We were waiting for this, but what we got is not what we expected – The Motorola Edge (2026) is a smaller phone with a 6.3″ OLED display. Motorola US does its thing when it comes to the Edge series and the previous entries – Edge (2024) and Edge (2025) had 6.6″ and 6.7″ displays respectively. If anything, the trend was for larger screens.
Motorola Edge (2026)
The Edge 60 Neo was available in Europe last year, but it never made it to the US – like we said, Moto US does its own thing. But now there’s a new player in the small mid-range segment – the Motorola Edge (2026) will be available next week (June 11) at Motorola.com and Best Buy for $600. On the same date, AT&T, Cricket Wireless, Spectrum Wireless and Xfinity Mobile will launch their own offers. The phone is also shipping in Canada – Motorola.ca will be selling unlocked units on June 11, with local carriers joining in later.
Back to the specs – the phone features a 6.3″ “Extreme OLED” panel with a 1.5K resolution. It has a 120Hz refresh rate and will reach a peak brightness of an impressive 5,200 nits.
The Motorola Edge (2026) is quite compact with a 6.3” display
The compute power on tap is less impressive – the phone has a Dimensity 7450, which is a mild upgrade from the 7400 featured on the Edge (2025). If you can get excited by a 7% increase in AI performance, now’s your chance. The phone only comes with 8GB of RAM (LPDDR5X) and, worse, only 128GB of storage (half of the 2025 model).
Motorola is promising three Android OS updates with this phone – which is good by Moto standards – and talks about Smart Connect. This is Motorola’s file and app syncing utility, you can read more about it here.
Motorola Edge (2026) features Dimensity 7450 and 5,000mAh battery
The phone is equipped with two 50MP cameras on the back – the main one has a LiTea 710 (1/1.56”) sensor with 4K video recording and OIS lens. There’s also a 50MP ultra-wide with 122° field of view and macro vision mode. The third 50MP camera on board is the selfie module on the front.
No, Motorola didn’t forget the telephoto camera – it has a 3x lens with OIS and only a 10MP sensor on the back, just like last year. This would have been a good opportunity to offer an upgrade over last year’s model.
The battery capacity is 5,000mAh and it supports 60W TurboPower wired plus 15W TurboPower wireless charging. The wired option promises to deliver a full day’s charge in just 7 minutes, while the wireless option can accomplish the same in 34 minutes. At first this might seem like a downgrade from the Edge (2025)’s 5,200mAh battery, but remember the difference in size – last year’s model had a 6.7” screen.
The Motorola Edge (2026) has Corning Gorilla Glass 7i on the front and is rated IP68 (submersion) and IP69 (water jet). Motorola also claims that this model has double the drop and scratch resistance as its predecessor.
Motorola Edge (2026) is IP68 and IP69 rated, has GG 7i
The phone has stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support. However, if you prefer to use TWS buds, Motorola has just unveiled the Moto Buds 2.
motorola buds 2
They feature a dual-driver design with 11mm dynamic and 6mm micro planar drivers. They are Hi-Res Audio certified and support Dolby Atmos spatial sound. They also support dual connection over Bluetooth 6.0, so for example, they can pair with a phone and a laptop simultaneously. It also has a low-latency gaming mode.
motorola buds 2 color options
The buds offer an impressive 55dB dynamic active noise cancellation, whereas the previous generation had 50dB ANC. The buds can play for up to 11 hours of continuous play and up to 48 hours with the charging case. They also support quick charging and 10 minutes of charging equals 3 hours of playback.
The Moto Buds 2 will be available in Pantone Carbon in the US a month from now (July 2) for $100.
Motorola Edge (2026) in Pantone Martini Olive.
Motorola Edge (2026) in Pantone Martini Olive.
As for the Motorola Edge (2026), you can find it on Motorola US and Motorola Canada.
Motorola Edge (2025)
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