A few days ago, Motorola confirmed that it would release the Edge S phone soon. Today, the company officially unveiled the device. At the launch event, almost all of the phone’s specifications and other details were revealed.
As announced, the Motorola Edge S is the world’s first smartphone to feature the Snapdragon 870 chipset. This chipset delivers a 12% performance improvement over the Snapdragon 865. The chipset scored 680K points on AnTuTu Benchmark, which is far better than the Snapdragon 865+.
The Motorola Edge S has a 21:9 ultra-wide screen. It supports a 90Hz refresh rate, HDR10, DCI-P3 color gamut, and 408 nits brightness. The display also features Full HD+ resolution with dual punch holes. The company has not specified whether the screen is an AMOLED or LCD panel.
The back of the phone features a quad-camera setup, including a 64MP main lens, a 16MP ultra-wide-angle lens, a 2MP depth sensor, and a ToF sensor.
This camera also features several highlights, such as dual-view video, video spot color, beauty portrait video, and audio zoom. The front camera uses a dual-camera module (16MP, 8MP).
The phone has a 5000mAh battery and supports 20W fast charging. It also features a smart antenna, MAAT technology, and Moto AI night camera algorithm, supports Ready for multi-screen collaboration, runs MYUI, and supports one-touch and one-finger split-screen capabilities.
The officials also claimed that the Motorola Edge S uses Turbo LPDDR5 memory and Turbo UFS 3.1 storage, which increases speed by 72% and 25%, respectively.
The Motorola Edge S is available in three storage variants: 6GB + 128GB priced at CNY 1999 (about $310), 8GB + 128GB priced at CNY 2,399 (about $371), and 8GB + 256GB priced at CNY 2,799 (about $433). It will be available in two colors: Jade Glaze and Snow Crystal.
The phone is now available for pre-order, which started at 8 PM.