Motorola Edge 50 Pro Review | Moto's Best Camera Yet?

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The Motorola Edge 50 Pro is both the best and worst camera phone I've ever tested from Moto with its great photo quality but frustratingly slow camera experience. But don't count it out just yet – with winning style, a killer screen and 512GB storage, it's a great package at the right price. For anyone in the UK and Europe, it'll set you back £599 or €699, while Indian Moto buyers can enjoy a much tastier ₹31,999 price, which works out at almost half the Western price. To find out whether the Edge 50 Pro is the right phone for you, check out my full review and leave any comments below.

00:00 Intro
01:00 Design and Colours
03:00 Screen
04:45 No AOD?
05:06 Camera Specs & Samples
06:25 Camera review
08:25 Slow Camera Woes
09:30 Video Camera Review
13:40 Interface
15:00 Performance
16:30 Gaming (& Genshin Impact)
17:05 Battery life and charging
17:45 Verdict

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Let me know if you have any questions about the Motorola Edge 50 Pro – I'll try and hold onto mine for a bit and update this if software updates iron out any kinks.

[SwordsDraw]

Loool! That selfie with uncle techspurt! I love both of your reviews! xD

[philadler]

You are the first review ANYWHERE to address photo processing of moving images, a major downfall of most cameras in cell phones. This has been a problem in my Samsung and Google phones and why until they get the shutter lag sorted cell phones will never replace true cameras.
I was gonna go for the Moto but not after this

[garyclements]

I almost bought this phone last week when they were giving free ear buds with it, decided to buy it and noticed the ear buds deal had ended through the retailer I was buying from.

So glad I didn't buy it after watching this honest review, watched so many reviews of this phone and all made it look great, even one of 2 reviewers I trust to be honest, none mentioned the camera delay, and none showed how bad the video recording/sound is. I've subscribed to the channel as first time watcher and love the honest review 👍

[rps]

I like your camera comparison part. Since you keep different brand camera videos one by one. It really helps to understand the actual quality of the camera.

[emerson...e]

I live in Brazil and I got the Edge 50 Pro 12GB 256GB on an operator's plan. The price was relatively good compared to the price charged in the national market, as I paid practically 1/3 of what the device is worth in conventional stores. Finally, I found a great device for practically everything, especially for everyday work, when we need to use the device a lot for conversations, among other things. This is possible due to the fast charging, which in a short time makes it ready for long hours of screen time. Here, it charges from 10% to 100% in just under 20 minutes, which allows me to use it for 6 hours of screen time.

Unfortunately, as mentioned in the video, the camera is disappointing. I have a young daughter and I can forget to take some pictures of her daily life due to the processing delay. Due to this problem, I was thinking of also getting the Edge 50 Ultra, since I have a discount on my plan and would keep the Edge 50 Pro as a secondary device for work and the Edge 50 Ultra for everyday use. However, I haven't seen any reviews between the two yet to know if there are any differences in camera mode. I believe that on this occasion I may end up getting an S24 Plus or Ultra, since I like to record family moments. My first disappointment with the Edge 50 Pro was precisely at a school presentation of my daughter, as I recorded in 1080/30 to try to avoid the problem and, even so, there were some small lags. I hope that in the future there will be software updates to fix this problem, as I believe that the processor can handle a simple camera app. All it takes is refinement and updates.

[Gary]

Phone looks great but that camera processing delay and poor video would result in a no no for me.

[thomasharner]

Thank you for the review. The 3x Telephoto reminded me of the Motorola One Zoom I had several years ago - really liked the camera on that one but similarly, the slower chip made using it a rough experience at time for taking pictures/videos. I remember taking 4k on that and the phone not being able to even play it back fluidly 🤣

[MaheshKumar-bgre]

What an extraordinary review. I understood your English easily. You told all the truth about this phone.. Because of the camera app, I am hesitating to buy this. Has Moto already fixed it? Have you got any update on this? Is it heating up a lot? In India, it seems it heats a lot

[purplexcity]

Appreciate the video. Im surprised you mentioned the performance. I saw a few others and people keep mentioning how amazing the performance in gaming is especially for the chipset. I'm genuinely torn between this and the s24. I love the size, feel, software, and customization on the 24 but hate the slow charging speed, 8gb ram. I have the 22 right now and it starts to heat up for the simplest things and the battery drain is horrendous.

[robovanlife]

i hope that camera app issue will be improved in the next firmware upgrade rest off is pretty nice, btw edge 50 pro is now the middle not flag ship. ultra is now flagship but cost to much.

[petrisalonen]

Excellent photos 👍. Motorola is better than ever in 2024. Shame about the price though as 699 Euros will hold many back including me. It is just too much and will leave 50 Pro in the shelves. Honor 200 and 200 Pro were just released and Oneplus Nord 4 in July, those will leave Edge 50 Pro in the dust, which actually is sad. At 499 Euros it could sell but at 699e it's just not possible as it's almost same priced as Oneplus 12 or cheapest Samsung Galaxy S24, and best selling Galaxy A55 sells lowest at 399e which is 300e cheaper.

[victorypigeon]

Always frustrating when the camera software lets a phone down. It is hard to do well, but it's got to be better than this to make even a budget device worthwhile, let alone a mid-tier price point.

[dakata]

do you plan on doing a review in the ultra too?

[MyLovelyHorsenet]

Great review here, thinking of getting one. Can you tell us if there is a manual video mode and hyperlapse mode? Does turning off scene or shot optimisation help with processing speed?

[AshyView]

That camera issue will be fixed with a software update?

[MrAditya]

Is it worth buying for someone who is looking for a camera centric smart phone? If not, what will be a good choice for around 400$-450$ budget?

[Sergey]

I use Moto One Zoom with gcam from pixel 3, and all photos are much better than stock camera. Photos from the video are not impressive, the colours are too saturated.

[sirzechs]

Is the markings at the bottom a regulatory or something in your region? I'm using the Edge 50 Pro here in India with the same colour but I do not have any marking on the frame.

[rlan]

I can't imagine motorola not fixing the laggy camera app. At this price point in europe, it's a big no...