Motorola Edge+ launching in India soon as first teaser goes live

Published On: April 27, 2020

Highlights

Motorola Edge+ is a flagship with Snapdragon 865 SoC, edge-to-edge display, 5G, and 5,000mAh battery
The handset should launch in India once the coronavirus lockdown is lifted

Motorola Edge+ and Motorola Edge smartphones were unveiled last week at an international, online-only event. The former is the high-end model with flagship internals such as the Snapdragon 865 SoC, an edge-to-edge display, 5G connectivity, among others. Now, Prashanth Mani, the head of Motorola India, has confirmed the handset will be launching in India soon. The tweet also gives a run-down of the efforts that went behind the development of Motorola Edge+. Since India is under the coronavirus lockdown until May 3rd, the launch should happen once it’s lifted and e-commerce is functional. However, it isn’t clear if the vanilla Motorola Edge would launch in the country as well.

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The all-new Motorola edge+ is reinvigorating the flagship space with a Bold endless edge screen innovation,Fastest 5G performances with Snapdragon 865 and a monster 108 mpx camera .Here is a sneak peek into what went behind creating the #AbsoluteEverything. Coming soon to India! pic.twitter.com/xhH8wjMREu
— Prashanth Mani (@PrashanthMani10) April 25, 2020

Motorola Edge+ specifications

The Motorola Edge+ sports a 6.7-inch full HD+ OLED display with 2340 × 1080 pixels resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, HDR10+, 90Hz refresh rate, and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset coupled with 5G modem, 12GB LPDDR5 RAM, and 256GB UFS 3.0 storage. The handset boots Android 10 OS with stock Android skin on top. There is a My UX app that includes signature Moto experiences and new Edge interface controls, including Edge gaming and Edge notifications.

As for optics, the Motorola Edge+ rocks triple rear cameras with a 108MP primary sensor, paired with an 8MP telephoto sensor with 3x optical zoom and a 16MP ultra-wide-angle lens that also doubles up as a macro sensor. On the front, there is a 25MP shooter for selfies and video calling. It has an in-display fingerprint scanner, 3.5mm headset socket, splash-resistant coating, and stereo speakers. It packs a 5,000mAh battery with 15W TurboCharge wired and wireless charging support.