So after much research and debate on my next phone to replace my S7, I decided on the Z Play. I was initially going to buy one from Best Buy, but was able tofind a used Condition 9 from B&H for $320 and I got a black nylon style mod as well.
I chose the Z Play over a 6P, G5, Honor 8 and keeping the S7 for the simple fact I enjoy "Motorola" and they're take on Android. It has a couple more features than straight Nexus and much more lightweight than LG or Samsung. I've owned a ton of phones but I always end up back with Motorola phones. I even still have my OG Droid, Bionic, Nexus 6, X 2014, and X Pure laying around in a drawer.
The first impressions of the phone were it felt solid in the hand but slippery. But overall it was excellent. After getting it setup and my information updated in it, I got to mess around with it. Coming from the S7 I enjoyed the lack of Samsung's and AT&T's bloat. It just does what I need and without a fuss.
Everything this phone is advertised for has actually held true and impressed me so far. The first half day I didn't put much into the battery life since it came only charged with 75% juice. The next day is where I paid attention so taking it off the charger around 0630 am to start my day, I checked my notifications, some ESPN and took in some other media before I actually decided to get ready for work. I arrived at work around 0830 with about 90% left. During the day I play music, browse Imgur, watch some downloaded shows and normal messaging, email and phone calls in a building with terrible cell service I was still able to pull a bit over 3 and a half hours with 53% left on a slow day. Yesterday, same routine but when I went to bed I didn't charge the battery and just kept it going, YouTube, music, browsing, casting to my TV, messaging, email and calls. I was able to pull down 9 hrs and 16 mins with about 12% of juice left, before I charged it at about 1430. That to me is just crazy, none of the phones I used before this would have made it past 3 without needing to be placed on a charger.
Now on to the Mods. I don't have any yet but plan on getting the JBL speaker and projector soon, but I do have the original Ash back cover and ordered the Black Herringbone Nylon cover as well. I just like the ability to swap out when I feel and with the bumper, I can still feel the textures and protect the device at the same time.
The only negative I have about the experience is the fact when it's on the Turbo Charger it causes the Nylon cover to warp off the top. But I easily bend it back into shape. But can get annoying.
Overall, I see this phone staying around until the next iteration of the Z line is released.
Thanks for reading.
I chose the Z Play over a 6P, G5, Honor 8 and keeping the S7 for the simple fact I enjoy "Motorola" and they're take on Android. It has a couple more features than straight Nexus and much more lightweight than LG or Samsung. I've owned a ton of phones but I always end up back with Motorola phones. I even still have my OG Droid, Bionic, Nexus 6, X 2014, and X Pure laying around in a drawer.
The first impressions of the phone were it felt solid in the hand but slippery. But overall it was excellent. After getting it setup and my information updated in it, I got to mess around with it. Coming from the S7 I enjoyed the lack of Samsung's and AT&T's bloat. It just does what I need and without a fuss.
Everything this phone is advertised for has actually held true and impressed me so far. The first half day I didn't put much into the battery life since it came only charged with 75% juice. The next day is where I paid attention so taking it off the charger around 0630 am to start my day, I checked my notifications, some ESPN and took in some other media before I actually decided to get ready for work. I arrived at work around 0830 with about 90% left. During the day I play music, browse Imgur, watch some downloaded shows and normal messaging, email and phone calls in a building with terrible cell service I was still able to pull a bit over 3 and a half hours with 53% left on a slow day. Yesterday, same routine but when I went to bed I didn't charge the battery and just kept it going, YouTube, music, browsing, casting to my TV, messaging, email and calls. I was able to pull down 9 hrs and 16 mins with about 12% of juice left, before I charged it at about 1430. That to me is just crazy, none of the phones I used before this would have made it past 3 without needing to be placed on a charger.
Now on to the Mods. I don't have any yet but plan on getting the JBL speaker and projector soon, but I do have the original Ash back cover and ordered the Black Herringbone Nylon cover as well. I just like the ability to swap out when I feel and with the bumper, I can still feel the textures and protect the device at the same time.
The only negative I have about the experience is the fact when it's on the Turbo Charger it causes the Nylon cover to warp off the top. But I easily bend it back into shape. But can get annoying.
Overall, I see this phone staying around until the next iteration of the Z line is released.
Thanks for reading.
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