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Motorola has announced that its new $999.99 Edge Plus smartphone will be released on May 14.
The Motorola Edge Plus marks the company's re-entry into high-end, premium smartphones, and what a re-entry: the Edge Plus is a big 5G smartphone with a large screen, a 108-megapixel triple-lens camera, and powerful specs.
And, it has a headphone jack. Indeed, the Motorola Edge Plus will be the only high-end smartphone in the US so far in 2020 that will accept wired headphones without some absurd dongle solution.
Here are the specs for the new Motorola Edge Plus:With those specs and a $1,000 price tag, the Motorola Edge Plus is easily set to take on larger high-end Android phones, like Samsung's $1,200 Galaxy S20 Plus and the $900 OnePlus 8 Pro. For iPhone users, the Edge Plus would be the equivalent of the $1,100 iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Unfortunately, the Motorola Edge Plus is a Verizon-exclusive smartphone, and won't be available on other carriers. You'll only be able to buy the Edge Plus from Verizon and Motorola's website.
As usual, there will be various ways for buyers to save on the Edge Plus's $1,000 price tag. Verizon customers can trade-in their device for up to $250 off, for example. Customers who add a new line with certain unlimited data plans can get up to $550 off, and people who switch to Verizon can get an extra $150 off, making a $700 discount a possibility, if you play your cards right.
Apart from the exclusivity to Verizon, only the screen specs raise an eyebrow — some will notice that the Motorola Edge Plus "only" has a 1080p resolution screen, and its refresh rate "only" goes to 90Hz, at least compared to the OnePlus 8 Pro's 1440p screen with a 120Hz refresh rate. Despite slightly lesser screen specs on paper, it's unlikely a deal-breaker for the Edge Plus.
And, apart from the headphone jack, Motorola is differentiating the Edge Plus with features, like the loudest and most powerful speakers on any smartphone, so the company claims.
We'll know more about Motorola's new Edge Plus smartphone and its core performance and features once we get our hands on it. For now, you can check out some press renders:
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