SpecEagle review · Motorola

Edge 50 Ultra review: A wood-or-leather-backed flagship with 125 W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2024·$999
Overall
83/100
Class rank
#181 of 248
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

A flagship that looks and charges like nothing else from Motorola.

The Edge 50 Ultra leans on a wood/leather design and 125 W charging. The mid-tier chip and modest battery are the practical compromises.

01Display

90/100

90/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

TypeLTPO pOLED, 144 Hz
Size6.7 inches (curved)
Resolution2,712 × 1,220 px (446 ppi)
Peak brightness2,500 nits
ProtectionGorilla Glass Victus

02Camera

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.6, OIS
Telephoto64 MP, f/2.4, 3× periscope
Ultrawide50 MP, f/2.0, macro
Selfie50 MP, f/1.9
Video4K @ 60 fps

03Performance

87/100

87/100 trails the 90-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm)
CPU8 cores
GPUAdreno 735
RAM12 GB / 16 GB
Storage512 GB / 1 TB

04Battery

82/100

82/100 trails the 85-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2024.

Capacity4,500 mAh
Wired125 W TurboPower
Wireless50 W

05Build

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

06Value

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2024.

What works
  • Distinctive wood / vegan-leather backs.
  • 125 W wired + 50 W wireless charging.
  • Triple 50 MP-class cameras with a periscope.
  • Smooth 144 Hz pOLED display.
What doesn't
  • Modest 4,500 mAh battery for the class.
  • SD 8s Gen 3 is upper-mid, not top-tier.
  • 3-year OS policy.
  • USB-C limited to USB 2.0.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 17 Pro Max
$1199 · score 93/100

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 248-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .