If you are a curve display hater, you won’t be liking the new motorola flagship device, edge+, which has ridiculous curves. And I thought waterfall display is kind of a Chinese handset maker thing. Oh wait. Never mind.
Anyways, so yeah, motorola’s latest flagship, edge+, is official and it is a looker (albeit a little on the chunky side…) with a performance to match. As far as aesthetics go, lets just say that we haven’t been impressed by motorola phone design since like the Razr folding screen phone.
In the area of performance, it has a lot to show too with specifications like mmWave 5G technology, Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Mobile Platform, 12 GB LPDDR5 memory, UFS 3.0 storage, 90 Hz refresh rate with billion shades of color, 108 MP tri-camera system with dual OIS and 6K video recording, Waves-tuned powerful stereo speakers, and a 5,000 mAh battery that promised 2 full days of use.
Here’s a rundown of the key specifications:
| Display | 6.7-inch FHD+ (2,340 x 1,080 pixels) 90 Hz Endless Edge OLED display 19.5:9 aspect ratio Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Adreno 650 GPU |
| Memory | RAM: 12 GB LPDDR5 ROM: 256 GB UFS 3.0 |
| Camera | REAR CAMERA: Main Camera - 108 MP, f1.8, 0.8µm, 1/1.33" sensor size, Quad Pixel Technology for 1.6µm, OIS Ultra Wide & Macro Vision Camera - 16 MP f2.2, 1.0µm, FoV 117° Telephoto Camera - 8 MP, f2.4, 1.0µm, 3x Optical Zoom, OIS Time of Flight (ToF) sensor Video: Main Camera - 6K UHD at 30 fps UHD at 30 fps FHD at 60/30 fps HD at 30 fps Slow Motion: FHD at 120 fps High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) Ultra Wide Camera - UHD at 30 fps FHD at 30/60 fps HD at 30 fps Telephoto Camera: FHD at 30 fps HD at 30 fps REAR Camera Features: Photo - Digital zoom (up to 10x), Shot optimization, Auto smile capture, Gesture selfie, Smart composition, HDR, Timer, Active photos, Manual mode, Portrait mode, Cutout, Macro, Spot color, Cinemagraph, Panorama, Live filter, High-res zoom, RAW photo output, Google Lens™ integration, Night Vision Video - Video Portrait Mode, Macro video, Slow motion video, Timelapse video, Hyperlapse video, Electronic video stabilization FRONT CAMERA: 25 MP (hole-punch), f2.0, 0.9µm, Quad Pixel technology for 1.8µm Video: FHD at 30 fps HD at 30 fps Slow Motion: FHD at 120 fps, HD at 240 fps FRONT Camera Features: Photo - Screen flash, HDR, Timer, Face beauty, Auto smile capture, Gesture selfie, Active photos, Manual mode, Portrait mode, Spot color, Cinemagraph, Group selfie, Live filter, Night Vision Video - Timelapse video, Hyperlapse video, Slow motion video |
| Battery | 5,000 mAh 18 W TurboPower (Wired) 15 Wireless Charging 5 W Wireless Power Sharing |
| Network | Single SIM (nano SIM) 5G: NR mmWave + Sub-6GHz 4G: LTE (UL Cat 18 / DL Cat 22) 3G: UMTS / HSPA+ 2G: GSM / EDGE / CDMA Band 5G: mmWave band n260/n261 5G: sub-6GHz band n2/5/41/66/71/77/78 4G: LTE band 1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/13/17/20/25/26/28/29/30/34/38/39/40/41/42/46/48/66/71 3G: WCDMA band 1/2/4/5/8 2G: CDMA band 0/1 2G: GSM band 2/3/5/8 |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6: 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band (2.4G/5G) Bluetooth 5.1 Wi-Fi Hotspot USB 3.1 (USB Type-C interface) |
| Location | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| Sensors | NFC In-display fingerprint sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Proximity Ambient Light Sensor Hub Barometer |
| Audio | Features: Dual stereo speakers tuned by Waves 3 microphones Supported Audio Formats: U/K |
| Video | Supported Video Formats: U/K |
| Dimensions | 161.07 x 71.38 x 9.6 mm, 203g |
| Colors | Smoky Sangria, Thunder Grey |
| OS | Android 10 (Pure Android, as always) |
| Others | 3.5 mm headphone jack, 6000 series aluminum body, My UX for UI customization, and no official rated, but it has a "water repellent design" |
With a display that wraps nearly 90-degree around both sides, simply by swiping up, down or tapping the edge lets you get to notifications, open recent apps and more. In addition, motorola is pitching that extra display as touch screen buttons when gaming.
Sale of Motorola edge+ will begin in May 14, exclusively on Verizon for $41.66 a month over 24 months on Verizon Device Payment.
All images courtesy of Motorola.
