In terms of software I've always been impressed with Motorola's take: the brand uses more-or-less stock Google Android, with its little Moto app available to add certain display/action features, and is altogether unobtrusive to functionality. It adds real versatility to use and compensates for the so-so battery life greatly. Which, frankly, is pretty ridiculous – but it's a feature I love, as I've often just not charged the phone at night and then done so in the morning instead.
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You can charge it from flat to full in about 15 minutes. It's 120W, which is close to the quickest currently available, the correct charger is included in the box (that's a rarity, so kudos to Motorola for that). What is up there among the best, however, is the fast-charging technology on board here. Nonetheless, it's not a bad performance, it's just not best in class. The 4,610mAh cell on board could be part of the reason why: I'm more used to seeing 5,000mAh cells aboard such devices. Use it lightly and you will get a solid 16-or-so hours of use, but with some more intensive intervention I've found the handset to be limping to the finish line come the end of the day. It's that kind of heat dissipation that will see the battery life drop quicker than you may expect, which I've found to be one of this Motorola's weaknesses. I'm not talking dramatic overheating, per se, just that I've felt the Edge 30 Ultra get warm after more extended screen sessions, not necessarily just gaming.
However, having so much power on tap, while certainly the reason of enabling features such as 144Hz to be so easily handled, can cause rise to some heat. There is no more powerful Qualcomm chipset for mobile phones, which tells you everything you need to know. Motorola isn't mucking about when it comes to the power available either: the Edge 30 Ultra features Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, which is the one-up processor beyond the original 8 Gen 1 flagship which first arrived at the beginning of 2022. Moto Edge 30 Ultra review: Performance & Battery Even the camera unit, despite its 200MP headliner, isn't obscene in the way it protrudes, unlike some of the competition. It resists fingerprints, as the glass rear is coated in some otherworldly finish (Interstellar makes sense, eh?) that only gives way to visual 'motorola' and batwing 'M' symbols. The photographs I've taken for this review show-off the handset in Interstellar Black, which is a sort-of charcoal like finish. The central punch-hole camera isn't the most intricate looking, but otherwise I've little to complain about regarding this display. In short: the Motorola Edge 30 Ultra's display punches well above its asking price really, delivering ultra colourful and ultra bright images that are silky smooth thanks to that refresh rate. What's less common, however, is the addition of a 144Hz fast refresh rate and HDR10+ high dynamic range. Front-on the Motorola is typical of a 2022 flagship: like an elongated bar of soap in its scale (but less slippery thanks to its slightly tactile rear finish), the 6.67-inch display spread across a 20:9 aspect ratio is very familiar territory indeed.