Disclosure: I received a Moto Z play and Hasselblad Camera Mod to facilitate this review. All Opinions are my own.
I have been extremely fortunate over the past two years to have worked with Motorola a few times and I have gotten to prefer them a lot. The latest phone I have been using with them is a Moto Z play. This phone also has a newer family member in the Moto Z2 Play.
Comparing the Moto Z Play and Moto Z2 Play.
Now there are some great features with both phones, both are 5.5″ phones and both come with great cameras attached. One of my favorite features of the the Moto Z Play is the fact that it has a 16MP camera built in. This is a very high quality level of camera and in fact it exceeds almost any phone on the market. In reality it actually exceeds the MP level of many of the lower and mid range costing cameras.
I love this quality of camera as it allows me the opportunity to blow up some of my best photos and still have a great quality image.
Long Battery Life And Great Camera
The other feature I love with my phone is the fact that the battery lasts 50 hours. This is a relative figure as if you spend the entire time on your phone streaming heavy graphic video, it probably wont last that long. However for standard use, the phone will usually last a couple of days.
For comparison, the Moto Z2 Play which is a newer generation phone, dropped to a 12MP camera with a 30 hour battery, both are still relatively top end for this type of application. Very few phone manufacturers still go as high as 12MP. The 30 hour battery still lasts more then a day with relatively normal usage. However there is one area where the Moto Z2 Play actually excels and that is in the memory department. It has a 3GB RAM in comparison to 2GB for the Moto Z Play. It also has 32GB internal memory standard in comparison to the Z Play’s 16. Both phones have the capability of adding a MicroSD card with up to the mind blowing 2TB of space. That 2TB actually exceeds the Hard Drive on MOST computers and laptops available on the market today
So now we realize that the Moto Z family of phones is relatively mind blowing and in all honesty appears to be in the top of it’s class.
So how does Motorola manage to top this?
Well it seems that Motorola decided that it would be fun to add a real speaker to their phone. Maybe someone wants to project images and would prefer to use their phone rather then a computer or projector. Maybe they want to upgrade their Camera even more then it already is. It could even be as simple as the much more standard concept of extending their battery life. Motorola decided to take that process a whole lot farther and create a phone that could allow each of these add on’s to be created and simply put onto the back of the phone much like a back cover plate.
I was given the opportunity to try out their Hasselblad Camera modification.
While it does drop my current 16 MP down to 12 MP it adds the functionality of a 10X zoom. The 10X Zoom allows me to bring objects a whole lot closer then my current set up. As an added bonus for those who like to play with their photos, they have included the option to shoot in RAW. This is one of the formats regularly used by professional photographers to allow them the most room to make the edits they need without sacrificing any image quality.
Below are just a few of the Photos I took on a recent trip to Niagara Falls using the Moto Z Play and the Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod
Motorola Canada has given me the opportunity to giveaway a Moto Z Play and Incipio offGRID Power Pack Moto Mod to one of my loyal readers. Canada Only (No QC) Ends October 2
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MOYO G -Advanced water resistance
IPX7-rated protection from splashes and accidental drops in water.*
Loving the moto gamepad! Its very cool and so is that camera! Thanks!
I like the Moto Insta-Share projector; how it can Instantly turn any flat surface into a 70″ big screen on the fly.
I love the water resistant design and the cameras abilities to zoom up to 10x.
I love the zoom in the camera ! Great shots ! I love this phone , it does so much , it should have its own name ! Awesome !
moto gamepad is my favourite.
I like the Insta-Share Projector and the Power Pack
The gamepad is cool!
I like the Long Battery Life and the Great Camera.
The insta-share projector is quite cool! I think we would get a lot of use out of it in our home. Thanks!
Hasselblad True Zoom
I like the long battery life and camera
Love the Insta Share Projector and the Long Life Battery.
I like the long battery life and the water resistant design.
Love the long battery life
I really like the water resistant design.
I so love the insta-share projector and long battery life , that’s so awesome , thanks for the chance 🙂
JBL SoundBoost 2 or instashare projector is cool.
Love the Camera
The turbo battery up to 30-hour ( 8 hours of power in 15 minutes ). The camera sounds awesome
I love the water resistant design
Love the The 10X Zoom! Fantastic pics you’ve shown!
I would love to have the moto turbopower pack
I like the moto 360 camera!
What I like best is the fact that this phone has a water resistant design
30 hour battery
Water resistant design and the cameras abilities to zoom up to 10x is something i really like!
I like that it has a long battery life and a great camera.
I like the moto insta-share projector.
I love the camera
I like the Hasselblad True Zoom and it’s 10x zoom.
I like the 10X Zoom feature.
It is the 10X Zoom that looks great to me!
I love the gamepad Moto Mod. I always find gaming on a phone frustrating but this looks so innovative.
My favourite Moto Mod is the moto insta-share projector. I think it would be awesome to be able to project movies from your phone onto a wall or screen.
I also really like their Moto 360. Would be great to have.
I absolutely love the idea that you can turn your phone into something else just by adding a different Moto Mod – it is so innovative! With that being said, my favourite Moto Mod has to be the Hasselblad True Zoom because I love photography and this Mod would easily help elevate the photos taken on my phone!
I like the long battery life and the fact that it is water-resistant.
I love the long battery life most of all! That is important to me. But it has so many cool feautures!
I love the long battery life! My current phone…. I need to charge it several times throughout the day.
Love the Moto 360 Camera, would definitely make video taking to the next level.
Long battery life so important. Presently doesn’t last long.
I like the moto insta-share projector, Would be nice to project things on the go with ease.
I love the camera and the 30 hr battery
I like that it’s water repellant and you can great such great zoom using a phone camera.
I like the Insta-Share Projector and the Power Pack.
I love the insta-share projector. Awesome phone.
I’ve always had trouble with my phone’s battery life so I really appreciate the sound of the moto turbopower pack. It’s definitely is my favourite!
i like the zoom camera
the Moto Z Play – like the thinness of it; the looong battery life; and the dual autofocus pixels plus laser autofocus for amazing photos in any light. I’m terrible at taking good photos, so this should make my photos better, right?!
I love the water resistant design and the cameras abilities to zoom up to 10x
Oh I like the long battery life on this phone.
I like the Long Battery Life and the Great Camera
I love the projector, camera zoom, and fact that its water resistant
I love Long Battery Life. And it’s camera looks amazing!
I like the moto insta-share projector mod because I love to share with family and I do not have to worry about setting up with cables.
I love the gamepad Moto Mod.
I think the moto insta-share projector is pretty cool! Would love to watch the movies I take projected!
I like the moto turbopower™ pack. I love that it can quickly charge up your phone and that the mod itself charges back up quickly too.
We live on the West Coast so I LOVE that it is water resistant !! I also love the Long battery life. Thank you so much for all the great info and giveaway 🙂 It would be my 1st phone. I have to share with husband now.
I love the water resistant cells in my house always have a way of ending up in water
I like the camera options and all that the phone does on top of just being a phone. Would be a great win, Thanks for a chance 🙂
I like that the battery lasts up to 30 hrs
I love the zoom on the camera and the long battery life.
The mods are sweet! I would most definitely want the lens mod.
I love the long battery life because I always forget to charge regularly!
I love the zoom and long battery life!
I like the Moto x play because the battery lasts up to 30 hours.
Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod is super for great photos
I love the battery life and that it’s waterproof.
The Hasselblad True Zoom Moto Mod is pretty awesome.
The Insta-Share Projector is cool!
I love the Moto Insta-Share Projector. I have 2 kids and the fact that I can turn my phone into a projector that can Instantly turn any flat surface into a 70″ big screen on the fly is huge.
I like the moto insta-share projector mod i would love to watch movies from my phone anywhere i go
I really like the gamepad, and it also seems like it has a good battery life
my fave feature is the elite built in camera, great for all our adventures.
I love the Insta Share projector, with the young grandbabies this is perfect for taking them places that I need them to be kinda quiet!
I really like the the speaker MOD that just clips onto the Moto. No messing around with bluetooth or wires.
The projector looks cool.
i like the insta share projector
This would be fantastic to win.
I like that it has such a long battery life.
It has a 16MP camera built in. Love that the battery lasts 50 hours and has 3GB RAM.
thanks for the chance @aparentsperspective.ca
I love the long battery life..I’ve just recently acquired a used phone and because I’m not used to having one I always forget to charge it..family always gets upset with me when they are trying to reach me and my phone is dead…yikes
I know I’d love the advanced editing capabilities right on my phone. That is a great feature!
The 16 no camera and long battery life are the best features for me. Seems like I’m always charging a battery!
My favourite Moto Mod is the Hasselblad True Zoom with 10x optical zoom and a Xenon flash for great shots even in low light!!
The moto gamepad is my favorite
i like the long battery life
My favourite mod is the Hasselblad True Zoom. I love to use my phone as a camera and this would make photos even better.
If all the moto-mods I would choose the Hasselblad True Zoom camera mod. Its perfect for photos beyond what the smartphone camera can do!
I love that you can take the 150 wide angle photos!!
I like that it has up to a 30 hour battery life. I hate when it feels like you have to plug a phone in several times a day.
It’s the camera that I love, my present phone has a horrible camera that zoom only with great difficulty.
I love the long battery life. It is important to me to have my phone “alive” while I am away from home because I have a daughter with a medical condition. The camera is also pretty sweet. Great quality for a phone camera.
Hmm nice phone.
The long battery life is an amazing feature!
I like the ultra wide-angle 150° field of view on the camera.
The Insta Share Projector is my fave!
My fave Moto mode is the speaker
I am a fan of the moto 360 camera!
I like that the camera can zoom up to 10x.
I love the water resistant design.
The moto turbopower pack is my favourite moto mod
I like the zoom feature of the camera
I love the insta-share projector, it is my favorite moto mod. I would love to have this for football Sundays at my house.
I like the long battery life and protection from accidential splashes. 10x zoom is great as well!
The amazing battery life on it
I like the Hasseblad True Zoom.
The Hasselblad True Zoom sounds amazing.
Water resistance
Like the 10x zoom
I love the Hasselblad True Zoom. My phone is my main camera.
The moto 360 camera looks pretty neat. Cheers!
I like its water resistant feature the most.
I like the camera that can zoom in on the subject.
My favourite Moto Mod is the moto insta-share projector. And that battery life is excellent too.
I like the long battery life
Many great features. I love taking photos so the zoom is more fav
the Moto 360 camera
Definitely the longer battery life
Hasselblad True Zoom mod is my fav
The long battery life is a must!!
I love the longer battery life
Water resistance.
Definately like the long battery life
I love the Long Life Battery and 10x zoom features on the Moto Mod. Your pics are really awesome!
I like the great camera mod and the projector looks pretty cool too!
I love the moto x play-that the battery lasts up to 30 hours!
My fave is the Hasseblad True Zoom
I really like the 30 hour battery life. It is always annoying to run out of battery at the wrong time.
I love the Hasselblad Camera modification. Love gadgets at the best of times and this one looks like a lot of fun!
I love the 30 hour battery length. That’s so much more than my phone.
I love the long battery life. My phone’s always die so fast.
50hrs!! That battery life is unreal! I would definitely change my current phone for that.
the cameras abilities to zoom up to 10x.I
the long battery life and camera. I love the moto g I have now so I know I’ll love this one
The Insta share projector sounds cool and useful!
I love the fact that you can take ultra wide angle shots – great for landscapes!
Water/rain protection
I like the JBL SoundBoost 2 speaker mod! That would be so great to have for listening to audiobooks and music not to mention movies!
I really like the water resistance and having to charge my phone daily, the battery life would be a great upgrade.
I really like the Moto 360 camera.
I love the JBL SoundBoost | Speaker, it would be so great for our family as my daughter loves dancing and listening to music everywhere we go!
I love the moto gamepad! My kids play games on my phone so that would be so much fun!
I’m a camera girl so the camera is great and having a projector is amazing.
I like the camera and the long battery life
I like the JBL SoundBoost 2 Moto mod as I love to listen to music
The vwater resistent capability is great!
very goooood smartphone
I love the Hasselblad Camera modification. I like taking pictures, and this looks fabulous!
I like the long battery life and the zoom camera.
I like the great camera it has. This would help not having to carry around an extra camera so I can get good shots
The water resistance! Always want to be protected!
The projector
moto turbopower pack as i am always draining my battery
moto insta-share projector looks awesome – movie night from anywhere and any place!
Moto powerpack is a great mod.
I think having a long lasting battery is the best thing and 30 hours is a long time not to have to worry if it’s going to die in the middle of the day or worrying where you’ll be able to charge it.
The battery life of this phone is amazing and the camera seems so much more advanced than the one on my current phone.
I love the 10x zoom, and the length of the battery life – always important!
Like that Hasselblad True Zoom.
love the battery life and endurance of the phone
Water resistance
The long battery life is key.
I love the Moto X Battery Life!
I love the water resistance!! I’ve lost a few phones to water related things…..
I like the raw feature so i could edit the photos any way i want!
That would have to be the Hasselblad True Zoom mod,it looks absolutely classic!Thanks :).
I like the 10X Zoom that comes with the Hasselblad Camera modification.
wow this phone is so flippin cool, I love the insta projection.
I love that it has a 30 hour battery life!!!!
What I like best is the Insta Share Projector and the Long Life Battery.
I like the Long Battery Life!!!
I like the Hasselblad Camera modification of course!
the insta share projector is awesome!
I think the whole package is amazing – but a long battery makes it easy to use!
i love cameras and my fave mod is the Hasselblad True Zoom. I’m always taking pictures
I love the idea of the moto insta-share projector! That’s super cool.
I think the Hasselblad Camera would be my favourite Moto mod, it looks awesome!
I really like the Moto G because it is water resistant.
moto 360 camera
I love the advanced camera and one button navigation. Thanks very much for the super giveaway opportunity.
I love the advanced technology of navigation. Cool
Loving the camera! I love the advanced camera and one button navigation
The Moto 360 Camera! Very cool! Thank you for the chance!
Long lasting battery life!
My grandson is in college taking photography and I’m sure he would love to have
a Moto Z Play and Incipio offGRID Power Pack Moto Mod.. College is expensive and having to purchase these items is difficult with limited funds…
JBL SoundBoost moto mod seems fantastic!
Long battery life makes this attractive device.
I like that it’s water resistant and is zoom capability. Thanks for the giveaway!
Worst aspect of phones is power. Long life battery is huge.
LOVE the insta share projector! I have always had a Samsung phone but that mod has seriously got me rethinking my go to cell phone brand!!
When I win I will gift the prize to my grandson who is in college studying photography.
I like the Camera.
I love the insta-share projector! So awesome!
I love the water resistant design!
My favorite Moto Z Mod is the Hasselblad Camera modification.
I love the long battery life because my phone is always needing a charge!
I love the zoom of the camera and the moto gamepad is pretty awesome too
Water resistance is what I need in my life!
I love how long the battery lasts- Amazing.
I like the battery life so I can take pictures all day long. Of course none of that matters if the camera is fabulous. So this looks like a perfect option for a day out with the family even if it runs long.
I like Pure Android™ experience and great software!
Well, my English is so bad, in that case, good luck for everybody.🙃😉
They all look pretty awesome but my favs are the moto gamepad, JBL SoundBoost 2 & the Hasselblad True Zoom!
I love the projector mod and the Hasselblad True Zoom
Definitely the long battery life.
Modular add-ons are well thought out, shooting in raw and the projector are straight fire!
I like the MotoPlay a lot. I am looking for a better camera.
I like long battery life (50 hours)
I love a 12MP camera with a 30 hour battery
I like that it has water resistant.
I love a real speaker to their phone
My favorite is the Moto X. I like the longer battery life.
Moto insta-share projector would be awesome
I like a 10X zoom.
I love the zoom on the camera!
I like the looks of the Hasselblad Camera modification.
I like the zoom in the camera and the long battery life..
My favorite MotoMod is the moto 360 camera.
Water resistant, all day battery & zoom lens is definitely the best features.
I’d love to say all the great camera features as that is usually what is most important to me… but as I run around with my current phone plugged into a battery pack most of the time because it won’t hold a charge I will say that the battery is my favourite!
I’d love to say all the great camera features as that is usually what is most important to me… but as I run around with my current phone plugged into a battery pack most of the time because it won’t hold a charge I will say that the battery is my favourite!
i like the hasselblad true zoom. alot because i think this is the future of phones and phone cameras and its also really attractive
The Moto gamepad is my favourite
I love the moto turbopower pack
I like the long battery life
I like the Hasselblad True Zoom, because I like the ability to zoom in when taking photos
I love the moto battery mods
30 hour battery life
10X Zoom feature
For me is the Classic Motorola style with durable Corning® Gorilla® Glass and our water-repellent nano coating because I’m clumsy.
wow
I like that it is water resistant
IPX7 water resistant!!
I love the camera and the fact its water resistant so taking pics on a rainy day would be ok
Thank you for the great giveaway i really like the
mobile photography x10
The 10x zoom is awesome, would be great for my little guy’s soccer games!
I like the projector motomod
My favorite Moto Mod is the Moto Insta-Share Projector. Thanks for the opportunity
MOYO G -Advanced water resistance IPX7-rated protection from splashes and accidental drops in water.*MOYO G -Advanced water resistance IPX7-rated protection from splashes and accidental drops in water.*
Long battery life and definitely that amazing zoom