Motorola Edge 50 Fusion

The Edge 50 Fusion comes with a 50MP Sony Lytia 700C primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture and a pixel size of 1.0µm. With the Ultra Pixel Technology, this pixel size goes up to 2.0µm, as per the brand's claims. The primary camera sensor is assisted by Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS) for blur-free photos and videos. Tagging along is a secondary 13MP ultrawide camera with an f/2.2 aperture and a 120-degree field-of-view. The 32MP selfie camera comes with an f/2.4 aperture and 0.7µm pixel size. With Quad Pixel Technology, this size goes up to 1.4µm. The handset comes with a dual-pixel PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus) sensor to enhance focusing speed and accuracy.Now that we have the nitty-gritty out of the way, let's talk about the camera features and performance.In the default camera app, you get the Slow motion video, video, Portrait, Pro, and Scan options on the home screen. You can further choose Spot Colour (Photo and Video), Night Vision, Panorama, Ultra-res, Dual capture (Photo and Video), Photo Booth, Tilt-shift, and Timelapse options.In the settings section, you get the option for Shot Optimisation, Audio Zoom, Efficient videos (H.265/HEVC), Selfie Mirror, Quick capture, and Keep last mode (opens the camera with the last used mode) options.Coming to the camera performance, the primary camera managed to click some impressive pictures for me. One thing to note here is that the phone has a tendency to boost colours. So the sky will look extra blue, the grass will look greener, and skin tones will also be far more pronounced.

The Edge 50 Fusion is powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 chipset, which is a decent choice and allows the phone to run through apps and provide a seamless experience. However, it is important to point out that right now, there are handsets with better processors available in this price range. In the AnTuTu benchmark, the handset scored 620648, which is a respectable score.On Geekbench, the Edge 50 Fusion managed to put up a score of 1020 in the single-core test, and 2945 in the multi-core test. These are impressive scores and suggest that the handset can easily handle multitasking and demanding apps. While these are benchmark tests, the results were in line with real-world usage. I found that the Edge 50 Fusion handled the workload quite efficiently. Be it the UI animations or the speed with which the apps were launched, there were no stutter issues or inconsistency. Even while playing some demanding games, the phone didn't let the frames drop and offered an enjoyable experience. Motorola Edge 50 Fusion runs Android 14-based Hello UI out of the box. Just like we mentioned in our Edge 50 Pro review, the Hello UI comes with a near-vanilla version of Android. The Edge 50 Fusion comes with some Moto apps pre-installed but thankfully, there are no third-party apps that greet you when you first boot up the phone. The handset supports various signature gestures from Motorola and Lenovo, and incorporates ThinkShield security and privacy features within the Moto Secure app. The handset also offers Smart Connect Hero features. For example, the Ready For app offers the ability to mirror your phone's display or create a virtual phone screen on a PC, allowing you to make use of the phone's camera for high-quality video calls on your PC. It also allows you to launch apps directly on your Windows PC or laptop to check messages, receive calls, and more. You can easily transfer files between your phone and PC with a simple swipe or drag and drop through this app.On top of this, These new features complement existing ones such as Moto Connect, which provides a DeX-like experience by mirroring the smartphone screen to an external display, as well as Moto Secure, Family Space, and more. Motorola has promised three major Android updates and four years of security updates for the Edge 50 Fusion, which means the handset will get the latest features for quite a long time.

The Edge 50 Fusion packs a 5,000mAh battery with TurboPower 68W fast-charging support. The handset took 54 minutes while charging from 20 percent to 100 percent in our charging test. However, that's not the end of the story. There's a Charge Boost feature in the settings menu, which has to be enabled manually, and using this feature, the handset managed to charge from 20 percent to 100 percent in just 36 minutes. When you're in a hurry, this feature could be a lifesaver.In the PCMark battery test, the handset lasted 9 hours and 53 minutes, which is on the lower side in this price segment. In my experience, the Edge 50 Fusion offered a screen on time of around 5-6 hours on average on a single charge. There is a toggle option in the battery section (settings) that can be enabled to use AI to learn your behaviour and limit background apps when your phone is inactive. I found that this feature can reasonably increase the battery backup offered by the phone but it is still well short of some of the other handsets in the price range (most notably Nord CE4).