The new Motorola Edge comes with a 6.7″ 1080×2460 144 Hz LCD display with 576Hz touch latency, the Snapdragon 778G chipset, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, a water-repellant coating (with an IP52 rating), a side-mounted fingerprint reader, and a 5,000 mAh battery with 30W fast charging.
It will be offered in Nebula Blue, runs Android 11, measures 169 x 75.6 x 8.99 mm, and weighs 200g. On the rear, there’s a 108 MP main camera, an 8 MP ultrawide, and a 2 MP depth sensor. On the front, there’s a 32 MP camera for selfies.
The new Edge’s normal retail price is set at $700, but you can get it at the aforementioned discounted rate of $500 for a limited time after launch. The phone will be available at Best Buy, B&H, Amazon, and Motorola.com initially, with Verizon set to offer it in the coming months.
Motorola Edge (2021) specifications
| NETWORK | Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
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| LAUNCH | Announced | 2021, August 19 |
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| Status | Coming soon. 2021, September 2 |
| BODY | Dimensions | 169 x 75.6 x 9 mm (6.65 x 2.98 x 0.35 in) |
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| Weight | 200 g (7.05 oz) | |
| Build | Glass front, plastic back | |
| SIM | Single SIM (Nano-SIM) | |
| Water-repellent design |
| DISPLAY | Type | LCD, 144Hz, HDR10 |
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| Size | 6.7 inches, 106.6 cm2 (~83.4% screen-to-body ratio) | |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2460 pixels (~401 ppi density) | |
| Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| PLATFORM | OS | Android 11 |
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| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) | |
| CPU | Octa-core (1×2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime & 3×2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver) | |
| GPU | Adreno 642L |
| MEMORY | Card slot | No |
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| Internal | 256GB 8GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA | Triple | 108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52″, 0.7µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth), 1.75µm |
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| Features | Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video | 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120ps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS |
| SELFIE CAMERA | Single | 32 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 0.7µm |
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| Features | HDR | |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| SOUND | Loudspeaker | Yes |
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| 3.5mm jack | No |
| COMMS | WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
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| Bluetooth | 5.2, A2DP, LE | |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO | |
| NFC | Yes | |
| Radio | No | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0 |
| FEATURES | Sensors | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer |
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| BATTERY | Type | Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable |
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| Charging | Fast charging 30W |
| MISC | Colours | Nebula Blue |
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| Price | About 430 EUR |
