Motorola Moto Z3 Play Keeps The Mods Dream Alive

Motorola Moto Z3 Play $499.00

- Sascha Segan

Moto Mods live. The new Moto Z3 Play, which will be available this summer, extends Motorola’s three-year run of modular addons, providing a new phone to go with your extra battery, boombox speaker, or Polaroid printer Mods. I got a chance to take an early look at the phone, and while I have some reservations about its price, I’m happy to see that Motorola hasn’t abandoned its commitment to modularity.

DESIGN AND SPECS

The Z3 Play looks like a flagship phone from a design perspective. It’s quite attractive, with a shimmering ultra-dark-blue glass back, and super-thin at 0.27 inches. The rear cameras (one 12MP, one 5MP for depth effects) pop out on a pronounced disc with sharp edges. That bump is there so the cameras aren’t recessed too far when you put on a magnetic back cover or a Moto Mod.