Moto Z Review - The Best Modular Phone!
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- Dave2D review of the Moto Z and Moto Z Force Droid modular phones from Motorola. Are these modular phones worth buying? Are MotoMods any good?
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Dave deserves hundreds of thousands more subs. He's beyond professional. My #1 tech reviewer on TH-cam.
You should check out mr mobile he's right up there with him.
indeed, plus the awesome wallpapers to download
I just found his channel and shared the review with a friend that is looking at the Moto Z force droid.
this aged better then expected lol
Dave I think you have one of the best all around shooting/talking/explaining styles on the tech TH-cam scene. Nice job on this one.
thanks dude
Genuinely my favorite reviewer. You have real talent dave.
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Agreed
thanks for watching! glad you enjoy my videos
@@Dave2D I wish you had stayed that way
A little off topic...but This guy has the perfect voice for this!
You should focus more on mobile reviews! you are much better than those who got to the top then became lazy!!
Great review Dave, I'm not even really into phones and I found myself engaged by all the bells and whistles these phones afford. Yours is the only tech review channel I make sure to watch every video for. Keep up the great work.
+Dan MacDonald thanks Dan! Appreciate the support :)
I would have read a hundred review but this is definitely the best. It covers every possible question I had in a really clear way! I really like the way your videos are made, simple and informative. Thanks a lot :)
Dave man i love your vids. so many youtubers treat their videos like advertisements nowadays whereas you literally talk about texturing on side buttons. I appreciate the fact that youre one of the few guys who i can trust to give a "meh..." to a product where a meh is due.
LG Gram review comes to mind.
You and MrMobile = Best reviwers!
He's nice with the reviews too
Yeah both are my favourite
Totally agree!
Omfg for a second I thought that was my comment
Subscribed as soon as you watched this video. Honestly you are a great reviewer this video is clean, HD and very visually appealing. I don't understand how you don't have like a million subscribers or more! Keep up the great work man. I look forward to seeing your future videos
love when you do the blueprint thing.thats the best feature i seen in any youtube tech video
Hey Dave! Just discovered your channel some weeks ago, and I must say that every single thing of this channel is really awesome. Everything looks very well done and it's a real pleasure to watch these videos. Keep the good work, mate!
great review Dave. very nice touch with the "sum up" at the end.
Love those graphical technical drawing u did. It shows your drawing skill, thumbs up! Great effort.
I love a reviewer that is more professional than goofy. Fantastic quality as always, Dave.
They should have put the fingerprint scanner on the back and replace the front with stereo speakers. Nice review.
they did it becoz of the mods
they should have added capacitive buttons and allow them to turn them off like one plus.
they should have put it on the power button, like those on Xperias.
+Junior Colanzi yeah
Xperia's idea to have the fingerprint scanner on the power button is genius.
Btw, if you want a fingerprint scanner + stereo speakers, the Alcatel...
Congratulations! Best sensible & clear review iv seen on this phone! Just somehow wish the review was abit more in-depth, coz those 8 minutes just flew by.. :)
whoa ! A smartphone review after quite a while Dave. haven't seen it yet but great work 😁
love my Moto Z! I so wish they would make a mod with a physical button interface for gaming. Slap it on the back with a slide feature and have face buttons, a D pad, and analogue buttons.
Hey there Dave! I find that your videos are just so satisfying to watch!
How u explain the details, the music used, 2d drawings...
I love your videos so much! And thumbs to u i got myself a XPS 13 because of your review. =)
Great review Dave. I was hoping to see how the projector mod works though
Been waiting for you to review this!
Your reviews and videos are incredible. You have to be one of my favorite reviewers
The fastest tech channel that made me subscribe. The others usually take longer or never at all. Nice job Dave, for a very warming, no bullsh*t videos. Btw, this phones were awesome.
thanks for the support!
+Dave Lee u deserved it bro
This is pretty neat! It's definitely something I'd be interested in. One of the things I like about smart watches is being able to change up the style easily and this phone seems to have been well designed.
I thumbs-up the video before watching it. One of the best Tech channel available on TH-cam.
+Dave Lee Man, you have got a great voice. It's so calm & perfect. Your reviews are really cool too.👌
Your reviews are one of the best you can find!!! I really like them :-) Keep going in the same direction, best regards from Germany
Such quality videos. Love your channel, Dave!
Great review! What program do you use for your animations? I love the minimalism! :)
after effects
Good review Dave! I like your style of presentation
I don't know what it is about you Dave, but you've easily jumped to one of my favorite channels to watch.
thanks! Glad you enjoy them =)
Thanks for the review!
I watched Lenovo's Tech World conference and was very interested in these new phones. Sounds like there's no deal breakers (at least for me), so that's awesome! I hope to grab one when they become available up here in Canada :)
cool! yea it's def a very interesting phone.
Fantastic review! One of your best ever, Dave!
Man, I love Dave. I started watching him for a good laptop, and I will never stop watching
I love your videos, but when your channel grows further (which it will, since it's top notch in quality), you should notify people of sponsorships. For example I don't know if this was sponsored by dbrand. People tend to complain when you don't disclose sponsorships. Also, I wonder how do you manage to get these reviews out so early (especially for the Razer Core) while having such high production values and being just one guy! Gratz!
i would definitely indicate a sponsored video. none of my videos have ever been sponsored by dbrand. i just use their skins and like them. i don't get paid by them.
You are right, you don't even have an offer code/url for dbrand. Maybe you should get something like that! Dbrand does indeed make quality stuff.
The fingerprint scanner on it is killing it. Just make it a home button with fingerprint scanning and give us a back button on the left, and a recent apps button on the right, and still keep the option to have on screen home button like the nexuses.
I for one enjoy physical give button, even though I also enjoy a button to bring down my notifications (which is usually only on on-screen home buttons.)
I just listened to you on a decent set of headphones, and noticed that your intro has SO MUCH BASS!! LOL
Another great video David. Keep up the good work.
Just Subscribed today, love the explanation and information!
Hey +Dave Lee, nice videos. They are so clean and on the point.
Keep up the good work! :)
and one thing you review very well, and you cover all specs in the review
plz make more in depth explanation videos
Thank you Sir. Was looking at these phones. Love your vids Polyp. Take care.
+monofxide hah. Hey dude. Hope your still killing dragons and shooting paint :)
Haha not much dragon slaying anymore.But alot more shooting paint thats for sure.
I just went and picked up the Moto Z force. Thanks for the help buddy
Another great review, Dave. I've been toying with the idea of an android upgrade for ages, but struggled to pull the trigger, because frankly all the phones seem much of a muchness. Having watched this review though I've decided on taking a punt at the innovate Moto Z Force!
rigdon how is it?
I ended up getting the HTC 10 instead. Purely because I still wanted to see and feel the phone in real life before I bought it. However, every single shop I tried (in the centre of London!) didn't have it in stock and didn't seem to have any plans to have it in stock nor know any other shop that might. Kind of ridiculous really. If Moto want to sell their flagship phone they could do with making the thing more visible. Most people don't buy £500+ phones blind.
Dave beats pocketnow and android authority.
Dude your reviews are the best on youtube
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remember what mkbhd said when about packing bigger battery is better than a thin phone with a camera bump? this one is like cannot choose so they left the choice to the owner. good thing to see imo.
This is the only review ive seen that identifies the heat problems compounded by the mod. My battery life got much worse after the android 7 & 8 updates, so i became dependent on my battery mod, but that seemed to make the battery even worse, i think because it sandwiches even more heat against the phone.
I was almost going to get the Moto Z until I learned it did NOT have a headphone jack. This is a deal-breaker because for me because I like to listen to music. I got the LG G5 instead because it has a headphone jack and is also modular like the Moto Z. The G5 also has a better camera than the Moto Z because it is wide angle.
Exactly, me too! I do not understand this trend of getting rid of the standard audio jack. I sometimes am charging, too, while listening to music, or listening AND charging as I fall asleep.
I will check out LG ones based on your comment
Too bad theres no mod to add a headphone jack
Actually and surprisingly the DAC in this phone is among the best out there , beating both S7 and G5.
the Moto z play has a headphone jack
Great review! Love your camera work show casing the phone. I wish the Moto Z Force wasn't exclusive to Verizon because I want the larger battery & it looks sturdier. Only the Moto Z is coming to my carrier. Lenovo messed up when they made it exclusive to Verizon! Anyway, keep up with the excellent work!
+Eric Xu I can get the Moto Z from my carrier in September but not the Moto Z Force which I want. :(
+Eric Xu Really? So it will work on any GSM carrier in Canada? I need LTE bands, 4, 7, 12 and 17. Do you know if the Verizon version has these bands? Thanks.
What sounded cool about modular phones? Not having to buy main components every few years.What did modular phones actually become? A way to make you change even the peripherals every few years.
haha, well at the moment I think all the companies are just experimenting with the modular smartphone in practise. Once the companies get the feedback needed and the features that are demanded, modular phones would become more polished and potentially mainstream.
Love ur work man.your video are so calm....... Love ur work
God I love your videos! Keep up the great work man.
Please don't ever change your intro it's the Chillest
Great review Dave, lots of good information. The Moto Z force droid is the same price as my Pixel XL but with mods and wireless charging has some advantages to the Pixel! Nice phone.
This is a flagship. I agree, the built is evident of the price it demands. But I hate the camera module bumping on the back and the retreat from dual from speakers. Other than that, I expect this to be a gr8 phone.
this Chanel is perfect man!
great job
You deserve atleast 1 million subs bro!
3:12 I cannot understand this trend. I charge my phone at night and I listen to a podcast of something boring as I fall asleep, or music. I want a charging port active and also to listen via headphones. This is a deal breaker for me, and it frustrates me that these changes are just tolerated by people. Plus, what if you want to set your phone vertically upright in your work area while you listen to headphones? The bottom has a jack plugged in, so you cannot stand it up.
3:25 The attachment (I refused to use the word dongle) is easy to lose? This tech guy knows his stuff, and he is suggesting using tape!!!! If this smart techie cannot make it work without tape, it's a waste of money.
Sorry, Motorola.
As I'm planning to get a new device, Moto Z is one of my choice but after being surprise with news that Nokia is coming back it gets me excited to it and choice turns to Nokia C1 after comparing both specs.
Great review as always. Thank you for sharing.
The thumbnail looks sick!
I like these phones but I don't like the on screen buttons, the burn in on the AMOLED screen could be an issue and the large chin used only for the fingerprint reader makes it look taller than it needs to be.
Hey Dave,when are you going to make a video on the MSI GE62 Apache Pro? I can only trust your reviews :DD
and please also GS63 dave
Dave you are the best reviewer i've ever seen!
thanks for watching my stuff!
weight can be good if your entire hand is a trigger hand basically with a good reaction time
I love how you show the bad and the good
awesome review as usual . hey could you do a review on ZTE Axon 7
Hi Dave. I'm from Brazil and i love your videos.
thanks for watching them!
can you simply do a camera, gaming review?
your explanation is good, so can you make it
and also can you compare it
You're the best tech channel on TH-cam by far!
By the way, can you do a review of the Lenovo yoga 710 11 inch and compare it to the dell xps 13?
Nice video !! I watch your videos from France and it is so well explained :) Also, what is your wireless charging lamp ?
thanks! =) glad you enjoy them. the lamp is an Aerelight - th-cam.com/video/jWTbZLPoYKc/w-d-xo.html
+Dave Lee thanks a lot ! I love your animations particularly those which show the interior of the laptop !!
Wow this guy even better than linustechtips good work keep it up
Hey Dave loved the video. Was wondering if you're going to review the Alienware 13?love to hear your thoughts on an affordable oled display laptop
Did he say the moto z is water resistant because i dropped mine in the shower and my screen is black and occasionaly flashing the proper screen.
Nice review Mr.Dave, moto z or s7 edge which one is best
great video! I wish they weren't Verizon exclusives 😢
your reviews are really great
I definitely agree on the design of the fingerprint sensor. The square design makes it look so out of place. It just doesn't go with the overall design of the phone.
Aside from that, though, I think the Moto Z is super sexy.
Hey Dave Great Video Uhm Hey I just want to ask those mods for the Moto Z are those things free with the 600+ dollars purchase or do you have to buy them?
Alexis Labastilla
Awesome! You have a boosted they are so fun
just great review as always👍👍
The camara hump on the Moto Z is the same heigth as on the Moto Z so I think its to keep the Moto Mods in place a bit
I wish they had put the stronger glass on the regular version. Because with the mods, I don't see much reason to get the force anyway.
dave lee vs micheal fisher.. who is the best ????
Every tech channel uploaded the moto z review today
do the Oneplus 3 review
Yeah please thumbs up
We already know it's awesome. And it's quite too l8 for it too. Anyways, we love to have Dave's review. +1.
Bought one a few weeks ago. its insane in for example games, never tot id say somthing feels ut runs games smoother than my i7 with nvidia card (Nova 3). Since it got plenty RAM it also switch lighting fast between appz/back to desktop. im also impressed it dosent get that very hot after being used for games. if you use it for idling tasks it hardly get hot at all. One of the main reasons i bought it was not games though but 4K Video. I just had time to import it on a iMac 5K & all ican say it looks good & smooth, however u will find some noise artefacts if u look close, but i kinda expect it on a phones 4K. The resolution makes up for it though ithink. As you may know already the stills look great almost all of the time with the Sony Lens on it.
I think you should have made a big deal about Lenovo saying they won't do any security updates for the moto z. Given lenovo's poor track record with user privacy, I think that is almost a deal breaker.
Hello Dave. You're looking well today.
I really love your way of presentation... 🙂
Hey Dave, the pictures you show, taked with the Moto Z, it is your pictures or you find it on the internet?
you said the DAC was average! it produced higher quality sound then the s7 when listening to mp3s. when looking at high res videos it would downgrade the sound but still on par with the rest!
Hands down best review I've watched!!!
+Dave Lee Great review, but can you give samples of sound, image, video, mods, etc?
Beautiful video as always
Beautifully Expressed !!!!
Motorola always saves the day when you really need to attach with some product you need urgently. It's one of companies I like.
+Dave Lee If it just had a headphone jack I really think the would have have had a grand slam. I think the absence of such a feature (regardless of what Apple may do, because let's face it: they can do anything and still sell billions of phones) will really turn a lot of consumers off. I'd like to see a Moto Mod that brings back the headphone jack and maybe bundles it with a high quality DAC & amp
That being said I think they have really nailed the modularity feature. I think the hot swapping, combined with instantaneous detection of mods is such a killer feature it has the potential to be the next big think in the smartphone industry. In fact I think this concept is better than Project ARA
the htx one x also has those things on the back so if people made stuff for it it would be as modular as this phone
love your vids man! :)
How about a mod which could add 2 full sized USB Ports, Card slots, jack for external microphone, and a little built in cooling fan! That would make this phone a youtuber's kit!
If it wasn't for the odd implementation of the fingerprint sensor and didn't lack a headphone jack (or at least had a module) I'd want this.