motorola launched the edge 70 smartphone as the successor to last year’s edge 60 in India today. This has a 5.99 sleek design, faster Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC, yet packs a huge 5000mAh battery. Here we have the first impressions of the phone.
Box Contents
- motorola edge 70 8GB + 256GB in PANTONE Gadget Grey colour
- 67W turbo charger
- USB Type-C to-C cable
- SIM Ejector tool
- User manual
Starting with the screen, the edge 50 has a familiar 6.67-inch 1,5K AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, and the peak brightness is 4500 nits. The screen has Corning Gorilla Glass protection.
The phone has a 50MP camera on the front with up to 4K 60fps video recording. The earpiece works as the secondary speaker. It has an in-display optical fingerprint scanner. The bezels are minimal.
The main highlight of the phone is its 5.99mm sleek design. It has an Aircraft-grade aluminum frame that is premium in looks and feel, and is solid to hold. The phone has a matte finish. The volume rockers and the power button are present on the right side. The dedicated AI key is present on the left side. The dual SIM slot, USB Type-C port and speaker grill are present on the right side.
The secondary microphone is on the top, along with Dolby Atmos branding. You can see the camera bands.
Powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, which is a good upgrade compared to Dimensity 7400 in the edge 60, the phone only comes in 8GB LPDDR5X RAM version and has 256GB UFS 3.1 storage.
The phone runs Android 16 out of the box and will get 3 Android OS updates and 4 years of security updates. It has moto AI 2.0 features such as Next Move, AI Image Studio, Sketch to Image, Style Sync, Text to Sticker,
Catch Me Up 2.0, Pay Attention live transcriptions, AI Playlist Studio, Global Search, Auto Screenshot Blur, This On That, Remember This and Recall act.
It has a 50MP main camera and a 50MP ultra-wide camera with support for macro. Both these support 4K 60fps video recording. Check out some camera samples.
It has IP68 + IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance and has military-grade durability. It has a textured finish on the back that feels smooth to touch and doesn’t get fingerprints.
In addition to grey, the phone also comes in PANTONE Lily Pad, and PANTONE Bronze Green colours. Even with a sleek design, the phone packs a 5000mAh battery compared to 4800mAh Europe model. There is 68W TurboPower fast charging, and it also has 15W wireless charging.
Priced at Rs. 29,999, the phone will be available for Rs. 28,999 with bank offer from December 23rd across Flipkart, motorola.in and offline stores.