Motorola Edge+ (2022) is the first and only flagship Motorola has announced in the U.S. this year, and while it was difficult to recommend at launch, a back-to-school deal makes it easy to recommend.
Motorola offers fewer smartphones in the U.S. than in other markets, especially China and India. In China, it recently announced the Moto X30 Pro, the world's first smartphone with a 200MP camera.
Razr's new foldable smartphone, the Razr 2022, is also only available in China right now. In contrast, India has received several new Moto G smartphones and two new tablets this year.
As of now, Motorola's 2022 lineup includes the Moto G Stylus and Moto G 5G phones as well as the recently announced Motorola Edge.
Motorola Edge+ (2022) launched in Feb. 2022 but didn't go on sale until a month later for $1000, the same price as other flagships like the Galaxy S22 Plus and Pixel 6 Pro, and even the iPhone 13 Pro.
For a limited time, Woot is offering a 50 percent discount that drops the price to $499.99. If you want a flagship phone but are limited on budget, the Motorola flagship is a great choice.
Motorola is also running back-to-school sales on its online store, but it cuts the price by 25 percent, bringing it to $750.
The phone comes with a 6.7-inch FHD+ OLED display with 144Hz refresh rate, a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, 8GB of RAM, and a more-than-sufficient 512GB of storage, although it's not expandable.
The Motorola Edge+ (2022) also features a triple rear camera consisting of a 50MP primary sensor with OIS, a 50MP ultrawide angle camera, and a 2MP depth camera.
A 60MP front-facing camera, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, NFC, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and a single SIM card slot are also included.
The phone's 4800mAh battery supports 68W fast charging (30W charger included), 15W wireless charging, and 5W reverse wireless charging.
In addition to Android 12, the Motorola Edge+ (2022) comes with an optional stylus, just like the Galaxy S21 Ultra, which costs $80.