It doesn't feel any less snappy than my fiance's new S8. In fact in some things, it seems to respond quicker, and all other things equal, I get nearly 35% more life out of the battery between our phones.
When I picked it up, Verizon was running a deal on it where it was $10/mo after monthly bill credit. That's $240 for the phone and I still got the jbl speaker mod through motorola. Even in the 400-500$ range, it's a good phone. Looking at the specs between the Z2Play and the Z2Force, the tech in me wants to upgrade to the more powerful one. The practical father in me says "this runs great as it is!, what benefit would you get doubling the price of it?"