After reading many Moto Z2 Force reviews online I was disappointed. Many of them were negative but that wasn’t what made me disappointed. What made me disappointed was the lack of diversity among those tasked with writing reviews and their lack of inquisitiveness.
I couldn't find an online review written by a female. I’m sure women buy smartphones as often as men do. There was also not much diversity in age. I'm sure that smartphones are used by people of all ages. The narrow perspective is disappointing.
Many of them complained about things they didn't like but didn't inquire about why a decision was made. I'm glad some of them asked those questions but I wish more of them did. Maybe the company will just give marketing spin as an answer but at least it gives more insight.
For example, many of them complained about the lack of a headphone jack. They realized that the Moto Z2 Play includes a headphone jack and is just a hair thinner than the Z2 Force. Perhaps Motorola opted not to include it because they think wireless audio or digital output is the direction of the industry. Perhaps they wanted to use that space for some other component in the screen. All they had to do was ask...
Another thing I found puzzling was how some of them viewed Moto Mods. It’s okay if the reviewers think the current mods are too expensive or the mods are not useful for them. But the Z series phones were designed with mods in mind. That is why they have keep the same shape, have the exposed connector pins and why the camera is raised. If they take some time to understand the "Moto Mod" platform and understand it at a basic level they are really not able to give a thoughtful review.
I hope in the future there will be a more diverse set of reviewers and more inquiring of why product design decisions were made. Then there will be different use cases and viewpoints presented that can give the readers more insight when determining which phone to buy.
I couldn't find an online review written by a female. I’m sure women buy smartphones as often as men do. There was also not much diversity in age. I'm sure that smartphones are used by people of all ages. The narrow perspective is disappointing.
Many of them complained about things they didn't like but didn't inquire about why a decision was made. I'm glad some of them asked those questions but I wish more of them did. Maybe the company will just give marketing spin as an answer but at least it gives more insight.
For example, many of them complained about the lack of a headphone jack. They realized that the Moto Z2 Play includes a headphone jack and is just a hair thinner than the Z2 Force. Perhaps Motorola opted not to include it because they think wireless audio or digital output is the direction of the industry. Perhaps they wanted to use that space for some other component in the screen. All they had to do was ask...
Another thing I found puzzling was how some of them viewed Moto Mods. It’s okay if the reviewers think the current mods are too expensive or the mods are not useful for them. But the Z series phones were designed with mods in mind. That is why they have keep the same shape, have the exposed connector pins and why the camera is raised. If they take some time to understand the "Moto Mod" platform and understand it at a basic level they are really not able to give a thoughtful review.
I hope in the future there will be a more diverse set of reviewers and more inquiring of why product design decisions were made. Then there will be different use cases and viewpoints presented that can give the readers more insight when determining which phone to buy.
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