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Motorola Edge 30 With Snapdragon 778+ 5G Has Been Introduced In India, With Prices Starting At Rs 27,999.

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The new Motorola Edge 30 is the latest addition to Motorola’s ‘Edge’ smartphone series. On Thursday, May 12, it was released in India. The new smartphone arrives just weeks after the release of the Moto G52 and the low-cost Moto G22. The Motorola Edge 20 was released last year as a cut-out version of the Motorola Edge 30 Pro. The Motorola Edge 30 is part of the latest mid-range company, which includes phones from OnePlus, Xiaomi, Samsung Realme, and others. The Motorola Edge 30 will compete with the Samsung M53, Vivo T1 Pro 5G, IQOO z6, and many other devices with comparable specifications. So, let’s take a look at the Motorola Edge 30’s pricing and features.

Specifications and Features

The Motorola Edge 30 is being marketed as the thinnest phone available. Aside from its slim design, the Motorola Edge 30 has a slew of capabilities, including the India-first Snapdragon 778+ 5G, an OLED display with 144Hz refresh rate, 50-megapixel quad technology, and a 4020mAh battery with 33W rapid charging capability.

The rear of the Motorola Edge 30 Pro is comprised of acrylic glass or polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). It has a silky matte finish. The sides are composed of plastic, and the front is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. According to Motorola, the Edge 30 is water-resistant (IP52).

The phone is only 6.79mm thick and weighs 155g, making it one of, if not the, slimmest on the market at the time of writing.

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The Edge 30 has the same 6.5-inch pOLED display as the Moto G52. The pOLED is supposed to provide an OLED-like viewing experience while being thinner than existing OLED screens. In addition, the display offers a Full-HD+ resolution (2,400 x 1,080 pixels), HDR10+ compatibility, a 144Hz refresh rate, and a 20:9 aspect ratio. It has a 50-megapixel primary sensor with OIS, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera with macro vision, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor in its back camera module. The two 50-megapixel sensors can capture 4K films at 30 frames per second, while the front-facing 32-megapixel camera can likewise record 4K videos.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G Plus processor is combined with up to 8GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB storage. This cannot be expanded. Motorola’s custom My UX chops are on top of Android 12. Motorola has stated that the phone would receive two major OS updates (Android 13 and 14) as well as up to three years of security fixes.

You also get Dolby Atmos dual stereo speakers, compatibility for thirteen 5G bands, NFC, Wi-Fi 6E, and Bluetooth 5.2. Other notable features include side-unlocking, a charger in the box, 13 5G bands, Wi-Fi 6e, Bluetooth 5.2, and dual-SIM support. Customers with HDFC Bank credit cards can get a Rs 2,000 instant discount, effectively lowering the price to Rs 25,999 and 27,999, respectively. The Motorola Edge 30 will be online and in leading retail locations on May 19 at noon in two colour variants: Meteor grey and Aurora green.

Price and Availability

The Moto Edge 30 is priced at Rs 27,999 for a model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. For Rs 29,999, you can get it with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage. It will be accessible on Flipkart, Reliance Digital, and prominent retail outlets beginning May 19 (12pm).

Snapdragon 778 5G

Qualcomm revealed Snapdragon 778 5G Mobile Platform during the Annual 5G Summit.

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The new 5G Mobile Platform, that is, the Qualcomm powered Snapdragon 778 is designed by the company with cutting-edge technology and better implementation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Qualcomm has announced the new platform for the next generation of high-tier mobile phones from Honor, Motorola, Oppo, Xiaomi, Realme, and IQOO. The new Snapdragon 778 5G claims to enhance the gaming experience and also video and imaging with better AI.

The demand for OEMs for more platforms is increasing at a global rate, especially for high-tier smartphones. Qualcomm designed the new 5G mobile platform to address this problem as it brings many latest premium technologies and a wide range of features for a better experience in the future. The demand for quality tech has accelerated especially during the pandemic so the companies are trying to design better products that will be highly efficient in terms of performance and provide a top-notch entertainment experience as well. So, let’s have a look at all the new features and tech of the Snapdragon 778 5G Mobile Platform.

Snapdragon 778 5G Features

The new Snapdragon 778 5G Mobile Platform is featuring a Triple ISP which will allow the user to capture three photos or videos simultaneously. The options included in this shooting type are wide-angle, ultra-wide, and zoom along with the option of shooting from three different lenses all at once. So, when the user is capturing or recording the same subject from three different aspects, the camera system automatically merges these shots to finally produce a professional photography-like result. The videos can be also captured in 4K HDR10+ which is hard to differentiate if recorded in a mobile phone or a DSLR camera. The Snapdragon 778G also has Staggered HDR image sensors which allows one to capture computational HDR videos with improved detailing.

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6th Generation Qualcomm AI Engine

With every new platform released in the market, there is always improved technology behind it and one of the main reasons is more efficient AI-based applications. The Snapdragon 778G is featuring the latest 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine with the Qualcomm Hexagon 770 processor. This assures high-performance delivery of up to 12 TOPs and twice the performance. The performance per watt has also increased as compared to its predecessor.

The capability of AI has been heightened as it will use AI-based noise suppression, AI-based camera, etc for a video call, zoom meeting, and even a voice call. The Snapdragon 778G also has the 2nd generation Qualcomm Sensing Hub which integrated a low power consuming AI processor for contextual awareness use cases. Honor has collaborated with Qualcomm as the brand new HONOR 50 series will be powered by Snapdragon 778G and this will set new industry standards for Honor.

Enhanced Gaming Experience

The new gaming features are one of the main attractions of the Snapdragon 778G. The platform is delivering select Qualcomm Snapdragon Elite Gaming features along with Variable Rate Shading (VRS) and Qualcomm Game Quick Touch. These are the features that have been unlocked in the 7-series. Users are looking for better gaming experience be it smartphones, laptops, or gaming consoles. The VRS feature which is enabled by the Qualcomm Adreno 642L GPU allows the user (developer) to specify and group the pixels being shaded with different game scenes. This helps in reducing the workload of GPU which leads to power saving by a huge amount while maintaining the highest visual fidelity. Along with this, the Qualcomm Game Quick Touch allows 20% faster input response which is also an advantage for a gamer.

Connectivity and Performance

Snapdragon 778G comes with the integrated Snapdragon X53 5G Modem-RF System which will deliver mmWave and sub-6 5G capabilities to more users around the globe. This new mobile platform is featuring Qualcomm FastConnect 6700 Connectivity and also supports multi-gigabit class Wi-Fi 6 speeds (up to 2.9 Gbps) with 4k QAM and access to 160MHz channels in both the 5GHz and 6GHz bands. It will support Bluetooth 5.2, lightning-fast Wi-Fi 6/6E, and 5G. The Qualcomm Kryo 670 is designed to generate up to 40% uplift in overall CPU performance and the Adreno 642L GPU will deliver up to 40% faster graphics rendering compared to the previous generations.