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Motorola Edge 70 Max Review: Powerful Gaming Phone With Caveats
Motorola’s Edge 70 Max, priced from Rs 54,999 in India, is aimed at power users and gamers. It uses a flat-edged design, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, bypass charging and a large…
Motorola’s Edge 70 Max, priced from Rs 54,999 in India, is aimed at power users and gamers. It uses a flat-edged design, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, bypass charging and a large battery. At 221 grams and 8.29mm thick, it feels heavy, though its balanced weight suits two-handed gaming. The phone has a restrained premium design, Gorilla Glass 7i, IP68/IP69 protection and MIL-STD-810H durability.
Its 6.8-inch QHD+ AMOLED display is sharp, bright indoors and supports up to 144Hz, but testing found it mostly running at 120Hz. Outdoor visibility under direct sunlight was weak despite Motorola’s claimed peak brightness of 7,000 nits. The higher resolution offered only a small advantage over the iQOO 15R’s 1.5K panel.
Performance was strong in testing. The Edge 70 Max scored 30,95,875 on AnTuTu, ahead of the iQOO 15R’s 30,86,090, and also led in Geekbench 6 single-core and multi-core results. It competes with the iQOO 15R and OnePlus 15R in India.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The Edge 70 Max’s strongest case is performance at a price below established flagship territory, with benchmark results slightly ahead of the iQOO 15R. Its gaming credentials also come from practical choices such as the flat frame and bypass charging, rather than an overt gaming design. However, the review leaves two advertised strengths less convincing in use: the 144Hz mode was rarely reached, and claimed peak brightness did not translate into strong sunlight readability. The buying decision therefore rests more on sustained performance than display numbers.
Source: timesnownews.com
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