2024-04-26 09:00:00
This in itself is a bit of a cliché, but it remains true: it is becoming increasingly difficult for smartphone manufacturers to produce devices that truly stand out and can easily communicate and emphasize to consumers that their specific products are more popular than Never. to a large extent.
Take Motorola’s Edge 50 Pro, for example. It costs around £600 and has just been launched. For the same price, you can pretty much buy a Pixel 8, Nothing Phone 2, OnePlus 12R, or a host of other things that compromise here and there, but all offer a pretty solid overall experience for a lot less than the products most expensive headlights.
Motorola is used to spending a little more, but is that the case this time? First, it’s worth mentioning that while you can get two nice vegan leather backs in the Black Beauty and Luxe Lavender, we received the slightly odd MoonLight Pearl, which is said to be handmade in Italy by Mazzucchelli. It looks a bit like marble but feels like plywood in the hand – avoid this one and buy another one.
Otherwise, Motorola didn’t take any big risks with the design this time around. Visually, it integrates well with the rest of the rear panel of the device, with IP68 certification, 125W charging via the charger supplied with the phone, 50W wireless charging, WI-FI 6E, Bluetooth 5.4 and speakers stereo. In other words, it’s all there.
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Inside, we find the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, up to 12 GB of LPDDR4X RAM (yes, a slightly slower variant) and 256 GB of UFS 2.2 memory (yes, a fairly slow variant too). Then there’s the 4,500 mAh battery, which isn’t the biggest but still offers the same battery life as the latest Edge phones we’ve tested. These two short days did us good.
From charging to SoC, from RAM to various peripheral components, Motorola gives us what we need and more, and it’s impossible to even complain regarding the lack of wireless charging or IP certification. Plus, the Edge 50 Pro’s 6.7-inch pOLED is truly stunning. It runs at 1.5K and 144Hz, with a screen peak of around 2,000 nits, easily enabling HDR10+ support. Plus, we’re talking regarding 10-bit colors, and the whole thing is verified by Pantone.
Perhaps more concerning is the abandonment of the old subtle UI in favor of the new “Hello UI”. Of course, the software runs Android 14, so there’s really no need to worry. In fact, Hello UI is almost better than before, and it’s almost exclusively available on stock Android without any bloatware. There are a few extra features here and there, such as Ready For, Moto Unplugged, and a few custom fonts and icons. It’s still subtle, casual, and easily customizable if you want.
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There are three cameras on the back, including a 50-megapixel primary lens with f/1.4 aperture with optical stabilization, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with 120-degree, and finally a 10-megapixel 3x optical telephoto lens. There is also a ToF sensor and an autofocus module. Additionally, there are fixed mode selections at the expected resolution, ranging from Pro mode, night mode and dual capture, to super slow motion 4K video. Motorola likes to focus on the fact that it’s “the world’s first Pantone certified camera system”, especially when talking regarding the color chemistry which should be more realistic, but let’s be honest, that’s the essence even “pretty without being flashy”. There’s nothing wrong with Motorola’s camera system, it just shows us clearly. If you shine a light on the lenses, they offer excellent HDR, solid depth, and have no major issues. However, there’s no rock-solid reliability of the Pixel camera, nor any significant hardware differentiation like greater optical zoom, a periscope lens, or anything else. It’s just great, you can trust this camera system.
So in many ways the Motorola Edge 50 Pro is like many other Edge phones before it. It’s the interaction of all the great specs that creates a great experience, not any one feature that stands out. Is this something I recommend over the other competitors mentioned? Well, maybe, but it’s a crowded market and maybe Motorola in particular needs a cosmetic overhaul of its phones. Ditch the MoonLight Pearl and give us something bolder.
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