Motorola Edge 20 Pro’s got a periscope camera, 144Hz screen

It’s been a while, but Motorola’s got new flagships.

Three of them, in fact: the Motorola Edge 20 Pro, Motorola Edge 20, and Motorola Edge 20 Lite. They’re the first flagship devices the company launched since the Edge+, which launched in April last year.

The star of the show is, of course, the Motorola Edge 20 Pro, which has a decent set of features: a 6.7-inch, OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 870 processor, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, 5G connectivity, and a 4,500mAh batttery with fast, 30W charging (no wireless charging, though).

The phone has a triple rear camera, with a 108-megapixel main sensor, a 16-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, and an 8-megapixel sensor with a periscope lens that offers 5x optical zoom. On the front, you’ll find a single, 32-megapixel wide sensor.

Other tidbits of note include an under-display fingerprint sensor, and a splashproof (but not waterproof) design. The Edge 20 Pro is available in blue vegan leather, or the Midnight Blue and Iridescent White colors.

Both the Edge 20 and the Edge 20 Lite have the same-sized, 6.7-inch display (though refresh rate only goes to 90Hz on the Lite), and a 108-megapixel main camera.

Motorola Edge 20 is a bit thinner than the Edge 20 Pro, but it pays for that with a smaller battery.
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The Edge 20, however, is a bit thinner at 6.99mm, has a smaller, 4,000mAh battery, a less powerful, Snapdragon 778G processor, 6/8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. There’s also no periscope camera on the back. Colors on offer are Frosted Emerald, Frosted Grey, and Frosted White (yes, everything’s frosted with this one).

Finally, the Edge 20 Lite has a Dimensity 720 processor with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, but it has the largest battery in this bunch, with a 5,000mAh capacity and 30W fast charging. Colors that are available are Electric Graphite and Lagoon Green.

Side-by-side: Motorola Edge 20 Pro, Edge 20, and Edge 20 Lite.
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Now for the not-so-great bits. At €699.99 ($833), €499.99 ($595), and €349.99 ($416), these three phones undercut top flagships by a fair amount, and should ideally provide good value. But Motorola is only committing to two years of security updates and “at least” two major Android OS upgrades, which erodes the value for anyone planning to buy these phones and have them for more than two years.

All three devices will be available in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, though there’s no exact date right now. Motorola didn’t share details on U.S. availability.