Motorola Edge X30 presented: the first flagship on Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 for $ 500

Just a week after the presentation of the new flagship Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor from Qualcomm, the first smartphone based on it appeared. Today, December 9, Motorola unveiled the Edge X30 smartphone, which comes in two versions – the Classic and the Special Edition with an invisible front camera. Also announced with him is the Edge S30 model powered by the Snapdragon 888+ chip.

Motorola Edge X30

Edge X30 Special Edition features an invisible under-screen front-facing camera

Motorola Edge X30 is equipped with a 6.8-inch OLED-display with Full HD + resolution, the refresh rate is increased – 144 Hz. A high-quality 60-megapixel front-facing camera housed in a tiny hole is integrated into the panel with thin side bezels. Edge X30 Special Edition uses the same module, but this edition uses advanced sub-screen camera technology.

Both Edge X30 and Edge X30 Special Edition display support for 10-bit color depth and HDR + content.

Specifications Motorola Edge X30

  • Display: 6.8 inches, OLED, 2400 × 1080 pixels (Full HD +), 20: 9, 144 Hz refresh rate, HDR10 +.
  • Processor: eight-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) @ 3.0 GHz.
  • RAM: 8/12 GB (LPDDR5).
  • Internal memory: 128/256 GB (UFS 3.1).
  • Main camera: 50 MP (f / 1.9, 1 / 1.55 “, 1.0 μm, Dual Pixel phase detection autofocus, optical stabilization) + 50 MP (ultra-wide-angle sensor 114 degrees, f / 2.2) + 2 MP (depth sensor, f / 2.4), electronic gyro stabilization, dual LED flash.
  • Front camera: 60 MP, f / 2.2.
  • Battery: 5000 mAh, fast charging 68 W.
  • Operating system: Android 12 with MYUI 3.0 interface.
  • Communication: Wi-Fi 1/2/3/4/5/6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, dual band GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, NFC.
  • Other: side fingerprint scanner, Dolby Atmos stereo speakers, USB Type-C 3.1, Dual SIM.
  • Dimensions: 163.6 x 75.6 x 8.5 mm, weight – 194 g.

Motorola Edge S30

The Motorola Edge S30 is a slightly more simplistic model with a plastic body instead of Gorilla Glass 5. It has a 6.8-inch IPS screen, last year’s 5nm Snapdragon 888+ processor and another triple camera system based on a 108MP sensor. The refresh rate is adaptive and can go from 48 Hz to 144 Hz, depending on the applications and processes that are running.

The front-facing camera in the Edge S30 is also in a circular notch inside the display, but has a resolution of 16 megapixels.

Specifications Motorola Edge S30

  • Display: 6.8 inches, IPS, 2460 × 1080 pixels (Full HD +), 20: 9, 144 Hz, HDR10.
  • Processor: 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888+ (5 nm) clocked at up to 2.99 GHz.
  • RAM: 6/8/12 GB (LPDDR5).
  • Internal memory: 128/256 GB (UFS 3.1).
  • Main camera: 108 MP (f / 1.9, 1 / 1.52 “, 0.7 microns, phase detection autofocus) + 13 MP (ultra wide-angle sensor 120 degrees, f / 2.2, autofocus) + 2 MP (depth sensor, f / 2.4 ), electronic gyro stabilization, dual LED flash.
  • Front camera: 16 MP, f / 2.2.
  • Battery: 5000 mAh, fast charging 33 W.
  • Operating system: Android 11 with MYUI 2.0 interface.
  • Communication: Wi-Fi 1/2/3/4/5/6 / 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo.
  • Other: side fingerprint scanner, USB Type-C, Dual SIM.
  • Dimensions: 168.1 × 75.5 × 8.9 mm, weight – 202 g.

Motorola Edge X30 sales will begin in China on December 15th. Color options include black and blue and glossy white. Edge S30 will be released almost a week later, on December 21, in navy blue and turquoise shades.

Official prices:

  • Motorola Edge X30 8/128 GB – 3,199 yuan ($ 500).
  • Motorola Edge X30 8/256 GB – 3,399 yuan ($ 530).
  • Motorola Edge X30 12/256 GB – 3,599 Yuan ($ 565).
  • Motorola Edge X30 Special Edition – 3,999 Yuan ($ 630).
  • Motorola Edge S30 6/128 GB – 1,999 yuan ($ 315).
  • Motorola Edge S30 12/256 GB – 2,599 Yuan ($ 410).

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