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Updated · GSMArena.com · Jul 10

Motorola Edge 70 Pro Adds 50MP Periscope and 6500 mAh Battery as India Variant Loses Features

Updated

Updated · GSMArena.com · Jul 10

Motorola Edge 70 Pro Adds 50MP Periscope and 6500 mAh Battery as India Variant Loses Features

Q: With rivals offering seven years of updates, is this new phone's software support already obsolete?

Yes. In 2026, a promise of three major Android upgrades and five years of security patches for the Edge 70 Pro looks behind the market, especially for a phone Motorola is positioning as a near-flagship. The gap is clear. Google and Samsung now offer seven years of OS and security updates on their premium phones, and that longer support is increasingly shaping buyer expectations beyond the flagship tier. Qualcomm has also pushed the ecosystem toward longer support windows on newer platforms. Against that backdrop, Motorola’s Edge 70 Pro policy means the phone will age out sooner in both features and security coverage than key rivals. That does not make the phone a bad buy outright. The Edge 70 Pro still offers strong hardware for the money: a brighter 144Hz display, a 6,500mAh battery, a faster chipset, and, in the global model, a much better 50MP periscope telephoto camera. For buyers who typically replace phones every three to four years, the support window may be sufficient. But for anyone buying with longevity in mind, the software policy is a real weakness. It is especially hard to defend because Motorola itself now offers seven years of support on some 2026 devices, showing the company can match the new standard when it chooses to. That makes the Edge 70 Pro feel less future-proof than similarly priced competitors, and even less aligned with Motorola’s own top-end strategy.

3 articles · Updated · GSMArena.com · Jul 10

Motorola’s global Edge 70 Pro pairs a new 50MP 3.5x periscope camera with a larger 6,500 mAh battery, positioning the phone as a step-up upper-midrange model.
Compared with the Edge 60 Pro, it is thinner and lighter, gets a chipset upgrade, a slightly larger and brighter 144Hz display, and swaps last year’s 10MP telephoto for the higher-resolution periscope unit.
India’s Edge 70 Pro drops the telephoto camera entirely and also loses 15W wireless charging and 5W reverse wireless charging, suggesting Motorola tailored it to a lower price band.
Pricing shown in the review starts at £549 for 256GB/8GB RAM and ₹37,975 in India, while the global model also offers broader storage and color choices.
The reviewed global package omits a charger under EU rules but includes a 5A USB-C cable, a hard case with MagSafe support, and FIFA World Cup 2026 branding.