Motorola’s New 2026 Edge Is Svelte, But Hopefully It Will Develop Something Bigger
I quickly become a little obsessed with the look of youth Motorola Edge in 2026 in my short time working with it so far. The $600 phone’s new and remarkably light design feels good in the hand. The Pantone martini olive green shade is adorned with a smooth texture that Motorola describes as “twill-inspired.” The 6.3-inch display — now with rounded corners instead of last year’s curved edges — gives the phone a more comfortable, easy-on-the-eyes look.
It’s a design refresh I’d like to see more often in new handsets, especially if they expect us to pay a premium for them. Most of the 2026 phones we’ve seen so far look similar to their 2025 counterparts, and they’re more expensive to use, with price increases of $100 or $200. By comparison, the 2026 Edge is $50 more expensive at launch than its predecessor.
The phone has a 6.3-inch display with rounded corners, but only 128GB of storage.
Instead, I like that Motorola’s Edge phone leaves the gray and black colors behind in favor of this look, with gold around the camera bump and side rails. The phone’s 160-gram weight also makes it one of the lightest phones out there for its overall size. That includes three cameras with a 10-megapixel telephoto camera with 3x zoom along with 50 wide and ultrawide cameras. (For reference, Samsung’s $900 Galaxy S26 It weighs a touch heavy at 167 grams, while $500 Google Pixel 10A 183 grams.)
I’ll need more time with the cameras to see how they work in different situations, but a few sample photos I took of the decorations around the office show a lot of color in a variety of things. For example, the wide-angle camera captures more detail and color throughout the Lego Death Star display. If I switch to the telephoto lens, I can use the 3x zoom to focus on one of the middle scenes.
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Taken with Motorola Edge’s 50-megapixel camera.
The move to a 10-megapixel lens is a bit noticeable — there’s a difference between the red colors between the Lego images and a little grainier — but the camera gets the job done in terms of zooming into the area without using the digital zoom that we usually see on phones of the same price that don’t have a phone camera.
Taken with the telephoto camera at 3x zoom on the Motorola Edge.
The zoom is very effective in this simple shot of the red dragon in the office, where the telephoto camera is able to capture more detail by keeping the focus in the center of the image.
Taken on the Motorola Edge wide-angle camera.
While the wide shot captures most of the details of this little red dragon, the telephoto gets up close and personal, capturing even the small nose markings and the inscription on the right wing.
Taken with a telephoto camera at 3x zoom.
The Edge also includes a 50-megapixel selfie camera that I quickly tested. While I found the photo captured a decent amount of faces, I still want to try it in more challenging situations, such as bright outdoor environments and low-light settings in the evening and at night.
Taken with the 50-megapixel selfie camera on the Motorola Edge.
Most of the other specs on the phone are mid-range — including the phone’s MediaTek Dimensity 7450 processor which is the same as the base one. Razr 2026. It means that Edge is powerful enough to support a variety of companies Moto AI featuresincluding photography enhancement tools like AI-powered Signature Style to adjust the way colors are processed after taking photos. The phone’s 5,000-mAh battery can be recharged at a fast 60-watt charger. (For reference, last year Edge — at a fast 68W — recharged from 0% to 65% in our 30-minute test.)
Moto AI feature is available on Motorola Edge.
My main concerns, however, are the Edge’s 128GB storage limit and the short commitment to a two-year development cycle — and three years of security updates. The estimated price of the phone storage is $ 600, but it is possible that buyers will not pay the full price, as the Edge may be discounted soon. Last year, Motorola’s Edge had an MSRP of $550 but other phone carriers sold for $300 no contract required. And if this year’s Edge is similarly discounted, it could be an attractive option compared to other devices that often sell in the $300 range.
But what I really hope for with the updated design of the Edge is that Motorola finds a way to finally deliver a new one for the company. Signature phone line to the US. That phone — currently only available internationally — has the best of both worlds: the same premium look and a number of high-end features like a 5,200-mAh silicon carbon battery with 90-watt wired charging, 50 megapixels, ultrawide and telephoto cameras and seven years of software updates. Maybe we’ll finally get the company’s Signature, but maybe the Motorola Edge is just a shortcut to that high-end phone.
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