![]() I occasionally noticed hints of slowdown here and there, as I have with some other 765 phones, but never to the point where the Edge felt compromised. ![]() I've been editing photos in Lightroom, piecing together short videos in Premiere Rush and meticulously tracking projects in Notion, and the Edge handled all of it beautifully. Honestly, though, I was surprised by how little I missed that high-end processor. ![]() Just bear in mind that, if you take gaming on your phone very seriously, you'll probably want to splurge on a phone with a Snapdragon 865 instead. That's partially because Motorola went with the 765G instead of the standard 765 - it can hit a marginally higher maximum clock speed, so it packs some extra (and welcome) oomph. Speaking of games, the octa-core Snapdragon 765G packs more than enough horsepower to tackle most games with ease. And an app called Moto Gametime also lets you place virtual shoulder buttons on the edges of the screen, which offers much-needed extra control for games like Call of Duty: Mobile and Forza. You'll find a pill on the side of the screen you can flick up and down to access your notification shade and app drawer, just as if you were performing those gestures in the middle of the screen. (I'm still shocked, considering just how big my palms are.) Thankfully, the rest of Motorola's screen-centric software tweaks are just as helpful. Some reviewers have had issues with flaky palm rejection, leading to accidental touches on this expansive screen, but that has rarely happened to me. The screen gets its name for the way its edges cascade around the sides of the phone, and whether that'll work is largely a matter of taste. My only real gripe so far is how some noise is apparent when looking at dark images or backgrounds while the screen's brightness is bottomed out, but honestly - it's the kind of problem you really need to be looking out for to notice. The screen's 19.5:9 aspect ratio and support for HDR10 also make it an excellent choice for binging movies while lazing around the house, though its size means people with smaller hands will need both of them to handle this thing. Still, that's nothing a quick trip into the phone's settings can't fix. I prefer my colors as punchy as possible, so the neutral tones the screen offers by default felt a little lacking. More importantly, it's just really nice to look at. This OLED display runs at 2,340x1,080, and it refreshes at 90Hz - a relative rarity in devices that cost this much. This 6.7-inch Endless Edge display was one of the Edge Plus's standout features, and while it wasn't as technically impressive as the screens Samsung and OnePlus used in their flagships, it absolutely shines in this lower-cost package. Motorola transplanted the screen from the Edge Plus straight into the Edge, and trust me - that's a good thing. It's like Motorola went across the board and dialed everything back just a little - enough to take the Edge out of flagship territory, but not enough to spoil most of what it got right with the Edge Plus. The rest of the package, from the Endless Edge screen to the speakers to the headphone jack and microSD card slot, has been left completely untouched. (In the US, anyway some international versions only have 4GB, which definitely isn't great.) Motorola also went with a 64MP main camera for the Edge rather than one of Samsung's 108MP sensors, and, well, that's about it. It fitted the phone with 6GB of RAM instead of 12GB. ![]() Motorola gave the Edge a Snapdragon 765G chipset - the very same one that powers all of its rivals - and a 4,500mAh battery. That's a somewhat reductive way to look at things, but it's accurate all the same. Then, it swapped some slightly more modest components into the same body and shipped it as the Edge. After four years of focusing on cheap phones that make consistently solid money, Motorola took a stab at a proper, premium smartphone, with high-end everythings and an eye-catching design to boot. To understand the Edge, you need to take a step back and consider its premium sibling, the Verizon-exclusive Edge Plus. As I continue to use the phone and compare it to a growing number of competitors, I'll update this story with further impressions and eventually a full review score. That's why we're not calling this a review - for now, anyway. 6.7-inch “Endless Edge” OLED display, 90Hz refresh rateĦ4MP f/1.8 wide camera, 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide/macro camera (117 ° field of view), 8MP f/2.4 telephoto camera, time of flight sensorĪuthor's note: It's been pretty hectic around here lately, and I haven't been able to test the Motorola Edge as thoroughly as I would like.
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