Edge (2020) review: The original "Edge" — a waterfall-display 90 Hz mid-tier flagship.
The original waterfall Edge.
Edge (2020) was Motorola back in the flagship-feel game — a waterfall pOLED, 5G, stereo sound, the legacy ports — for $699. The waterfall display's accidental touches and modest 765 chip dated it quickly; as the start of the Edge line that became Motorola's main brand identity, it earned its place.
01Display
78/10078/100 puts it above the 75-point average for upper mid-range phones of 2020.
02Camera
70/10070/100 — right at the average for upper mid-range phones of 2020.
03Performance
64/10064/100 is one of the weaker performance results among upper mid-range phones of 2020 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
76/10076/100 — right at the average for upper mid-range phones of 2020.
05Build
80/10080/100 puts it above the 77-point average for upper mid-range phones of 2020.
06Value
70/10070/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for upper mid-range phones of 2020.
- Waterfall pOLED display — striking design.
- Stereo + jack + microSD + IP54.
- 5G + Wi-Fi 6 at $699 in 2020.
- Near-stock Android.
- Snapdragon 765 was modest.
- Waterfall edges trigger accidental touches.
- 18 W charging.
- 4 GB base RAM, support ended.
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 3-phone cohort of upper mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .