American tech firm Motorola kicks off the year with the brand’s newest 5G handset in the U.S. market. Meet — the Motorola Edge 2022, the third generation of the Motorola Edge series. It is the first smartphone to equip the Dimensity 1050 chip with mmWave 5G support.

A new smartphone from Motorola.

For starters, the Motorola Edge 2022 offers an enormous 6.6-inch Full HD+ 10-bit display in an OLED panel. It comes with support for the 144Hz refresh rate, and a punch-hole cut-out featuring the 32MP selfie snapper. On the back is a triple-camera setup, comprised of 50MP main, 13MP ultra-wide with 120-degree FOV, and 2MP depth camera modules.

Powering the premium handset is a MediaTek Dimensity 1050 chipset, paired with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It runs Android 12 on the software side. Aside from that, the phone packs a 5,000mAh battery that charges at 30W through a USB Type-C port. Other features include Dolby Atmos stereo speakers, 5G mmWave and sub-6Ghz connectivity, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and NFC.

Additionally, the Edge 2022 comes IP52 certified and has three microphones.

Pricing & Availability

The pricing and availability details of the Motorola Edge 2022 are very scarce at the moment but the phone will retail starting at US$ 498 (~roughly PHP 27.8K) on T-Mobile in the coming weeks. Albeit, the phone is only offered in one colorway and that is the Mineral Gray variant.

Via: XDA Developers