Older high-end · 2023

Motorola Edge+ (2023)

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent high-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S23 Camera shares the Motorola Edge 40's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 68W fast charging

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Optical zoom

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6.67″ AMOLED · 165Hz

8 Gen 2 8 / 512 GB

5100 mAh 68W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 60 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · OLED · 1080 × 2400 · 165 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

165 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1300 nits

HDR

Dolby Vision · HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 740

High performance

Comfortably handles demanding games and heavy multitasking.

Chipset

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

Current CPU tier

High-end

AnTuTu

1,753,885

v11

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 740

Process

4 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5X

Storage type

UFS Storage 4.0

CPU layout

1x3.2GHz Cortex X3 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A715 + 2x2.8 GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.02 GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 13, 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 13, 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 · 60 MP selfie

Stabilised

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/1.6

Ultrawide

50 MP f/2.2

Front camera

60 MP f/2.2

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

8K video, optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

8K @ 30 fps

Battery

5100 mAh · 68 W wired · 15 W wireless

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5100 mAh

Wired charging

68 W

Fast

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 512 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

512 GB

Storage type

UFS 4.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 7

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 7

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, SUPL, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 3.2

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

DisplayPort 1.4

Screen out

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, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B29, B30, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28b, n28a, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

203 g · 8.6 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

161.2 mm

Width

74.0 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm

Weight

203 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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 15

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Smoother display

165 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

Higher benchmark score

1.8M vs 1.5M AnTuTu

Better video capture

Telephoto vs — · 8K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 60 MP vs 12 MP selfie

52% larger battery capacity

68 W vs 20 W charging · 5,100 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Heavier in hand

203 g vs 171 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

165 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel

31% larger battery capacity

68 W vs 25 W charging · 5,100 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

512 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Weaker camera hardware

Telephoto vs Telephoto · OIS

Heavier in hand

203 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

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