Motorola Edge 30 release date, price, specs, and features

Date:
Wed, 27 Apr 2022 13:14:36 +0000

Description:
The Motorola Edge 30 is a mid-range phone with a 144Hz refresh rate.

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Following on from the Motorola Edge 30 Pro the company has now unveiled the standard Motorola Edge 30 a phone which logic dictates should have come
first but is finally here now.

The new phone is a mid-range device, and a particular focus seems to have
been placed on the design, the cameras, and the 144Hz screen.

Below weve detailed everything you need to know about the Motorola Edge 30, including those specs in full and information on the release date and price. Cut to the chase What is it? Motorola's latest mid-range phone When is it
out? Early May How much does it cost? 379.99 (roughly $480 / AU$670) Release date and price

The Motorola Edge 30 is set to go on sale in the UK from early May, at a
price of 379.99 (roughly $480 / AU$670). It will be sold in Currys and directly from Motorolas online store.

The company also plans to launch the phone in Australia in the coming weeks, as well as in parts of Asia, India, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Theres no mention of the US, but the company has elsewhere said that its excited to share its commitment to deliver a new Edge family device in North America this year." So if not the standard Edge 30, then another model will land at some point. (Image credit: Motorola) Design

The Motorola Edge 30 has a jewel-like pattern on the back that shifts and changes as you tilt the phone. It comes in at 155g and 159.38 x 74.24 x 6.79mm, so its fairly lightweight and very slim. In fact, the company claims its the thinnest 5G smartphone in its class.

Theres no word on what its made from, but we would guess it has a glass back and a plastic frame, like the Motorola Edge 30 Pro though its possible that the whole thing is plastic.

The back (which comes in a choice of Meteor Grey, Aurora Green or Supermoon Silver shades) appears flatter than many smartphones, and it has a large triple-lens camera block in the top left corner. From the front, theres a
flat screen with a punch-hole camera in the top center.

The Motorola Edge 30 also sports an IP52 rating, meaning its got reasonable protection from dust but only a small amount of water resistance. (Image credit: Motorola) Display

Theres a 6.5-inch AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate on the Motorola
Edge 30. Thats an exceedingly high refresh rate, even having the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra and the iPhone 13 Pro Max beat, but this is
something Motorola has gone for before, such as on the Motorola Edge 20 .

The screen also supports HDR10+, and it meets DCI-P3 cinematic standards for color range, brightness, contrast, and color accuracy.

The company hasnt listed the resolution, but wed imagine its similar to the 1080 x 2400 Motorola Edge 30 Pro, so reasonably sharp but not a match for
most top-end phones, which tend to have QHD+ displays. Camera and battery

The Motorola Edge 30 has a triple-lens rear camera, consisting of a 50MP
f/1.8 main sensor, a 50MP f/2.2 ultrawide one (with a 114-degree field of view), and a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor.

The company boasts that the main lens has Instant All-Pixel Focus, which uses 100% of pixels so that you can get faster and more accurate performance from the camera in any light.

The main camera also has optical image stabilization, and can use pixel binning to combine four pixels into one. This lets more light in and allows for improved night-time shots. (Image credit: Motorola)

The phone can also shoot UHD video at 30fps, or FHD content at up to 60fps, and theres a slow-motion mode which can record at up to 960fps (in HD quality).

Finally, theres a 32MP f/2.4 camera on the front.

As for the battery, thats got a middling capacity at 4,020mAh, and supports 30W charging. Specs and features

Theres a mid-range Snapdragon 778G Plus 5G chipset powering the Motorola Edge 30, and as that name suggests, the phone also supports 5G. The phone also comes with 8GB of RAM and a choice of 128GB or 256GB of storage.

It runs Android 12, has two stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos, and supports Ready For a feature that lets you connect the phone wirelessly to a TV or monitor, to view content on a larger screen. Check out the best Motorola phones



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