Motorola has launched the Moto Edge 50 Ultra in India. It’s packing the goods. But while in the past Motorola may have not charged you for many of them, the price of the Moto Edge 50 Ultra is definitely a stinger. The phone in question costs a whopping Rs 59,999 which given Motorola’s less than ideal track record with software, seems a bit of a stretch even with all the awesome hardware.
One of the variants of the phone, called “Nordic Wood”, is said to be made out of recycled wood fibres. Motorola claims to be using a special coating on top of the panel to protect the unique texture from water and skin oil, so it won’t damage or change colours over time. More conventional vegan leather variants are also available in black and peach fuzz. The Moto Edge 50 Ultra is IP68 rated for dust and water resistance.
Moto Edge 50 Ultra—top specs, features
The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a 6.7-inch p-OLED display with a 1.5K resolution and up to 144Hz refresh rate. The panel can top 2,500 nits, Motorola says, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. The outer frame is sleek and made out of aluminium.
Powering the Moto Edge 50 Ultra is the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 and a 4,500 mAh battery with support for 125W fast wired and 50W wireless charging. The phone also supports reverse wireless charging at up to 10W. Running the show is Android 14 with Motorola’s Hello UI. Motorola is committing to three years of major OS and four years of security updates.
Connectivity options include 5G, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC. Biomimetics are handled by an under-display fingerprint reader. You also get stereo speakers and Motorola’s Ready For support to allow for smart connect with tablet and PCs.
Motorola calls its AI suit “Moto AI” and the phone has some features, mostly to do with photo editing and wallpaper generation those we have seen on the Moto Edge 50 Pro as well. There is one more feature though that’s new. It’s called “AI Magic Canvas” that is apparently LLM-based and will help users generate images from text prompts, though Motorola isn’t sharing the name of the exact model. The feature isn’t available at launch either. It will come only later.
For photography, the Moto Edge 50 Ultra has a trio of sensors on the back including a 50-megapixel main with f/1.6 OIS lens, 64-megapixel 3x telephoto, and another 50-megapixel ultra wide with autofocus so it can double as a macro. The front camera is a 50-megapixel f/1.9.
The Moto Edge 50 Ultra will go on sale from June 24 at a special introductory price of Rs 54,999 for a limited period only.
