Motorola Edge 20 series in the first hands-on

The Motorola Edge 20 Lite, Edge 20 and Edge 20 Pro were announced on August 27.8th via press release vorgestellt, TechnikNews could have the devices in the first hands-on. 

Motorola Edge 20 Lite

The Edge 20 Lite is the cheapest model in the series with an RRP of 399 euros and feels valuable when the back is made of plastic. This is clearly noticeable and it is not such a high-quality plastic as in an S21 or similar. Despite this, the workmanship is successful and the buttons can be easily pressed in. The edges of the display are clearly visible and the punch hole, which is in the middle of the device, stands out more than on the other devices in the series. With 5000 mAh, the battery is the largest in the series, so the device is correspondingly heavy in the hand. The device can be connected to a Windows laptop using a QR code (and corresponding software), which enables "desktop mode".

The Edge 20 Lite is the cheapest device in the series (Image: TechnikNews)

Motorola Edge 20/Pro

The Motorola Edge 20 and Edge 20 Pro are pretty much the same and only differ in a few points. Both have a 144Hz display, which was impressive in the first hands-on. The display edges are a lot smaller than the Lite and the "non-Pro" is also very thin and light. Internally, the only difference between the two is the processor; the Pro uses the Snapdragon 778 instead of the Snapdragon 870G. While the Lite has a headphone jack and an SD card slot, the two better devices do not. Instead, they both have a glass back and a telephoto lens. The Edge 20 can zoom up to 3x losslessly, the Edge 20 Pro a maximum of 5x. All devices in the Edge 20 series run on Android 11 and will get two OS upgrades.

Motorola also gave us a demo of the "Ready For Platform". This allows a "desktop-like interface" to be ported to a screen on the Edge 20 and Pro models. The device can still be used normally, or as a remote control to control the interface. In addition to the desktop mode, there is also a launcher for games (which can also be controlled with a controller) or a launcher for TV and films. The Edge 20 only supports these modes wirelessly due to the processor, the Pro also supports it via a USB-C cable. We already have test devices of the Edge 20 and Pro models, and a test report for both will be published in the near future.