Motorola has presented officially the Edge 70 Pro in Indiaand there are specifications here that deserve attention. The 6.8-inch AMOLED screen reaches 5,200 nits of peak brightness with a refresh rate of 144 Hz — a figure that is beginning to be uncomfortable for higher-end terminals that cost twice as much. Inside, the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 with up to 12 GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256 GB of UFS 4.1 storage. It is not a flagship, but the numbers are not bad.
Where the Edge 70 Pro marks distances from the competition is in the battery. 6,500 mAh with 90W fast charging included in the box, and Motorola promises up to two days of typical use. In a market where slimming the device seems to have become a priority above everything else, appreciate that someone is betting in the opposite direction. The phone arrives with Android 16 as standard, three guaranteed operating system updates and five years of security patches.
The design, the strong point (and the trick of the cameras)
Three certified Pantone finishes: Lily White with marble textureTea with satin finish and Titan with fabric texture. Motorola's aesthetic commitment in recent years is consistent and noticeable, although the beautiful finishes do not cover everything. As for the cameras, the rear system includes a main sensor Sony LYT-710 with OIS and a 50 MP ultra wide angle, but it gives up the telephoto lens that the Edge 60 Pro did have. Motorola announces “three 50 MP cameras”, including the front one — a marketing trick that should be clear before taking out the card. The absence of optical zoom is a step back that users coming from the previous model will notice.
Motorola Edge 70 Pro technical sheet
- Screen: 6.8″ quad-curved AMOLED, 1.5K resolution, 144 Hz, 5,200 nits
- Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 8500
- RAM: 8GB or 12GB LPDDR5X
- Storage: 256GB UFS 4.1
- Rear camera: Main 50 MP Sony LYT-710 with OIS + 50 MP wide angle + multi-directional sensor
- Front camera: 50 MP with autofocus
- Battery: 6,500 mAh, 90W fast charging (charger included), wireless charging
- Software: Android 16 | 3 years of OS updates | 5 years of security patches
- Endurance: IP68/IP69/MIL-STD-810H
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6E, NFC, USB-C
- Colors: Pantone Lily White (marble), Pantone Tea (satin), Pantone Titan (fabric)
- Price: From ~€415 in India | estimated €700-800 in Europe (to be confirmed)
Price and availability: India first, then we'll see
In India it starts at 38,999 rupees (about €415) for the 8 GB version and 41,999 rupees (about €450) for the 12 GB. The problem is that the Edge Pro line has a complicated history outside of Asia, and in Europe rumors point to a price between 700 and 800 euros. At that price the analysis changes a lot: the IP68/IP69 certification and MIL-810H resistance help support it, but the competition in that range is serious.
For those who are considering entering the Motorola range without waiting, it is worth keeping in mind that the Edge 70 standard — already available in Spain — offers a more contained proposal in price and size, and for most use cases it is perfectly sufficient. The real question is whether the jump to Pro is worth potentially paying the double in Europeand the honest answer, today, is that it depends for whom.
