Motorola Edge 70 review – GSMArena.com tests | Infinium-tech

Introduction

Motorola has joined the race for the thinnest and lightest smartphone with the newly launched Edge 70. This is the global version of the China-locked Moto X70 Air, and making it the headliner of the next-generation Edge series is a great move.

Motorola’s Edge series has been experimenting with all types of phones for quite some time now – compact and lightweight, thin and powerful, camera-centric, and artistic, even with wooden back panels. The Edge 70 appears to be a natural continuation of what Motorola has been doing over the past few years, as opposed to the dark side tactics employed by Samsung and Apple.

The highlights of the Motorola Edge 70 are its 6mm thin profile, 159g weight and an impressively large 4,800mAh battery for these measurements.

The Edge 70 features a 6.7-inch OLED with 1220p resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ support, and Gorilla Glass 7i protection. The chipset of choice here is the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 which is paired with 12GB of RAM by default.

The camera department includes a 50MP OIS primary for wide and 2x zoom photos, a 50MP AF ultrawide camera for panoramic and macro shots, and a 50MP selfie imager. All cameras support minimum 4K30 capturing.

Motorola has also fitted a relatively large battery – a 4,800mAh cell with support for 68W wired and 15W wireless charging.

Making the phone thinner hasn’t affected durability — the Edge 70 is both IP68 and IP69 rated, as well as conforming to multiple MIL-SDT-810H standards.

Motorola Edge 70 specs at a glance:

• Body: 159.9×74.0x6.0mm, 159g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame; IP68/IP69 dust-resistant and water-resistant (high-pressure water jets; submersible up to 1.5 meters for 30 minutes), MIL-STD-810H compliant.
• Display: 6.70″ P-OLED, 1B color, 120Hz, PWM, HDR10+, 4500 nits (peak), 1220x2712px resolution, 20.01:9 aspect ratio, 446ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7th Gen 4 (4 nm): Octa-core (1×2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4×2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3×1.8 GHz Cortex-520); Adreno 722.
• Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
• OS/Software: Up to Android 16, 4 major Android upgrades.
• rear camera: wide (main): 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm, 1/1.56″, 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS; ultra wide angle: 50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 120˚, 1/2.76″, 0.64µm, PDAF.
• Front Camera: 50 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 0.64μm.
• video capture: rear camera: 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, Gyro-EIS; front camera:4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps.
• Battery: 4800mAh; 68W wired, 15W wireless.
• Connectivity: 5G; é SIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4; NFC.
• various: Fingerprint reader (under the display, optical); stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos); Smart Connect support.

It seems like Motorola really has it all figured out. Let us find out if this is really so.

Unboxing the Motorola Edge 70

The Motorola Edge 70 comes inside a thin paper box that houses the phone and a USB-C cable.

Motorola has also bundled a transparent MagSafe-ready case, which is nice. It is used for both wireless charging and attaching any third-party MagSafe accessories to the back of the phone.