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Motorola Edge 70 Launches Globally at €799/£699 With 5.99mm Design, Skips U.S.

Motorola positions the ultra‑thin model as a lower‑priced rival to slim flagships by pairing a large battery with multi‑year updates and built‑in AI tools.

Motorola Edge 70 in Lily Pad, Gadget Grey and Green Bronze
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Wait, you can do this? Have a phone that's thin, but also has three cameras and a big battery?
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Overview

  • On sale now in the UK and parts of Europe at £699/€799, the Edge 70 is the global counterpart to China’s Moto X70 Air and will not be sold in the United States.
  • The handset measures 5.99mm thick yet houses a 4,800mAh silicon‑carbon battery, targeting buyers who want a thin phone without giving up battery capacity.
  • Key specs include a roughly 6.7‑inch 1220p OLED with 120Hz refresh, a Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset, 12GB RAM with up to 512GB storage, and 68W wired plus 15W wireless charging.
  • The camera setup features 50MP main and 50MP ultrawide rear cameras, a 50MP selfie camera, 4K video capture, and a dedicated light sensor for color accuracy.
  • Software highlights include Moto AI 2 for on‑device transcription and visual search with Perplexity integration, Android 16 at launch, and promised updates through 2031; durability claims cite MIL‑STD‑810H, IP69/IP68, and Gorilla Glass 7i, with Pantone color options and a bundled magnetic clear case.