you throw at it, and essentially whatever you throw it at too. This is not only one of the absolute most well built and designed phones on the market, it’s also got an incredible set of features, light and fast software, incredibly fast performance, a stunning screen, phenomenal audio output quality, the best battery life of any flagship phone on the market, and a camera that can go toe-to-toe with the best of them. Is it even possible to not recommend this phone? Only if you don’t want to spend $700 on a device, sure, and of course if you’re in the US it’s a Verizon exclusive device. " - http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/07/review-lenovo-moto-z-force-droid-edition.html

 

[Aquila]

[FONT=&quot]wow AH loved it... They and ars cancel each other out. A phone that might be worth switching to verizon for? That hasn't been said since the HTC Thunderbolt![/FONT]

 

[Feldon]

True I suppose, but I expected something more geared towards how mainstream consumers will react to the phone - since that's the ya know, people buying it.

Do mainstream consumers research sites like AndroidCentral before they sign on the dotted line for whatever the high school senior at Best Buy or their carrier store tells them is good?

 

[Clocks]

Weird the g4 supports aptx bluetooth audio but the moto z does not...

Nexus phones dont have it either, would have expected it on the z though.

 

[1901Madison]

Thanks for posting all of the reviews!

 

[Ry]

https://youtu.be/NmLU1aiqOL4

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

 

[Ry]

https://youtu.be/Ke162NPmBbE

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

 

[Ry]

https://youtu.be/CNWZzvjkqxc

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition

 

[Ry]

https://youtu.be/E7BlRAMDkYk

Posted via the Android Central App on the Moto X Pure Edition