Motorola Edge 30 Pro launched: Here are specifications, price, and more
The new Edge series smartphone from Motorola comes as the successor for the Edge 20 Pro that arrived last year in India.
By Harikiran Kodaganti Published on 26 Feb 2022 2:33 AM GMTMotorola Edge 30 Pro launched as a flagship smartphone from the brand in India, coming with the latest high-end Qualcomm chipset. The smartphone originally got an official launch in China as Edge X30 and now; the company has brought the same handset rebranded as Edge 30 Pro. The new Edge series smartphone from Motorola comes as the successor for the Edge 20 Pro that arrived last year in India.
For starters, the Edge 30 Pro boasts a high-refresh-rate AMOLED display on the front; supports fast charging along with a water-resistant IP52 certified build. Motorola has announced that they will provide the new flagship with 2 years of Android updates along with quarterly security updates. The smartphone will compete alongside Asus, Realme, iQOO, Samsung as well as OnePlus flagships at the high-end price range in India.
Motorola Edge 30 Pro Specifications
The Edge 30 Pro handset features a 6.7-inch full-HD+ pOLED display with a screen resolution of 1080 Ć 2400 pixels. The display on the smartphone comes with a 144Hz refresh rate, a DCI-P3 color gamut, and an aspect ratio of 20:9. Under the hood, an octa-core 4 nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset coupled with Adreno 730 GPU powers the Edge 30 Pro.
The camera section of the smartphone houses triple rear cameras featuring a primary 50-megapixel sensor; that supports PDAF and OIS coming with an f/1.8 aperture. The secondary sensor on the setup features a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and a field of view of 114ādegrees. Whereas, the tertiary sensor on the device comes with a 2-megapixel depth sensor and a 60-megapixel front-facing camera with an f/2.2 lens.
The sensors array of the Edge 30 Pro include a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, and a barometer. The connectivity features of the device come with support for 5G, 4G VoLTE, Dual-Band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.2, GPS, NFC, and a USB Type-C port. The Edge 30 Pro comes packed with a 4,800mAh cell that supports 68W fast charging. Furthermore, the handset comes with a dual-stereo speakers setup that supports Dolby Atmos.
Price and Availability
The Motorola Edge 30 Pro arrives at Rs. 49,999 for the single storage variant of 8 GB RAM and 128 GB ROM. The color options provided by Motorola include the Cosmos Blue and Stardust White color shades. The company has scheduled this flagship handset for sale starting from March 4 through Flipkart and other offline retail stores in India. Motorola has provided a few offers as a launch discount for the smartphone, giving a flat Rs. 5,000 off on Flipkart and Rs. 5,000 cashback on offline retail stores for SBI Credit Cardholders in India. Few other offers on the smartphone include Jio's Rs. 10,000 worth of benefits. Along with low-cost EMI options for a duration of nine months for SBI, Axis, ICICI, and HDFC Bank debit or credit cardholders in India.