Motorola Edge+ (2023)

Name: Motorola Edge+ (2023)
Brand: Motorola

$290Flagship2023

9.0

Overall Score

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Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

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6.67"

Display

50MP

Camera

5,100

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

68W

Charging

203g

Weight

Why the Edge+ (2023)

Flagship

The Motorola Edge+ (2023) delivers exceptional flagship hardware including a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset, an ultra-smooth 165Hz OLED display, and a robust 5100 mAh battery setup with both fast wired and wireless charging. Its performance score is derived from its top-tier chipset class, and the camera system offers strong versatility despite a modest 2x optical zoom limitation. Given its highly accessible listed price relative to its premium specification sheet, the value score is outstanding.

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.5

Performance

9.2

Battery

8.5

Display

9.0

Build

8.8

Value

9.8

Strengths

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset

6.67-inch 165Hz OLED display with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision

5100 mAh battery with 68W wired and 15W wireless charging

Versatile 50MP main camera with OIS and 8K video support

IP68 dust and water resistance with Gorilla Glass Victus front and back

Weaknesses

Limited 2x optical zoom on the telephoto lens

Motorola Edge+ (2023) full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2023, May 19

Announced

2023, May 02

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

OLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1300 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 740

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

512GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/1.6, (telephoto), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF

Features

Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

Single

60 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.61µm

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 5100 mAh

Charging

68W wired

15W wireless

5W reverse wired

5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

Weight

203 g (7.16 oz)

Dimensions

161.2 x 74 x 8.6 mm (6.35 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)

Misc

2 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 289.99 · price_original: 289.99

Colors

Interstellar Black

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Motorola Edge+ (2023)

$290Flagship2023

9.0

Overall Score

within Flagship

Average of camera, performance, battery, display, build and value. Scores are rated within the phone's tier.

Choose a configuration1 option

Prices reflect the selected storage configuration.

Find on Amazon

6.67"

Display

50MP

Camera

5,100

mAh

8GB

Max RAM

68W

Charging

203g

Weight

Why the Edge+ (2023)

Flagship

Hardware quality by category

The overall score is the average of these six components, rated within the phone's tier.

Camera

8.5

Performance

9.2

Battery

8.5

Display

9.0

Build

8.8

Value

9.8

Strengths

Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) chipset

6.67-inch 165Hz OLED display with HDR10+ and Dolby Vision

5100 mAh battery with 68W wired and 15W wireless charging

Versatile 50MP main camera with OIS and 8K video support

IP68 dust and water resistance with Gorilla Glass Victus front and back

Weaknesses

Limited 2x optical zoom on the telephoto lens

Motorola Edge+ (2023) full specifications

Launch

2 specs

Status

Available. Released 2023, May 19

Announced

2023, May 02

Network

6 specs

Speed

HSPA, LTE, 5G

2G bands

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71

5G bands

1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 41, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

Display

4 specs

Size

6.67 inches, 107.4 cm2 (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Type

OLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 1300 nits (peak)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)

Platform

4 specs

Android 13, upgradable to Android 14

CPU

Octa-core (1x3.2 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)

GPU

Adreno 740

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)

Memory

2 specs

Internal

512GB 8GB RAM

Card slot

Main Camera

3 specs

Video

8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240/960fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Triple

50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS

12 MP, f/1.6, (telephoto), 1/2.93", 1.22µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom

50 MP, f/2.2, 114˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF

Features

Dual-LED flash, panorama, HDR

Selfie Camera

3 specs

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps

Single

60 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.61µm

Features

HDR

Sound

2 specs

3.5mm jack

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Comms

6 specs

NFC

Yes

USB

USB Type-C 3.2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Radio

Bluetooth

5.3, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive

Positioning

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS

Features

1 specs

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Battery

2 specs

Type

Li-Po 5100 mAh

Charging

68W wired

15W wireless

5W reverse wired

5W reverse wireless

Body

4 specs

SIM

Nano-SIM + eSIM

Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame

Weight

203 g (7.16 oz)

Dimensions

161.2 x 74 x 8.6 mm (6.35 x 2.91 x 0.34 in)

Misc

2 specs

Price

currency: USD · price_usd: 289.99 · price_original: 289.99

Colors

Interstellar Black

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Side-by-side specs and scores against phones in the same price range.

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$299 · Score 6.8 · Budget

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