Motorola Moto Z series phones
Motorola Moto Z series phonesMotorola Official Blog (part of press kit)

Smartphone-maker Moto, formerly known as Motorola, released the company's flagship handsets â€" the Z Droid and the Z Force Droid series â€" in its home market in the United States.

The new Moto Z Droid and Z Force Droid are exclusive to Verizon Wireless until this fall (Sept. 22). Later, they will be sold in all other network carrier stores under the generic Moto Z series moniker without the Droid tag.

Moto Z and Z Force series phones share most of the features, but differ in three key aspects. The former comes with Gorilla Glass 4 display shield, 13MP primary camera and a smaller 2,600mAh battery, while the latter boasts Motorola's proprietary ShatterShield display protection, 21MP snapper on the back and a bigger 3,500mAh cell.

The rest of the features such as display size (& resolution), mobile OS, RAM, storage and front camera remain the same. [See the full specification details below]

Price details:

The Moto Z Droid unlocked model's price starts at $624 (around â'¬563/Rs.41,830), while the Z Force Droid (unlocked) will set to you back by $720 (around â'¬649/Rs.48,265). Both the devices can also be bought for less, under contract for $28.79(roughly â'¬26/Rs.1930)/month (HERE) and $33.22(roughly â'¬30/Rs. 2,227)/month (HERE), respectively.

When will Moto Z series come to India?

From what we have gathered so far, Lenovo-owned Moto is expected to release the Moto Z series phones by the end of September or early October in India. The company also plans to launch Moto Mods accessories, which include speakers, projector, battery pack-cum cover, camera lens, style covers and others in India as well.

Read more: Moto Z India release details

Key specifications of Moto Z and Moto Z Force:

Models Moto Z Droid Moto Z Droid Force
Display 5.5-inch Quad HD (2560x1440p) AMOLED screen with Corning Gorilla Glass shield
  • Pixel density 535 ppi (pixels per inch)
 5.5-inch Quad HD (2560x1440p) AMOLED screen with Shatter Shield technology
  • Pixel density 535 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor Quad-core CPU + Motorola Mobile Computing System, including Natural Language Processor and Contextual Computing Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor Quad-core CPU + Motorola Mobile Computing System, including Natural Language Processor and Contextual Computing Processor
GPU Adreno 530 GPU Adreno 530 GPU
RAM 4GB LPDDR4 4GB LPDDR4
Storage 32GB/64GB (UFS), expandable up to 2TB 32GB/64GB (UFS), expandable up to 2TB
Camera
  • Main: 13MP with Æ'/1.8 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Laser Autofocus, Zero Shutter Lag, Color Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash with dual LEDs,1.12um pixel,, Professional mode, Quick Capture, Best Shot, Scan barcodes, QR codes and Business cards, Google Photos integration with free original file size backup for two years, Shutter button or tap anywhere to capture, 8X digital zoom, Burst mode, Night mode, Auto HDR, Closed loop processing
  • Panorama, Tap to focus & exposure, Video Stabilization, 1080p HD video (60 fps), 4K video (30 fps), Slow Motion video, Video HDR (1080p and 4K)
  • Front: 5 MP with Æ'/2.2 aperture, Wide-Angle lens,Flash, 1.4um big pixel for better low light, Auto Night mode, Beautification software, Professional mode
  • Main: 21MP with Æ'/1.8 aperture, Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Laser Autofocus, Zero Shutter Lag, Color Correlated Temperature (CCT) flash with dual LEDs,1.12um pixel,, Professional mode, Quick Capture, Best Shot, Scan barcodes, QR codes and Business cards, Google Photos integration with free original file size backup for two years, Shutter button or tap anywhere to capture, 8X digital zoom, Burst mode, Night mode, Auto HDR, Closed loop processing
  • Panorama, Tap to focus & exposure, Video Stabilization, 1080p HD video (60 fps), 4K video (30 fps), Slow Motion video, Video HDR (1080p and 4K)
  • Front: 5 MP with Æ'/2.2 aperture, Wide-Angle lens,Flash, 1.4um big pixel for better low light, Auto Night mode, Beautification software, Professional mode
Battery 2600 mAh
  • Mixed usage up to 30 hours
  • TurboPower technology, which can charge up to 8 hours of power in 15 minutes of charging
 3,500 mAh
  • Mixed usage up to 40 hours
  • TurboPower technology, which can charge up to 15 hours of power in 15 minutes of charging
Network 4G-LTE (Cat. 9) 4G-LTE (Cat. 9)
Add-ons Water repellent nano coating, fingerprint reader, Bluetooth v4.1 LE, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band: 2.4GHz+5GHz with MIMO), USB Type-C port, NFC (Near Field Communication), A-GPS, 4 mics, Water repellent nano coating, fingerprint reader, Bluetooth v4.1 LE, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac; dual-band: 2.4GHz+5GHz with MIMO), USB Type-C port, NFC (Near Field Communication), A-GPS, 4 mics, front-ported loud speakers, Moto Mods support
Dimensions 153.3 x 75.3 x 5.19 mm 155.9 x 75.8 x 6.99 mm
Weight 136g 163g
Price starts at
  • Without contract: $624 (around â'¬563/Rs.41,830)
  • With contract: $28.79(roughly â'¬26/Rs.1930)/month
  • Without contract: $720 (around â'¬649/Rs.48,265)
  • With contract: $33.22(roughly â'¬30/Rs. 2,227)/month