Editors Liked
- Great battery life
- Premium fit and finish
- Clean Android
- The most affordable 5G phone
Editors Didn't Like
- Terrible fingerprint scanner
- Mods don't fit as well as they do on older Moto Z phones
Direct Competitors and Related Products
Expert reviews and ratings
By cnet
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As a budget phone, the Moto Z4 doesn't beat the similarly priced Pixel 3A XL or OnePlus 6T. So unless you're a 5G early adopter (which requires a $349 Mod), or you're already invested in Motorola's Moto Mod ecosystem, skip the Moto...
By IGN
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The Moto Z4 is doubtless the most idiosyncratic mid-tier phone I’ve used. That said, its battery is nothing short of magnificent, and the nearly stock Android experience is a breath of fresh air. Plus, with a few mods, it can easily outclass much of its competition. But whether that’s worth $500 depends on how many compromises you can stomach, like its iffy camera and wonky fingerprint sensor.
By Neowin
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There are really only a handful of cases where I'd recommend the Moto Z4. One is if you've got the original Moto Z or one of the older Moto Z Play devices, and you're invested in the Motorola ecosystem. The truth is that if you've got a Moto Z2 Force or...
By MobileSyrup
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Something is stirring in the smartphone market. If you've paid attention to trends and news over the last few years, you might have caught it. Flagships are becoming more expensive, and good phones are getting cheap.Motorola has been one of the few...
By Android Authority
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Motorola is taking yet another turn at its Mod-compatible series with the Moto Z4. As the name clearly indicates, this is the fourth-generation Z device, and with it, Motorola is stepping back and changing gears a bit. Rather than a true flagship...
By The Verge
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At full price, the Moto Z4 is a tougher sell. Sure, the battery life is great, and the display is surprisingly good, but I’d be more inclined to buy last year’s OnePlus 6T for a similar price and get faster performance, even better software, and better software support. If you own one of the older Z models and have a stack of Moto Mods looking for a home, the Z4 is the most modern option for you, but the rest of us are better off elsewhere.
By Tom's Guide
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Motorola has charted a more iterative cycle of development for its flagship Z series. And while some will certainly lament the lack of a "true" flagship topping the company's portfolio of phones, the Z4 remains a solid — if not awe-inspiring — value in...
By Android Central
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Speaking of things that aren't very good, there's no getting around the Moto Z4's lackluster performance. Everywhere you turn, from switching apps to even just typing with the default Gboard, there's intermittent lag all throughout the phone that...
By GSMArena
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The competitionThere is a lot of fierce competition in the Moto Z4's price segment - which is around $500. However, when you consider Motorola's decision that the Z4 is only going to be sold in the US and Canada, it takes off some of the pressure on...
By techwelike.com
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Motorola has apparently decided that their target for the foreseeable future will be the mid-range market and all actions seem to suggest that they're content in this space. The Moto Z4 fills in some of the gaps, but at the end of the day it's going to...
By droid-life.com
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Motorola's Moto Z4 arrives this month to extend the life of a phone line we weren't sure would continue to exist after last year's disappointing Moto Z3. Motorola mostly mailed in 2018 with a couple of Z phones that felt like they were created simply to...
By Phone Arena
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Now comes the price! The Moto Z4 can be fetched for $500 unlocked, bundled with a free 360-degree camera Moto Mod. It's a nice incentive to sweeten the package, but the real treat will come to new subscribers to Verizon, who can get the Moto Z4 for...
By TechRadar
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Motorola's Moto Z4 is more an iteration than a new direction for the phone series, with a handful of new improvements in roughly the same design we've seen since the original Moto Z launched in September 2016. While the new handset is undoubtedly the...
By cnet.com/es/
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El Motorola Moto Z4 es el celular 5G más barato que puedes comprar, pero 5G solo funciona en Verizon y si no te interesa ninguna de esas dos cosas, el celular es una buena alternativa de gama media que carece de algo verdaderamente...
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