Evaluation of the Motorola Edge 2025: Performance Lags Behind
**Android Central Verdict**
The Motorola Edge 2025 is a stunning smartphone boasting IP68/IP69 water and dust resistance ratings, more resilient glass than ever before, and a vegan leather back that will keep you captivated all day long. The camera capabilities have significantly improved from last year’s model, while both battery life and charging efficiency are impressive. Additionally, Moto AI introduces some fantastic features. However, its value is somewhat diminished by a sluggish processor and limited update promises.
**Pros**
– Beautifully slim design
– Classy anti-slip vegan leather back
– IP68/IP69 rated
– Superb battery life with rapid 68W charging
– Enhanced camera compared to last year
**Cons**
– Performance can lag at times
– Occasional bloatware present
– Only 2 promised OS updates
– Price is relatively steep
**Price, availability, and specs**
The Motorola Edge 2025 will be offered as an unlocked model in the U.S. starting June 5, available at Best Buy, Amazon, and Motorola.com for $549.99. Motorola indicates that T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Total Wireless, Visible, Spectrum, and Xfinity Mobile will also have the device in the upcoming months. Canadian customers can expect it on June 5 at Motorola.ca.
The Motorola Edge 2025 comes with a PANTONE Deep Forest vegan leather back and is equipped with 8GB of LPDDR4x RAM and 256GB of uMCP storage.
**Motorola Edge 2025 specs**
– Display: 6.7-inch pOLED, 2712 x 1220 resolution (446 ppi), 120Hz refresh rate
– CPU: MediaTek Dimensity 7400
– RAM: 8GB LPDDR4X
– Storage: 256GB uMCP
– Rear camera 1: 50MP, Sony Lytia 700C, f/1.8, 1.0μm pixel size, 2.0μm quad pixel binning, quad PDAF, OIS
– Rear camera 2: 50MP, ultrawide + macro, 120-degree FoV, macro vision, f/2.0, 1.28μm quad-binned to 12MP, PDAF
– Rear camera 3: 10MP, telephoto, 3x optical zoom, f/2.0, 1.0μm, OIS
– Front camera: 50MP, f/1.9, 1.28μm quad-binned, PDAF
– Water and dust resistance: IP68/IP69, MIL-STD-810H
– OS: Android 15
– Battery: 5200mAh
– Charging: 68W wired (not included in box), 15W wireless, USB PD 3.0
– Audio: Dolby Atmos, dual stereo speakers, Bluetooth 5.4
– Connectivity: 5G, Wi-Fi 6E
– Dimensions: 161.19mm x 73.06mm x 7.99mm
– Weight: 181g
– Colors: PANTONE Deep Forest (vegan leather back)
**What I loved**
If there’s one thing Motorola can be commended for, it’s the design of its smartphones. While some may find the curved glass approach less appealing, it contributes to a breathtaking device that, together with the vegan leather back, is hard to stop admiring throughout the day.
The phone is also impressively thin and lightweight, aided by the tapered edges, and the choice of PANTONE Forest Green is absolutely gorgeous. Finding a smartphone that looks better is a challenge, even if sourcing a suitable tempered glass protector might prove difficult.
In addition to its elegant design, this phone ranks among the premier options with an IP68/IP69 water and dust resistance rating, allowing it to withstand rough conditions, be washed in the dishwasher, and still perform like a champion. Inside, it houses a hefty 5,200mAh battery providing outstanding battery life, and the 68W charging capability ensures a quick top-up before you head out.
A significant drawback of the Motorola Edge 2024 was its camera performance, which has been thoroughly addressed in this iteration. The Motorola Edge 2025 not only showcases upgraded 50MP ultrawide and selfie cameras but also now includes an impressive 3x optical zoom telephoto lens on the rear.
With Motorola’s integration of AI and PANTONE color tuning, photos captured with this phone typically display remarkable quality in various lighting conditions. When compared to the Pixel 9a, you’ll benefit from a superior quality selfie camera with autofocus and enhanced zoom detail courtesy of the telephoto lens.
If there’s any reason to consider passing on this phone, it’s certainly not due to the camera this time. I’ve been genuinely
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