Motorola Edge (2024)

The Motorola Edge (2024) has a non-folding, standard-form design measuring 159.6 mm tall, 72 mm wide, and 8.1 mm thick, with a total volume of 93.07872 cm³ and a weight of 174 g. One of its more practical attributes is its IP68-rated waterproofing, which classifies it as fully waterproof under the Ingress Protection standard. The build does not qualify as rugged in the traditional reinforced sense, but the IP68 certification still provides reliable protection against dust and water ingress in everyday scenarios.

The Motorola Edge (2024) features a 6.6″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a 1080 x 2400 px resolution and a pixel density of 402 ppi, producing a sharp and detailed image across its surface. The panel runs at a 144Hz refresh rate backed by a 360Hz touch sampling rate, and reaches a typical brightness of 1300 nits. It supports both HDR10 and HDR10+ for compatible content, while Dolby Vision is not supported. The screen is protected by Gorilla Glass 3 and includes an Always-On Display mode, though there is no secondary screen. HDR10+ support alongside the high refresh rate and AMOLED technology rounds out a well-specified display for this class of device.

The Motorola Edge (2024) is driven by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2, a 4 nm SoC with an octa-core CPU configured as 4 x 2.4 GHz and 4 x 1.95 GHz across 8 threads, supported by big.LITTLE architecture and Heterogeneous Multi-Processing for efficient workload distribution. The chip includes an Adreno 710 GPU clocked at 940 MHz with integrated graphics, DirectX 12, OpenGL 3.2, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2 support. The device comes with 8 GB of DDR5 RAM running at 3200 MHz across two memory channels, offering a maximum memory bandwidth of 25.6 GB/s and support for up to 16 GB, alongside 256 GB of internal storage. It supports 64-bit processing, multithreading, TrustZone security, and integrated LTE, with a thermal design power of 5W keeping heat in check. In benchmarks, it posts an AnTuTu score of 776,100, Geekbench 6 results of 1015 single-core and 2970 multi-core, a PCMark Work 3.0 performance score of 14,679 with 704 minutes in the battery benchmark, and a 3DMark Steel Nomad result of 253.

The Motorola Edge (2024) has a dual-lens rear camera system combining a 50 MP sensor at f/2.2 with a 13 MP lens at f/1.8, using pixel sizes of 1 µm and 1.12 µm respectively, and is backed by optical image stabilization and phase-detection autofocus for stills, plus continuous autofocus during video capture. The main camera supports 4K recording at 30 fps with HDR10, slow-motion video, and a dual-tone two-LED flash, while laser autofocus, RGB flash, 360-degree panorama, and 3D photo or video capabilities are not included. Manual controls are well represented, covering exposure, ISO, focus, shutter speed, and white balance, and the camera also handles RAW capture, burst mode, standard panoramas, and timelapse. The single 32 MP front camera sits at f/2.4 and is a conventional single-lens setup without an under-display placement or a front-facing flash, and HDR mode is available across the system for both photo and video workflows.

The Motorola Edge (2024) runs Android 14, an open-source platform that supports multi-user operation, on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, and device position tracking. Privacy coverage includes clipboard warnings, location privacy options, and camera and microphone access controls, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not available. App tracking can be blocked, and the OS supports customizable notifications, a media picker, notification permissions, sharing intents, a child lock, widgets, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, full-page screenshots, and Live Text selection from images. Personalization options include dark mode, dynamic theming, theme customization, and an extra dim mode, while focus modes, app offloading, Wi-Fi password sharing, and Quick Start are absent. The device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor, cannot function as a PC, and games can be played while they are still downloading; battery health monitoring rounds out the software feature set.

The Motorola Edge (2024) is equipped with a non-removable 5000 mAh rechargeable battery that includes a battery level indicator. Wired charging is supported at 68W, and wireless charging is available at 15W, though reverse wireless charging is not included. Fast charging is supported, but no charger is included in the box.

The Motorola Edge (2024) includes stereo speakers and a array of 3 microphones, but does not have a 3.5 mm headphone jack or a built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, none of the high-resolution or enhanced Bluetooth codecs are supported — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent.

The Motorola Edge (2024) supports 5G connectivity alongside Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6, and Wi-Fi 6E, with download speeds reaching 2900 Mbit/s and upload speeds up to 1500 Mbit/s. It accommodates one physical SIM and one eSIM, and wireless communication is further covered by Bluetooth 5.2 and NFC, while ANT+, DLNA certification, and HDMI output are not available. The USB Type-C port operates at USB 3.1, but there is no external memory slot. On the sensor side, the device includes a fingerprint scanner, GPS with Galileo support, a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and barometer, whereas a heart rate monitor, infrared sensor, iris scanner, and 3D facial recognition are absent. Motion tracking and optical tracking are not supported, and the device does not include a stylus, a built-in projector, crash detection, or emergency SOS via satellite.

The Motorola Edge (2024) features a curved display and includes a video light, while it does not use sapphire glass for screen protection and does not incorporate an e-paper display.