In the meantime, it has been busy in the 'super smartphone' category. We have the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra, the iPhone 11 Pro Max, OnePlus 8 Pro and the Huawei P40 Pro. However, Lenovo saw an opportunity for its own opponent in the form of the now announced Motorola edge and edge+.

Both phones have a 6.7-inch OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate. Motorola chooses a relatively narrow screen with a display ratio of 19.5:9. Motorola calls it an Edge Fall screen because of the 90° slope near the side. Concerns about ghost touches should be eliminated by an additional setup menu. Both phones are also suitable for 5G and have a splashproof housing with, quite unique in this category, a headphone port. Differences are the processor, the rear camera, the battery and that only the Motorola edge+ can be charged wirelessly.
Specifications Motorola edge
The Motorola edge is powered by a Snapdragon 765G octa-core processor from Qualcomm. Built-in is a pleasantly large 4500 mAh that can only be fast charged wired up to 18 Watts. According to the specifications this should be sufficient for 2 days of battery life. On the rear we find a Quad camera setup consisting of a 64 megapixel main sensor with f/1.8 lens. There is a 16 megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with a viewing angle of 117°. What is special about this is that you can also use it to take sharp photos from very close range (macro). There is also an 8 megapixel telephoto lens for 2x optical zoom. The fourth sensor is a so-called ToF-sensor for depth recognition. At the front is a 25 megapixel self-image camera behind a hole punch in the upper left corner of the screen.

The edge runs Android 10 but not Android One. Motorola does not promise to install bloatware, it would be a pretty bare Android version but promises about updates were not made. Also special is the stereo speakers that can produce a lot of sound. Also the addition of a headphone jack is remarkable and unfortunately not that common anymore. The edge gets a recommended retail price of 599 euros and is for the time being only available in black. Expect it in the shops somewhere around May.
edge+
If you want to throw even more money against a new phone, take a look at the edge+. Although he won't be for sale everywhere. It can handle the fastest 5G speeds up to 4 Gbit/s.

The Motorola edge+ gets specifications to be jealous of like a Snapdragon 865 with 12 GB of RAM, 256 GB of storage memory, a 5000 mAh battery with wireless charging and reverse charging + a 108 megapixel Quad camera system. The only thing we can think of that is slightly disappointing is the Full HD+ resolution. Other flagships often reach Quad HD+. The edge+ will be in stores in the US from May 14th for a suggested retail price of $ 999.99. The device is also coming to Europe but only a handful of countries.