Motorola has quietly launched a new version of its Motorola Edge S in China. The company has unveiled the Motorola Edge S Pioneer Edition. The new version is a different color variant of the smartphone which was launched in China in January. There is no significant change in the case of specifications. Interestingly, the Moto Edge S Pioneer Edition is priced cheaper than the Moto Edge S. The new version has already become available for sale in China and comes in the same configuration.
The Motorola Edge S is the first Motorola smartphone to use Snapdragon 800 series chipset. It is said to be the cheapest flagship device being sold in China. The smartphone comes with four rear camera sensors, a large battery, and many other interesting features. So let’s have a look at the price of the smartphone and the key specifications of the device.
Motorola Edge S Pioneer Edition is being sold in China for a single 8GB RAM and 128GB storage variant for CNY 1,999. While the other two color variants including Emerald Lite and Mist are priced at CNY 1,999 for 6GB RAM and 128GB storage. So basically if you buy the vanilla color version, you can get the 8GB version at the price of the 6GB version of the Edge S. The smartphone is available for purchase on the official website of Motorola and jd.com.
There is absolutely no change in the specifications of the Pioneer version and the Moto Edge S. The smartphone has a 6.7-inch LCD with a resolution of 2520 × 1080 pixels and a refresh rate of 90 Hz. It comes with HDR10 support. There is also a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The Moto Edge S is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 processor with up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. The processor is the latest by Qualcomm and is being touted as an improved version of the Snapdragon 865 Plus SoC. The Edge S has a 5,000mAh battery that supports a 20W fast charge.
In terms of optics, the Motorola Edge S has a square-shaped camera island with four camera sensors. Camera Island includes a 64MP primary sensor, a 16MP ultra-wide-angle macro sensor, a 2MP portrait depth-of-field sensor, and a ToF stereoscopic depth sensor. On the front, there are 6-megapixel and 8-megapixel camera sensors for better selfies.
Source: BusinessToday