Motorola Moto X70 Air

The Motorola Moto X70 Air has a non-folding, non-rugged form factor with dimensions of 159.9 mm in height, 74.3 mm in width, and a slim 6 mm thickness, with a total volume of 71.28 cm³ and a weight of 159 g. On the durability front, it carries an IP69 rating, classifying it as waterproof with a depth rating of 1.5 m.

The Moto X70 Air features a 6.7″ OLED/AMOLED touchscreen with a resolution of 1220 x 2712 px and a pixel density of 446 ppi, delivering sharp and detailed visuals. The display runs at a 120Hz refresh rate and is protected by Gorilla Glass 7i. It supports both HDR10 and HDR10+, includes an Always-On Display mode, but does not support Dolby Vision. There is no secondary screen on this device.

The Moto X70 Air is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4, a 4 nm chipset with a tri-cluster CPU configuration running at 1 x 2.8, 4 x 2.4, and 3 x 1.8 GHz, a 6W TDP, and integrated LTE. It comes paired with 12GB of DDR5 RAM at 4200 MHz and 512GB of internal storage, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 33.6 GB/s. The integrated GPU operates at 1000 MHz and supports DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chipset also employs big.LITTLE technology, multithreading, 64-bit support, and ARM TrustZone for hardware-level security.

The Moto X70 Air features a dual 50 MP rear camera system with apertures of f/2 and f/1.8, a CMOS sensor, optical image stabilization, and a focal length range of 12 mm to 24 mm, though it offers no optical zoom. Autofocus options include phase-detection and touch autofocus as well as continuous autofocus during video recording, while laser autofocus is absent. The main camera supports 4K video recording at 30 fps along with slow-motion recording, HDR mode, burst mode, timelapse, and in-camera panoramas, but does not offer HDR10 recording, Dolby Vision recording, or 3D capture. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, though manual shutter speed is not available. A single LED flash is present on the rear, while the front camera offers 50 MP at f/2 and is a single-lens setup with no front-facing flash and is not positioned under the display.

The Moto X70 Air runs Android 16, a free and open-source operating system that supports multi-user profiles, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, and app offloading. Privacy features include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are not available. Customization is well covered with dynamic theming, theme customization, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while notification controls and customizable notifications give further flexibility over how alerts are managed. The OS also includes Live Text, full-page scrolling screenshots, a media picker, on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, and device tracking. Games can be played while downloading, and a battery health check tool is on board. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, Quick Start, and the ability to use the device as a PC are not supported, and OS updates do not come directly from the vendor.

The Moto X70 Air is equipped with a 4800 mAh rechargeable battery that is not removable. It supports 68W wired fast charging as well as 15W wireless charging, and a battery level indicator is included. Reverse wireless charging is not available on this device.

The Moto X70 Air includes stereo speakers but omits a 3.5 mm headphone jack and has no built-in radio. On the wireless audio side, it does not support aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC.

The Moto X70 Air supports 5G connectivity and accommodates two SIM cards, with Wi-Fi 4, Wi-Fi 5, and Wi-Fi 6 on board alongside Bluetooth 5.4 and NFC. The USB Type-C port runs at USB 2.0 speed, and there is no external memory slot, HDMI output, or DLNA certification. For location and navigation, the device includes GPS, Galileo, a compass, a gyroscope, and an accelerometer, though it lacks a barometer, infrared sensor, and motion or optical tracking. Security is handled by a fingerprint scanner; 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. Features such as crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, ANT+ support, a heart rate monitor, a stylus, and a built-in projector are all absent.

The Moto X70 Air includes a video light, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.