[Moto Z Force Guides, News, & Discussion] iBolski:
Well, after about 2 weeks of using her Moto Z Force, my wife didn't like it. She said it was just too big to hold in her hands and too heavy (and this is without a case). So we utilized the 30-day return that is given to on-line orders through Verizon.

We have since gotten her a Samsung S7 and that has been more to her liking. At the time, the Moto Z Force was on sale for $10/month with no trade-in and the S7 was more expensive. As of this week, the S7 went on sale for $24/month with no trade-in, so that's what she has now.

From what I saw, it wasn't a bad phone at all. It was definitely huge, larger than any other phone I had owned in the past, I had an LG G3 and Droid RAZR HD, etc. Those were pretty big, but I like big phones. But, when I went to an S7, it wasn't that bad of a downsizing for me, so when I saw the Moto Z Force, I was shocked at how big it was when it first arrived. I don't even know if I could handle it being that large if it were my phone. Funny thing is, my wife said "can I have your phone and you have mine?" lol

I wasn't about to give up Samsung Pay. Just way too convenient to have and I don't have to switch on NFC for it. Now my wife, my daughter and I all own S7s. Nothing really against the Moto Z other than personal preference for us. It's still a really well-built phone from what I saw when my wife owned it for about 2 weeks. It just wasn't the right "fit" for her (pun intended).

Nougat ran really nice on it from what I saw. It was a pretty smooth experience the way it worked. Didn't quite care for how the screen came on if it sensed any movement near the phone. That was kind of annoying and confusing at first until we figured out what it was.

The fingerprint sensor at the bottom was confusing as well for me. I'm used to the S7 where the home button is also the fingerprint sensor, so I found myself constantly pressing the square sensor on the Moto Z and having to remember it's only a sensor, not a home button. Thanks a lot S7! ;)

Otherwise, the large screen was nice. With my bad eyesight (and having to wear either reading glasses or monovision contacts), it definitely made reading the screen easier. The screen was really nice. It's clear and bright. and the battery life for my wife wasn't bad. She could make it through the day and then some. What was funny how she said "Well, with my old flip phone, I could go days without charging. I have to charge more often than that." Welcome to the world of smartphones, honey! :)

I wasn't sure about the USB-C connector. I noticed that the charger was all one piece. The power supply and cable are all one piece. So, I don't know about getting extra chargers if the one shipped with the phone goes bad. Also, how do you hook the phone up to your PC? It came with a USB-C to headphone jack adapter, but nothing to hook it up to a PC if needed. So that was a major drawback for me. My wife, not so much, but if I wanted to pull stuff off of the phone to our laptop, I didn't have a way to do so.

No headphone jack for me is an issue as well. I use normal earbuds. Just haven't wanted to shell out money for a pair of BlueTooth earbuds. Just another think I'd have to charge along with the phone. Plus, there is no way to charge the phone while listening to music.

Until recently, I did require a headphone jack because that was the only way I could hook it up to my car stereo using a cassette adapter. My car is 2004 and doesn't have a AUX port nor BlueTooth. But my cassette deck died and doesn't work, so I did finally have to get a BlueTooth FM Transmitter, so now that isn't so much an issue as I can now use BlueTooth to the FM Transmitter to listen to my music. But, I would still want a headphone jack to listen to music when I'm at work or doing yard work. That would be a plus with BlueTooth headphones though as I don't have to worry about the wire to the phone getting tangled up.

So overall, the phone is really nice. If I didn't have an S7, I'd probably go for the Moto Z. It's definitely a phone you should consider when weighing your options on getting a well-built phone with the latest Android version running on it. And since this comes with Nougat out of the box, you know you'll at least get Android O and maybe Android P (Pineapple maybe?)