Motorola is also updating the 5G Moto Mod to enhance its ability to function as a backup battery. Moving forward, if the accessory detects that the battery on a phone it’s connected to drops below a certain threshold, it will start sharing power with that device. It also works in the other direction: the Moto Z2 Force, Moto Z3 and Z4 will share their power reserves with the 5G Moto Mod if its battery drops below a certain level. Thankfully, you won’t have to worry about accidentally draining your phone’s battery to zero, as Motorola says both the phones and mod will only pull power from one another if they have enough to spare. Additionally, Motorola promises faster download speeds on Verizon’s 5G network. The new software comes pre-installed on Moto Z4 units sold by Verizon. Meanwhile, on the Moto Z2 Force and Moto Z3, the enhancements are a download away.

After a recent expansion, Verizon’s 5G network available in nine cities nationwide: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Indianapolis, Providence, St. Paul, Minnaepolis and Washington, DC. The carrier’s current goal is to expand its 5G network to more than 30 US cities before the end of the year.

While there are likely very few Moto Z2 Force owners still out there, and fewer still who live in any of the nine cities where Verizon’s 5G network is available, the fact Motorola is updating a two-year-old phone to extend its life has no downside. More smartphone companies should be doing the same.

The next entry of Motorola’s Z series has likely been revealed, as noted leaker Evan Blass tweeted out these shots of the Moto Z4. Matching specs and a smaller picture that leaked earlier, the Z4 shown here features a teardrop front-camera design, single-lens rear camera setup, with a headphone jack and no visible fingerprint sensor. It’s also visibly ready for Moto Mods, which right now notably gives Moto Z3 owners the only way to have a 5G-capable smartphone in the US.

The specs posted by 91Mobiles suggest that’s because this phone will include an in-display fingerprint scanner, as well as a 48 MP rear-camera that uses Motorola’s Quad Pixel tech to deliver a higher quality 12 MP image and Google Pixel Night Sight-ish “Night Vision” abilities. It also listed a Group Selfie mode for the 25 MP front camera, Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 CPU and 3,600mAh battery.

It’s not intended to keep up with a flagship phone like the Galaxy S10 family and will likely cost half of the price. but if it really does arrive with an older-generation CPU and single-lens rear camera that likely lacks tricks like OIS, we’ll need to know exactly how much it costs to tell if it’s competing with upper tier mid-range devices like the highly-anticipated OnePlus 7 series that we expect will feature triple lenses in the rear, a bigger built-in battery and a more powerful CPU