Motorola Edge 70 review

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Introduction

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

Motorola's Edge series has been experimenting for quite some time with all sorts of phone types - compact and lightweight, thin and powerful, camera-centric, and artsy, even with wooden back panels. The Edge 70 appears to be a natural continuation of what Motorola has been doing in the past few years, as opposed to the shot in the dark by Samsung and Apple.

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

The Edge 70 packs 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 coupled with 12GB RAM by default.

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

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

Durability has not suffered by making the phone thinner - the Edge 70 is both IP68 and IP69 rated, as well as compliant to a number of MIL-SDT-810H standards.

Motorola Edge 70 specs at a glance:

• Body: 159.9x74.0x6.0mm, 159g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass 7i), aluminum frame; IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min), MIL-STD-810H compliant.
• Display: 6.70" P-OLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, PWM, HDR10+, 4500 nits (peak), 1220x2712px resolution, 20.01:9 aspect ratio, 446ppi.
• Chipset: Qualcomm SM7750-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 (4 nm): Octa-core (1x2.8 GHz Cortex-720 & 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-720 & 3x1.8 GHz Cortex-520); Adreno 722.
• Memory: 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 3.1.
• OS/Software: Android 16, up to 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; eSIM; Wi-Fi 6e; BT 5.4; NFC.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (under display, optical); stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos); Smart Connect support.

It seems like Motorola really has it all figured out. Let's find out if that's really the case.

Unboxing the Motorola Edge 70

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

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