In 4 months, Motorola’s Moto Z3 and Moto Z3 Play will likely be a 12 months outdated. That means it is attending to be time to consider what the longer term holds for Motorola’s flagship sequence of modular smartphones.While a just lately launched mod turned the Moto Z3 into the primary true 5G cellphone, there’s nonetheless a superb chance that Motorola has extra within the works for the Moto Z line. Though, the query of simply what it has in thoughts is what we’ll discover right here.We’ll have a look at what adjustments we count on, what rumors we have heard, what number of totally different Moto Z4 variants there might be, and what it will all possible price you.Cut to the chaseWhat is it? The subsequent modular smartphones in Motorola’s premium lineupWhen is it out? Likely in August or SeptemberWhat will it price? Likely below $500 (about £380, AU$700)Moto Z4 designThere’s one main limitation to the Moto Z household, and that due to the Moto Mods. They’re are a blessing and a curse. All current mods are designed to suit on the again of current Moto Z gadgets, they usually have a really particular measurement consequently.Moto Mods are a blessing and a curse.What this has meant for the all the Moto Z telephones to date is that the peak, width, and form want to remain just about precisely the identical, although thickness can change. So, when Motorola launches the Moto Z4, it is going to presumably proceed to assist current mods and keep the scale of 76.5mm large and 156.6mm tall.We do not see any purpose Motorola would skimp out on an aluminum body, and a glass again is simply as prone to stick round for the Moto Z4.One factor that felt a little bit dated on the Moto Z3 and Z3 Play was the display. Though the telephones did improve to a 6-inch show with an 18:9 facet ratio, taking on a better share of the entrance house, there was nonetheless extra bezel than competing flagships like to point out. To be truthful, neither cellphone price as a lot as competing flagships.Moto G7 | Image Credit: TechSwitchFor the Moto Z4, the show is probably going going to fill much more of the entrance of the cellphone. You can count on a tear-drop notch design for the front-facing digicam, at the least that is the phrase from cellphone renders uncovered by 91mobiles . It’s  akin to the OnePlus 6T or Essential Phone, making it an in any other case all-screen entrance. This should not be a shock on the premium handset, as even Motorola’s finances Moto G7 is sporting that display design.The fingerprint scanner has additionally moved round between Moto Z fashions. Originally it was slightly below the display on the Moto Z, and now it is on the aspect of the cellphone within the Moto Z3 and Z3 Play. An early rumor counsel the Moto Z4 may include an in-screen fingerprint scanner enabled by Qualcomm’s premium chipset, however we have now some doubts about this based mostly on the Moto Z3’s use of an outdated chipset.Moto Z4 efficiency and digicamThe rumor that steered the Moto Z4 would get an in-screen fingerprint scanner like that discovered on the Samsung Galaxy S10 additionally claimed that will come by the use of Qualcomm’s then-announced new chipset. That turned out to the Snapdragon 855. Motorola may go forward with the brand new Snapdragon 855 chipset within the Moto Z4, however that may undoubtedly drive up the worth of the system. The firm opted to make use of the Snapdragon 835 chipset (at launch, it was greater than a 12 months outdated) within the Moto Z3 as a result of it saved the worth low. It’s potential the corporate will that the identical method with the Moto Z4. The speeds of Snapdragon 845 telephones continues to be loads ample for many duties that on a regular basis Android customers interact in. In phrases of reminiscence, 4GB or 6GB appears possible, although it will be a disgrace to not see a rise in RAM from even the unique Moto Z.The again aspect of the Moto Z4 might come upgraded as properly. A leaked picture confirmed a rendered Motorola cellphone with 4 rear cameras. However, the render lacks the Moto Mod connector that is been a signature of the Moto Z household.Moto Z4 leaks counsel we’re in for a single 48-megapixel Sony sensor digicam on the rear, in response to 91Mobiles, changing the twin sensors on the Z3 fashions. Given how a lot Google’s Pixel has managed to do with a single digicam sensor, it would not be unreasonable to have this be an improve, and it will nonetheless permit for the big digicam bump.Moto Z4 5G and variantsMotorola is usually a little laborious to observe as a result of it is going to launch a cellphone, after which it will combine issues up by releasing variations of that cellphone. We’ve seen Plus, Play, Force, and extra alternate variations in strains from the finances Moto E as much as the premium Moto Z.With the Moto Z3 household, there was solely the Moto Z3 and the Moto Z3 Play, they usually had been priced shockingly shut collectively regardless of the Moto Z3 having superior efficiency.Moto Z3 with 5G Moto Mod | Image Credit: TechSwitch(Image: © Image Credit: Techradar)So far, the expectations we have laid out are for the usual Z4 variant. It’s potential that there will likely be a Moto Z4 Play, however given the possible mid-tier positioning of the Moto Z4, it appears unlikely for an additional sub-tier to exist.Instead, Motorola may place the Snapdragon 845-powered Moto Z4 as a 5G-ready smartphone whereas additionally releasing a Snapdragon 855-powered Moto Z4 5G with Qualcomm’s X50 modem for 5G. That change would not require the brand new cellphone to make use of the 5G Moto Mod to allow 5G connectivity. Right now, that is all trade hypothesis.Moto Z4 worth and launch dateThe first set of Moto Z telephones debuted in June 2016, with the industrial launches unfold between August and September of that 12 months. The Moto Z2 Play launched in June 2017, whereas the Moto Z2 Force debuted that July and launched that August.The Moto Z3 noticed an identical launch sample, with the Z3 Play popping out in June of 2018, and the Z3 debuting and launching that August.While Motorola may observe the development and launch a brand new Moto Z4 in June, the current launch of the 5G Moto Mod throws off the same old timing. A brand new Moto Z cellphone so shut may intervene with any buzz for the Moto Mod whereas additionally burning clients who purchased the Z3 and waited so lengthy for the mod solely to have a brand new cellphone come out shortly after.So, we anticipate a launch nearer to August and even September for the brand new Moto Z3.If Motorola goes with a Snapdragon 845 chipset within the Moto Z4, we may see the corporate preserving the cellphone below $500 (about £380, AU$700). For a Snapdragon 855-powered Moto Z4 5G, we count on a worth hike, towards a ballpark of $700 (about £535, AU$975).We’ll proceed to replace this Moto Z4 rumors web page as extra leaks get printed and the worth will get locked down.