Black/Silver or White/Gold £299.95 with 2 Years Guarantee @ John Lewis (Free Delivery or C&C)
Breif Specs
Processor - QC MSM8996 Lite, Snapdragon 820
Screen - OLED 5.5" at 1440x2560 @ 534 Pixels Per Inch
Camera (front-facing) - 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.4 µm pixel size, LED flash, 1080p
Camera (rear-facing) - 13 MP, f/1.8, laser autofocusOIS, dual-LED flash
RAM - 4GB
Memory Card Slots - microSD card slot (up to 2TB)
Operating system: Android
Sim Type - Nano
Top comments
spannerzone
25 Feb 174#2
Looks good, I don't need a new phone but that never seems to stop me :smile:
misterleoni
26 Feb 174#164
This price is rubbish: I personally bought an S7 Edge 24 carat gold edition (brand new and mint) for 55 pence off Gumtree therefore this phone with a two year warranty that's available to anyone and everybody with no risk and a 14 day return policy should be avoided at all costs.
Cooltide
26 Feb 173#201
I think this is single SIM.
I'm picking up one of these later today as a replacement for my now flaky but beloved LG G2. Although there are definitely slightly better 2016 phones in some areas, (such as design, camera, audio, cpu), this phone at this price offers near top of the class feature set at the price of a midrange phone. I would probably choose a different flagship phone if this was full price, but unless you want to risk a no brand, grey market Chinese import, IMO there is nothing to match this Moto Z at this price point. (The OnePlus 3 was similar, but it looks like they now only make the 3T which is £100 dearer.)
Negative points I thought about while contemplating this phone were:-
* It is a taller phone than the g2, (therefore less pocketable)
* It will probably have worse battery life than the g2 did when it was new (sadly my trusty g2 battery doesn't have the puff it once had)
* It has no regular headphone jack so you cannot listen on wired headphones and charge it at the same time.
Positive thoughts were:-
* Better 2k (VR daydream capable) screen and all round better hardware. (Best current bangs per buck?)
* Stock Android instead of the dreadful LG g2 android skin
* Better security offered by new supported android versions
* It supports andriod pay
* Mods can be bought to improve the battery, camera, etc. Lenovo see these mods as a unique selling point, and they will continue to support them for a while (unlike the lg g5 mods which can't be used on future phones). There are new mods being developed by 3rd party suppliers. Any mod you invest in today should work with at least the next couple of generations of flagship Motos. (Which is clever marketing as it locks you into the brand.)
There will be new 2017 phones announced soon from all the major manufacturers. They will undoubtedly up the game even further, but the upcoming flagships will come in at two or three times the price of this offer. The price of the other 2016 flagships will come down a bit soon too, but maybe not to £300.
I hope this helps you with your choice.
Cooltide
26 Feb 173#162
The cheaper OnePlus 3 seems to be out of stock at the UK OnePlus store at the moment. The £399 OnePlus 3T is currently available.
The Moto has an SD card slot expandable to 2TB (in theory), the Oneplus 3T has no SD expansion.
The Moto has twice the OnePlus screen resolution and is Google Daydream VR ready.
The OP3T has 2GB more RAM, a slightly better processor, proper headphone jack and better battery life.
The Moto is too skinny for a headphone jack and can be "modded" for better battery, 10x optical zoom camera, etc.
IMO both are great phones for this type of money.
All comments (310)
GenEarth
25 Feb 171#1
Scorching!
spannerzone
25 Feb 174#2
Looks good, I don't need a new phone but that never seems to stop me :smile:
goonertillidie to spannerzone
25 Feb 171#4
Same for me and video games :confused:
vassy4u
25 Feb 171#3
Good spot OP :smiley: Heat added :smiley:
ashman33
25 Feb 171#5
I need a new phone. Those listed specs look very good.
Ajazb to ashman33
25 Feb 17#10
If you do the search .The choice for any reasonable price range is mind boggling. New Chinese androids are getting popular everywhere as value for money and older high quality phones are coming down in price .
t_gobble
25 Feb 171#6
Wow!!! This is HOT!! :smiley: Good spot OP
alien_jiggy
25 Feb 17#7
Which colour would look best?
goonertillidie to alien_jiggy
25 Feb 17#8
I currently have the S7 Edge Gold, looks pretty smart but obviously that's personal choice
moneysm
25 Feb 171#9
battery's tiny in this thing
t_gobble to moneysm
25 Feb 171#12
Get the battery mod and this goes forever, even without it is still decent, easily lasts a whole day
Opening post
Black/Silver or White/Gold £299.95 with 2 Years Guarantee @ John Lewis (Free Delivery or C&C)
Breif Specs
Processor - QC MSM8996 Lite, Snapdragon 820
Screen - OLED 5.5" at 1440x2560 @ 534 Pixels Per Inch
Camera (front-facing) - 5 MP, f/2.2, 1.4 µm pixel size, LED flash, 1080p
Camera (rear-facing) - 13 MP, f/1.8, laser autofocusOIS, dual-LED flash
RAM - 4GB
Memory Card Slots - microSD card slot (up to 2TB)
Operating system: Android
Sim Type - Nano
Top comments
I'm picking up one of these later today as a replacement for my now flaky but beloved LG G2. Although there are definitely slightly better 2016 phones in some areas, (such as design, camera, audio, cpu), this phone at this price offers near top of the class feature set at the price of a midrange phone. I would probably choose a different flagship phone if this was full price, but unless you want to risk a no brand, grey market Chinese import, IMO there is nothing to match this Moto Z at this price point. (The OnePlus 3 was similar, but it looks like they now only make the 3T which is £100 dearer.)
Negative points I thought about while contemplating this phone were:-
* It is a taller phone than the g2, (therefore less pocketable)
* It will probably have worse battery life than the g2 did when it was new (sadly my trusty g2 battery doesn't have the puff it once had)
* It has no regular headphone jack so you cannot listen on wired headphones and charge it at the same time.
Positive thoughts were:-
* Better 2k (VR daydream capable) screen and all round better hardware. (Best current bangs per buck?)
* Stock Android instead of the dreadful LG g2 android skin
* Better security offered by new supported android versions
* It supports andriod pay
* Mods can be bought to improve the battery, camera, etc. Lenovo see these mods as a unique selling point, and they will continue to support them for a while (unlike the lg g5 mods which can't be used on future phones). There are new mods being developed by 3rd party suppliers. Any mod you invest in today should work with at least the next couple of generations of flagship Motos. (Which is clever marketing as it locks you into the brand.)
There will be new 2017 phones announced soon from all the major manufacturers. They will undoubtedly up the game even further, but the upcoming flagships will come in at two or three times the price of this offer. The price of the other 2016 flagships will come down a bit soon too, but maybe not to £300.
I hope this helps you with your choice.
The Moto has an SD card slot expandable to 2TB (in theory), the Oneplus 3T has no SD expansion.
The Moto has twice the OnePlus screen resolution and is Google Daydream VR ready.
The OP3T has 2GB more RAM, a slightly better processor, proper headphone jack and better battery life.
The Moto is too skinny for a headphone jack and can be "modded" for better battery, 10x optical zoom camera, etc.
IMO both are great phones for this type of money.
All comments (310)