Motorola Edge and Edge+ with 90Hz Curved OLED Display Announced

After launching a series of budget and mid-range smartphones in E, G, Z, and most recently the ‘One’ series, Motorola has finally announced a flagship smartphone.

Motorola is back to the flagship game with its new Motorola Edge Series. The company has unveiled Motorola Edge and Edge+ smartphones. Both Motorola Edge and Edge+ are 5G enabled and this is the first 5G device the smartphone maker has ever made.

The mid-ranger Motorola Edge is packed with Snapdragon 765G chipset and Motorola Edge+ with Snapdragon 865 chipset. Both the smartphones have a curvy glass design with punch-hole in the front and triple rear camera setup on the back and a 90Hz OLED panel.

The Motorola Edge Series has a new camera UI with Night Vision, Video Portrait Mode, Video-hyper-lapse.

New Software Features

Both Motorola Edge and Edge plus run on stock Android 10. As Motorola has tried a curvy design on their phone, they are providing the users with functional edge gestures to check notifications or quickly switch apps. The edge also provides details about the battery charging status, notifications for incoming calls, messages, and alarms. The curved portion of the edge shows two customizable buttons at the top and bottom that can be used as triggers while gaming in landscape mode.

Motorola has introduced My UX hub in the Moto app that allows customizing fonts, colors, icon shapes, fingerprint unlock animation. One can also create custom themes for the notification drawer. The Motorola Edge Series is powered by Dual-waves stereo speakers to enhance the audio output with superior quality.

Motorola Edge Specifications

• Display: 6.7-inch curved AMOLED 90Hz display, 1080 x 2340p, 19:5:9 aspect ratio, 386PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Processor: 7nm 2.4GHz Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G, Adreno 620 GPU
• RAM: 6GB LPDDR4x RAM
• Storage: 128GB internal storage with UFS2.1 with expandable storage up to 1TB
• Rear Camera: Triple rear camera setup with 64MP(f/1.8) primary camera with PDAF(Phase Detection AutoFocus), 8MP(f/2.4) Telephoto Camera with 2x Optical Zoom, 16MP(f/2.2) Ultra-wide angle camera, ToF(Time-of-Light) 3D Depth Sensor, LED flash and ability to record videos at 2160p at 30FPS, 1080p 30\60FPS
• Front Camera: 25MP(f/2.0) punch-hole camera, HDR, and shoot videos at 1080p 30FPS
• Battery: 4500mAH battery with 18W TurboPower fast charging
• OS: Android 10.0
• Security: In-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
• Sensors: Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n/n 5GHz, NFC, Bluetooth v5.1, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, LTEPP, SUPL
• Others: 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C, IP 54 splash proof
• Audio: Dual stereo speakers
• Dimensions: 161.6 x 71.1 x 9.3 mm
• Weight: 188g
• Colors: Solar Black, Midnight Magenta

Motorola Edge+ Specifications

• Display: 6.7-inch FHD+(2340 x 1080) OLED, endless edge display, 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10+,19:5:9 aspect ratio, 409PPI, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC, Adreno 650 GPU
• RAM: 12GB LPDDR5 RAM
• Storage: 256GB UFS 3.0 storage
• Rear Camera: Triple rear camera setup with108MP(f/1.8) Primary Camera with OIS, 16MP(f/2.4) Ultra-Wide Angle Camera, 8MP(f/2.4) Telephoto lens up to 3x optical zoom with OIS, Laser Autofocus, LED flash and ability to record videos at 2160p at 30FPS, 1080p 30\60FPS
• Front Camera: 25MP(f/2.0) punch-hole camera, HDR, and shoot videos at 1080p 30FPS
• Battery: 5000mAH battery with 18W TurboPower fast charging, 15W wireless charging, 5W wireless power-sharing
• Security: In-display fingerprint scanner, Face unlock
• Sensors: Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Sensorhub, Barometer
• Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n/n 5GHz, NFC, Bluetooth v5.1, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, LTEPP, SUPL
• Others: 3.5mm headphone jack, USB Type-C, IP 54 splash proof
• Dimensions: 161.07 x 71.38 x 9.6mm
• Weight: 203g
• Colors: Smoky Sangria, Thunder Grey

Pricing and Availability

• Motorola Edge – €699 (approximately INR 58,000)
• Motorola Edge+ – $999 (approximately INR 76,400)

The Motorola Edge+ will go on sale from May 14 in the US and the Motorola Edge is due to go on sale in May. Motorola hasn’t shared the exact details on the Motorola Edge yet. Indian price and sale date for both Motorola Edge phones will be revealed soon.

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