8 reviews for Unlock the Power: Motorola Edge 2023 | 50MP | 8/256GB!

1. 

   jb – October 28, 2025

   A lot of phone for the price
   I was looking for a phone or tablet to use with my DJI Mini 2 drone. The remote control with the Mini 2 requires the use of an Android or Apple smart phone or tablet since the remote control doesn’t have it’s own display and the phone or tablet serve as the display. There are lots of phones you can use for this purpose, but you need something with a very bright display. I have an iPhone 11 Pro as my primary phone and when flying in bright sunlight, the display dims to prevent the phone from overheating. It gets so dim that it is almost unusable for this purpose. I was looking for a new or used phone or tablet with a very bright display. So far, this phone seems to work very well and the display is bright enough to view in direct sunlight. I believe it is capable of 1300 nits under certain circumstances, but that may be while playing HDR content. The Google Pixel phones are great, as are the Samsungs, but the Pixel’s screens don’t get this bright and Samsung models that do have bright screens are much more expensive.I’ve used my sim card from my iPhone to make calls (AT&T) and I think the Motorola Edge 2022 actually sounds better than the 11 Pro. I have tested Wi-Fi speeds and the Edge 2022 is consistantly 10% to 15% faster than the 11 Pro. I’ve seen complaints about the camera quality but the photos, especially macro photos, look as good or better than the 11 Pro. If my entire family didn”t use iPhones, I think I would actually start using the Edge 2022 as my primary phone as it is much easier to see with the larger screen. Considering all of the features you get with this phone, I think the price is probably impossible to beat. I have only had the phone for a week, but I am extremely happy with my purchase which was less than $250.00. Would I prefer a better IP dust and water resistant rating and more premium materials? Of course, but you can’t have everything at this price point. Is it a good deal at $500.00? Probably not a great deal, but at $250.00 it is an absolute bargain and a fine phone. I realize that there are a few negative reviews and I’m sure it’s possible to get a dud every once in a while, but some of the reviews seem to be issues not with the phone itself, but due to receiving the wrong phone or a problem with the ordering process. I don’t doubt that those problems exist, but I would prefer that reviews of a product, focus on the quality of the actual product and not so much with the process. This is just my opinion. I hope this helps someone else who is on the fence about buying this phone. If you can get it for $250.00, it’s an absolute steal! Knowing everything I know now, I would purchase another one if needed and would recommend it to family or friends if they needed a good phone with at great display at a great price.

2. 

   A Guy – October 28, 2025

   Generally very good
   I’ve bought Motorolas for a long time now. I’ve ventured out to Samsung and LG on occasion, but I’ve always come back. Motorola makes great solid, reliable midrange phones with about as authentic of an Android experience you can get. I was reluctant after the company was acquired by Lenovo, but I can attest they’re still good phones.I bought this to replace my Moto X4 not because the Moto X4 was broken or didn’t work, but because I wanted to take advantage of wireless android auto in my Jeep and the newest OS for the X4 was incompatible. I had gotten my money’s worth out of that phone already anyways.One of my favorite changes is that the fingerprint reader is built into the power button.. this is MILES better than any in-screen fingerprint reader I’ve used. It’s almost instantaneous. Press the power button like normal and it likely already processed your fingerprint and unlocked the phone.Battery life, as with all of my Motorolas, seems to be a step above the other brands.Other than a Pixel, Motorola offers as close to an authentic Android experience as you’ll find. They’re not trying to force you into some stupid ecosystem you don’t want. Bloatware is minimal. Again, this is why I keep coming back to Motorola.Screen quality is very good. I used to think anything greater than 1080p on a little phone is overkill, but I admit the text does look noticeably more crisp.I have two disappointments, which are fairly minor:1) The phone has stereo speakers built-in, but as others have noted, the second speaker is just the earpiece, and therefore it’s much quieter than the main speaker, giving it a lopsided soundstage. I guess it’s better than nothing, but not by much. Speaker quality is still decent, but nowhere near iPhone quality. I’ve yet to hear an Android that competes, though.2) Camera software seems laggy/low FPS. I’m guessing it has to do with the multiple cameras and the phone processing them together to create one image, but it feels like the camera “viewfinder” runs at <30fps. The images that come out are still good. Again, not iPhone quality, but perfectly good for a midrange-priced Android phone. I was just disappointed compared to my Moto X4 because that thing was always smooth as butter and image quality was 90% of what this fancy three-camera setup achieves. I still think these multi-camera setups are a bit of a gimmick. Or maybe Android/Motorola just aren't utilizing them optimally.All of my other complaints are with Android itself, so they'd be present on any brand. Having owned both iPhones and Androids, I like Android for their flexibility, but with each new version of Android I feel drawn back to the 'everything just works like it should' quality that iOS has. Apple feels like it was designed by a small group of people who understood the mission well; Android sometimes feels like it was designed by a thousand of different people who never talked to each other. As these mobile OSs get more complex and feature packed, I'm starting to think I'd rather have stability than flexibility/customisation. For my next phone, I may go back to iPhone... Again, though, this is not specific to this phone--just Android itself. So I guess this rant wasn't really necessary..Good phone if you're looking for an Android! Not the best-of-the-best, but a great balance of capability and price. Probably the sweet-spot of the market.

3. 

   D. Klebanov – October 28, 2025

   Solid unused phone. Battery degraded to 85%
   The phone arrived new-in-box with a charger. 8GB of RAM (not 6). Everything appears to be working. The battery was completely deep discharged. I ran AccuBattery on it, and found that it’s still at around 85% of original capacity. So instead of 4800 mAh, expect to get around 4200. It’s an old flagship phone at a low-end price, so it’s not a bad compromise.

4. 

   Mario Hernandez Silva – October 28, 2025

   Funciona de maravilla y el precio fue muy atractivo. Lo uso en México con la red de Telcel y AT&T sin problema, incluso en red 5G

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   Muhammad Taha Alam – October 28, 2025

   Incorrect picture of edge 2022 while content does say 2020. So the picture is decieving. Got a good price so wont be an issue.

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   Marcel Duperron – October 28, 2025

   Motorola Edge ! Aucun souçis, il fonctionne a merveille.

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   Miguel Ángel Lara Trejo – October 28, 2025

   Excelente teléfono móvil, corre las aplicaciones sin problemas , no tiene problemas de calentamiento, además la aplicación ready for está increíble para extender la pantalla a una smart tv , el único problema que veo es la duración de batería, uso continuo a final del día ya está en 20%

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   Shoot 4 A Star – October 28, 2025

   Ordered 2 phones. Received the Motorola Moto Edge model XT2063-3, which is from 2020. They had both previously been opened. Returned immediately.