14 DAY TRIAL // Motorola released the Moto Z and Moto Z Force about a month ago, and the two smartphones have made quite an impression on the market. The company said that Moto Z is the thinnest premium handset on the market, and the Moto Z Force does make an excellent pair with the MotoMods. But Motorola is expected to release another device in the series, namely the Moto Z Play.
The Moto Z Play will be the less powerful than the other two, but it will still support MotoMods and thus get additional functionality from the modular accessories. The smartphone has been spotted in renders, on import export listing website Zauba, and even in a benchmark test on AnTuTu.
While previous leaks did provide information on the upcoming handset, an image has recently surfaced on +hellomotoHK and confirmed that the Moto Z Play will be coming with a 3.5mm headphone jack, as well as USB Type-C port. It's worth noting that the Moto Z and Moto Z Force don't have USB Type-C ports.
Still, it seems fitting for Motorola to incorporate such a port on one of its smartphones in the premium series, considering that many upcoming devices will pack such a port, including Samsung's Galaxy Note 7.
Moto Z Play is expected to come with Snapdragon 625 SoC
Moto Z Play is believed to come with a 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display and run an octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor coupled with Adreno 506 graphics processing unit. By comparison, the high-end smartphone in the Moto Z series, the Moto Z Force, boasts a Snapdragon 820, but the same screen size and resolution.
Moto Z Play could come in two variants, one with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage while the other should have 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. In addition, the smartphone will have a fingerprint sensor and a 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, and OIS. Moreover, it will draw power from a 3,500mAh battery and run Android Marshmallow 6.0.
At this point, there's no word on when Motorola will finally unveil the Moto Z Play, but more information should surface soon.