A few days ago, we got wind of a report that suggested Lenovo owned Motorola will announce the Moto Z2 Force Edition in Homeland China as the Moto Z 2018. Now just like the report suggested, the Moto Z 2018 and Moto Z 2018 Kingsman Special Edition has been announced in China. The flagship Moto Z 2018 is entirely not a new device but it is a new and rebranded device for the Chinese market. The device was first announced in Europe and USA back in July as the Moto Z Force edition.
Made entirely of series 7000 aluminum body, the Moto Z 2018 comes with a design reminiscent of the Moto Z Force edition featuring a brushed metal rear design, with all-around antenna line, redesigned moto mod connector pins, and a glass front. The Motorola batwing logo on the new Moto Z 2018 has however been given a gold finishing instead of the black color of the international version.
Talking specifically of the specifications, the device features a 5.5-inch AMOLED ShatterShield 2K display and powered by the flagship Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with an increased 6GB of RAM and 128GB UFS storage, expandable up to 2TB using a MicroSD card slot. The camera set up remains same as the Moto Z force edition, and that include a dual Sony IMX386 12MP rear cameras in the monochrome + RGB format as well as a 5MP OmniVision 5695 front facing camera with LED flash.
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As for power, the device packs a 3490mAh Moto Mod with TurboPower, while a Moto Style Mod that adds wireless charging is also bundled with the device.Motorola has ditched the audio jack for a USB-C 3.1 port at the bottom with support for Motorola’s 15W TurboPower charging technology. As part of the launch, Motorola has also introduced USB-C earphones which it refers to as world’s first USB-C Hi-Fi headphones. It is the in-ear type with a 120cm long braided cable and an in-line control with volume buttons and a call button.
Elsewhere, there is a special edition Moto Z 2018 dubbed Moto Z 2018 Kingsman VIP Special Edition. While it bears same designs and specs as the regular variant, the special edition is made available in a well finished box designed like a briefcase where the phone is housed, a VIP Card, TurboPower battery mod, wireless charging mod, USB-C to 3.5mm audio adapter, leather flip case, 45th-year-anniversary notepad, the USB-C Hi-Fi audio headphones, and a warranty card.
What you have to pay for the package above is a paltry ¥9,999 (~$1500) which is about the price you have to pay for the Mate 10 Porsche design.
It looks like it is running ZUI… yuck!
It looks like it is running ZUI… yuck!
Definitely not worth it. I say this as Z2F owner. It’s a good deal at $550, but not beyond that.
Definitely not worth it. I say this as Z2F owner. It’s a good deal at $550, but not beyond that.