Motorola is back in the game to disrupt the market with the combination of flagship features and mid-range prices. The Lenovo-owned company announced the new X30 Pro and S30 Pro smartphones on 11 Aug 2022 in China. Both smartphones boast fast processors, high-resolution displays, and fast charging technology. The X30 Pro is the world’s first smartphone with a 200MP primary camera. Along with these two phones, Motorola also launched the Moto Razr 2022 which is a foldable phone that sports a 6.7-inch foldable OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate. The outer OLED display is 2.7-inches that can be used for accessing notifications, checking messages, etc. The Moto Razr is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SOC which is paired with 12GB RAM and 512GB storage. Connectivity options on the Moto Razr 2022 are 5G, 4G, Wi-fi 6E, Bluetooth, and USB-C. It is also packed with a 3,500 mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging.
Motorola X30 Pro Specifications
The Motorola X30 is a premium version of the Moto X30 that has a curved 6.7-inch pOLED display with FHD+ resolution and 1250 units of peak brightness. The phone is powered by the flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 with a 144Hz refresh rate and 8GB or 12GB RAM for smooth performance. The reason for the buzz about the Moto X30 Pro is the camera which makes the X30 Pro the first smartphone to feature a 200-megapixel sensor, the ISOCELL HP1 made by Samsung. The rear camera setup consists of a triple camera setup: a 200MP primary shooter, a 50MP ultra-wide sensor, and a 12MP telephoto with 2X optical zoom. The salient feature of this camera system is an f/1.95 aperture with 8K video capture at 30fps. On the front side, this smartphone has a whopping 60MP punch hole camera. The X30 Pro is powered by a 4,610mAh battery with 125W charging power that claims to fully charge the phone in just 19 minutes and also supports 50W wireless charging. This smartphone comes in two colors, Black and White.
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Motorola S30 Pro Specifications
The Motorola S30 Pro is a more toned-down version of the X30 Pro. If all the features and specs in X30 Pro are overkill for your usage pattern, then you can consider the S30 Pro. This phone has a Snapdragon 888+ with the exact display specs as X30 Pro. The S30 Pro has a 6.55-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and 1250 nits of peak brightness. This phone also has a triple rear camera setup with a 50MP main shooter, 13MP wide-angle camera, and a 2MP depth sensor. There’s a 30 MP selfie shooter housed inside a punch hole camera in the front. The phone has a battery of 4,610 mAh with a charging speed of 68W and no wireless charging support. The phone boots on Android 12 with MyUI 4.0 and comes in 2 colors- Black and Blue.
Motorola X30 Pro and S30 Price and Availability
Motorola X30 Pro and S30 Pro are only available in China right now but they will start to ship globally soon. All the prices mentioned here are conversions from the Chinese Yuans and may differ from the actual price when it will be launched in the US and UK:
- Motorola X30 Pro(8GB/128GB) : ¥3,699 (around $549)
- Motorola X30 Pro (12GB/ 512GB): ¥4,199 (around $623)
- Motorola X30 Pro (12GB/512GB): ¥4,499 (around $668)
- Motorola S30 Pro (8GB/128GB): ¥1,999( around $326)
- Motorola S30 Pro (12GB/512GB): ¥2,899( around $430)
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