SpecEagle review · Motorola

Moto Z Force review: First ShatterShield Moto Z flagship with Mods.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2016·$720
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#34 of 109
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

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

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 76-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

TypeAMOLED ShatterShield (shatterproof)
Size5.5 inches
Resolution1440 x 2560 px

02Camera

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 70-point average for flagship phones of 2016.

Main21 MP, f/1.8, OIS, PDAF + laser AF
Selfie5 MP wide
Video4K30

03Performance

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 12 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 820 (14nm)
GPUAdreno 530

04Battery

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 9 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3500 mAh
Charging15W TurboPower
ModsCompatible with all Moto Mods

05Build

82/100

At 82/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2016 — 7 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • ShatterShield screen + bigger battery than base Z
  • Snapdragon 820 flagship power
  • Moto Mods modular ecosystem
What doesn't
  • No 3.5 mm jack
  • Thicker than base Moto Z
  • Mono speaker
Cross-shop it against
Pixel 2 (2017)
$649 · score 88/100

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? .