Today at an event in China Motorola announced its latest smartphone, the Edge S. Motorola's Edge S is the world's first Snapdragon 870 smartphone, and not only is it impressive in terms of performance, it also beats it with its large battery capacity, six cameras, and a starting price of 1999 yen (~310 dollars).
Motorola Edge S Design
Don't be fooled by the name: The Motorola Edge S doesn't have a curved display. The screen is flat, it has a hole punch for two front cameras. However, the back of the phone is curved and has four chambers arranged similar to a gas stove. The phone has NVCM coverage and is available in two colors - Emerald Glaze and Emerald Light.
Motorola Edge S Specifications
The Motorola Edge S has a 6,7-inch LCD screen with a 90Hz refresh rate and a 21: 9 aspect ratio. The screen resolution is 2520 × 1080, PPI 409, HDR10 and DCI-P3 color gamut.
The Snapdragon 870 processor delivers performance improvements over its predecessors. Its CPU performance is 12% higher than that of Snapdragon 865and GPU performance increased by 10%.
According to Motorola, Edge S scores higher than My 10 on AnTuTu. Its overall score on the testing platform is 680 points, compared to 826 points for the Mi 585.
This high result is due not only to the new processor, but also the Turbo LPDDR5 RAM, which is 72% faster than LPDDR4, and the UFS 3.1 storage, which is 25% faster than UFS 3.0.
The four cameras on the back of the phone include a 64MP f / 1.7 camera, a 16MP 121 ° ultra wide-angle camera that can also be used as 2,8cm macro photography, a 2MP depth camera for better portrait images, and a TOF camera. , around which there is a ring of light. Selfie cameras are a 16MP sensor and an 8MP 100 ° ultra-wide angle camera.
The camera has a number of features, including vlogging mode, night mode and the ability to record video in 6K format at 30fps and 4K video at 60fps. The phone also has an Audio Zoom feature, so you can get closer to the sound source while recording, as if you were zooming in with the camera to get closer to your subject.
The Motorola Edge S does not come with a ZUI, but a new MY UI that is based on Android 11... Motorola claims it is lighter and more efficient. It has its own assistant called moto AI. Some of its features include desktop mode, object recognition, and a split-screen feature that can be easily activated by swiping your finger over the side fingerprint scanner.
The iconic Motorola gestures are still here, so you can still activate silent mode by triple-clicking, double-click the flash on and off, and quickly enter the camera app with a quick double-click with your wrist.
The Motorola Edge S has an audio jack and a USB-C port that charges a 5000mAh battery with 20W of power. It also has an IP52 rating, dual SIM support, Bluetooth 5.1 and dual frequency GPS.
Motorola Edge S - Price and Availability
Motorola Edge S comes in three configurations, and their prices are listed below:
- 6 GB + 128 GB = ¥ 1999 (~ $ 310)
- 8 GB + 128 GB = ¥ 2399 (~ $ 371)
- 8 GB + 256 GB = ¥ 2799 (~ $ 433)
The phone is already available for pre-order in China.
