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Motorola's low-cost Moto G Fast and Moto E arrive on June 12th
Motorola swung for the fences earlier this year with a new premium phone, but make no mistake: Reliable, low-cost devices are still the brand’s bread and butter. The $200 Moto G Fast has all the makings of a solid budget phone, but there’s something we really need to address upfront: Motorola’s questionable branding. This year’s Moto G Power has a huge, 5,000mAh battery.
Chris Velazco06.05.2020
After Math: Free games and expensive mistakes
As if the COVID-19 crisis wasn’t bad enough on its own, the economic downturn that it’s brought along for the ride has hit many of us where it hurts the most: our pocketbooks. If you haven’t yet gotten around to playing the blockbuster open-world crime spree simulator, Grand Theft Auto V, what have you been doing for the past seven years?
Andrew Tarantola05.17.2020
Motorola promises one additional Android update for the $1,000 Edge+
After it previously said it would deliver one major Android update to the Edge+, Motorola now says the phone will also get Android 12.
Igor Bonifacic05.12.2020
Motorola Razr's Android 10 update makes better use of the outer screen
Motorola has updated the new Motorola Razr to Android 10, and its outer screen is now useful for everything from Google Maps to quick text replies.
Jon Fingas05.11.2020
Moto G Stylus review: The highs and lows of a $300 smartphone
The $300 Moto G Stylus packs a stylus, a macro camera and a 4,000mAh battery into an affordable package. But a few shortcomings show that you'll likely always be sacrificing something when paying less than top dollar for a smartphone.
Valentina Palladino05.06.2020
Motorola has a two-for-one deal on its foldable Razr phone
If you really want a foldable smartphone, Motorola's two-for-one deal on its new Razr flip phone could be worth checking out.
Marc DeAngelis05.05.2020
Motorola Edge Plus review: It’s... fine?
By comparison, the new, $1,000 Motorola Edge Plus feels conventional. Motorola's approach here is very much the opposite: It's all brute force with little underlying finesse.
Chris Velazco04.30.2020
Motorola's flagship plans take shape with the $1,000 Edge+
After we left Chicago, Motorola confirmed there’s another Edge phone and it’s just called the Edge.
Chris Velazco04.22.2020
Motorola's Edge+ launch was spoiled a day early
Motorola's Edge+ phone has been spoiled early thanks to a premature post that revealed full specs and a $1,000 price tag.
Jon Fingas04.21.2020
Engadget Podcast: iPhone SE, OnePlus 8 Pro and a ton of new phones
Cherlynn and Devindra are joined by Chris Velazco to discuss the iPhone SE, OnePlus 8, LG Velvet and a slew of other new phones. Also be sure to check out our other podcasts, the Morning After and Engadget News!
Cherlynn Low04.17.2020
Even a pandemic can’t slow down new phone season
Apple just dropped a new iPhone SE, LG and Motorola are both prepping flagship launches, while a slew of midrange phones have been unveiled in the past two weeks. OnePlus also showed off the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro this week. MWC may have gotten canceled in February, but it seems mobile device makers are pushing forward with their products, in the middle of this pandemic.
Cherlynn Low04.16.2020
Motorola will reveal its first high-end phone in years on April 22nd
Motorola is holding a virtual launch for its new flagship phone on April 22nd, with many expecting the curvy Edge+ to appear.
Jon Fingas04.13.2020
Motorola's Razr is still $1,500 but now you can get it in 'blush gold'
The Motorola Razr is now available in blush gold.
Mariella Moon04.09.2020
Motorola's rumored Edge+ flagship phone shown off in more leaked images
We first heard rumblings of Motorola's newest flagship phone, the Motorola Edge+, earlier this month. Leaked renders showed a 6.7-inch phone with a bezel-free, curved-edge design and tiny hole-punch camera. Without Motorola's say so there's no way to tell if these specs are legit or not, but newly leaked images, courtesy of renowned phone leaker Evan Blass, do suggest this is what Motorola is working on.
Rachel England03.17.2020
Motorola's zero-bezel Edge phones may include a more affordable model
Just because Motorola might return to flagship phones with its high-end Edge+ model doesn't mean it's forgetting its more cost-conscious fans. XDA-Developers has shared leaked photos and details that appear to confirm that a non-plus Edge model not only exists, but that it should be considerably more affordable. It'll still have the 6.7-inch "waterfall" display with zero horizontal bezels, a speedy 90Hz refresh rate and a physically tiny 25-megapixel hole-punch camera, but it should use a mid-range Snapdragon 765 processor and 'just' 6GB of RAM instead of the Snapdragon 865 and 8GB of the Edge+ variant. You wouldn't be hurting for rear camera tech between a 64MP main sensor (versus 108MP on the Edge+), a 16MP wide-angle shooter and an 8MP telephoto sensor, not to mention laser autofocusing.
Jon Fingas03.15.2020
Motorola's first high-end phone in years may have a 'bezel-free' display
Motorola hasn't really produced a flagship-quality phone since the Moto Z3, but it might make up for lost time with a device that ticks the latest checkboxes. Onleaks and Pricebaba have shared renders of what they say is the Motorola Edge+, a 6.7-inch phone with high-end if familiar specs. Most notably, it'd revolve around a "bezel-free" (on the sides, at least) curved screen reminiscent of the Huawei Mate 30's waterfall display, albeit with a smoother 90Hz refresh rate. If the imagery is accurate, the Edge+ would also have an incredible small hole-punch camera. We can't imagine such a small sensor taking great photos, but it would be less disruptive than the camera cutouts on other devices.
Jon Fingas03.07.2020
Motorola's Moto G8 is equipped with a familiar triple-camera setup
After announcing the G8 Play and G8 Plus late last year, Motorola has finally introduced the standard Moto G8. The highlight of the new phone is its triple camera system. It features a 16-megapixel main camera, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide camera with a 119-degree field of view lens and a 2-megapixel macro camera. While still unusual to see on phones, we've seen more and more phone manufacturers add macro cameras to their devices as a way to differentiate them. On the front of the phone, you have an 8-megapixel that's cut out from the phone's 6.4-inch HD+ display.
Igor Bonifacic03.05.2020
Motorola Razr review: A fashion statement, not a flagship
The Motorola Razr is many things. It's one of the first foldable phones you can buy right now. It's a feat of engineering from a storied mobile brand. It's a Verizon exclusive. (Sigh.) What the Razr absolutely isn't, though, is practical. For some of you reading this, that's not going to be an issue. The Razr is as style-forward as the classic model that came before it, and maybe that's enough. But Motorola and Verizon are asking people to pay $1,500 for this thing — a certain degree of practicality is a must. At the risk of immediately spoiling the rest of this review, the Razr won't run faster, last longer or take better pictures than literally any other phone in this price range. It's a fashion statement, not a flagship. Like I said, maybe that's enough for some. But for everyone else, for people who are more likely than ever to hold on to their smartphone for years, is a compromised phone like the Razr really worth the splurge? I think we both know the answer to that.
Chris Velazco02.14.2020
Motorola's foldable Razr is unsurprisingly hard to repair
Motorala's contemporary take on the Razr has been quite publicly panned by testers. CNET, for example, wanted to see if the device could withstand 100,000 folds -- it only made it to the 27,000th fold before it started showing problems (which Motorala has subsequently defended). With foldable smartphones still far from the norm, consumers are understandably wary of making such a sizeable investment in something that's still relatively unpredictable. If it goes wrong, how much of a hassle will it be to repair? And in the case of Motorola's Razr, the answer is "a big one," according to iFixit's recent teardown.
Rachel England02.13.2020
What do you want to know about the new Motorola Razr?
Back when it was unveiled, Motorola's new Razr seemed like it might be the foldable to beat. (I was in that camp, too.) Now, after a questionable Verizon launch and a concerning test, people are starting to see the Razr for what it is: A phone that costs as much as a flagship but doesn't always act like one.
Chris Velazco02.10.2020