Motorola Launches Moto Z 2018 in China, Gets Kingsman Special Edition

Habeeb Onawole — Tue, 24 Oct 2017 13:57:42 +0000

Motorola just took the wraps off its latest flagship in China. Called the Moto Z 2018, the fphone packs dual rear cameras, a 7000 series aluminium body and a 5.5” AMOLED ShatterShield display. Do the specs of the Moto Z 2018 look familiar? Of course! That is because it is the Moto Z2 Force with a different name.

Moto Z 2018 Design

With respect to design, the Moto Z 2018 is nearly identical to the international variant. It has the same brushed metal back design, all-round antenna line, redesigned moto mod connector pins, and a glass front. However, the Motorola batwing logo is gold instead of black.

Moto Z 2018 Specs

The Moto Z 2018 has a 5.5-inch AMOLED ShatterShield 2K display. Unlike the Z2 Force, this model packs 6GB of RAM and 128GB UFS storage but is still powered by the Snapdragon 835. There is also a MicroSD card slot for up to an additional 2TB.

The Moto Z 2018 has dual Sony IMX386 12MP rear cameras in the monochrome + RGB format. Above the display is a 5MP OmniVision 5695 selfie camera with its own flash.

The Moto Z comes with a 2730mAh battery but the phone comes bundled with a 3490mAh Moto Mod with TurboPower in addition to a Moto Style Mod that adds wireless charging.

There is a USB-C 3.1 port at the bottom with support for Motorola’s 15W TurboPower charging technology. The port also doubles for audio since the phone doesn’t have an audio jack. The Moto Z 2018 runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box.

Moto USB-C Hi-Fi Headphones

Motorola also announced its first USB-C earphones or like it says, the 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.

Kingsman VIP Special Edition

The Moto Z 2018 also has a Kingsman VIP Special Edition. It comes in box designed like a briefcase which holds the phone, 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.

Pricing and Availability

The Moto Z 2018 is available in only black and will retail for ¥9,999 (~$1500). Expensive right? That is because you get the Kingsman VIP Special Edition. There is no mention of it being available as a standard version.

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Moto Z2 Force May Launch In China As Moto Z 2018

Jed John Ikoba — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 08:59:36 +0000

Motorola China did release a video that pointed to the launch of a new device on October 24. The Moto Z2 Force is the device which the Lenovo-owned company is expected to unwrap on that day which is just 4 days away. The Moto Z2 Force has already been launched overseas and in some regions as the Moto G5S. It may interest you to know that the same model may likely launch under a new name in China. The model was spotted while in use by a Weibo user and it is identified by the microblogging platform as Moto Z 2018.

As stated earlier, there has been a precedence so this isn’t much of a surprise. The device had earlier appeared on TENAA where it was revealed that there will be a 6GB RAM variant exclusive to the China market. The Moto Z2 Force bears a striking resemblance with the Moto Z2 Play which was also recently launched in China. The major difference between both models is that while the Z2 Force is expected to pack a flagship specs lineup, the Z2 Play comes as a mid-range device with a Snapdragon 626 chip on the driving seat.

As a reminder, the Moto Z 2018 (Z2 Force) features a 5.5-inch OLED display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. The phone is powered by a flagship Snapdragon 835 processor clocked at 2.35GHz. The device is also coming with a 6GB RAM + 128GB storage combination which is exclusive to China. There will also be a 4GB RAM variant. Other features of the Z2 Force includes a dual camera setup at the rear having a 12MP main sensor and 8MP secondary sensor, while at the front, there is a 5MP camera for selfies. From the photo, we can see that both the front and rear cameras come along with dual-tone LED flash. Power is bestowed on the Z 2018 by a 2565mAh battery but the battery will likely get a boost with the external Moto Mod battery pack which will be released as well. The device comes in black and white colours and runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out-of-the-box.

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