Motorola Edge 30 Pro is tipped to be the second phone to launch with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC in India.
Moto Edge X30 (pictured) was launched in China in December with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC
Photo Credit: Motorola China
Motorola Edge 30 Pro — the company's rumoured upcoming flagship smartphone — is tipped to launch in India this week. Ahead of the February 24 launch event teased by Motorola for an unspecified new smartphone, pricing and specifications of the Motorola Edge 30 Pro have surfaced online. The smartphone is said to be a rebranded version of the Moto Edge X30 that was launched in China in December 2021, which is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC under the hood. According to a tipster, Motorola Edge 30 Pro could be the most affordable smartphone to feature the flagship chipset in India, when compared to the Galaxy S22 series that starts at Rs. 72,999 in India.
According to a report by 91Mobiles citing tipster Yogesh Brar, the upcoming Motorola Edge 30 Pro could be launched on February 25 in India, with a price tag of Rs. 55,999 on the box, and could be sold for Rs. 49,999 via Flipkart. The smartphone is also tipped to launch with discounts on various bank cards, that could bring the price down to Rs. 44,999, according to the report.
Readers might recall that Moto Edge X30 was launched in China at a starting price of CNY 3,199 (roughly Rs. 37,900) for the base 8GB + 128GB storage model. The phone was priced at CNY 3,399 (roughly Rs. 40,200) and CNY 3,599 (roughly Rs. 43,000) for the 8GB + 256GB and 12GB + 256GB storage variants, respectively.
Motorola is yet to officially reveal any details regarding the pricing of the purported Motorola Edge 30 Pro smartphone.
According to previous reports, Motorola Edge 30 Pro is expected to be a rebranded version of the Moto Edge X30. The Motorola Edge 30 Pro could run on Android 12 with the company's MyUX skin on top. It is said to be powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC, paired with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM. It could be the second smartphone to launch with the latest Snapdragon flagship processor in India, after the recent launch of the Galaxy S22 series smartphones. Motorola Edge 30 Pro is tipped to sport a 6.7-inch full-HD+ OLED display with a refresh rate of 144Hz and support for HDR+ content.
On the camera front, Motorola Edge 30 Pro is equipped with a 50-megapixel primary camera, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera sensor, and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The smartphone is also tipped to feature a 60-megapixel selfie camera on the front. The Motorola Edge 30 Pro is said to pack in a 5,000mAh battery, with support for 68W fast charging over USB Type-C. As previously mentioned, Motorola is yet to officially reveal specifications and features of the upcoming Motorola Edge 30 Pro smartphone, so the reported details should be considered with a pinch of salt.
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