New Motorola Edge 50 Pro info makes it clear: This is no Galaxy S24 Ultra rival،
If you've been eagerly awaiting Motorola's next big thing, we fear the latest details shared by the company ahead of the April 3 launch may leave you a little disappointed.
Despite what its name suggests, it appears the Edge 50 Pro won't improve on last year's Edge 40 Pro in every aspect. That doesn't necessarily make it a bad phone, of course, but it also doesn't make it a match for Samsung's Galaxy S24 Ultra or the OnePlus 12 in the raw power department.
No Snapdragon 8 for you!
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this disappointing revelation from last week is now official. The Motorola Edge 50 Pro will soon go on sale in India with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 processor under its hood, which the handset maker claims will deliver “ultra-smooth performance.
While we have no reason to doubt that this seems true for most consumers, the Snapdragon 7 series chips are never as fast as members of the high-end Snapdragon 8 family, and we are sure that the Experienced Android users will be able to tell the difference. relatively easily.
We're talking about the difference between a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3-based Edge 50 Pro and the aforementioned Galaxy S24 Ultra and OnePlus 12, which come with Snapdragon 8 generation 3 inside, but also a difference from the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2-powered Motorola Edge 40 Pro.
This is a very curious downgrade that can only be justified by a significant price drop, which may or may not materialize on April 3. The Edge 40 Pro is known in the US as the Motorola Edge+ (2023), which normally costs a reasonable $800 and very often only costs $600 during special events like the Big Spring Sale. Amazon.
If the Edge 50 Pro were to come to the US as the Motorola Edge+ (2024) with a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 SoC, we can probably expect a starting price of around $600 and an even higher battle intense for the title of best budget 5G phone. there.
For the record, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 is not much slower than a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, already powering solid high-end devices like the Vivo V30.
All the other specs and features are pretty awesome
As soon as you stop comparing the Motorola Edge 50 Pro with the Galaxy S24 Ultrayou will understand that you are dealing here with a potentially unbeatable value proposition.
Price is essentially the only missing piece of the puzzle right now, with everything else revealed in recent days on Motorola's official Indian X account And Flipkart. Well, there's also the battery capacity, which is rumored to hover around the 4,500mAh mark, but is not yet confirmed as such.
Without further ado, here's everything we know about the Edge 50 Pro ahead of its imminent debut in India and likely expansion to the US soon after:
- 6.7-inch 3D P-OLED curved display with 1.5K resolution, 144Hz refresh rate, 2,000 nits peak brightness, HDR10+, and 100% DCI-P3 color gamut;
- Handcrafted vegan silicone leather back and metal frame;
- Black, gray and purple color options selected by Pantone;
- IP68 water and dust resistance;
- Professional-grade AI-powered camera system, validated by Pantone, with 50 MP primary shooter, 13 MP macro + ultra-wide lens and telephoto sensor with OIS, 3X optical zoom and 30x hybrid zoom;
- 50 MP front camera with f/1.9 aperture and autofocus;
- AI Generative Theming, AI Adaptive Stabilization, AI Photo Enhancement Engine, Tilt Mode;
- 125W TurboPower wired charging capabilities;
- Support 50W wireless charging;
- 10W wireless power sharing functionality;
- Android 14 with Hello user interface;
- Three years of guaranteed operating system updates.
