If you’re not into ultra-high-end phones with pretty high prices and feel like you could settle for a well-balanced Android that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg, the US release of the Motorola Edge (2024) will bring a big smile on your face.
Unveiled earlier this month with similar but not identical specs to the “international” Edge 50 Pro, it appears to be the only new state-run Motorola Edge handset this year. This represents a shift in regional strategy for the company after the mid-range Edge (2023) and high-end Edge+ (2023), which no longer seems keen to take on super-premium rivals like Samsung. Galaxy S24 Ultra or Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max, at least in America.
Priced at $549.99 in an unlocked variant with 256GB of storage, 8GB of RAM, and a single Midnight Blue paint job, the Motorola Edge (2024) is officially available starting today both from the manufacturer’s US e-store and from major third parties. retailers like Amazon and Best Buy.
The vegan leather back and bold curves of a 6.6-inch P-OLED display with silky-smooth 144Hz refresh rate capabilities are sure to jump out at you, undoubtedly setting this guy apart worse than almost all the other top contenders for the title of best 5G budget phone in the world today.
Those are obviously not the only major selling points here, with 68W wired and 15W wireless charging speeds, for example, beating what the aforementioned Galaxy S24 Ultra offers in the same two departments. Then you’ve got an undeniably strong 5,000mAh battery squeezed inside the razor-thin 8.1mm profile and remarkably light 174g body of the Edge (2024), which however only packs a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 processor.
This makes it abundantly clear that you’re not dealing with a true Android flagship here, and while they certainly don’t sound bad, the 50 and 13 MP cameras sitting on the super-attractive back of this thing aren’t prime material either.
Overall, we have a pretty strong feeling that the Motorola Edge (2024) will quickly follow its predecessor’s lead and drop in price in the US with no strings attached or special requirements of any kind. Until that happens, the value equation isn’t bad at $550, but we’re not sure if it’s really out of the question. Not with so many other great budget-friendly devices around, like the new mid-ranger Google Pixel 8a or the powerhouse OnePlus 12R.
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