Moto Z3 Play will sport a glass back design and a bezel-less 18:9 aspect ratio display. (Image: Evan Blass) Moto Z3 Play will sport a glass back design and a bezel-less 18:9 aspect ratio display. (Image: Evan Blass) Moto Z3 Play will launch in Brazil on June 6, which is today. The launch event is scheduled to take place at 9:30 AM EDT, which is 7 PM India time. Ahead of official debut, leaks around the smartphone have given out key specifications and features of Moto Z3 Play. Last week, the phone was spotted on benchmarking site Geekbench. Tipster Evan Blass recently tweeted out an image of Moto Z3 Play in Deep Indigo colour variant. Image renders (via Android Headlines) also suggest the phone will have dual rear cameras and a glass back design. Moto Z3 Play will not have a front-facing home button like its predecessor Moto Z2 Play and it is rumoured to come with an 18:9 aspect ratio display. Let us take a look at everything we know about Moto Z3 Play ahead of today’s launch: Moto Z3 Play: Design and Display Moto Z3 Play will sport a glass back design and a bezel-less 18:9 aspect ratio display. As per leaked photos, it does not look like the phone will sport a notch on top of display like most flagships of this year. Moto Z3 Play will not have a physical home button on the front and will use a white software button instead. Another big change will be a repositioned fingerprint sensor, which could be embedded on a button on the right side. Moto Z3 Play’s predecessor Moto Z2 Play has a fingerprint sensor included in the front-facing home button. The company could also add alternate authentication methods for unlocking the phone such as facial recognition. Moto Z3 Play will not have a physical home button on the front and will use a white software button instead. (Image: Droid Life) Moto Z3 Play will not have a physical home button on the front and will use a white software button instead. (Image: Droid Life) Moto Z3 Play could feature a 6-inch Full HD+ display with thin bezels on top and bottom of the screen. The bottom bezel or ‘chin’ will have the ‘Motorola’ branding instead of the home button. The upcoming smartphone will have horizontally aligned dual rear cameras along with dual LED flash. Just like Z2 Play, the Moto Z3 Play will also come with support for 16 magnetic pins at the back to connect Moto Mods. In addition, the Moto Z3 Play could ditch a 3.5 mm headset jack. Moto Z3 Play: Camera and Software While Moto Z2 Play features a single 12MP primary sensor, the upcoming Moto Z series phone is rumoured to come with dual rear cameras. Moto Z3 Play could sport 12MP+8MP sensors at the back with dual LED flash. We can expect ‘Bokeh’ mode support and Artificial Intelligence (AI) features for the cameras as well, though details are unclear at this point. The front shooter could be 5MP. The phone will run Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box. Moto Z3 Play: Processor, battery and memory Previous reports claim that Moto Z3 Play will be powered by Snapdragon 636 processor. However, a recent Geekbench listing has hinted the phone could run Snapdragon 636 processor instead. It could be made available in 4GB RAM+32GB/ 64GB storage variants. Moto Z3 Play could be backed by a 3,000mAh battery. As per Geekbench, Moto Z3 Play scores 1299 and 4851 in single-core and multi-core performance respectively. Of course, we will have to wait for official launch to know full details of the device.<doc-sep>Motorola is holding a launch event today in Brazil, where the Lenovo-owned company is expected to unveil the Moto Z3 Play. The Z series smartphone from Motorola will succeed the Moto Z2 Play from last year and will be the company’s first 2018 mid-range offering. While previous rumors had suggested the smartphone will be powered by a Snapdragon 636 chipset under the hood, it was recently spotted on Geekbench with a more powerful SoC under the hood. Moto Z3 Play: Rumored Specifications, Features Motorola’s new G series models all feature 18:9 aspect ratio displays with a higher screen-to-body ratio than their predecessors. The Moto Z3 Play is expected to be no different. If rumors are to be believed, the Moto Z3 Play will feature a 6-inch AMOLED display with 1080 x 2160 Full HD+ resolution. Under the hood, the Moto Z3 Play is expected to be powered by a powerful Snapdragon 660 octa-core processor. However, previous rumors had claimed the Moto Z3 Play will be powered by a Snapdragon 636 chipset. Apart from a Snapdragon 660 chipset, the Moto Z3 Play listing on Geekbench had also revealed the handset will come with 4GB of RAM. In terms of storage, the Moto Z3 Play is rumored to be available in 32GB and 64GB storage variants. For further expansion, we expect to see a microSD card slot as well. As you would expect from a 2018 mid-range smartphone, the Moto Z3 Play will have a dual-camera setup at the rear. However, the specifications of the two sensors haven’t been leaked yet. Rumors have only revealed that the primary sensor will be a 16MP unit. On the front of the handset will be an 8-megapixel snapper for selfies. Apart from letting you take selfies, the front-facing camera will also come with Face Unlock support. Unlike the Moto Z2 Play, the Moto Z3 Play will not feature a front-mounted fingerprint sensor. Instead, the fingerprint sensor has reportedly moved to the side. We haven’t seen a Motorola smartphone with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor so far, so the Moto Z3 Play will actually be the company’s first smartphone to come with a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. In terms of battery life, the Moto Z3 Play isn’t expected to be best-in-class, thanks to a 3200mAh capacity battery. While the battery size may not be very impressive, it will offer fast charging support. On the connectivity front, we expect the Moto Z3 Play to support Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band, Bluetooth 5.0 Low Energy, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, NFC, and 4G VoLTE. In terms of software, we expect the smartphone to ship with the latest Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box. Moto Z3 Play: New Moto Mods In addition to the Moto Z3 Play, Motorola could possibly introduce a few new Moto Mods as well at the launch event in Brazil today. A recent leak had revealed an upcoming Moto Mod that will be able to add 5G network support to the Moto Z3 Play and other Moto Z series smartphones. Motorola is also reportedly planning to offer four bundles – Moto Z “Power” Edition with the bundled battery Moto Mod, Moto Z “Style” Edition with a bundled style shell, Moto Z “Gamepad” Edition with bundled Gamepad Moto Mod, and Moto Z “Projection” Edition with a 70-inch projector Moto Mod. Moto Z3 Play: Expected Price in India The smartphone’s predecessor, the Moto Z2 Play, was priced at Rs.27,999 at launch in India last year. We expect the Moto Z3 Play to be priced at a slight premium compared to the Moto Z2 Play, although it should still be priced under the Rs.30,000 mark. The smartphone is likely to be launched in India by the end of this month or early next month.<doc-sep>Moto Z3 Play official renders have been leaked ahead of its June 6 launch. The leaked renders detail the design of the next Moto Z Play model that will be the successor to last year's Moto Z2 Play. Earlier this week, a 5G Moto Mod that will come as an optional accessory of the new Moto smartphone spotted online. The Moto Mod was notably expected to debut at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2018 back in February. The Lenovo owned company has scheduled a launch event in Brazil where we can expect the Moto Z3 Play alongside the new Moto Mod. Folks at WinFuture.de have shared the leaked official renders of the Moto Z3 Play. The renders confirm the presence of a thin-bezel, 18:9 display as well as highlight the dual rear camera setup that is claimed to include two 12-megapixel image sensors. Unlike many other Android devices that arrived recently, the Moto Z3 Play is not likely to come with a notch on the front. The smartphone, however, appears to have moved the front-facing fingerprint sensor, which was embedded on the home button of the Moto Z2 Play, to the power/ lock button. It was also previously spotted that Motorola has used on-screen buttons to give wider coverage to the screen. The back panel of the Moto Z3 Play spotted in the renders features a Pogo pin connector. As seen on previous Moto Z models, this will enable connectivity with Moto Mods. Moreover, the overall design of the new Moto Z model looks quite similar to the Moto Z2 Play. On the specifications front, the WinFuture.de claims that the Moto Z3 Play features a 6-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) AMOLED display and is powered by 1.8GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 32GB as well as 64GB onboard storage options. The handset is reported to have an 8-megapixel front camera. These specifications match with the previous reports. Further, it is rumoured that the handset will come with a 3200mAh battery - supporting Motorola's TurboPower charger - and include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, USB Type-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, and NFC support. It is also expected that the new Moto Z Play will offer facial recognition and support live photos in the form of Cinemagraphs. We need to wait until the official launch to know the price and availability of the Moto Z3 Play. In the meantime, it is safe to presume some more rumours coming on the way.<doc-sep>A first look at the Moto Z3 Play has been revealed. From what seems like internal Lenovo documentation, images of the Moto Z3 Play have allegedly obtained alongside an upcoming 5G Moto Mod. The Moto Mod was previously rumoured to be unveiled at Mobile World Congress 2018 earlier this year. Separately, the Moto G6 Plus - the most premium variant in the brand's latest Moto G6 lineup - might be getting an upgrade in terms of RAM and storage, if certain reports are to be believed. A report by XDA Developers claims to have obtained internal promotional documents from Lenovo. These screenshots give us a front and side look at the upcoming Moto Z3 Play. The Moto Z2 Play successor is expected to feature a side-mounted fingerprint sensor on the right, with volume controls on top. The photos in the leaked internal documents also reveal an upcoming Moto Mod that will supposedly add 5G functionality to Moto Z series smartphones. However, we might have to wait till launch for updates on the functionality of the same. Photo Credit: XDA Developers Separately, Lenovo-owned Moto may unveil a beefed-up Moto G6 Plus in the near future, as per a report. According to a live image reportedly obtained from AIDA64 by 91Mobiles, the new Moto G6 Plus is seen to sport an "sdm660" SoC, which is a reference to the Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC. Apart from that, the report reveals that this variant will arrive with 6GB of RAM compared to 4GB on the previous one. And, while the image shows only a 64GB inbuilt storage variant, there could be one with 128GB of storage. Moto G6 Plus specifications Rest of the specifications are expected to stay the same on the Moto G6 Plus. It sports a 5.93-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. On the back, the handset sports a dual camera setup with a 12-megapixel and a 5-megapixel sensor with Dual Pixel autofocus. On the front, there is a single 8-megapixel selfie camera. There is a 3200mAh battery under the hood, which supports Motorola's TurboPower adaptor. As for the connectivity, the Moto G6 Plus brings 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, and NFC to the table.<doc-sep>
Moto Z3 Play is expected to be launched by Motorola today. The Lenovo-owned smartphone manufacturer has a June 6 event scheduled, but so far, it has not shown any official details regarding the upcoming smartphone. However, there have been several leaks and rumours about the mid-range Moto Z3 Play floating on the internet for quite some time now. The latest smartphone from the company is expected to arrive on the heels of the launch of Moto G6 and Moto G6 Play in India. While there is nothing confirmed about the Moto Z3 Play, over the past few weeks, the smartphone has been leaked right from specifications to renders, giving us an idea of what to look forward to. From the Moto G6 and Moto E5 launches this year, it is clear that the company is keen on bringing a new design language to its 2018 lineup. With the Moto Z3 Play, we can expect a similar design with additional Moto Mods support. As mentioned, Motorola had sent out invites for an event in Brazil on June 6, and the Moto Z3 Play is largely expected. Earlier this month, the smartphone was spotted on benchmark site Geekbench. The listing tipped key Moto Z3 Play specifications, such as running Android 8.1 Oreo and being powered by the Snapdragon 660 SoC. This refuted previous leaks of a possible Snapdragon 636 processor. Meanwhile, leaked press renders had suggested that the Moto Z3 Play will have thin bezels, an 18:9 display, and dual rear camera setup that is claimed to include two 12-megapixel image sensors. The smartphone appears to have moved the front-facing fingerprint sensor, which was embedded on the home button of the Moto Z2 Play, to the power/ lock button. Moto Mods support is included, and renders show the Pogo pin connector at the back. The overall design of the new Moto Z model looks quite similar to the Moto Z2 Play. OtherlLeaked specifications include a 6-inch full-HD+ (1080x2160 pixels) AMOLED display. As mentioned, the Moto Z3 Play is also tipped to be powered by the 1.8GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 32GB as well as 64GB onboard storage options. The handset is reported to have an 8-megapixel front camera. Also, some photos spotted in leaked internal documents had tipped that an upcoming Moto Mod that will supposedly add 5G functionality to the Moto Z Play. Rumours about the Moto Z3 Play has also suggested that the smartphone will be fuelled by a 3200mAh battery with Motorola's TurboPower charging support. Connectivity options are expected to include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, USB Type-C, 3.5mm headphone jack, and NFC support. The new Moto Z Play will likely offer facial recognition and support live photos in the form of Cinemagraphs.