Moto Z Force review: First ShatterShield Moto Z flagship with Mods.
The original shatterproof Mod.
Moto Z Force launched the modular Moto Z line's flagship tier with a shatterproof AMOLED, a larger 3500 mAh battery and a 21 MP OIS camera — all snapping into the magnetic Moto Mods accessory ecosystem.
01Display
80/10080/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2016.
02Camera
74/10074/100 puts it above the 70-point average for flagship phones of 2016.
03Performance
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 12 points above the cohort average.
04Battery
76/100At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 9 points above the cohort average.
05Build
82/100At 82/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 7 points above the cohort average.
- ShatterShield screen + bigger battery than base Z
- Snapdragon 820 flagship power
- Moto Mods modular ecosystem
- No 3.5 mm jack
- Thicker than base Moto Z
- Mono speaker
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 109-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .