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Moto Z2 Play struts its Mod stuff

Motorola's mid-level phone upgrades last year's affordable phone for magnetic modules with this year's hardware.

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Moto Z2 Play has a neat feature. Say: "Show me maps" and it'll surface the app like so.

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Or "show me the weather" and you see this.

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It has Mods you can attach to the back through magnets.

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And a fingerprint reader that turns into a home button with special tricks.

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Here's a look at those connector pins.

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The 12-megapixel camera juts out from the back when you don't have anything attached there.

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Here's a close-up of those pins.

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The Moto Z2 Play with JBL's new SoundBoost 2 speaker.

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And now with a wireless charging cover.

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Here's the TurboPower mod.

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Check out a few more pics...

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Read our Moto Z2 Play impressions here.

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