With the Edge line of phones, Motorola has established itself among the middle class of phones, and today they presented the new Edge 50 line, which they also aim for in the top class, and on the new devices they brought back one of their old classics from 2014. The most powerful of the three models, the Edge 50 Ultra, will have a real wood back as one of the options, and there is also a vegan leather.
Along with the Edge 50 Ultra, the Edge 50 Fusion and Edge 50 Pro were launched, and Motorola also presented the new Moto Buds Plus headphones.
The Edge 50 Ultra comes with the new Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, which is slightly weaker than the 8 Gen 3 version. They equipped it with a 6.7-inch Super HD pOLED screen (2712 x 1220 pixels) with a refresh rate of 144 Hz and a Pantone color certificate. 2500 nits of maximum brightness is stated. It weighs 197 grams, is made of aluminum, and the front is protected by Gorilla Glass Victus. It has 12/16 GB of RAM and 512 GB or 1 TB of memory and supports microSD cards.
It supports 125W charging and 50W wireless charging of the 4500 mAh battery. In addition, it has IP68 resistance.
This device has a 50MP main lens with OIS if/1.6, a 64MP telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and 100x Super Zoom if/2.4 aperture, a 50MP ultra-wide lens with f/2.0 aperture and autofocus. for macro shooting and a 50MP selfie camera with autofocus. The main lens also combines pixels in a larger ultra pixel size of 2.4 µm to absorb 20% more light for better performance at night.
The phone comes with Android 14 and HelloUX interface with a new design that becomes more assistive with Moto AI, according to Motorola. Whether someone is tech-savvy or a first-time smartphone owner, Hello UX makes it easier for users to use their device, find what they’re looking for, and get more done in less time. You can swipe up on the app tray to search for apps on your device, contacts, and settings—and soon, users will be able to use the same search function to access even more information. from your device with the help of web browsing and generative artificial intelligence. It will go on sale in the coming weeks at a price of 999 euros.
The Edge 50 Pro is slightly narrower (by 0.4 mm) and comes with an almost identical screen, but a slightly lower brightness (2000 nits) and is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 3. It comes in memory variants from 129 to 512 GB and with 8 and 12 GB of RAM. main wordč it is led by a 50 mpx sf/1.4 camera with aperture and OIS, and there is a 10 mpx telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and a 13 mpx wide-angle camera. The front camera is the same, and the battery is the same. More is coming. this week for 700 euros, but the promotional price will be 549 euros.
The Edge 50 Fusion is still a little closer, but it shares the same diagonal screen, but it has 1600 nits of brightness and a slightly lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. It is powered by Snapdragon 7s Gen2, and will be equipped with 128 to 512 GB and 8 and 12 GB of RAM. It lost the periscope camera, and the front one is limited to 32 mpx. The battery has a capacity of 5000 mAh and supports 68W charging. It will cost around 350 euros.