Motorola announces X30 Pro with 200MP camera and S30 Pro

Motorola held a big event in China earlier today where it announced a trio of new phones. Razr 2022 is the latest foldable from the brand and expectedly garnered most of the attention while the X30 Pro and S30 Pro bring more conventional designs with top-notch specs.

Motorola X30 Pro

Motorola X30 Pro is the first phone on the market with a 200MP camera. It packs Samsung’s ISOCELL HP1 - a 1/1.22″ sensor with f/1.95 aperture, OIS and 16-in-1 pixel binning. The 200MP shooter can bin its pixels 16-to-1 to 2.56µm size in its default 12.5MP resolution. It can also output 50MP stills with 1.28μm individual pixels or even natively at 200MP with 0.64μm pixels. The main cam can also capture up to 8K video at 30fps.

Motorola X30 Pro in black and white

The second camera sensor on the back is a 50MP ultrawide module while the third cutout is reserved for the 12MP Sony IMX663 telephoto which offers 2x optical zoom. There’s a 60MP selfie cam housed in a punch hole cutout on the screen which uses Omnivision’s OV60a sensor.

Motorola X30 Pro brings a curved 6.67-inch OLED with FHD+ resolution and a 144Hz refresh rate. The panel can crank out up to 1,200 nits of peak brightness, it’s also HDR10+ rated and has an integrated fingerprint scanner.

As with all recent Android flagships, Moto X30 Pro is equipped with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset alongside 8/12GB RAM and 128/256 or 512GB storage. The software side is covered by Android 12 with MyUI 4.0 no top.

X30 Pro gets a 4,610 mAh battery with support for 125W wired fast charging (0-100% in 19 minutes) and 50W wireless fast charging via an optional Motorola wireless charger.

Motorola X30 Pro comes in black and white colors and starts at CNY 3,699 ($548) for the 8/128GB trim and goes up to CNY 4,499 ($668) for the 12/512GB model. Open sales in China start today.

Motorola S30 Pro

Motorola S30 Pro is a Snapdragon 888+ equipped phone with a curved 6.55” OLED and 144Hz refresh rate. The device carries a 50MP main cam (Omnivision OV50A) with OIS, a 13MP ultrawide module and a 2MP depth sensor. There’s a 32MP selfie shooter housed inside a punch hold cutout on the front.

S30 Pro boots Android 12 with MyUI 4.0 on top and carries a 4,400 mAh battery with 68W fast charging support. The phone is available in black and blue colors the latter of which features a faux leather finish.

Motorola S30 Pro in black and blue

Pricing starts at CNY 1,999 ($326) for the entry-level 8/128GB model and goes up to CNY 2,899 ($430) for the top-end 12/512GB trim. Open sales in China start today.