Remember when Motorola said last month that it had a "big announcement" planned for today? Turns out that it's a new Moto phone that's upgradeable to 5G.
The Moto Z3 is a Motorola phone that's exclusive to Verizon in the U.S. Specs for this Android 8.1-powered smartphone include a 6.01-inch 2160x1080 Super AMOLED screen and 8MP wide angle front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture. Around back there's a dual rear camera setup with two 12MP cameras, one RGB and one monochrome, along with laser autofocus and portrait mode support.
Inside the Moto Z3 lives an octa-core Snapdragon 835 processor along with 4GB of RAM, 64GB of built-in storage, and a microSD card slot. There's a 3000mAh battery and a USB-C port for recharging that battery, as well as support for Motorola's TurboPower solution to recharge in a hurry. Unfortunately, there's no 3.5mm headphone jack to be found here. All of those features are crammed into a body with a water repellent coating. Rounding things out is a side-mounted fingerprint reader and support for face unlock.
Like other Moto Z phones, the Moto Z3 includes support for Moto Mods. What's notable is that the Moto Z3 will include support for a new 5G Moto Mod. This means that you'll be able to jump on Verizon's mobile 5G network when it launches in 2019. The 5G Moto Mod also includes a 2000mAh battery to help you stay connected to the 5G network.
Motorola says that the 5G Moto Mod will be backward compatible with all past generation Moto Z phones on Verizon by 2019.
The Moto Z3 will launch on Verizon on August 16th at a price of $20 per month for 24 months, or $480 full retail. Verizon says that it's offering up to $300 off the Moto Z3 on a device payment plan when you switch to Verizon and trade in your old phone.
Pricing and launch timing for the 5G Moto Mod will be announced later this year.
Moto Z3 launching at Verizon along with 5G Moto Mod originally posted at http://phonedog.com
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