
The Moto Z — and its thicker brother, the Moto Z Force — are Lenovo’s best ideas on what a futuristic smartphone should look like. Both have top-end specs, a beautiful metal design and they’re crazy thin — the Moto Z measures just 5.2mm thick. Yet their most alluring feature is something else: a set of modular backplates that add new features without the annoying reboots that dogged the LG G5’s modular design. The Moto Z & Z Force are a bold vision, but are they actually good phones too? Let’s find out.