Moto Edge 30 5G
this is the high-end moto edge 30 pro also known as the motorola edge plus 2022 in the us moto's flagship edge series is nothing new but this one looks like it could be the most promising one yet i'm will for gsm marina and let's see what the edge 30 pro has to offer in our
Moto Edge 30 5g Full Review
full review the moto edge 30 pro is a flagship phone that brings quite a few changes feature-wise compared to the previous model as far as design goes though it's very similar this isn't a small phone and i do like the finish here it's matte and pearlescent reflecting light into different colors the gorilla glass 5 back tapers into the frame but that frame is plastic this year not metal moto phones generally bring some splash proofing but this time it's official ip52 rated dust and splash resistance the h30 pro's display is very similar to the 20 pros it's a 6.7 inch oled with a 1080p resolution and an extra fast 144hz refresh rate 144hz is faster than most rivals which you generally find at 120. this means that this display is even smoother and more fluid looking when swiping around in the 144hz mode it will be locked at this refresh rate for most activities or you can switch to the auto mode which will dial down to save energy but it maxes out at 120 hertz besides the refresh rate another special feature of this display is stylus support like what you'd get on samsung's galaxy s22 ultra it's not as well integrated though you'd have to buy a moto stylus separately and there's no dock for it on the phone the display itself isn't the sharpest around but it's enough at 393 ppi it's quite contrasty thanks to the oled technology and there's hdr 10 plus support and 10 bit color too just like last year colors are pretty accurate especially if you take the time to tweak them in settings this isn't the brightest panel we've seen especially for a flagship it's still decent though we measured around 485 nits maximum with a manual slider and this can boost up to 685 nits in auto mode when in bright conditions and rather than an under display solution the
Moto Edge 30 Special
moto edge 30 pro's fingerprint treader is built into the power button on the side it's responsive but positioned a bit too high for comfy use unlike the moto moto edge 20 pro's single speaker the Moto edge 30 pro has a pair of stereo speakers with dolby atmos support the phone was able to score very good on our loudness chart and sound quality is solid too you can get the edge 30 pro with 128 256 or 512 gigs of storage on board this isn't expandable though the h30 pro's interface is what they call my ui based on android 12. it brings a very stock look and feel similar to what you'd get on a google pixel and that's especially noticeable up in the notification shade you do get moto's special functions as well which are accessed through the modal panel and they're pretty much the same as what we've seen on previous devices there's also support for moto's ready for which allows you to connect the phone to a tv monitor or even a pc that's great for things like casting media multitasking and video calls while the previous model had a flagship killer chipset rather than a top tier one the Moto edge 30 pro isn't holding back it brings the same snapdragon 8 gen 1 that you'd find in this year's other android flagships benchmark performance is chart topping as you'd expect both cpu and gpu wise both everyday tasks and heavy games run great on the Moto edge 30 pro and when it comes to thermal throttling it does a surprisingly decent job too one of the more underwhelming features of the moto edge 30 pro is its battery life it has a 4 800 milliamp hour battery which is larger than last year's model but its battery scores were much lower in our tests overall the edge 30 pro earned an endurance rating of just 80 hours the global version of the phone ships with a 68 watt fast charger but the us version only gets a 30 watt one with the large adapter we were able to charge the edge 30 pro from zero to 85 percent in half an hour and it's usb power delivery adapted so you can fast charge other devices too on to the cameras the edge 30 pro has a 50 megapixel main cam with a large sensor ois and omni directional autofocus a 50 megapixel ultra wide with autofocus and a depth sensor you miss out on the periscope telephoto of last year which is a bummer anyway photos from the main camera are very good though perhaps not on the same level as other flagships you get low noise pleasant color saturation and excellent detail the rendering of fine detail sometimes leaves more to be desired though moto has also gone for a contrasty look which means that some shadows and highlights are on the harsher side the h30 pro has to rely on a digital crop from the main cam for zooming these are relatively soft and have some visible noise like in the skies portrait shots are decent subject separation is excellent for simpler scenes though it can be fooled by busy backgrounds or messy hair photos from the ultra wide aren't amazing but they're pretty good they have low noise and a solid amount of detail we're not huge fans of the dull colors though and the dynamic range isn't that wide since the ultra wide camera has autofocus you can use it to take close-ups and these have much better detail than those dedicated macro cams you see on a lot of mid-range phones
there's also a macro mode which applies
digital zoom to get even closer these
are still decent but you lose some sharpness and detail in low light the main cam is capable but again not at the level we've seen from competing flagships there's plenty of detail and noise levels are okay colors are a bit muted though and while dynamic range isn't bad the shadows are darker than we'd like night mode brings some noticeable but subtle changes the biggest benefit is that clipped highlights are restored shadows are also a bit better but you don't get much more detail in dark areas some textures and fine details generally get smoothed out too the ultra wife's low-light photos are okay they're soft and colors are desaturated but dynamic range could be worse night mode brings a number of improvements you get a sharper image overall with brighter shadows and better contained highlights the H20 pro's front facing cam has a high resolution 60 megapixel sensor selfies come out at 15 megapixels by default and they have great detail and low noise dynamic range is nicely wide too but colors can be a little too conservative especially in indoor scenes the edge 30 pro can record video and up to 8k resolution at 30fps with this main camera the 8k footage is actually quite decent although it's not the sharpest we've seen there's plenty of detail and we like the exposure colors and the dynamic range 4k footage from the main cam is also good it maintains the nice colors and dynamic range of the 8k videos and the detail level is excellent for some reason the ultra wide cam maxes out a 1080p resolution the quality is fine but it could use some extra pop in both colors and contras there's electronic stabilization available on the main cam and up to 4k and it does a decent job in combating shakiness though it does seem a bit floaty turning on the stabilization with the ultra wide seems to drop the image quality quite a bit so that's the moto edge 30 pro or motorola edge plus 2022 compared to last year's model you get stylus support on the display stereo speakers a top notch chipset and faster charging but the problem is it's not all upgrades here the battery life is lackluster while the edge 20 pros was pretty good and you're also missing the telephoto cam now so in the end if you really want those new features then the edge 30 pro is worth recommending butotherwise there are other options to consider thanks for watching guys stay safe and see you on the next one you