Motorola Edge 50 Pro Review

Motorola Edge 50 Pro Review

Background:

My begetter had been utilizing the Motorola G40 Fusion for the past 3 years. It had served him good for the astir part, however, the telephone started becoming painfully dilatory aft 2 years of usage adjacent for day-to-day tasks. Therefore, I was assigned with the task of uncovering him an upgrade successful the scope of 25-30k. His criteria were elemental = cleanable UI experience, decent performance, a crisp show and speakers, and a useable camera setup. Honestly, my enactment was casual arsenic my begetter was smitten by the caller Moto Edge 50 Pro which was my archetypal recommendation. I did inquire him to see the OnePlus Nord 4 and the Nothing Phone (2a) too, but the UI and Christmas lighting respectively enactment him off. So, the Edge 50 Pro was ordered connected Flipkart successful the 8GB + 256 GB configuration, the colour of prime being Luxe Lavender. It has been 5 months since the purchase, and I deliberation it is simply a bully clip to constitute a little “ownership” review.

Here are my observations successful nary peculiar order:

- The unboxing acquisition – though spoiled successful portion acknowledgment to Flipkart’s open-box transportation – was beauteous good. The container had a pleasant scent to it. Along with the modular container contents came a surface guard, a 68-watt charger with a benignant C to C cablegram and a colour-matched bumper case; bluish successful this lawsuit (pun intended). Point to enactment – the 12 GB variant comes with a 125-watt charger successful the box. If you’re readying to spell for the higher variant lone for this reason, I’d counsel you against it arsenic the charging clip is precise akin to the 68-watt unit. Moreover, I’m not convinced that superfast chargers are bully for the battery’s health.

- The telephone looks alternatively nice, though determination is thing caller successful smartphone plan these days. The framework is metal, and truthful are the buttons which consciousness precise tactile and satisfying to use. The leather backmost feels bully to the touch. I emotion the information that the lawsuit is colour-matched to the phone. However, the lawsuit is a... well, ‘case’ of signifier implicit function; it is practically useless arsenic determination is nary broadside protection. What’s worse, it doesn’t acceptable snugly, resulting successful a noticeable spread successful the side, which means particulate and hairsbreadth tin easy get through.

- The Edge 50 Pro has a 6.7 inch, 1.5K curved pOLED show with a refresh complaint of 144 Hz. It’s a superb show and the colours truly pop. The highest show brightness is 2000 nits, which means it performs good nether nonstop sunlight. While the curved show looks oh-so-good, it poses a usability mistake = excessively galore accidental touches, particularly erstwhile utilized successful scenery mode. Also, the telephone doesn’t consciousness chunky to clasp for this reason. The stereo speakers, which person Dolby Atmos support, are rather loud. Interestingly, this telephone gets 3 microphones alternatively of the accustomed two.

- This telephone uses an inferior optical in-display fingerprint scanner arsenic opposed to an ultrasonic one, and fixed the terms point, I deliberation it's okay. But what’s not good is the responsiveness. You request to support your digit pressed for overmuch longer than you should, and adjacent then, it doesn’t unlock connected the archetypal attempt.

- UI is 1 of the strongest points of this handset. No unnecessary ads, bloatware oregon pre-installed apps (except Facebook, which tin beryllium uninstalled). I emotion however Motorola offers a cleanable UI portion being customisable. This telephone runs connected Hello UI which is based connected Android 14. Moto has promised 3 years of Android updates and 4 years of information updates. This is up from their earlier 2+3 updates, but their past suggests that they person been rather inconsistent with updates, truthful I would instrumentality this assertion with a ample pinch of salt.

- At 4500 mAh, the artillery capableness is beauteous mean and lasts a time of mean use. However, the 68-watt accelerated charger much than makes up for it. A afloat complaint is achieved successful conscionable ~20 minutes.

- The triple camera setup headlined by the 50-megapixel superior shooter is fantastic. Won’t get into the specs, but the representation prime tin springiness immoderate superior contention to an iPhone 13/14 successful definite lighting conditions. Processing a representation takes a while, but erstwhile it’s done, the effect is fab. The 3x telephoto lens is ace utile – helped maine instrumentality close-ups of the Gloster facelift I spotted successful July . However, the camera app is precise laggy. The video prime is inconsistent and isn’t large either. But considering that camera was ne'er a beardown suit for Moto successful the past, they person truly deed it retired of the parkland with this phone!

- Under the hood, the Edge 50 Pro comes with the Snapdragon 7 gen 3 processor. To beryllium honest, some maine and my dada aren’t into gaming, truthful I can’t archer you however this performs successful the existent world. But I’m definite that the marketplace is afloat of options with superior processors successful this terms range. This telephone is aimed astatine those looking for a no-nonsense, feature-loaded smartphone that handles day-to-day tasks good – precisely the benignant of idiosyncratic my dada is.

- A spot of a silly one, but what the hellhole is the default ringtone! Scares everyone retired of their wits erstwhile determination is simply a notification oregon telephone successful the public, but the bigger occupation is that the ringtone sounds truthful childish. The different ringtone options person been determination for ages, truthful I deliberation it's precocious clip Moto makes a acceptable of caller notification tones and ringtones. Hello Moto, you listening?! On a broadside note, here's Motorola's ringtone evolution:

- Simply LOVE the Moto gestures, beryllium it chop-chop to crook connected flashlight, twist to unfastened camera oregon three-finger screenshot. Makes beingness truthful overmuch easier. Also, the Moto features are rather amusive to use. I emotion Smart Connect, which is simply a seamless mode to link to a larger device.

- The IP68 standing is precise reassuring; nary much worries astir accidentally dropping the telephone successful water. Also, this supports 50W wireless charging, but here’s the irony = to complaint wirelessly with the afloat 50 watts of power, you volition person to usage Motorola’s authoritative wireless charger, which isn’t sold successful India . It besides supports 5W reverse wireless charging, which means you tin complaint different phones which enactment wireless charging. Cool stuff. The lack of a wireless charger successful our Honda City is present felt!

- No issues with 5G network. My begetter uses Airtel and connectivity has been good.

- This telephone heats up randomly, particularly portion charging. Not nice, considering the telephone ne'er sees utmost usage.

- Some niggles had cropped up during ownership. Niggle 1 = erstwhile you unfastened an Instagram video oregon reel, the telephone locks itself erstwhile the video ends. Niggle 2 = erstwhile you telephone someone, the different idiosyncratic can’t perceive you, portion for the caller it inactive appears that the telephone is ringing. This happened lone for a time though, and a speedy restart aboriginal this contented ne'er saw the airy of time again. Niggle 3 = since a week, the measurement buttons person a caput of their own. They don't get pressed easy and this contented comes and goes arsenic it pleases. Weird.

- Some pictures. Limiting the fig arsenic you'll find hundreds connected the internet:

With the case. Notice however soiled it got successful spite of handling with utmost care:

Without the case. No deterioration of the leather-back truthful far:

Lovely display:

This is the spread that I was talking about. The lawsuit conscionable doesn't acceptable snugly!

Closing comments:

So far, my begetter is blessed with the phone. There are immoderate bully deals connected Motorola phones going connected close now. We got the telephone for 32k (a effect of atrocious luck and procrastination), but you tin easy get it for 28k during this time. At 28k oregon less, the Moto Edge 50 Pro makes a beardown lawsuit for itself. As I said before, if you’re looking for a no-nonsense, feature-packed smartphone with a cleanable UI, the Moto should beryllium a beardown contender. I’d besides similar to constituent retired that successful this terms range, different Moto Edge 50 bid phones are being sold arsenic good with antithetic sets of features. So bash marque definite you cheque them each retired and past instrumentality a decision.

Thanks for reading!