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Motorola’s Moto Z2 Force is now compatible with the 5G Moto Mod, meaning you can add 5G compatibility to the two-year-old phone on Verizon’s 5G network. In a blog post, Motorola said the functionality will be available from this week. Previously, the 5G Moto Mod was only compatible with the Moto Z3 and Z4.
As well as adding 5G functionality to a third device, Motorola says that it’s also putting out a software update that will allow its phones to share power intelligently with the 5G Moto Mod. If the power level of either the Mod or the phone drops below a certain level, then the other device will give it some power (depending on whether it has enough to share, of course). Motorola also says this update will improve download speeds on…