With the storm of smartphone announcements that followed after Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, Motorola has come out on top with the official confirmation that the upcoming Motorola Edge X30 will be the first phone to feature this new flagship SoC, and will launch at 7:30 PM on Dec. 9 in China.
Here’s a look at what to expect on the specifications, features, and pricing of the Motorola Edge X30:
Design & Display
Through leaked renders, we can observe the display to be surrounded by slim bezels and features a hole punch at the center for the selfie camera. The body is expected to be made out of metal, and Chen Jin, Lenovo China’s GM for the mobile division, has confirmed that it comes with Gorilla Glass panels on the front and the back. The volume control and power buttons are present on the right side of the device. The device carries an oval-shaped camera module on the rear with triple rear cameras and an LED flash.
The Moto Edge X30 (which may go by the Moto Edge 30 Ultra name outside China) features a 6.67-inch 1080 x 2400 pixels AMOLED panel with a 144Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support. The fingerprint scanner is likely to be located under the display or embedded in the Moto logo on the back. The Type C port, primary microphone, and speaker grille will be located at the bottom of the frame.
Cameras
The camera setup on the device is speculated to be a 50-megapixel (OmniVision OV50A) primary lens, a 50-megapixel (Samsung JN150) ultrawide lens, and a 2-megapixel (OmniVision OV20B1B) depth sensor. The phone is rumored to feature a 60MP selfie snapper on the front.
Performance
As we know, Motorola Edge X30 will be the first phone to feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset. It is expected to be paired with 6GB/8GB/12GB/16GB LPDDR5x RAM and 128GB or 256GB or 512GB UFS 3.1 storage options. The smartphone will be powered by a 5,000mAh battery and is expected to come with 68W fast charging support. The device will be equipped with stereo speakers, IP52 rating, 5G, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC, USB Type-C 3.1, GPS with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO. Additionally, the phone was earlier revealed to run on the latest version of My UX 3.0.
Variants and price
Unfortunately, the pricing of the Edge X30 has not leaked yet. But we know that the phone will come in at least two color variants, namely, gradient blue and black.
The Motorola Edge X30 will likely be released in various memory configurations such as 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB, 12 GB RAM + 256 GB, and 16 GB + 512 GB storage.
Motorola is set to release the Edge X30 at 7:30 PM on Dec. 9 in China, so stay tuned as we will be covering the launch event.
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