motorola just launched the edge 50, the company’s latest smartphone in the edge series, as it had promised. It comes with MIL-810H standard, so it can withstand extremely high or low temperature, pressure, shock, vibration, pressure, dust and salt fog, according to motorola. The phone also comes with IP68 ratings for dust and water resistance.
The phone has a 6.67-inch curved pOLED display with up to 1600 nits peak brightness. The phone is powered by Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition 4nm SoC, vapour chamber cooling system, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage. It will run Android 14, and motorola promises 2 years of Android updates and 3 years of security updates.
The phone has a 50MP rear camera with Sony LYT-700C sensor, 13MP 120° ultra-wide camera with macro option and a 10MP telephoto camera for up to 30x digital zoom. It has a 32MP front camera.
The edge 50 packs a 5000mAh battery with 68W wired fast charging and the phone also supports 15W wireless charging.
motorola edge 50 specifications
- 6.67-inch (2712 x 1220 pixels) 1.5K 10-bit pOLED Endless Edge Display, HDR10+, 120Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection, up to 1900 nits peak brightness
- Up to 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4nm) Accelerated Edition with Adreno 644 GPU
- 8GB LPDDR4X RAM, 256GB (UFS 2.2) storage
- Android 14
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- 50MP rear camera with Sony LYT-700C sensor with f/1.8 aperture, OIS, 13MP ultra-wide camera, macro option, f/2.2 aperture, 10MP 3x Telephoto
camera with f/2.0 aperture - 32MP front camera with f/2.45 aperture
- USB Type-C Audio, Stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos
- Dimensions: 160.8 x 72.4 x 7.79mm; Weight: 180g
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- MIL 810H Grade certification, Dust and Splash resistant (IP68)
- 5G SA/NSA (n1/n2/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n38/n40/n41/n66/n77/n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11ax (2.4GHz/5GHz), Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, USB Type-C, NFC
- 5000mAh battery with 68W Turbo charging, 15W Wireless Charging
Pricing and availability
The motorola edge 50 comes in Jungle Green and Pantone Peach Fuzz with vegan leather finish, and the Koala Grey has a vegan suede finish.
It is priced at Rs. 27,999 for the single 8GB + 256GB model and will be available from motorola.in, Flipkart and offline stores starting from August 8th.
Launch offers
- Rs. 2000 instant discount with Axis Bank and IDFC First Bank credit cards and credit card EMI or Rs. 2000 additional discount on exchange
- No Cost EMI upto 9 Months starting at Rs. 2,889/ per month from leading banks
- Total Benefits worth Rs.10,000 from Reliance Jio.
Commenting on the launch, T.M. Narasimhan, Managing Director, Motorola India said:
The motorola edge 50 addresses a significant need of smartphone consumers by being the perfect fusion of the bold durability focused design and a premium, ultra-sleek design. Being the world’s slimmest device with IP68 underwater protection and MIL-810H military grade certification for durability from the U.S Department of Defense, the phone does not compromise on any aspect by offering a stand-out camera, display and advanced moto AI experiences. We’re confident that the motorola edge 50 will deliver a revolutionary smartphone experience to our customers.