Motorola Moto Z Droid Edition

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 6 expert reviews

Excellent:

1
Good:

5
Average:

0
Bad:

0

Pros:

Thin!, Good battery life, Moto Mods, Active display
Great design, Insanely thin and light, yet sturdy and quality feeling, Moto Mods are brilliant, Excellent display, Fantastic VR performance, Fastest internal storage of any mobile device, Adoptable storage support, Unbeatable multi-tasking performance, Mo...
Premium design and build quality, Incredibly thin, Switching Mods is a breeze, Great fingerprint sensor, Stock Android feel

Cons:

Fingerprint scanner isn't a home button too, The lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack may sadden some people
Moto Mods can get expensive, Battery is a tad small, No 3.5mm headset jack without included adapter, No aptX support

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Last revision on February 7, 2018

Reviewers Liked

Thin!, Good battery life, Moto Mods, Active display
Great design, Insanely thin and light, yet sturdy and quality feeling, Moto Mods are brilliant, Excellent display, Fantastic VR performance, Fastest internal storage of any mobile device, Adoptable storage support, Unbeatable multi-tasking performance, Mo
Premium design and build quality, Incredibly thin, Switching Mods is a breeze, Great fingerprint sensor, Stock Android feel
Easy-to-use Moto mod, Top-notch performanc, Upscale desig, Z Force sports robust battery life
Slim design, Functional removable backs, Excellent performance
Moto Mods are cool, Fantastically thin Moto Z Droid feels like it's from the future, Quick cameras help capture the shot when you need it, Familiar gesture controls are legitimately useful
Images are wellexposed, Good detail preservation in outdoor conditions, Pleasant color rendering in all conditions, Accurate autofocus in all conditions

Reviewers Didn't Like

Fingerprint scanner isn't a home button too, The lack of a 3.5mm headphone jack may sadden some people
Moto Mods can get expensive, Battery is a tad small, No 3.5mm headset jack without included adapter, No aptX support
Camera is mediocre, Fingerprint magnet, Battery life is meh
No headphone jac, Battery life of Moto Z is below averag, Displays could be brighter
Wi-Fi performance issues, Camera isn't the best
Moto Mods accessories get pricy, fast, Battery life of Moto Z Force Droid should be better, Style Swap covers can be a pain to get off, No good reason for the Moto Z Force Droid to lack a headphone jack
On HDR pictures, ghosting is sometimes visible and halos are barely visible, Strong luminance noise is visible in lowlight conditions, Inconsistency of detail preservation between 20 and 100 Lux, Some white balance failures and instabilities are visible i

Expert reviews and ratings

The Motorola Moto Z Droid is a cool smartphone with removable backs, but it lags slightly behind its bigger...

By PC Mag on July 21, 2016

Motorola is back with another series of Droids for Verizon. The Moto Z Droid Edition and Moto Z Force Droid Edition are thin, light, and powerful smartphones that are unique thanks to their swappable rear accessories. For Verizon customers who prefer...

By Phone Scoop on July 21, 2016

The Moto Z Droid aims to rethink the possibilities of a modular design, all within a sleek and sexy body. Even with its downfalls, the device has just set the bar for modular smartphones. Additionally, much of the Moto Z Droid's capabilities are hinged...

By phandroid.com on July 21, 2016

Moto Z Force Droid (left) and Moto Z Droid (right)Moto phones don't always seem like the most impressive handsets around. They can be stylish, sure, and their software is often well done, but it's been difficult for them to really wow in the face of...

By Phone Arena on July 21, 2016

I really like how progressive the Moto Z and Z Force feel. Both phones feature a refreshing function-first approach to design. The standard Moto Z pushes the boundaries of smartphone thinness, while the Z Force comes with an even sharper camera, longer...

By Tom's Guide on July 21, 2016

Many of the Moto Z Force Droid's top-end features, including the bright f/1.8 aperture lens, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), laser autofocus, and dual-tone LED flash are included on the Moto Z Droid, helping it achieve a solid set of results in our...

By DXOMark on July 14, 2016

I really enjoyed using the Motorola Moto Z Droid for the 3 weeks that I had the eval unit. It felt good in my hand and was a snappy performer with good battery life. I really liked the snap on Style Shell feature and could see myself starting a...

By The Gadgeteer on August 26, 2016

If you're a hardcore Moto fan and love the idea of enhancing your phone with Mods, go nuts. You'll love the Moto Z. If you're a road warrior looking for a way to make your presentation tech more compact, a Moto Z and the projector Mod is a great option....

By Android Central on August 24, 2016

It's been nearly ten years since Apple got wacky with a tiny slab of glass and metal that begged to be touched. Now every phone looks the same, and consequently bores us all to tears. Motorola's Moto Z, with its array of modules and crazy thin profile,...

By Gizmodo on July 25, 2016

With an aluminum frame barely 5mm thick and slap-on "mods" that give it crazy capabilities, the Moto Z is unlike any smartphone you can buy today. It's also the latest installment in one of the most inconsistent product families in mobile technology.In...

By Android Central on July 22, 2016

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