I’m going to get straight into it. The Edge 50 Pro is in the midst of this 12 months’s Edge system vary — though the highest “ultra” system in Australia — however I genuinely consider that is a winner in so many areas. In my eyes, what makes this such a powerful gadgets is the sub $1,000.00 price level however we’ll discover the expertise extra all through the assessment.
The actuality although, is that Moto have positioned themselves amongst some very aggressive choices just like the Google Pixel 8 vary, among the mid-vary Samsungs, and even iPhone 13 gadgets if you happen to’re ready to have a system a couple of generations previous.
What’s within the field?
The cellphone is an apparent inclusion within the field, with the system being nicely offered and a clip-on case that protects the again of your system (not the edges or fringe of the display screen— understandably) from knocks and scratches.
In a little bit of a change from the norm, Motorola included a charging brick with the Edge 50 Pro. That’s necessary for 2 causes: one, you get one and aren’t reliant on different chargers you have already got, and the second, it’s a excessive-energy brick to get you remarkable charging pace; the 125W energy brick will get you 12 hours of use from simply 5 minutes of charging time.
The look and really feel of the cellphone
The Edge 50 Pro is a good-trying system, providing customers a little bit of color and flare with out being too lavish or getting ridiculous. The again of the system (once you don’t have the offered case on) has a smooth, textured rubber really feel to it which supplies you the boldness holding it that you just’re not going to drop your model new cellphone. Whether or not it’s really extra sturdy than different gadgets, I didn’t drop it to check, however I really feel just like the again would definitely maintain up higher than a glass-backed system if you happen to did drop it.
For me although, the true driver to place (and maintain) the offered case on the cellphone is the cameras. They’re in a little raised space that, with out the case goes to be prone to a lot extra bangs and knocks, and put on and tear once you’re shifting about in regular each day actions.
Here’s the fascinating bit, the curved edge to the display screen has a little bit of a double-edged sword to it. I like the way it feels within the hand after adjusting to it, and progressing from the early days of edge screens, you don’t get the false positives/touches that beforehand would plague person expertise. It is a good expertise lately and, with the sting of the display screen properly curved, then you definitely’ve bought a sense that the display screen is definitely bigger than it’s because the facet bezel disappears.
That additionally means although, that the controls that may usually be within the backside nook of the display screen, typically additionally — that is inconsistent from app to app — disappears across the edge. It’s nonetheless usable, nevertheless it’s a little bit fiddly and has a little bit of an impact on the person expertise.
Performance and battery life
With the Edge 50 Pro’s specs, it’s not shocking that it carried out nicely in each day use. Apps load rapidly, the display screen responds very well to the touch and the digital camera really takes photos instantly once you hit the shutter button. Even earlier than contemplating that is beneath a grand, the performance is fairly good.
As Alex famous within the launch article, the specs are fairly solid with the internals together with 6.7-inch Super HD (2712 x 1220 @ 1220p) show that’s powered by a Qualcomm (*50*) 7 Gen 3 Mobile Platform, 12GB RAM and 256GB onboard storage; which all backs up this notable snappy performance.
After a couple of weeks with this in my pocket, I’ve not famous any worries with performance at all.
The digital camera may be very succesful
This was a good shock to me, even figuring out how nicely Moto usually delivers digital camera expertise and picture high quality. You’re trying at a 50MP predominant digital camera that has 3x optical zoom, and that is a powerful supply. The high quality of pictures is excellent, not simply at the $999.00 price, however — offering you don’t exceed the 3x zoon — you’ll get a nice picture even in comparison with far dearer gadgets.
As a helpful addition (maybe aiming to seize among the company fleet marketplace for telephones) there’s a “scan” choice within the digital camera menu. Like different choices, that’s basically level and shoot, however you get a scanned doc at the top of it. As somebody who spends most of my time within the on-line, digital world of doc management, I’m undecided how a lot I’d use that characteristic, nevertheless it’s there if you should scan paperwork on the common.
Closing ideas
The Moto Edge 50 Pro has actually impressed me as not simply a good worth system, however a good system outright. It delivers a lot of the specs you anticipate from increased-finish gadgets, with glorious digital camera outcomes and a very nice, responsive display screen.
At $999.00, that is a system that offers you good performance each day and for a cheap lifetime of the system. Buyers might be getting 3 updates to the Android OS and 4 years of safety updates, which takes the replace lifecycle for the cellphone nicely past the 24-month guarantee.
Even if you happen to’re not particularly purchasing on a finances, I’d say that is a fairly solid purchase and reveals clearly that — there’s some benefits — you don’t should be spending over $1,500.00 to get a good cellphone. Motorola has delivered a actually good cellphone, that’s additionally GREAT worth. There actually isn’t a lot room (except for some pickiness with the digital camera) to criticise the Motorola Edge 50 Pro, suffice to say; I’m impressed!