The most significant change on the Moto Z3 is the addition of a taller 6-inch Super AMOLED display, a frame-mounted fingerprint scanner, and a fresh new glossy finish around the frame and on the pretty rear glass.

None of these features, however, were any mystery since the Moto Z3 Play has the exact same design elements.The Moto Z3 shows us a different strategy than we have seen in a while. Unlike when HTC released the overpriced Bolt with an old Snapdragon 810 (which constantly overheated) Motorola is pricing the Moto Z3 very aggressively with hopes it will boost sales and leverage the 5G hype.Verizon hopes it does boost sales since the device will be available exclusively from Verizon in the US. We also expect to see Verizon offer some lucrative promotions to get folks to switch to Verizon with the Z3s upgradable 5G as an incentive.

No matter how different (or similar) the Moto Z3 is from its predecessor, we are still going to review it like any other flagship. We will be looking to see how the larger new display affects battery life, whether the camera sees any improvements, and whether the Moto Z3 is a worthy upgrade over the Moto Z2.The Moto Z3 is stuck with 2017s Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 CPU.

Motorola didn't even think the Z3 was worth an upgrade in RAM - it comes with 4GB of RAM, which gives it the exact same performance as the Z2. This reminds us of when LG released the G6 with the Snapdragon 821.Motorola's decision to use the same processing hardware as last year is partly justified due to the asking retail price for the Moto Z3, which is charged 480 on Verizon. The Snapdragon 835 and 4GB of RAM still go a long way even into 2019.