Time to say goodbye to boring mid-range phones?
Motorola has launched a trio of new phones to lead its smartphone range: the Moto Edge 50 Fusion, the Moto Edge 50 Pro and the Moto Edge 50 Ultra.
With a combination of specs that cover the upper and lower-ends of the mid-range phone arena, Motorola’s new Edge 50 series looks set to challenge models found among the best cheap phones, in addition to snapping at the heels of some of the best phones – notably the likes of the Google Pixel 8.
Starting with the entry-level Moto Edge 50 Fusion, this £349 / €399 (we don’t have pricing for other regions yet) phone comes with a 6.7-inch Full HD+ pOLED 144Hz refresh rate display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset matched with 8GB or 12GB of LPDDR4X RAM, and UFS 2.2 storage options of 128GB, 256GB and 512GB.
Charging comes in at a speedy 65 watts when wired, with the battery capacity rated at 5,000mAh. The rear camera array is made up of a 50MP main camera with optical image stabilization, and a 13MP ultra-wide camera with a 120-degree field-of-vision. The front-facing camera comes in at 32MP.
All in all, those are fair if not exactly standout specs for an affordable Android 14 phone. But to help the Moto Edge 50 Fusion stand out is a trio of colors: Forest Blue and the pastel-like Marshmallow Blue both in vegan leather, and a vegan suede finish in Hot Pink.Going Pro
Coming in at £599 / €699, the Moto Edge 50 Pro makes a play for the higher-end of mid-range phones. It sports a 6.7-inch 144Hz pOLED display with a ”Super HD resolution” and HDR10+ certification, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip, up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. There’s 125W ‘TurboPower’ rapid wired charging for quick refueling and 50W TurboPower wireless charging for the 4,500mAH battery.
On the camera side, there are three rear lenses, with the main one sporting a 50MP sensor complete with optical image stabilization, laser autofocus, and a 3-in-1 light sensor. The second camera has the 13MP ultrawide of the Fusion.
