Motorola Edge+

I dropped my pretty new Samsung s23 ultra on a jobsite and cracked the screen bad. replacement screen for my color phone is not available. so I needed a new phone. I had this one overnight'ed to me. I got a case that looked like it would be the most protective. and i set it up to use as a temp phone. I have been very impressed! so far it's been awesome. Pro's: - Incredible battery life - smooth operation (it is fast and responsive), - flat screen (no useless curved edges) - crisp screen with good colors, - good cameras (not the single best out there, but still very good), - handy, light weight, easy to set up and use. - 'Ready For'!!! holy cow, they did it right! better than Dex, better than old continuum, single best phone to PC user interface i have seen. fast, smooth, and so extremely useful!!! when I'm in the office it is great for sharing pics and contacts and websites between devices, it is brilliant! probably the most understated feature of the phone. the 'Windows 365' for large corporations and such is lost on most of the world, but most basic users can really benefit from the 'Mobile Desktop' mode. it's awesome! Con's: it is only missing 2 things. 1: stylus. Motorola already has a stylus phone, they have the technology, should have put it with this phone, or maybe used the surface protocol so when you have a surface pen you can use it on the phone too. really a huge benefit that not enough manufacturers offer. marking up pictures precisely, finite controls with something smaller than the tip of my finger. stylus is huge and should be an option on the next iteration. 2: micro-SD card. I know all the phone companies think we live next to a cell tower and have 5 bars all the time, but that is not true. in the mountains the signal strength is always changing. it is so much better to have room to store important file on the phone that you can rely on being there, and plenty of them without have to wonder if you will run out of room. that would make all newer phone better. cloud storage is awesome, but it's not always as accessible as the commercials indicate. local storage is a must. and being able to have more would give this device an advantage over all the rest of the phones that don't offer it anymore. 3: More case options. The case that comes with it is a joke. It needs a good rubbery Otterbox defender style case. I have not seen one yet. In short, I really like this phone, the Ready For is so useful that there is a good chance that I will not go back to my Samsung after it is fixed. If this phone had a stylus, it would be no competition, ThinkPhone for the win! If it had a stylus and micro sd card slot, it would be just that much better.

Great phone. It's attractive and sturdy, has lots of memory and storage and performance. The camera are great and if works perfectly as a phone. It works well with hearing aids such as phonak aside that use a phone app to customize the phone and also get voice and media. Would but again. I think it's better than the more recent models. Excellent value. Easy to use if you're used to Android.

I haven't owned a Motorola device since the 2nd generation Moto X back in 2014. The Galaxy S22, while a nice phone, was too small and I found that I missed the stock android experience, so when I found the Edge+ on sale for way less than most flagships go for these days, I went for it. The basics: setup is easy, especially if you're upgrading from another android phone. You could do things wirelessly, or you could get a fast USB 3.0 cable and immediately copy all of your photos, call history, texts, apps, and everything else over in minutes. You don't need to power this phone off to install your sim card either. Just pop it in, and your carrier will be recognized in moments. The fingerprint reader can be a bit finicky if you're using a screen protector, so keep this in mind: if you set your prints before you installed it, delete them, and re-apply them. You shouldn't have much issues after this. Performance: The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is a incredibly processor. It's more than capable of handling whatever you throw at it. Even after installing several system updates it's speed remains top notch. Features: You'll have access to all kinds to personalization and gesture features that you can tune to your liking. Chop to turn on your flashlight and twisting the phone to enable the camera are both great features that were on the OG Moto X, so it's cool to know that they were kept on newer devices. Condition: Always check your sellers on this platform. The model I bought was shipped and sold from Amazon.com, which made the purchase a no brainer as returns/refunds/shipping would be a simple process. Still, when I received the Edge+, I noticed that the seal on the actual manufacturer's box was already cut. While nothing was missing from the box and the phone was clearly in new condition and hadn't been touched, it was still a bit odd. Either way, less is more. $399 for a phone with these specs is a bargain in a time where the current culture is pushing you to spend $1K on a phone. Are the cameras the best? No, but it takes solid photos and videos. And while Motorola only provides 3 years of software upgrades and four years of security updates, you honestly don't need to have the newest version of android as soon as they release. Trust me. These devices are already feature rich, and as far as security is concerned, use common sense: don't download sketchy apps or suspicious files onto your phone, or give your phone number to any sketchy characters. That said, this is a solid device.

This phone is pretty great. I am not someone who changes phones a lot. When I get one I like, I ride it until it fails in some way. My old Motorola Z3 from 2018 was becoming unreliable, lines on the screen, battery less resilient, and the radio seemed to be less able to find signal. It could be sitting right next to my work phone (iphone 14) and it would barely have a bar or two, while my work phone would have 4. I know eventually I will probably move to an iphone for simplicity, but I am holding out a little longer. After a lot of research, this looked like a decent phone, so I gave it a shot. I picked this model, the 512GB, because I knew that phone manufacturers have stopped putting micro SD ports on phones. I hate that fact, but it's done, so all we can do is react. There are a few things about this phone I really like, and some not so great. Pros: -512GB is a lot of storage -Similar size / feel to my old Z3 -Battery is a BEAST - I can run all day and have yet to see this under 50% -Screen is bright and clear - no lines -Radio picks up great signal - I have yet to see it with less than 3 bars -Still getting updates - I know any new phone would have done this, but coming from a 2018 phone, this is nice -It is Motorola, so it works a lot like my old phone did, gestures etc... -Feels faster than Z3 was. More ram / faster snapdragon processor Cons: -The storage amount is impressive - but the transfer rate is pretty bad. Hooked up to PC on USB 3.1 it takes a long time to get files from PC to phone. I tried to copy the contents of my old 512GB micro SD (around 412GB which I had moved to my 13th gen i7 PCs SSD) to the phone, and it ran forever, copied 63 GBs and lost connection. I will try again later, but will break into smaller blocks when I do. -The slanted edge part of the screen is a cute gimmick, but it makes for a lousy surface for your screen protector. As a result, you do not have the wide selection of gorilla glass impact resistant screen protectors that you see with other model phones. You have a small selection of the old style of soft plastic. and they love to come up off along the edges. Overall I would recommend this to anyone looking for a newer android that still has a classic feel. As long as you're not to particular how your screen protector stays attached.

Fantastic device at a great price!! Haven't had a Motorola phone for a long time, but I am glad I tried this one. Arrived with Android 13, but compatible with and currently running the latest Android OS (15 - late 2025). There are some cool and some extraneous features and includes in the moto-UI and software, but initial setup is intuitive and customization was user-friendly. 8GB RAM is plenty. I upgraded to the Edge+ w/ 512GB storage and 6.7" screen. Has dual-SIM, e-SIM, BT 5.3, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, 68W rapid charger, screen-sharing; doesn't have SD Card slot, headphone port. All for less than half the cost of new devices from competitors.

Really love this phone it's been great I've had it for 2 years and is still working strong very good memory and response to everything I ask it to do

Bought this phone about a year ago. It's the first time I've spent more than about $150 on a phone but I thought I'd try something a little nicer this time. It's great as far as features and functionality goes, but that has been completely overshadowed by how incredibly impractical it is because of the curved screen. I have tried at least 5 different brands of screen protector and they simply don't work. Because of the curved screen, they only have a very thin strip of adhesive around the edges of the protector, causing it to just pop off any time you drop the phone. At that point the adhesive never really sticks right again. It's not unusual to go through two screen protectors a month. This also causes problems with finding a decent case because every case I've tried (about 5 of them at this point) will ride right against the screen protector edge and make it even more likely to pop off. At one point I got so frustrated with it that I kept using a case but just stopped using a screen protector and, just my luck, managed to drop it and it landed perfectly face down on some rough asphalt and completely shattered the screen. Cost $100 for a replacement screen (no OEM is available so if this happens the only options are inferior Chinese knock offs) and hours of my time figuring out how to fix it. This has become one of my most regretted purchases.

Couple of items relevant to review 1) I moved from an aging OnePlus 7t, 2) paid $599. Needed a new phone, and my shortlist was new released Pixel 8, Samsung S23 and OnePlus 11 5g. If the OnePlus has wireless charging it might have been a tougher call but lacking that convenience and $100 more expensive cut that out Samsungs skin I dislike as well as the large amount of bloatware made me shy away. Pixel 8 nearly got me. But price was on the high side, plus google bait and switched me on a promotion so that didn't help me. Here's the thing - online reviews compared this phone generally favourably at a price point $200 more than available on Amazon. So took a leap of faith for Motorola. First up - battery life - just awesome. If I don't fiddle with the phone then 2 days is easily achieved with battery to spare. Mess with it all day and still have over half the battery when go to sleep. Display. Yeah the curved edges remind me of my Samsung S6 Edge. But they seem more responsive and less inclined to accidental touch, maybe my case is a little thicker. Apparently the display is not as sharp as some but it appears plenty fine to me. And visible outside if ramp up the brightness. Ample storage, a standard 512Gb is just luxury, no cleaning out to photos and videos for a while. Phone is enough weight to know it's in my pocket but not a brick. Size wise I like it. I am not carrying a tablet but it's not a tiny display. Charging with supplied brick is fast. Very fast. Wireless charging with a cheap no brand wireless charger stand on my office desk is very cool too and 15W whilst not super fast is fine for my work day, especially since the capacity for the consumption rate is so high anyway. The hugest negative I have is when on speaker phone people complain about audio quality. When using for work I use a headset and otherwise handheld to my ear, or obviously in the car via Bluetooth so my use case for speakerphone is low. Maybe related to my case which is fairly chunky. The multi sim functionality is nicely integrated into this version of Android, I have a physical sim from old phone plus a work use eSIM. Both work nicely together and configuration is as easy or hard as you make it for yourself for calls, data etc. Overall, especially for the money which puts this into high-mid tier pricing for a high end non folding phone extremely happy with my Moto.