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Upper mid-range · 2021

Motorola Edge S30

Our Take CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37

A well-rounded upper mid-ranger with all-day battery and a 144Hz display.

Best for Power users · gaming
Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 144Hz smooth scrolling
6.8″ TFT LCD · 144Hz
Snapdragon 888+ 5G 6 / 128 GB
5000 mAh 33W charging
108 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie
5G
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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: 8K video, RAW, Night mode, laser AF

Display

6.8″ · TFT LCD · 1080 × 2460 · 144 Hz · HDR
Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size
6.8"
Panel type
TFT LCD
Resolution
1080 × 2460 px
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Smooth
HDR
Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.99 GHz · Adreno 660
Everyday capable

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

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)
Current CPU tier
Upper mid-range
AnTuTu
916,600
v10
CPU
8-core, 2.99 GHz
GPU
Adreno 660
Process
5 nm
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5
Storage type
UFS Storage 3.1
CPU layout
1x Cortex X1 3.0GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Camera

108 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video
4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera
108 MP f/1.9
Ultrawide
13 MP f/2.2
Front camera
16 MP f/2.2
Main sensor
Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Camera extras
8K video, RAW, Night mode, laser AF
Video
4K @ 30 fps
4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired
Plenty

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

Capacity
5000 mAh
Wired charging
33 W
Removable
No

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.2
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo
USB
USB-C
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

202 g · 8.9 mm
Height
168.1 mm
Width
75.5 mm
Thickness
8.9 mm
Weight
202 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
54% larger battery capacity
33 W vs 15 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
917k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 174 g
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
25% larger battery capacity
5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Weaker display tech
TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.8″ vs 6.2″ screen
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 169 g
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