Lenovo’s struggling smartphone business may have a hit, hip new phone with new “mods” in the Moto Z2 unveiled on Thursday. That is, if early media buzz is an indicator. Not all the coverage is positive, but much is.

The Z2 is designed to work with a growing variety of “mods” – snap-on accessories for zoom and other features.

Watch a video review from Cnet at:

Watch the introductory video from Moto at:

For more about the phone, see:

https://www.motorola.com/us/products/moto-smartphones

Here’s a sampling of the global media headline parade that erupted as the phone was announced:

  • Motorola’s newest modular smartphone — the Moto Z2 Play — is a lot of fun

From: CNBC

The Moto Z2 Play is a great unlocked smartphone that costs $499 without a carrier contract. It will launch this summer and will also be sold through Verizon. It’s the latest smartphone from Motorola that supports the company’s “mods.”

  • Motorola Moto Z2 Play review: thinner, lighter, better

From: The Verge

“Last year’s reinvention of Motorola centered around the short-lived buzz over modular smartphones. Its Moto Z and Moto Mods platform were the most practical take on the modular phone concept, but they didn’t exactly ignite the smartphone world.”

  • With the Moto Z2 Play, modularity is Motorola’s new mainstream

From: TechCrunch

Plenty dismissed modularity (the concept of making a phone’s innards swappable and upgradeable) the first time around. And for good reason. Like just about every other gimmick in smartphoneland, the idea has been tried and abandoned more times than …

  • Motorola Moto Z2 Play review, the good, the bad

From: CNET

The Good The Moto Z2 Play has a beautiful screen and all-day battery life. There’s expandable storage, lots of software tricks and even a headphone jack. The Bad Its best software feature doesn’t always work. The phone feels wide and uncomfortable …

  • Motorola’s Z2 Play sacrifices battery life for sleekness

From: Engadget

Motorola’s first Z-series smartphones were as impressive as they were divisive. Remember, the Z was insanely thin, the Z Force was nearly indestructible and both could be augmented with Moto Mods, but they were among the first devices to completely …

  • Moto Z2 Play launches in July with next-gen Moto Mods

From: BGR

There has been something of an internal struggle since Lenovo first acquired Motorola Mobility back in 2014. Motorola obviously has a storied history in the mobile space, having played a huge role in inventing the cell phone as well as in popularizing …

  • Motorola announces new Moto Mods including a gamepad and wireless charging, coming this summer starting at $39

From: 9to5Google

Moto Mods are the headlining feature for the Moto Z family, and with today’s launch of the Moto Z2 Play, Motorola is launching four brand new Moto Mods, all debuting later this summer. As you might expect, they all work with the Moto Z2