
So, PASS means it meets what we expect of any phone at that price or level. These paradigms vary for the class of phone, price bracket etc. Reviews use FAIL, PASS and EXCEED against over 70 test paradigms. Not all models are at each retailer, and some sell only with a Telco plan. The authorised resellers include Motorola Mobility Australia ( online), JB Hi-Fi, The GoodGuys and Officeworks.

#MOTOROLA EDGE SOFTWARE#
Specifically, do not buy if it has any other model number than ‘-3’ and the Software Channel (Under About Phone) is not ‘retapac’. As these generally do not support LTE Band 28 used by Telstra and Optus all you may get is 3G. They brazenly advertise ‘Australian stock’ (not ‘certified for Australia’) and generally have non-ACL compliant ‘warranties’.ĭo not buy from them as you will not get Motorola Australia warranty Australian over-the-air OS and firmware updates and you cannot make a 000 call without a SIM. We have named and shamed the major grey market and parallel importers here. Mandatory warning – dodgy online grey market – avoid at all costs

Let’s see how the Motorola Edge fares as one of the new breed of mid-range 5G handsets. Motorola, due mainly to its heritage, reputation and long service to Australia should be a natural choice for many. The main differentiators between models will be camera configuration, memory and storage. You will find ‘Lite’ versions from about $600 and fuller versions for less than $1000. This includes Motorola itself (Moto G 5G), the BBK family (OPPO, vivo, realme, One Plus, IQOO), Xiaomi, Google Pixel 4a/5, HTC, TCL 10 5G, ZTE Nubia, LG Velvet, Nokia 8.3, Redmi, Samsung and Sony. The Edge is a new breed of 5G mid-range smartphone (<$1000), which joins a rather large pool of contenders with over 100 brands/models announced so far. There is also a flagship Edge+ (Qualcomm SD865) and a lower-cost Edge Lite, but we won’t see those here.
#MOTOROLA EDGE BLUETOOTH#
And the Motorola Edge has all the latest tech – Qualcomm SD765G, 5G sub-6Ghz modem, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, and a 4500mAH battery with 18W charging.
