Lenovo's Moto Z Play Droid And Hasselblad Mod First Impressions
Verizon's release of the Moto Z Play Droid will, as the name indicates, be another DROID-branded device. Today Lenovo's Motorola announced that they'd be bringing the Moto Z Play Droid to the United States starting on the 8th of September through Motorola online and through Verizon stores at the same time. Along with this announcement was the reveal of the USA-ready version of the Hasselblad True Zoom Mod for the Moto Z.
The Hasselblad True Zoom Mod for the Moto Z family brings a next-level camera experience to the Moto Z, giving it a much more robust set of abilities. Our experience thus far suggests that the camera quality is good – good enough to be worth the price.
ABOVE: Moto Z Play Droid with and without the Hasselblad True Zoom Mod. You'll also see the Moto Z Play Droid near the Moto Z – notice the thickness difference especially.
For video we're able to use Electronic Image Stabilization while no OIS exists. Video only shoots up to 1080p at 30fps, but zoom quality is outstanding at 10x.
Above you'll see A wide angle shot of a farm with a chicken head in the middle. That shot was taken by the Hasselblad Mod and produced the following (auto settings) details: f/3.5, 1/100, 4.5mm, ISO160.
Above from the same location is a zoomed-in shot captured with the Hasselblad Mod.
This shot (above) (with auto settings) produced the following: f/6.5, 1/50, 45mm, ISO140.
ABOVE: Moto Z Play Droid with Hasselblad True Zoom Mod open (without any zoom).
BELOW: Moto Z Play Droid with Hasselblad True Zoom Mod at 40x zoom.
For more information on the Moto Z, have a peek at our Moto Z first impressions and hands-on.
The Moto Z Play Droid will be headed to Verizon on September 8th, 2016 for $17 a month on Verizon's device payment plan, or for $408 USD full price.
Above is a set of screenshots captured by the Moto Z Play Droid through the device's camera interface with the Hasselblad True Zoom Mod's lens (as it's attached to the Moto device.)
Next is a landscape shot captured by the Hasselblad True Zoom Mod attached to the Moto Z Play Droid. Below is a set of additional photos captured with the same setup.
At the head of this article is the Hasselblad True Zoom Mod as attached to the Moto Z Play Droid.
Below are several more photos of the Hasselblad True Zoom Mod attached to the Moto Z Play Droid, with and without the zoom lens extended.
The Hasselblad True Zoom Mod will be available in the United States for pre-order starting September 8. Soon thereafter, it'll be available at Verizon online and Verizon stores for $249.99 and on Motorola online for $299. UPDATE: That'll be beginning September 15.
Both the Moto Z and Moto Z Play will be available in the United States in GSM unlocked iterations with "pre-sales" starting on the 15th of September. Users will be able to buy the device immediately starting in October. The Moto Z and Moto Z Play will be available for $699.99 USD and $449.99 USD respectively – and both will be unlocked.