Motorola claims that the Edge 30 is the world's slimmest 5G smartphone and India's lightest 5G phone in its segment. This obsession with design has resulted in a phone that measures just 6.79mm in thickness and weighs just 155g. The Motorola Edge 30 succeeds the Motorola Edge 20 (Review) which launched last year at a similar price. From the looks of it, Motorola has clearly prioritised the design of the Edge 30 as one of its main selling points, but has it skimped on other areas in order to achieve it or does the Motorola Edge 30 deliver a good balance of form and function? I put it to the test to find out.
Special feature
- Very slim and light
- Vivid and smooth display
- Powerful 5G SoC
- Runs Android 12, guaranteed updates
- Good daylight camera performance
| Category | Specification |
|---|---|
| Technology | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G |
| Launch | Announced: April 27, 2022 |
| Released: May 12, 2022 | |
| Body | Dimensions: 159.4 x 74.2 x 6.8 mm |
| Weight: 155 g | |
| Build: Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic frame, plastic back | |
| SIM: Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
| Water-repellent design | |
| Display | Type: AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+ |
| Size: 6.5 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels | |
| Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | |
| Platform | OS: Android 12, upgradable to Android 13 |
| Chipset: Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) | |
| CPU: Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) | |
| GPU: Adreno 642L | |
| Memory | Card slot: No |
| Internal: 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | |
| Main Camera | Triple: 50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 50 MP, f/2.2 (ultrawide), 2 MP, f/2.4 (depth) |
| Features: Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama | |
| Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10, gyro-EIS | |
| Selfie Camera | Single: 32 MP, f/2.3 (wide) |
| Features: HDR | |
| Video: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps | |
| Sound | Loudspeaker: Yes, with stereo speakers |
| 3.5mm jack: No (Snapdragon Sound) | |
| Communications | WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| Bluetooth: 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive | |
| Positioning: GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO | |
| NFC: Yes | |
| Radio: No | |
| USB: USB Type-C 2.0 | |
| Features | Sensors: Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
| Battery | Type: Li-Po 4020 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging: 33W wired | |
| Miscellaneous | Colors: Meteor Grey, Supermoon Silver, Aurora Green |
Connectivity options on the Motorola Edge 30 include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, GPS, Bluetooth v5.20, NFC, USB Type-C, 3G, 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India) , and 5G with active 4G on both SIM cards. Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, compass/ magnetometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and in-display fingerprint sensor. The Motorola Edge 30 supports face unlock.
