Motorola Edge 50 and Edge 50 Neo hands-on review

29 August 2024


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  • 01 Sep 2024

If only moto were serious about supporting their phones....

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    • Anonymous
    • JH9
    • 31 Aug 2024

    Anonymous, 31 Aug 2024Man I'm really okay with a 3k battery. Just require a ... moreNah, 8000mAh batteries in consumer phones are coming next 🤣

      Anonymous, 31 Aug 2024I really doubt if it has LTPO panel or an aluminium frame ... moreAccording to motorola's website the frame is plastic. The screen is LTPO through.

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        • vaS
        • 31 Aug 2024

        OpposedScroll75, 31 Aug 20245.9 inches would be reasonable for today's phone tech ... moreSince Apple will increase the size of their iPhone 16 Pro non-Max next month, I'm hoping that they'll reduce the size of their vanilla iPhone 17 next year to 5.9" and just leave the 6.1" to their older iPhones and the upcoming SE 2025.

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          • 31 Aug 2024

          Anonymous, 31 Aug 2024All of that math is pretty much useless. A phone with 5.5 s... moreBut sadly 16:9 is not the current trend and companies will not give up the 20:9 ratio

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            • fCC
            • 31 Aug 2024

            Roter Drache, 31 Aug 2024Battery capacity isn't the problem with having a 5.5&q... moreAll of that math is pretty much useless. A phone with 5.5 screen doesn't have to be 20:9. I have at least 2 phones with a 5.5 16:9 ratio and they are compact. They're just old so unusable at this point

            Phone companies can just do the same. Make one with old ratio and smaller screen. Updated specs and there. Done

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              • Anonymous
              • fCC
              • 31 Aug 2024

              OpposedScroll75, 31 Aug 20245.9 inches would be reasonable for today's phone tech ... moreMan I'm really okay with a 3k battery. Just require a small phone ffs sizes are too big today it's literally getting out of hand at this point 💀

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                • va0
                • 31 Aug 2024

                CamoGeko-XDA, 31 Aug 2024People will cry regardless of how good the phone is. This isn’t 6.36 it’s 6.4

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                  • va0
                  • 31 Aug 2024

                  CamoGeko-XDA, 31 Aug 2024People will cry regardless of how good the phone is. Yep pick to shreds …is iPhone 12 better or this

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                    • 31 Aug 2024

                    OpposedScroll75, 31 Aug 20245.9 inches would be reasonable for today's phone tech ... moreEven 6.1" like a galaxy S would be great, as there is so few choices in this size
                    Anyway it's the first Motorola phone since the moto x that I find interesting

                      Anonymous, 31 Aug 2024yes I know 5 big updates sound nice... but if they deploy t... moreBesides Samsung (for their upper mid-range devices and flagship units) and Apple, whom from the other brands offer speedy updates after major OS releases? Most of the brands deploy their version of a major OS update 6-10 months later unless for their top of the bill models (maybe) or like Xiaomi regular updates of their own UI but not necessarily coupled with a major Android version. I don't mind having later. As long as I get them I'm happy and with Motorola as a brand it's already mind-blowing that they offer this as usually it's only one major update for the G-series and maybe 2 for anything above. Anyway, we all have to wait to see if the hardware can cope with all these promises for Android devices and even vanilla Apple devices aren't that great after several major updates in terms of smoothness and usability.

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                        • 6tD
                        • 31 Aug 2024

                        OpposedScroll75, 31 Aug 20245.9 inches would be reasonable for today's phone tech ... moreBattery capacity isn't the problem with having a 5.5" display. The ZenFone 10 with 5.9" has a 4300mah battery. You could make the device 2mm thicker and put in a battery with higher capacity. The problem with 5.5" is the aspect ratio of 20:9. Smaller screen with that ratio are practically not usable as a smartphone.

                        Take a look at the ZenFone 10
                        5.92" 20:9 display
                        13.7cm x 6.2cm is the size of the displays
                        That makes 84.9 cm².

                        A phone with 5.5" 20:9
                        12.7cm x 5.7cm
                        72.4 cm²

                        reducing the diagonal by 0.42" (compared to ZenFone 10) the screen gets 15% smaller. The shortage of height isn't the problem but the width. 5.7cm vs 6.2cm.
                        I currently use the XZ1 compact. It's a nice compact 16:9 4.6" phone but it's a bit too narrow (screen width is 5.7cm). Typing messages on such a narrow screen isn't really comfortable.


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                          • Anonymous
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                          • 31 Aug 2024

                          OpposedScroll75, 31 Aug 20245.9 inches would be reasonable for today's phone tech ... moreOr a thick phone like unihertz jelly max

                            Anonymous, 30 Aug 20246.3 inches is still a big size. Has to be 5.5 inches5.9 inches would be reasonable for today's phone tech but 5.5 inches is impossible unless you want a 3000mAh battery

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                              • Anonymous
                              • fCC
                              • 31 Aug 2024

                              I really doubt if it has LTPO panel or an aluminium frame

                              But in the article they state that it has those, for the Neo

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                                • fCC
                                • 31 Aug 2024

                                Roter Drache, 30 Aug 20245.5" with a 20:9 aspect ratio? The screen would be too... moreI just talked about the screen size 🤡

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • gyc
                                  • 31 Aug 2024

                                  yes I know 5 big updates sound nice... but if they deploy them half a year after release... it doesn't improve their reputation much anyway

                                    Edge 50 neo with LTPO display...are you kidding me

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                                      • 31 Aug 2024

                                      isn't it still wild that their more expensive options including regular Edge 50 promise less full Android upgrades in comparison with more budget orientated Edge 50 Neo? What is Motorola strategy here? Incredibly confusing approach...

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                                        • 31 Aug 2024

                                        CamoGeko-XDA, 31 Aug 2024People will cry regardless of how good the phone is. it doesn't have headphone jack or FM so the commentator was wrong.