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I quickly became a little obsessed with the new look Motorola Edge For the year 2026 during the short period of practical training I have spent with it so far. The new, lighter design of the $600 phone feels great in the hand. The Pantone martini olive green shade is layered on a soft texture that Motorola describes as “twill-inspired.” The 6.3-inch display – now with rounded corners instead of last year’s curved edges – gives the phone a more relaxed look that’s easier on the eyes.
It’s a design update I’d like to see more often on new phones, especially if they expect us to pay a premium for them. A lot of the phones we’ve seen in 2026 so far look identical to their 2025 counterparts, and are becoming much more expensive to operate, with prices rising by $100 or even $200. By comparison, the 2026 Edge is $50 more expensive at launch than its predecessor.
The phone has a 6.3-inch screen with rounded corners, but only 128GB of storage.
Instead, I quite like that the Motorola Edge leaves the more solid gray and black colors behind in favor of this look, with gold accents around the camera bump and side rails. The phone’s weight of 160 grams makes it one of the lightest phones relative to its overall size. This includes a three-camera array with a 10MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom alongside 50MP wide and ultra-wide cameras. (For reference, Samsung is $900 Galaxy S26 It weighs a touch heavier at 167 grams, while being priced at $500 Google Pixel 10a 183 grams.)
I’ll need more time with the cameras to see how they perform in a variety of situations, but some sample photos I took of decorations around the office show plenty of color in a variety of items. For example, the wide-angle camera captures a lot of detail and color throughout the Lego Death Star on display. When switching to the telephoto lens, I can use the 3x zoom to focus on one of the scenes in the center.
Captured with the 50MP Motorola Edge camera.
The move to the 10-megapixel lens is a little sharper – there’s some variation in shades of red between the Lego photos and they’re a little grainy – but the camera gets the job done in terms of zooming in on the scene without resorting to the digital zoom we typically see on similarly priced phones that lack a telephoto camera.
Captured using the telephoto camera at 3x zoom on the Motorola Edge.
The zoom is most effective in this simpler image of the red dragon in the office, where the telephoto camera is able to capture a great deal of detail by keeping its focus on the center of the image.
Captured with the Motorola Edge’s wide camera.
While the wide photo takes in plenty of detail of this little red dragon, the close-up gets up close and personal, pinning even the tiny nose prints and some text on the right wing.
Captured with the telephoto camera at 3x zoom.
The Edge also includes a 50-megapixel selfie camera, which I quickly tried out. Although I found that the photo captured a fair amount of facial detail, I would still like to try it in more challenging conditions, such as brighter outdoors and low-light evening and night settings.
Captured with the 50MP selfie camera on the Motorola Edge.
Most of the other specs on the phone are solidly mid-range – including the phone’s MediaTek Dimensity 7450 processor, which is similar to what’s found at the base. Razr 2026. This means that Edge is powerful enough to support various company services Moto AI featuresWhich includes photography optimization tools like AI-powered Signature Style to adjust how colors are processed after photos are taken. The phone’s 5,000 mAh battery can be recharged at 60W wired speeds. (For reference, Edge last year (At slightly faster speeds of 68W – it recharged from 0% to 65% in our 30-minute test.)
The Moto AI feature set is available on the Motorola Edge.
However, my biggest concerns are the Edge’s limited storage capacity of 128GB as well as a commitment to a short two-year upgrade cycle – plus three years of security updates. That’s limited storage space for a $600 phone, but buyers likely won’t have to pay full price, as the Edge may quickly be discounted. Last year, the Motorola Edge had an MSRP of $550 but some phone carriers He sold it for $300 No contract needed. If this year’s Edge becomes similarly discounted, it could be an attractive option when compared to other devices that typically sell in the $300 range.
But what I’m really hoping with the refreshed Edge design is that Motorola finds a way to finally bring the new design to the company Signature phone Line to the United States. This phone – currently only available internationally – has the best of both worlds: a similarly premium look with plenty of cutting-edge specs like a 5,200mAh carbon silicon battery with 90W wired charging speeds, 50MP wide, ultra-wide and telephoto cameras along with seven years of software updates. Maybe we’ll eventually get the company’s signature, but perhaps the Motorola Edge is just an enhancement to this high-end phone.
Watch this: Unboxing the $600 Motorola Edge (2026)
