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On April 16, 2024, Motorola announced its brand new lineup of flagship smartphones – the Edge 50. This lineup includes the Edge 50 Fusion, Edge 50 Pro, and Edge 50 Ultra. These will range in price from €399 to €999. This means that Motorola is making an affordable option for everyone and also an option that has everything you could ever want at a higher price.
In this article, we’re going to go over everything you need to know about the new Motorola Edge 50 lineup. So you can make the best buying decision for your needs.
Motorola Edge 50
As mentioned, the Motorola Edge 50 is comprised of three models (so far). There is the Edge 50 Fusion, Edge 50 Pro, and Edge 50 Ultra. All of which are slightly different and range from €399 to €999.
Motorola Edge 50 Fusion Specs
Motorola is actually going to be selling two separate versions of the Edge 50 Fusion. In Latin America, the Edge 50 Fusion will have a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. However, the model for the rest of the world has the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, 8GB or 12GB of RAM and 128GB, 256GB or 512GB of storage. The rest of the specs are the same.
Edge 50 Fusion uses a 6.7-inch pOLED Endless Edge Display and is powered by a 5,000mAh capacity battery. On the camera front, it does sport a 50-megapixel primary camera, a 13-megapixel Ultrawide with Macro Vision, and a 32-megapixel front-facing camera.
It does launch with Android 14 too. As well as Forest Blue, Hot Pink, and Marshmallow Blue colors.
Motorola Edge 50 Pro Specs
Moving onto the Edge 50 Pro Specs, we’re looking at a 6.7-inch Super HD display with a 2712×1220 resolution. It’s a pOLED panel with HDR10+ included. Motorola is including a 4,500mAh capacity battery here, which is great to see.
This model is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3, with 12GB of RAM (plus RAM Boost) and 512GB of storage. Surprisingly, Motorola does not use multiple storage and RAM variants for the Pro.
Finally, on the camera front, the Edge 50 Pro sports a 50-megapixel primary camera, a 13-megapixel Ultrawide with Macro Vision, and a 10-megapixel telephoto sensor. On the front, there is a 50-megapixel camera too.
The Edge 50 Pro is somewhat lightweight, with a weight of 186g and dimensions of 161.23 x 72.4 x 8.19mm. It also is going to be available in a number of Vegan Leather finishes, including Black Beauty, Luxe Lavender, and Vanilla Cream. In Japan, there will also be a Moonlight Pearl option.
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Specs
Finally, on the Edge 50 Ultra, we’re looking at a 6.7-inch Super HD display that is curved. This display has been certified for HDR10+, Netflix HD Streaming, and Amazon HD Streaming. It’s also powered by a 4,500mAh capacity battery, and it can charge at up to 125W wired or 50W wireless.
Inside the Edge 50 Ultra, we’re looking at a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 processor with 12GB or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM (plus RAM Boost). And it comes with either 512GB or 1TB of UFS 4.0 storage.
On the camera front, we’re looking at a 50-megapixel primary camera, a 50-megapixel ultrawide camera with Macro Vision, and a 64-megapixel telephoto camera. On the front, there is a 50-megapixel camera.
The Edge 50 Ultra weighs in at 197g and measures 161.09 x 72.38 x 8.59mm. Motorola has gotten it certified for IP68 water protection. Finally, Motorola is going to make this one available in Forest Gray and Peach Fuzz as a vegan leather option, followed by Nordic Wood.
How much does the Motorola Edge 50 cost?
The Motorola Edge 50 Fusion is going to be available across select European Markets starting at €399. While the Edge 50 Pro will start at €699, and the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra will start at €999.
Motorola has said that the Edge 50 lineup will come to the US, but there’s no word yet on when that will happen. It’ll likely be later this summer and launch as the Edge and Edge Plus, as they have in recent years.
New Motorola UX for Edge 50 Series
With the Motorola Edge 50 Series, the company is debuting a new UX for these phones. It’s called ‘Hello UX,’ which provides an intuitive and personalized user experience with customizable options, intuitive gestures, and a safe environment for kids with Family Space.
Of course, the new Motorola UX includes moto ai which is the company’s suite of AI features. In addition to that, Smart Connect is also on board. This is a new software application that integrates Lenovo and Motorola’s ecosystem for a unified and seamless multi-device experience. This allows you to make calls, send/receive texts, and share files effortlessly between a Lenovo computer and a Motorola phone or a Lenovo tablet. Motorola actually demoed this at MWC 2024 in Barcelona, and it seemed to work really well.
moto ai
The big new buzzword this year is “AI” and with Google having built a number of AI features with Gemini, we’re seeing a lot of phones launch with the same features this year, and that’s still true for Motorola.
With the Edge 50 series, Motorola is debuting ‘moto ai’ which is their suite of AI features. Motorola says that this “works its magic behind the scenes to elevate every interaction by empowering users to intuitively create content, personalize their device, obtain the information they seek, and accomplish more in less time.”
There are a ton of AI features within the camera app, which includes advancements in image quality with Motorola’s most advanced solutions for capturing motion. It also includes a generative theming engine, which is the same as we’ve seen on the Pixel 8 series and Galaxy S24 series.
Within the Google Photos app, there are a number of features available for free (starting on May 15). This includes Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and much more.
Motorola Edge 50 is the first Pantone Validated Camera and Display Smartphone
Motorola has been working a lot with Pantone in recent years, and now the Edge 50 (Fusion, Pro, and Ultra) are the first Pantone Validated Camera and Display smartphones on the market. But what does that mean?
Pantone is what designers use for colors. This ensures that the colors they are using on one platform are the same on another. Imagine you’re designing a T-shirt using one color, but it might print out as another color. Using Pantone colors makes that a lot easier. So Pantone Validated extends Pantone’s color expertise to the evaluation of color systems where manufacturers have integrated color correction into their technology.
In fact, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is available in the Pantone color of the year for 2024 – Peach Fuzz.
Is there a charger included in the box?
Motorola is surprisingly, keeping the charger in the box for the Motorola Edge 50 family. However, that does depend on the market. Motorola is saying “select countries” will get their TurboPower charger in the box.
For the Edge 50 Fusion, that’s a 68W TurboPower charger; for the Pro and Ultra, it’s a 125W TurboCharger. However, every Edge 50 Ultra comes with a 125W charger in the box, which is good to see.
The Edge 50 Pro and Edge 50 Ultra can charge at up to 125W wired or 50W wireless. Meanwhile, the Edge 50 Fusion is stuck at 68W wired and has no wireless option.
Should you buy the Motorola Edge 50?
Right now, it’s hard to say whether or not you should buy the Edge 50 Fusion, Edge 50 Pro, or Edge 50 Ultra, as we do not have any of these devices in hand and have not reviewed them. However, the Edge 50 Ultra does look very promising, as does the Edge 50 Fusion, in terms of its price.
The cameras on the Edge 50 Ultra look really impressive, with a 64-megapixel telephoto lens that can do 3x zoom. It should offer an excellent camera experience, which is really the only thing that Motorola is missing at this point.
As mentioned before, the Edge 50 series will be coming to the US in the near future, as confirmed by Motorola. However, we don’t expect it to launch under the same name. The Edge 50 Fusion likely won’t launch in the US, while the Edge 50 Pro might launch as the Edge (2024) and the Edge 50 Ultra as the Edge Plus (2024).