Motorola shouldn’t be slowing down this yr.
First the Edge 50 Fusion, Edge 50 Professional and Edge 50 Extremely hit the market, later joined by the Razr 50 and Razr 50 Extremely foldables. All these units are additionally now accessible in Europe, together with the UK.
Now, the newest rumours recommend that the Edge collection will quickly be expanded with extra fashions. Right here’s the whole lot it’s essential to know concerning the full Edge 50 vary, together with the upcoming common Edge 50 and Edge 50 Neo.
When will the Motorola Edge 50 collection be launched?
Initially, the Edge 50 collection launched on 3 April 2024 in India, forward of it being launched there on 9 April 2024. The worldwide launch didn’t take lengthy, although – it came about on 16 April 2024.
As of 12 July 2024, the entire collection is now in the stores within the UK, together with the Edge 50 Fusion, Edge 50 Professional and Edge 50 Extremely. Nonetheless, there’s no phrase on a possible US launch.
As anticipated, they got here at the same time to final yr’s fashions. For context, right here’s when current fashions launched in Europe:
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What’s extra, MySmartPrice reviews that Motorola is increasing its Edge 50 household by including a brand new ‘vanilla’ Edge 50 mannequin.
In line with the report, this new mannequin has been licensed by a number of international authorities, similar to TDRA, FCC, EEC, UAE’s TDRA, and most not too long ago by the Bureau of Indian Requirements (BIS), seemingly confirming its upcoming launch in India and internationally. Whereas the BIS certification doesn’t present particular particulars concerning the machine’s specs, it signifies that the launch is imminent.
It might be joined by the Edge 50 Neo, with leaker Evan Blass posting official-looking renders and GSMArena stating that it’s “anticipated to launch quickly”.
How a lot does the Motorola Edge 50 collection price?
Right here’s the beginning costs for the telephones at present accessible in Europe, together with the UK:
- Edge 50 Fusion – £349/€349
- Edge 50 Professional – £599/€699
- Edge 50 Extremely – £849/€999
The Edge 50 Fusion is competitively priced, costing lower than each its predecessor, the Edge 30 Fusion, and the weakest of the earlier era, the Edge 40.
The reintroduction of the Extremely mannequin has additionally elevated most costs somewhat. The Edge 50 Professional is not probably the most highly effective within the collection and its value has been lowered relative to the Edge 40 Professional.
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The Edge 50 Extremely will price you an additional £150 in contrast the Professional mannequin from final yr. Nonetheless, its value continues to be lower than the £999 Pixel 8 Professional and £1,249 Galaxy S24 Extremely, which would be the primary rivals to the Edge 50 Extremely by way of AI options.
As for the anticipated Edge 50, its value needs to be someplace between £349/€349 and £599/€699. And the Edge 50 Neo needs to be cheaper than all of them.
For context, right here’s how a lot the earlier fashions price at their preliminary launch:
What specs and options does the Motorola Edge 50 collection have?
Because the Edge 50 collection has now been formally revealed in Europe, we now have confirmed specs for all three telephones. Right here’s what you possibly can count on from them.
Motorola Edge 50 Professional
The Edge 50 Professional has a glossy design with contoured edges, an aluminium body and choices for vegan leather-based or pearl end. It additionally boasts an IP68 score for water and mud resistance.
On the entrance, it sports activities a near-borderless 6.7-inch 144Hz pOLED show with Full HD+ decision and HDR10+. It additionally features a peak brightness of 2000 nits and Pantone-validated colors for enhanced accuracy. Notably, it features a 50Mp front-facing digicam with autofocus and an in-display fingerprint scanner.
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On the rear, there’s a 50Mp primary digicam with OIS, 10Mp telephoto lens providing 3x optical zoom and 13Mp ultrawide lens which doubles as a macro digicam for close-up photographs.
It provides video seize at most of 4K UHD in 30fps or FHD decision in both 60- or 30fps.
The handset is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chipset, which is paired with 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 512GB of UFS 2.2 onboard storage. It additionally has a 4500mAh battery and quick charging capabilities, together with 125W wired and 50W wi-fi charging.
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The Edge 50 Professional weighs 174.9g and measures 161.9 x 73.1 x 7.9mm. Out there in Black Magnificence and Luxe Lavender colors as customary, it additionally provides a restricted version Moonlight Pearl variant designed by firm Mazzucchelli 1849.
Motorola Edge 50 Fusion
The Edge 50 Fusion is a extra budget-friendly choice that also provides premium design with its curved 6.7-inch Full HD+ pOLED show and 144Hz refresh price. It’s additionally sturdy, due to the IP68 score for water and mud resistance and Gorilla Glass 5 on the entrance.
Nonetheless, it drops right down to the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset paired with both 8- or 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128-, 256- or 512GB of UFS 2.2 inside storage.
On the rear, it additionally boasts a barely stripped down digicam setup of 50Mp primary digicam with OIS and 13Mp ultrawide lens, whereas on the entrance there’s a 32Mp selfie digicam.
The cellphone provides video seize at UHD in 30fps or FHD in each 30- and 60fps.
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The Edge 50 Fusion has a 5000mAh cell. Motorola says it provides over 30 hours of battery life, however doesn’t say something about charging speeds.
Weightning 174.9g and measuring 161.9 x 73.1 x 7.9mm, the cellphone is offered in Forest Blue, Scorching Pink and Marshmallow Blue colors, all that includes a textured again, with the latter having a vegan leather-based end.
Motorola Edge 50 Extremely
Probably the most packed of the three, the Edge 50 Extremely includes a skinny sandblasted aluminium body, Gorilla Glass Victus and IP68 score for even higher safety.
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On the entrance, it boasts a 6.67-inch Tremendous HD pOLED show with 144Hz refresh price and peak brightness of 2500 nits. There’s additionally a 50Mp selfie digicam with autofocus.
On the rear, the Extremely mannequin has a 50Mp primary digicam, 50Mp ultrawide lens and 64Mp telephoto lens, all with OIS and autofocus options, together with a triple-LED flash.
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The cellphone is powered by the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 paired with 12- or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 512GB or 1TB of UFS 4.0 built-in storage. In terms of charging, the Edge 50 Extremely has a 4500mAh battery with assist of 125W wired charging and as much as 50W wi-fi charging. It additionally includes a 10W wi-fi energy sharing.
The machine can be accessible in three colors, together with Peach Fuzz and Forest Gray (each being vegan leather-based) in addition to Nordic Wooden. It weights 197g and measures 161.09x 72.38 x 8.59mm, making it the heaviest of the three, regardless of having a barely smaller display screen and battery.
Motorola Edge 50 Neo
Motorola’s Edge 50 Neo is predicted to be launched quickly, with detailed renders shared by Evan Blass (through GSMArena) revealing 4 color choices: Grisaille (black), Nautical Blue, Poinciana (purple), and Latte (beige).
The machine appears to function three rear cameras. The digicam specs recommend a 50Mp primary digicam, a 10Mp telephoto lens with 3x optical zoom and a 13Mp ultrawide digicam.
The Edge 50 Neo is alleged to be accessible in 8GB/256GB and 12GB/512GB configurations, however that’s about all we all know for now.
Motorola Edge 50
Little or no data on the Edge 50 has at present emerged.
Beforehand, an FCC certification (through GSMArena) revealed that the Edge 50 will function a 5,000 mAh battery with 68W quick wired charging, NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6, GPS, and 5G assist.
Additional particulars are anticipated to be launched quickly.
Software program and Moto AI
All telephones within the collection can be found out of the field with Android 14 and newly redesigned Howdy UX, Motorola’s Android pores and skin. Nonetheless, its largest improve is moto AI, that brings synthetic intelligence to compete with the likes of Samsung and Google.
It provides additional customisation, intuitive gestures, Household House for teenagers, and Moto Safe for complete safety settings. It additionally introduces Sensible Join function for seamless integration throughout Lenovo and Motorola units, providing a real multi-device expertise. This consists of assist for exterior shows and straightforward information synchronisation.
It additionally introduces Picture Enhancement Engine to the Edge 50 Extremely, powered by AI, that helps in taking good photographs by combining settings from a number of capturing modes.
It fine-tunes photographs for optimum element, readability, highlights, shadows, color and bokeh. New options similar to Adaptive Stabilisation can dynamically modify stabilisation ranges, whereas Auto Focus Monitoring retains topics in focus. Motion Shot optimises low-light photographs and Lengthy Publicity allows artistic movement seize with out the necessity for devoted digicam gear.
Adaptive Stabilisation dynamically modify stabilization ranges, Auto Focus Monitoring retains topics sharp, Motion Shot optimizes particulars in difficult lighting, and Lengthy Publicity allows artistic movement seize with a single faucet, all with out requiring skilled gear.
By way of updates, Motorola guarantees to supply three years of Android model upgrades and 4 years of safety updates for the Edge 50 collection. That’s first rate for the Fusion, however somewhat disappointing for the Professional and Extremely fashions.
To see what the Edge 50 collection is up in opposition to, see our information to the very best telephones at present accessible.
