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SpecEagle review · Motorola

Edge 50 review: A slim pOLED mid-ranger with a telephoto and wireless charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2024·$400
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#2 of 8
Tier
Mid
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A feature-rich mid-ranger.

Moto Edge 50 packs a 3× OIS telephoto, IP68, wireless charging and a curved 144 Hz pOLED into a light 179 g body with near-stock Android — a well-rounded $400 pick.

01Display

84/100

84/100 puts it above the 81-point average for mid phones of 2024.

TypepOLED, 144 Hz, curved
Size6.67 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px
Peak brightness2,000 nits

02Camera

76/100

76/100 puts it above the 71-point average for mid phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Telephoto10 MP, 3×, OIS
Ultrawide13 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid phones of 2024.

ChipsetDimensity 7300 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage256 / 512 GB

04Battery

76/100

76/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for mid phones of 2024.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired68 W
Wireless15 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for mid phones of 2024.

06Value

76/100

76/100 — right at the average for mid phones of 2024.

What works
  • 3× OIS telephoto — rare in mid-range.
  • IP68 + wireless charging.
  • Curved 144 Hz pOLED.
  • Light 179 g, near-stock Android.
What doesn't
  • Dimensity 7300 is mid.
  • No microSD.
  • Curved screen not for all.
  • Pana-vision tuning over-saturates.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 8-phone cohort of mid devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .