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The latest Transform smartphone "Moto Z4" Hands -on Review: He is back!

Is this a surprisingly best smartphone?

Motorola (Motorola) and parent company Lenovo (Lenovo) seem to have recent business performance.Motorola is said to have been suffering from management at one time, but since the latter half of last year, it has been in the black.And, after driving that momentum, it seems that there is also a aim to release "Moto Z4", a high -end smartphone for Motorola, and spread the user base.

After all, it is compatible with "Moto Mods", which can add functions in a dedicated module freely, and the revival of the earphone jack may be rather possible!

However, this is not a level of competing with other manufacturers flagship models.Moto Z4 that can be purchased for $ 500 in Japanese yen, which is in the 50,000 yen range.The specifications use the Qualcomm (Qualcomm) Snapdragon 675 processor for the CPU, and the RAM is only 4GB.

I can't compete with Samsung's "Galaxy S10" or "Galaxy S10E", which has dropped a little specifications.Rather, the "Pixel 3A" released by Google (Google) for $ 400, which is closer to the midrange, and last year's model "Oneplus 6t" will be influential.

However, Moto Z4 6.It also has a 4 -inch full HD + displayed organic EL display, 128GB storage capacity, fingerprint sensor embedded in the display, and luxurious glass body design.Because it has a microSD card slot, it is easy to increase the capacity.Of course, it is completely supported by the familiar Moto Mods in the Z series.

There are core fan users such as "I like the Moto Z series because I have Moto Mods!"prize.However, basically, it has been released in the previous model "Moto Z3" since it was released for the first three years to promise Moto Mods.So even if Motorola suddenly declared that the Moto Mods platform will end, no one can complain.

トランスフォームスマホの最新「Moto Z4」をハンズオンレビュー:あいつが帰ってきた!

Moto Mods, which can add a new 5G communication function, has also been released from Verizon.In other words, it is possible to support 5G with Moto Z4, but in the sense that the new model of the Z series was released without the addition of the new series Moto Mods, Motorola's attitude toward Moto Mods is somewhat in the Moto Mods.Changes may be starting to be seen.

But more noticeable is the revival of the surprising earphone jack.Is it unprecedented in a smart home to have been abolished once and the earphone jack returns again?What was no longer the first "Moto Z" has been revived after three years.

According to Doug Michau, who manages the North American product operations department, this is due to users' complaints.In the past, the satisfaction survey of the Z series was generally good, but it was always pointed out that there was no earphone jacking as a cause of dissatisfaction.So, in the form of listening to this complaint, Moto Z4 feels nostalgic 3..The 5mm earphone jack will be equipped as standard.

In addition, Moto Z4 has a waterproof coating, but there is no waterproof performance according to the IP standard, so please do not submerge it.Also, recently, many flagship models are not equipped with wireless charging functions.Of course, there is a way to buy Moto Mods and manage to respond by retrofitting ...

By the way, the Moto Z4 rear camera is unusual these days, only one lens.Even "Moto G7", which is the position of a lower price model, is determined to be dual specifications.However, Motorola explains that it has become a simple design and has this specification to make the only camera lens good at the best.Certainly, the performance of the main camera 48 mega pixels and the 25 megapixel of the front camera will be satisfied enough.

Both the front camera and the rear camera correspond to the "pixel vinning" function, which handles four pixels as one large pixels, and can take bright photos even in dark situations, although the overall resolution drops.And, as manufacturers such as Google, Samsung, and Huawei have a special mode for shooting in the dark, Moto Z4 is also equipped with a Night Vision shooting mode.You can also use a portrait shooting mode with a blurred background.

I haven't checked the performance of Night Vision yet, but if you want to stick to the camera, you can enhance it with Moto Mods, and the camera is not in the camera, so you need to worry too much.Not.Above all, some Verizon users upgrade to Moto Z4 for 5G compatible, so the guarantee that you can freely customize the purchase model if you use Moto Mods for the next few years.It will be attractive.

In the United States, Moto Z4 is now selling a special sale on a special sale, and the price of $ 500 is available for $ 240 if a new contract with Verizon.Alternatively, if you purchase SIM -free Moto Z4 on Amazon etc., you can also get a free Moto Mods of "Moto 360 Camera" camera module.If you are worried, the release campaign for this month is the aim.

However, in the SIM -free version of Moto Z4, Moto Mods, which adds a 5G communication function immediately after its release, cannot be used.And even Verizon users do not seem to support the SIM -free version of 5G until the software update is provided.