Motorola Edge 30 launched in India with 144Hz pOLED display, Snapdragon 778G+ SoC

Motorola Edge 30 smartphone has been launched in India on Thursday, May 12 as scheduled. It is the second handset in the company’s Edge 30 lineup and went official in Europe just a few weeks ago. 

Specifications

The Motorola Edge 30 is said to be the world’s thinnest 5G smartphone measuring about 6.79mm in thickness. It weighs 155g with dimensions of 159.38 x 74.236 x 6.79 mm. It has an IP52 rating for dust and water resistance. 

The handset features 6.7-inch full-HD+ pOLED 10-bit display with 1,080×2,400 pixels resolution, up to a 144Hz refresh rate, 360Hz touch sampling rate, a centred punch-hole for the selfie camera, and support for HDR10+ content.

Under the hood, it is powered by an octa-core 6nm Snapdragon 778G+ processor and Adreno 642L GPU, paired with up to 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of storage onboard. It boots on a near-stock version of Android 12 and the company promised 2 Android updates.

There is a triple camera setup at the back that includes a 50-megapixel primary camera (f/1.8 aperture), a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens (f/2.2 aperture), and a 2-megapixel depth sensor (f/2.4 aperture). It has a 32-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.4 aperture lens. 

The phone is backed by a 4,020mAh battery that supports 33W TurboPower fast charging technology and is touted to offer 32.1 hours of battery backup. It is also equipped with an in-display fingerprint sensor, stereo speakers, and Dolby Atmos support.

Connectivity options available on the Motorola Edge 30 handset include dual-SIM card slots, 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, NFC, and a USB Type-C port. It does not have a 3.5mm audio jack or MicroSD card slot. 

Pricing and Availability

The Motorola Edge 30 price in India starts at Rs. 27,999 for the base 6GB + 128GB model, while the 8GB + 128GB variant will cost Rs. 29,999. It will be available to purchase in Aurora Green and Meteor Grey colour options via Flipkart, Reliance Digital and retail stores starting from May 19 at noon. Buyers paying through HDFC Bank credit cards and EMI would get a flat Rs 2,000 discount.