Earlier today, Qualcomm announced the new Snapdragon 870 processor. The press release revealed that among the manufacturers signed up for the chipset is Motorola. Now, it has been confirmed that the Motorola Edge S will be powered by the chipset when it is unveiled on January 26.
The Edge S is Motorola’s first flagship phone in a while for the Chinese market and the first Moto Edge smartphone to launch in China. The official Lenovo China Weibo account says it will also be the first phone in the world to be powered by the Snapdragon 870.
The Snapdragon 870 is a 7nm chipset with a clock speed of 3.2GHz. It is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 865 Plus which itself is an overclocked version of the Snapdragon 865.
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The Motorola Edge S has been reported to have a 6.7-inch display with an FHD+ resolution, two holes in the screen for dual front-facing cameras, and an unusual 105Hz refresh rate. The chipset is expected to be paired with 8GB or 12GB of RAM and be available in multiple storage options.
It has also been revealed that the phone has a quad-camera system that includes a 64MP main camera and a 16MP ultrawide angle camera. In front, the main camera is a 16MP sensor paired with an 8MP ultrawide angle camera. It should also have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and a 5000mAh battery but there is no info on the fast charging technology. However, we expect the phone will run ZUI based on Android 11 out of the box.
At the moment, we do not know if the phone will get a global release but there is a chance that if it does, it will arrive under the Moto G umbrella. Motorola announced last month that it has a Snapdragon 800 series-powered Moto G phone planned for 2021. We want to believe the Moto G phone will be powered by the Snapdragon 870.
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