Motorola’s latest flagship phone arrives in unlocked and Verizon flavors this week
Motorola might be the king of budget smartphones, but when it comes to flagships, the company can be awfully flaky. It’ll often release a super-powerful device designed to compete with the Samsungs of the world, only to disappear without a successor for years. The newMotorola Edge+ is its first attempt in two years, and although last month’s announcement ended without availability details, we finally know when it’s launching.
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As the name implies, the Edge+ 5G UW is the latest phone capable of running on the carrier’sever-growing Ultra Wideband network. Verizon is also promoting its “Adaptive Sound” technology that makes the phone’s speakers louder and clearer, presumably a feature that won’t be on the standard model.
Thankfully, you don’t need to be on Verizon to pick up Motorola’s new phone — though it’s going to cost you a little extra.DroidLifereports that the Edge+ is arriving unlocked through stores like Amazon and Best Buy on the same day — March 24th. It retails for $1,000, nearly $150 more than the Verizon-specific version, though as the company promised last month, a limited-time promotion knocks $100 off that price.
Without much to set itself apart from the competition, it’ll likely be a tough sell for Motorola. Although the Edge+ is running on the latest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset with Android 12 available at launch, the company’s poor track record with updates might be enough to turn potential buyers towards somebetter Android phones.
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