Motorola has finally launched its AI-powered smartphone, the Edge 50 Ultra in the Indian market. The Edge 50 Ultra is the top-of-the-line smartphone in the Edge 50 series. The company had previously made the Edge 50 Pro, Edge 50 Fusion available in India in interesting Pantone shades. However, with the Edge 50 Ultra, the company has tried something completely different – the phone has been presented in a wooden rear panel, which has a nice scent, which is another unique aspect introduced by Motorola in its smartphones. Let’s take a look at the price and specifications

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra: Price and availability

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has been launched in India at a price of Rs 59,999 for the 12GB+512GB variant. However, Motorola is offering an introductory discount of Rs 5000 on the smartphone, which brings the price down to Rs 54,999. If you have an ICICI Bank card or HDFC Bank card, you can get an additional discount of Rs 5000. So if you add all the discounts together, you can get the phone for even less than Rs 49,999. The first sale of Motorola Edge 50 Pro will take place in India on June 24, 2024 at 12 noon on major retail stores including Flipkart, Motorola.in, and Reliance Digital.

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra: Specifications

The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra runs on the latest Android 14 operating system and features the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 mobile platform processor, which ensures smooth and fast performance. It comes with 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM, which can be expanded up to an additional 12GB, and offers 512GB of built-in UFS 4.0 storage, giving you plenty of space for all your apps, photos, and files.

Security is top notch with an on-screen fingerprint reader, face unlock, ThinkShield and Moto Secure. The phone is equipped with a variety of sensors including proximity, ambient light (front), 3-in-1 sensor (exposure, auto white balance, flicker), accelerometer, gyroscope, SAR sensor and magnetometer (compass).

The battery is 4500mAh, which promises to last for a day (up to 40 hours). Charging is incredibly fast with 125W TurboPower, which can give you a full day of power in just under 7 minutes. It also supports up to 50W wireless charging and 10W wireless power sharing.

The display is a great feature with a 6.7″ Super 1.5K (1220p) pOLED screen. It supports HDR10+ and offers over a billion shades with 100% of the DCI-P3 color space and a 144Hz refresh rate. It also has a 360Hz touch rate in gaming mode, DC dimming, LTPS technology and can reach a maximum brightness of 2500 nits. The display is certified for HDR10+, Amazon HD Streaming, Netflix HD Streaming, SGS Low Blue Light, SGS Low Motion Blur and Pantone Validated Color and Pantone Skintone Validated.

In terms of dimensions, the phone measures 161.09 x 72.38 x 8.59 mm and weighs 197 grams. The body has a front made of 3D Corning Gorilla Glass Victus with anti-fingerprint coating, a sandblasted aluminium frame, and the back can be either vegan leather or genuine wood. It is also IP68 water-resistant.

For connectivity, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra includes a USB Type-C port (USB 3.1 generation 2 compatible), DisplayPort 1.4, dual SIM (pSIM + pSIM), Bluetooth 5.4, Wi-Fi 7, NFC, and multiple location services such as GPS, AGPS, LTEPP, SUPL, Glonass, and Galileo. The phone also supports a variety of network bands for 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G.

The camera setup is impressive with a 50MP main sensor, a 50MP ultrawide angle with macro vision, a 64MP telephoto with 3x optical zoom, and a laser autofocus sensor. The front camera is a powerful 50MP with several AI-powered features. The phone also includes dual stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos tuning and three microphones for better audio quality.