Motorola's New Edge+ Offers a Neat Video Stabilization Trick
Motorola's Edge+ is its new affordable flagship smartphone, and at $799.99, it goes head-to-head with the likes of the Google Pixel 7 Pro and OnePlus 11 5G with features like a horizon lock stability feature for capturing smooth, fast-action videos via its main camera.
The company also showed off two new budget-friendly smartphones, the Moto G 5G at $249.99 and Moto G Stylus at $199.99, both of which replace last year's models.
Motorola is taking it to the edge—again! The Edge+, much like last year's device, is a high-end smartphone that undercuts pricier models. It starts with a big 6.7-inch display with a resolution of 2,400-by-1,080 pixels and a pixel density of 394ppi, the same as the previous model. The screen receives a slight speed upgrade, sporting a 165Hz refresh rate compared to last year's 144Hz. Many competing flagships stick with refresh rates of 120Hz.
The processor has been bumped to the newer Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, a sensible move from the Gen 1 found in the previous version. Buyers will get just 8GB of RAM. Last year's phone had an optional 12GB upgrade, but Motorola has streamlined its choices this year. The phone will ship with either 256GB or 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage.
Motorola included a 50MP camera with an aperture of f/1.8, a 50MP ultra-wide shooter at f/2.2, and a 12MP 2x optical zoom telephoto lens on the back for portraits. The front houses a 60MP camera at f/2.2. The two 50MP cameras and the 60MP selfie camera all bin photos by a factor of four, resulting in 12.5MP, 12.5MP, and 15MP images, respectively. The telephoto camera, notably, is the only one of the lot to see an increase in resolution.
Motorola did upgrade the video-recording features of the phone. The company touts the new
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