SpecEagle review · Motorola

Edge 20 review: A 7 mm-thin 108 MP Motorola flagship-mid with a 144 Hz screen.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2021·$499
Overall
72/100
Class rank
#3 of 9
Tier
Upper mid-range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

Slim, OLED, and a real telephoto — rare combo.

Edge 20 squeezed a 6.99 mm body around a 144 Hz OLED and a genuine 3× telephoto, on near-stock Android. The 4G ceiling and 4,000 mAh cell were the cost. As the Motorola the design team really wanted to make, it remains one of the brand's prettiest phones.

01Display

82/100

82/100 puts it above the 79-point average for upper mid-range phones of 2021.

TypeOLED, 144 Hz, HDR10+
Size6.7 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for upper mid-range phones of 2021.

Main108 MP, f/1.9
Telephoto8 MP, 3× optical
Ultrawide16 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

68/100

68/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for upper mid-range phones of 2021.

ChipsetSnapdragon 778G (6 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

68/100

68/100 is one of the weaker battery results among upper mid-range phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity4,000 mAh
Wired30 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 puts it above the 77-point average for upper mid-range phones of 2021.

06Value

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for upper mid-range phones of 2021.

What works
  • 6.99 mm / 163 g — among the slimmest 6.7" phones made.
  • 144 Hz OLED + true 3× telephoto at $499.
  • Near-stock Android.
  • 108 MP main, 32 MP selfie.
What doesn't
  • 4G only (Lite/Pro variants had 5G).
  • 4,000 mAh modest, 30 W charging.
  • Support ended.
  • No IP rating.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi K60
$370 · score 80/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 9-phone cohort of upper mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .