The Motorola Edge S got not only one new sibling today. The Motorola Edge Lite was also announced in China today, bringing the number of Edge phones launched this year in China to three. The Edge Lite packs premium features and surprisingly, even has a higher starting price than the Edge S Pro.
Motorola Edge Lite Design
The Motorola Edge Lite (or Edge Light Luxury Version) has a flat OLED display with a centered punch hole. It also has a flat frame and triple rear cameras but its camera housing is smaller than that of the Edge S Pro. Motorola also claims it is the lightest 5G smartphone with a weight of 163 grams. It is also thinner than its siblings at 6.9mm.
Motorola Edge Lite specifications
The Edge Lite has the same display parameters as the Edge S Pro. The 6.7-inch 10-bit FHD+ OLED screen has a 144Hz refresh rate, 576Hz touch sampling rate, HDR10+, DCI-P3 color gamut, DC dimming, and is SGS Eye protection certified.
There is a Snapdragon 778G processor under the hood and it is paired with up to 8GB of RAM. Buyers will be able to pick it up in 128GB and 256GB storage options.
For its cameras, the Edge Lite has a 108MP 1/1.52 2.1µm primary camera, an 8MP telephoto camera with OIS, 3x optical zoom, and 30x digital zoom. It also has a 16MP 121° ultrawide camera that can take 2.8CM macro photos. A 32MP camera is in front for selfies and video calls.
The Motorola Edge Lite has a smaller 4020mAh battery but also supports 33W fast charging. It has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and runs MYUI 2.0 with similar software features as the Edge S Pro. You also get the classic Moto Actions.
Motorola Edge Lite Price and Availability
The Motorola Edge Lite is priced at ¥2599 (~$402) for the 8+128GB version and ¥2899 (~$449) for the 8+256GB version. It can already be pre-ordered on the official website and it will be available for purchase on August 17. The online shop also mentions a 6+128GB version but it wasn’t announced at the event and its price is unknown.
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