Motorola recently released the stable Android 12 update for the Motorola Edge 20 Pro. Now, it’s time for the Motorola Edge (2021) and Motorola Edge Plus. Both phones are getting the taste of Android 12 OS in select regions.

The Android 12 stable update for the Motorola Edge (2021) carries the firmware version S1RM32.48-18-11. The update is specifically for the Edge (2021) with model number XT21411-2-SS. It is way over 1GB in size and includes the March 2022 security patch. As of now, the update is reaching devices in the US, but we should see a wider release in the coming weeks.

The Motorola Edge Plus users with model number XT2061-3-SS are getting the Android 12 stable update. The update is live in the European regions at the moment. The update has the firmware version S1PB32.41.10-17 and is sized at 1.45GB.

Those who own these devices and are living in the aforementioned regions should have received the OTA update notification. If not, you can check for updates manually by going to Settings > System > Advanced > System Updates.

If you still don’t see the update, do wait for some time as it is a staged update, meaning that it will arrive slowly on a batch-by-batch basis. As to what’s changed, users will get all the Android 12 features like Material You design, Privacy Dashboard, redesigned notification panel, and more.

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Lenovo-owned smartphone brand Motorola has launched its latest smartphone in the United States — Motorola Edge Plus 2022. The device is a rebranded version of the recently launched Moto Edge 30 Pro smartphone.

The smartphone has a starting price of $999.99 in the United States but the company is offering a limited-time launch discount which brings down the phone’s price to $899.99.

It features a 6.7-inch Full HD+ P-OLED display that offers a 144Hz refresh rate, a 360Hz touch sampling rate, 10-bit color depth, DCI-P3 color gamut, and HDR+ support. Under the hood, the device is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset.

The device comes packed with 8GB or 12GB LPDDR5 RAM and three options to choose from in terms of internal storage — 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB.

In the camera department, there’s a triple-camera setup on the back that includes a 50-megapixel primary sensor, a 50-megapixel ultrawide sensor, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. On the front side, there’s a 60-megapixel snapper for taking selfies and video calling and comes with the Auto Smile Capture feature.

The smartphone is running the latest Android 12 operating system out-of-the-box with the company’s own My UX custom user interface on top. The device is powered by a 4,800mAh battery but unlike the European and Indian variant which has 68W fast charging support, this US variant supports 30W fast charging.

The Motorola Edge Plus 2022 comes in two color options — Cosmos Blue and Stardust White. Those who are interested in purchasing this smartphone can register their interest on the company’s website.

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In 2019, Motorola launch a wide range of smartphones in various markets. By launching the Motorola Edge and Edge+ also returned to launch flagship phones this year. Today, the company confirmed the names of the smartphones that are eligible to receive the Android 11 OS upgrade.

Among the various phones last year by Motorola, the Android 11 OS update will be only made available to the Motorola Razr (2019), Motorola One Action, Motorola One Vision, and Motorola One Hyper. The list does not include phones like the Moto G7 series, Moto G8 Plus, G8 Play, E6 series, Z4, and One Zoom.

Among the phones launched this year, the Motorola Razr 5G, Motorola Edge, Motorola Edge+, Motorola One 5G, Motorola One Fusion, Motorola One Fusion+, Moto G8, Moto G8 Power, Moto G 5G, Moto G 5G Plus, Moto G Fast, Moto G Power, Moto G Pro, Moto G Stylus, Moto G9, Moto G9 Play, Moto G9 Plus, and Moto G9 Power are mentioned in the list of devices that will be treated with Android 11 OS update. The only Lenovo-branded phone on the list is the Lenovo K12 Note that debuted in the recent past in Saudi Arabia.

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The Moto E (2020), Moto E6s (2020), Moto G8 Power Lite, Motorola One Vision, and Moto E7 phones that went official this year are not mentioned in the list. Hence, it is unclear whether these devices will receive the Android 11 OS update or not.

Lenovo did not confirm when it will begin rolling out the Android 11 OS update. Probably, the flagship and upper mid-range phones could be the first phones that will be updated to the newest version of Android. Users of all the Motorola phones that are eligible to receive the Android 11 update can visit this link to check whether devices are ready to receive the new software.

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In April, the Lenovo-owned Motorola recently unveiled the Motorola Edge and Motorola Edge+ smartphone. Fresh information shared by reliable tipster Ishan Agarwal states that the company is working on another Edge series phone called Motorola Edge Lite. The tipster has revealed some key information of the smartphone.

According to the tipster, the Motorola Edge Lite has a model number of XT2075. He revealed that the smartphone may either feature the Snapdragon 765G or Snapdragon 730G SoC.

A third-party retailer listing of a variant of the same phone has been spotted. The XT2075-3 phone has 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of native storage. The listing states it’s a 5G phone. Hence, the device could be equipped with SD765G SoC.

The smartphone has bagged approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. The FCC appearance revealed that it has a minimum capacity battery of 4,700mAh. It is speculated that the phone is codenamed as ‘Nairobi’ and it is preloaded with Android 10 OS. Hopefully, newer reports will reveal more details on the smartphone.

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Motorola Edge and Edge+ specifications

The Motorola Edge and Edge+ are equipped with 6.7-inch OLED displays with extreme curved edges. The Full HD+ displays support 90Hz refresh rate.

The Motorola Edge has Snapdragon 765 SoC and 4 GB / 6 GB of LODDR4x RAM. Both models have 128 GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The Edge+ has 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256 GB UFS 3.0 storage. It is fueled by Snapdragon 865 chipset. The Edge has a 4,500mAh battery with 18W fast charging while the Edge+ has a 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging, 15W wireless charging, and 5W reverse charging support.

The Edge features a 64-megapixel + 8-megapixel (telephoto) + 16-megapixel (ultrawide) triple camera setup. The Edge+ has a 108-megapixel (with OIS) + 8-megapixel (telephoto with OIS) + 16-megapixel (ultrawide) triple camera setup. Both phones have 25-megapixel selfie cameras. The phones are loaded with Android 10 OS.

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Over the past couple of years, Motorola has focused on low-end to mid-range smartphone segments. However, this year, the company wants to get back into the premium segment in the world’s second-largest smartphone market. So Motorola has officially released the Motorola Edge Plus in India at a hefty price tag of Rs. 74,999 ($991). This is the company’s first real flagship since the launch of the Moto Z2 Force in India back in February 2018.

The Motorola Edge+ gets its name from its extremely curved display. The company claims that the display is curved at 90-degrees, so it extends to the sides. While these curved edges are visually appealing, they are not without purpose. The edges support virtual button-like features and can be used as trigger buttons during gameplay too. The 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display supports 90Hz refresh rate, DCI-P3 color gamut, and HDR10+ support. You also get an in-display fingerprint sensor and a single punch-hole selfie shooter on the top-left corner of the screen. So in all aspects, this is a flagship-grade display!

As for its specs, the Motorola Edge Plus is powered by the latest Snapdragon 865 5G processor with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage. Motorola is offering just a single memory variant for the flagship right now.

The Motorola Edge+ comes with a capable triple-camera setup featuring the large Samsung HMX 108MP f/1.8 sensor as the primary shooter with OIS which is paired with a 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide-angle shooter that’s also a macro camera, and an OIS-equipped 8MP telephoto sensor capable of 3x optical zoom. A 25MP sensor takes care of your selfie needs up front.

The phone comes with a 5000mAh battery on board with 18W of wired charging and 15W of wireless charging support. It’s disappointing to see an expensive flagship like the Edge+ featuring just an 18W charger which is significantly slower than its rivals. As for software, the Motorola Edge Plus runs on Android 10 out of the box with at least two Android updates in the future. So in terms of software, the phone is promised to receive up to Android 12.

The Motorola Edge+ starts at Rs. 74999 ($991) in India for its 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant. There are two color options: Smoky Sangria and Thunder Grey. The company is offering a special Rs. 7500 ($99) cashback to ICICI Credit card users on both EMI and non-EMI payments on Flipkart. Pre-orders are already underway and the phone will go on sale on May 26.

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Motorola will be launching its first flagship smartphone in years called Motorola Edge Plus in India on May 19. A teaser page is already live on Flipkart, which reveals the unveiling will take place at 12 PM on the said date. Since the phone is already on sale in the US, we know all the specifications of it except for the price it will be sold in India.

Motorola Edge Plus Specifications

Motorola Edge Plus is the most ambitious premium smartphone from the brand after the Motorola Razr, which retails in India for a whopping ₹1,24,999 ($1,648). It sports a 6.7-inch FHD+ curved AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate and a punch hole at the top left corner for the selfie camera.

The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 with support for 5G connectivity, which will be of no use in India. The SoC is further coupled with 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage.

The handset features a quad-camera setup consisting of a 108MP primary sensor paired with 16MP ultra-wide unit, 8MP telephoto camera, and a TOF 3D depth sensor. Whereas, the front selfie camera is of 25 megapixels.

The Motorola Edge Plus runs Android 10 out of the box and will be receiving at least two Android OS updates (Android 11 & 12). Lastly, a large 5,000 mAh battery runs the device with support for 18W wired fast charging, 15W fast wireless charging, and 5W reverse wireless charging.

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Motorola returned to making flagship smartphones with the recently launched Motorola Edge Plus. The handset ships with Android 10 out of the box. The company now promises at least two Android OS updates (up to Android 12) for the device.

Android updates and Motorola are not heard of together in recent years. The company is poor in updating its devices regularly and on time. But it was not like this a few years back. The OEM used to be one of the first brands to roll out security patches and Android OS updates.

Hopefully, it will return to its old glorious days with the new initiative. The Motorola Edge Plus starts at $999, which is definitely not cheap. The company must provide at least two Android platform updates to this handset like any other brand. So it is definitely not worth bragging about. 

Anyway, this is just a promise (marketing stunt) and the company has to yet prove it. Motorola is known for leaving out Moto G4 Plus for Android Oreo although it was promised at the launch. After criticism, it did release the update but maintained the phone was supposed to receive the update.

On the other hand, we have another premium device from the brand called Motorola Razr, which just received its Android 10 update. Being the world’s first clamshell foldable smartphone costing $1499, it should have launched with the latest software in the first place.

Unlike the Edge Plus, the Razr will be receiving one more major update and that would be Android 11 whose public beta is expected to be announced on June 3.

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Recently, Motorola unveiled the Motorola Edge series of smartphone. The Edge+ phone is a topnotch flagship phone that comes with impressive features like waterfall display, Snapdragon 865, 108-megapixel triple cameras and a huge battery. Country Head of Motorola India, Prashant Mani took to Twitter that the Motorola Edge+ will be coming soon to India.

The below shown tweet only highlights the key features of the Motorola Edge+ and how it was created. The launch date of the phone for India is yet to be confirmed. The sales of some new phones are likely to begin in new phones including the OnePlus 8 series in May in India as the government is expected to ease down the lockdown in certain parts of the country. Hence, there is a possibility that the Motorola Edge+ may go arrive in India in May or June.

The all-new Motorola edge+ is reinvigorating the flagship space with a Bold endless edge screen innovation,Fastest 5G performances with Snapdragon 865 and a monster 108 mpx camera .Here is a sneak peek into what went behind creating the #AbsoluteEverything. Coming soon to India! pic.twitter.com/xhH8wjMREu

— Prashanth Mani (@PrashanthMani10) April 25, 2020

In the U.S., the Motorola Edge+ carries a pricing of $999. The new flagship phone from the Lenovo-owned company will be rivalling with the likes of Samsung Galaxy S20 series and OnePlus 8 Pro in India.

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Motorola Edge+ specifications

The Motorola Edge+ has a big display of 6.7 inches. The punch-hole on the screen houses a 25-megapixel front camera. The waterfall display supports 90Hz refresh rate and full HD+ resolution. The OLED screen is integrated with an under-display fingerprint sensor.

The Snapdragon 865 mobile platform fuels the Motorola Edge Plus with 12 GB LPDDR5 RAM. The phone offers users with a built-in UFS 3.0 storage of 256 GB. The Android 10 OS comes loaded on the device.

The rear-facing camera setup of the Edge Plus has the Samsung-made 108-megapixel main lens, an ultrawide shooter of 16-megapixel and an 8-megapixel telephoto sensor. The huge 5,000mAh battery of the Motorola Edge Plus supports 18W fast charging.

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Motorola will be announcing the Motorola Edge+ flagship phone and the Motorola Edge upper mid-ranger phone with 5G capabilities at 11 AM CDT today. While the rumors surrounding the Motorola Edge series have revealed plenty of information on both devices, the company has remained mum on their specifications. However, hours ahead of the launch event, popular tipster Evan Blass released two promo videos for the Edge and Edge+ smartphones to reveal their key specs and features. Readers can visit the “via” link at the bottom for viewing the commercials. Also, a report on Droid Life has carried the entire specs of the Motorola Edge+ phone along with its pricing for Verizon users in the U.S.

Motorola Edge+ specifications

Here is all information on the Motorola Edge+ based on the commercial and Droid Life’s report. It has a 6.7-inch OLED screen with punch-hole and extremely curved edges. It has an in-screen fingerprint reader.  It supports full HD+ resolution and 90Hz refresh rate. The Snapdragon 865 mobile platform powers the device. The phone comes with a massive 5,000mAh battery that supports 18W wired charging, 15W wireless charging and 5W reverse wireless charging. Once charge, the device can last for up to 2 days.

The triple camera setup of the Motorola Edge+ has a 108-megapixel main lens, a 16-megapixel ultrawide shooter and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens. It comes with photography features like high-res optical zoom and macro vision. It has a front camera of 25-megapixel and the device is flanked with stereo speakers. The 5G support on the Edge+ promises over 4Gbps of download speeds.

The other features of the Edge+ are 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM, UFS 3.0 storage, 6K video shooting capabilities, Android 10 OS and Bluetooth 5.1. In the U.S., it will be exclusively available through Verizon for $1,000.

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Motorola Edge specifications

The Motorola Edge has the same sized curved edge 90Hz display available on the Edge+ device. Reports have revealed that it is fueled by Snapdragon 765G which brings support for 5G on the device. The battery of the phone promises up to two day of endurance, but its exact size is not mentioned.

The primary lens of Motorola Edge’s triple camera setup has a 64-megapixel main lens and offers same photography features like the Edge+. It has a 25-megapixel front camera. Other features of the phone include stereo speakers and in-screen fingerprint reader.

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At the end of 2019, Motorola confirmed that it will return to launching flagship phones in 2020. It had also confirmed that it will be announcing Snapdragon 865 and Snapdragon 765G powered 5G-ready phones. Recent reports have revealed that these phones will debut as Motorola Edge+ and Motorola Edge. After months of leaks, the Lenovo-owned firm confirmed through a tweet that it will be holding a launch event on April 22 to announce its flagship phone.

The below tweet reveals that Motorola’s upcoming unveil event will be held at 11 AM CDT on April 22. The first teaser showcases the marvelous waterfall displays that are expected to be available on the Motorola Edge+ and Edge phones.

It’s arriving. Join us for the Motorola Flagship Launch E-vent, April 22nd, 11AM CDT. pic.twitter.com/FNqbOskRxg

— Motorola (@Moto) April 13, 2020

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Motorola Edge+ and Edge specifications (Rumored)

The Motorola Edge+ duo is expected to come with 6.67-inch punch-hole OLED panels with 1080p+ resolution support. The prominently curved screens will support 90Hz refresh rate and will come integrated with fingerprint scanner. The Edge+ will be powered by Snapdragon 865 whereas the Snapdragon 765G will be fueling the Edge phone. Both phones are expected to support mmWave 5G bands.

The rear side of the Edge+ will have a 108-megapixel + 16-megapixel (ultrawide) + 8-megapixel (telephoto) triple camera setup. On the other side, the Edge will have a 64-megapixel + 16-megapixel (ultrawide) + 8-megapixel (telephoto) triple camera system.

Both phones will have 25-megapixel frontal shooters. The Android 10 OS in near stock version will run on the Motorola Edge duo. A 5,000mAh battery powers the Edge+, while a 4,500mAh battery fuels the Edge smartphone. Both phones will carry support for rapid charging.

The Edge branding could be exclusively available through Verizon in the U.S. Other countries may receive the two phones with Moto One brand names.

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