Review: Moto Z Play + Hasselblad Moto Mod

Whatever your thoughts on the Moto Z and its line of Moto Mods, it's an interesting take on the smartphone – and Lenovo just made things even more interesting with the Moto Z Play and Hasselblad True Zoom. A more affordable Moto Z paired with an accessory from one of photography's biggest brands sounds like a win-win ... so, is it? Find out in the Moto Z Play review/Hasselblad True Zoom review from MrMobile!

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[ADDITIONAL PRICING INFO]

From Lenovo:


"Moto Z and Moto Z Play will be available in the US in GSM unlocked versions, with pre-sales beginning on September 15 and availability beginning in October. Moto Z will be available unlocked for $699.99 and Moto Z Play will be available unlocked for $449.99."

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The Moto Z Play review / Hasselblad True Zoom review was published after six days with Moto Z Play and True Zoom demo units on loan from Lenovo. The Moto Z Play Droid Edition shown above is a Verizon Wireless exclusive in the United States. It spent the entire review period paired with a Moto 360v2.

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"The Ballad of MrMobile" Mobile Nations, 2016

"Beach" by JAM Studio, available at Premium Beat:

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[Provideo]

When $650 for a phone and a camera model was classified as expensive,

I liked that time!

[TechMeNowTV]

Michael Fisher has very fast become my favorite YouTuber.

[TaariqHassim]

Wouldn't it be amazing if a Moto Mod came out that adds an e-ink screen to the back. Kinda like the Yotaphone. That would be incredible for reading and really help battery life

[seventeencents]

I'm honestly pretty impressed that the True Zoom actually does deliver noteworthy image quality. The price isn't terrible and it does seem better in all scenarios than the Z Play's onboard camera, but point and shoots are getting better and cheaper. Plus they don't eat into your smartphone's battery life like the True Zoom does.

[Shotis]

It's incredible that 10x zoom of modern phones is so compact

[SmudgyRules]

Just watched this for the 7 minutes of nostalgic smiles.

[LeBeautiful]

Love MrMobile... notification squad for every video.

the ironic part about Moto Mods is that it's doing better than the G5s mods. Remember you can ONLY get the camera mod on the G5 and that's it?

[mr.infante]

This is the last android phone I had after moving to apple, a nostalgic trip.

[MudkipOnYT]

It's only been 4 years and now we literally have the Huawei P40 Pro+ with 10X Optical Zoom Built In, Mobile Optics have come a long way

[hirokjyotideka]

It's only HD. Yeah, everyone has superhuman eyes to appreciate 4k in 5.5 inch surface.

[finnjacobs]

3 years later watching this review. And when I saw that battery pack mod man I wish every phone would have mods. Just a few pins at the bottom of your device and you can slap a battery pack on it would be cool. Or better speakers

[barachelndionyenma]

I saw what you did there when talking about the "just 1080p" display @mrmobile . Zooming in was genius. Still my favourite reviewer

[HSKmark]

ONLY 1080p! eww! you can almost see the pixels with a magnifying glass!

[katdelrio]

I bought 2 of these Moto z plays, one for each of my teen boys. I went this way because they seemed to be able to do everything the kids like and they can add the mods that interest them. So one son wants the camera, the other wants the speaker. So far they love them. And the battery really does last!

[IsiahHD]

Motorola is the OEM of the year so far to be honest. Releasing great phones one after another. AND THE MOTO X ISN'T EVEN OUT YET!!!

[JoeMaring]

2 Mr. Mobile videos in a single day. I don't know what kind of sorcery this is, but I like it.

[azoharadonis]

You should have 3+ million subscribers...seriously. You're one of the best on YouTube

[mohammedyasin]

I was really into the Moto Z Play.
I loved the design of the glass back over the Moto Z's metal back.
But, I think I'll stick with my OnePlus 3 for now :P

And Michael? Amazing review as always 😊

[salchi]

Mr Mobile the best reviewer on YouTube. hand's down.

[calden]

I bought this phone along with 5 modules, the; Polaroid Insta-Share Printer, Moto Insta-Share Projector, Moto GamePad, JBL SoundBoost 2 Speaker and the Hasselblad True Zoom Camera. No, I didn't buy everything at once as some of these modules weren't released until a year later. I loved the Moto Z line and had pretty much every model, in fact, still use the Moto Z4 today. I mean why not, it's been updated to Android 11, its still quick enough for most tasks, even games, especially when used with game pad module. Talking about modules, they are still awesome to use, well all except the Hasselblad as the main camera on the Z4 takes much better pictures. I especially like the JBL speaker 2 as the sound is loud, with decent base and the Polaroid Instant printer is a blast to use at parties.







JBL speaker, external battery, Hasselblad camera and the projector module.