Upper mid-range · 2022

Motorola Edge 30

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36 Camera shares the Motorola Edge 40's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 144Hz AMOLED

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4020mAh)

6.5″ AMOLED · 144Hz

778G+ 5G 6 / 128 GB

4020 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325-AE Snapdragon 778G+ 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

609,900

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.5GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.4GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.3

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50A, 1/1.55", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Motorola Edge 40 , Huawei P50 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4020 mAh · 33 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4020 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78

Build & Design

155 g · 6.8 mm

Height

159.4 mm

Width

74.2 mm

Thickness

6.8 mm

Weight

155 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

23% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 18 W charging · 4,020 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

610k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 4 losses

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

610k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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