Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Appears on Geekbench, May Run on Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is expected to go official on April 16.

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 11 April 2024 14:03 IST

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra Appears on Geekbench, May Run on Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC

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Motorola Edge 50 Pro was launched in India in April first week

Highlights

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra got 5,149 points in single-core testing
It could get 12GB of RAM
Motorola will unveil its Edge 50 series in global markets on April 16

Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is expected to go official alongside the Edge Fusion and Edge 50 Pro at Motorola's global launch event on April 16. Ahead of the launch, the handset has appeared on the Geekbench benchmarking site with impressive scores. The listing hints at some of the hardware features of the handset. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is listed with Qualcomm's recently unveiled Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC, which is paired with 12GB of RAM.

The purported Geekbench listing of the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra with 12GB of RAM shows that the phone runs on Android 14. In terms of benchmark performance, the smartphone has received a single-core CPU score of 1,947 and a multi-core score of 5,149. This could be early performance results obtained from the prototype of the handset. We will have to wait for the handset's official debut to know the accurate benchmark performance results.

Regarding the SoC, the listing suggests a high-performance core with a maximum clock speed of 3.01GHz, four cores capped at 2.80GHz and three cores capped at 2.02GHz. These CPU speeds are associated with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC.

Motorola Edge 50 Pro First Impressions

Motorola will unveil its entire Edge 50 series for global markets on April 16. The series is expected to include at least three models —Motorola Edge 50 Pro, Motorola Edge 50 Fusion, and Motorola Edge 50 Ultra. The former launched in India earlier this month with a starting price tag of Rs. 31,999 for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant bundled with a 68W charger.

The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is expected to debut with the Motorola Edge+ 2024 or Edge Ultra 2024 moniker in the US. It is said to feature a triple rear camera setup comprising a 50-megapixel primary sensor. The phone could get a 6.7-inch OLED display with 165Hz refresh rate.

Motorola Edge 50 Pro Goes on Sale in India for the First Time

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Motorola Edge 50 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Premium design
Excellent display
IP68 rating
Fast wireless charging
Good cameras

Bad
Average battery life
Ghost touches on curved display

Read detailed Motorola Edge 50 Pro review

Display 6.70-inch

Front Camera 50-megapixel

Rear Camera 50-megapixel + 10-megapixel + 13-megapixel

RAM 8GB, 12GB

Storage 256GB

Battery Capacity 4500mAh

OS Android 14

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Further reading: Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, Motorola, Motorola Edge 50 Fusion, Motorola Edge 50 Pro

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