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Alex Kidman was the tech and telco editor at Finder and is now a freelance technology writer. Alex has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of New England and a serious passion for retro gaming. Phone testing methodology. It's been a while since we last saw a Motorola Z series phone down under, with Motorola opting to skip out on bringing the Motorola Moto Z2 Force to our shores. Motorola seemed more intent on selling its very good value Moto G phones here, so I was pleasantly surprised to see it bringing the Motorola Moto Z3 Play to Australia, and quite rapidly after its announcement too.

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It's one of a pair of Z3 generation phones, but we won't see the Motorola Moto Z3 sans Play suffix locally, or indeed anywhere outside of the USA according to Motorola representatives. Like any other Motorola "Play" phone, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play is the slightly lower cost variant, although because it's still a moto mod capable device that lower cost can quickly ratchet upwards. Motorola introduced its first moto mod compatible phone, the Motorola Moto Z at a time when modular phones were all the the rage. LG was pushing forward with the LG G5, Google had Project Ara waiting in the wings, and it appeared that we were headed for an all-modular phone universe.

Fast forward a few years, and Motorola's all alone in offering phones with modular accessories. If you're not familiar with the concept, Motorola's Z series phones all feature magnetic clasps at the back that allow you to attach a range of modular accessories to add to a given phone's features.

Motorola originally said they'd hold the moto mod design for at least three generations of phones, which could well mean that the Motorola Moto Z3 Play is the last generation compatible with current moto mods. We've reviewed a number of Motorola's Moto Mods over time, and you can read our impressions here. That does leave Motorola in something of a bind when it comes to how it designed the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, because it had to be compatible with all the existing Moto Mods. That means it needs the magnetic connection points, but also a notable camera bulge that means it can never sit flat on a desk.

There's something immensely satisfying about "clunking" a moto mod into place, but at the same time it does mean than the "naked" Motorola Moto Z3 Play isn't a terribly pretty phone. Add any mod — like the camera mod — and it's a much better looking, but thicker handset.

The moto mod compatible design also means that Motorola has made some other curious design choices. You can't throw a fingerprint sensor around the back, but rather than place it on the front, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play instead places it on the side, in a style last seen in Sony's Xperia handsets. It works quite well, but it's weird because it's just a fingerprint sensor, rather than a combined power button.

That sits on the other side of the phone, and you absolutely will get that confused from time to time. It's a minor design quirk, but an annoying one. Physically, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play measures in at That's extremely light for a phone with a 6.

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There's really not much point in buying a Motorola Moto Z3 Play if you're not going to invest in moto mods. Motorola already puts dual sensors into its G-series phones, so it's no shock to see one on the back of the Motorola Moto Z3 Play. It's used for portrait style bokeh effects, but you can't actually access the secondary lens for other purposes at all. Motorola does include a number of more "fun" effects that allow you to desaturate particular colours, or create motion GIFs with specific motion pulled out of the frame.

As a mid-range creative camera the Motorola Moto Z3 Play is entirely adequate, but we're seeing a lot of the dual-range features that used to be the exclusive features of premium phones come down into this price point, and again, the Motorola Moto Z3 Play just doesn't quite feel like it pushes beyond the expected. That's a solid recipe for a mid-range handset in , although not one that really stretches the definition in any real way. Motorola does produce a Moto Z3 unit running on the Snapdragon , 's flagship processor of choice, but we won't see that unit in Australia.

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As a standalone phone, the Motorola Moto Z3 delivers fair performance against its competitors in the same kind of price bracket, but it doesn't really stand out at all. Here's how it compares using Geekbench 4's CPU test:. Motorola typically doesn't do much in overlay terms with Android, and that's quite a welcome step. You do get access to Motorola's Moto actions, such as chopping to switch on the flashlight, which feels equal parts brilliant and stupid every time I do it.

Of course, the real story for the Motorola Moto Z3 Play remains what you can do with moto mods, because they add a lot of performance variety to its bag of tricks.

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You can turn it into a projector, add the Hasselblad camera mod or degree camera mod, add wireless charging or a battery mod, or boost its audio output with a JBL speaker mod. Motorola is deserving of praise in one sense for sticking to its modular strategy, because it gives long-term Motorola Z-series users certainty, although it does also mean that new buyers would have to budget for those mods.

For such a thin handset, not including mods, it's encouraging to note that Motorola packs a 3,mAh battery into the Motorola Moto Z3 Play. While that's not as high as some flagships, it gives it moderate battery life performance, although again nothing that as a standalone phone without any battery mod make it really stand out. This is a terribly linear test that runs continuously, something you're not likely to do on a day to day basis. It's certainly feasible with those figures to run the Motorola Moto Z3 Play for a full day if you're a moderate user.

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Again, there's a larger story to tell here, because you can modify the Motorola Moto Z3 Play with a variety of moto mods. There's a battery mod that can add mAh at the cost of a little bulk if you do run out of power. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play doesn't support wireless Qi charging natively, but you can add it with the moto style shell with wireless charging mod. The flexibility of the approach is beautiful, but it does come at additional cost.

There's a very obvious market that the Motorola Moto Z3 Play suits nicely, and that's folks who have already invested in the moto mods concept. If you bought a Motorola Moto Z or Motorola Moto Z2 Play and want a somewhat snappier phone, the Motorola Z3 Play will deliver that experience to you while still making the most out of your investment in those mods.

There's really not much point in buying the Motorola Moto Z3 Play if you're not going to buy mods to improve it, but that creates a significant sticking point. Add the price of a few mods into the equation, and you're right there, where features like wireless charging, superior cameras and more are natively with you all the time. Even though the update is rolling out to the phones starting today, the carrier variants might not see it for another month.

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