Review | Motorola Edge 30 Pro smartphone review: with 12 GB of RAM, 6.7-inch OLED display and affordable price, it rivals the Samsung Galaxy S22

A top-end chip, lots of RAM, a display that refreshes at 144Hz and super fast battery charging make this a high-spec handset. The price is attractive too

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Motorola’s new Edge 30 Pro smartphone is powerful and cheap, with a display perfect for films and games.

Published: 11:15am, 19 Mar 2022Updated: 11:28am, 19 Mar 2022

Motorola’s new Edge 30 Pro is the company’s big phone for 2022 and it’s a power player. The top chip Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, made by Qualcomm, is the best the Android family can offer right now.

Hardware and design

In terms of hardware specs, Motorola’s device is in solidly the top league, able to hold its own against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S22.

With 12 GB of RAM, the Edge 30 Pro won’t let you down when it comes to performance and you won’t need to worry about jittery apps or slow load times when you have several apps running at the same time.

In terms of hardware specs, the Motorola Edge 30 Pro can hold its own against the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S22.

That makes for a performance gamers will love, with animations running smoothly even when your games have the highest graphics settings.

The Edge 30 Pro’s 6.7-inch display can show up to 144 frames per second (144Hz). Most mid-range and top-end smartphones these days, such as Samsung’s Galaxy S22, have upgraded their display’s refresh rate from 60Hz to 120Hz.

While the jump from 60 to 120Hz helps makes swiping animations buttery smooth, most users won’t even be able to notice the difference between 120Hz and 144Hz.

Very high refresh rates tend to consume much more power, and the Edge 30 Pro can switch down to 60Hz.