Motorola Edge 60 Pro review: The best-looking mid-range phone yet

Motorola now has a strong monitor document on the subject of mid-range and price range telephones, and that development solely continues with the wonderful Motorola Edge 60 Professional.

For those who’re trying to improve your present handset to a tool that doesn’t exceed £600 on the checkout, then you definately’re spoilt for selection with choices from huge identify manufacturers just like the Pixel 9a or the Samsung Galaxy A56. There are additionally loads of selections from much less broadly recognized producers, together with the Honor 400 Professional, however I’d argue that Motorola has simply supplied a really strong purpose for why you need to ignore all of them.

Priced at £599.99 (it’s not accessible within the USA), the Motorola Edge 60 Professional is certainly on the point of what you’ll be able to class as mid-range earlier than it strikes into full-on flagship territory, however after utilizing the cellphone for per week, I can simply say that that is one I’ll miss when I’ve to finally eject my SIM card from it.

Design & Construct

• Among the best designs I’ve seen on a cellphone
• IP68 and IP69 mud and water safety
• MIL-STD-810H energy ranking

It’s becoming to kick issues off with the design of the Motorola Edge 60 Professional as a result of it’s, by far, my favorite side of your complete cellphone.

There’s been a miserable development with sure telephones (the Honor 400 and Galaxy S25 vary come to thoughts) whereby they’ve adopted the much more mute colors that you just see amongst Apple’s iPhone 16 Professional vary, and that’s a disgrace as a result of it simply signifies that a lot of the competitors finally ends up showing like a homogenous blob the place aesthetics are involved.

Fortunately, with the assistance of Pantone, the Edge 60 Professional options three distinct colourways (Dazzling Blue, Glowing Grape and Shadow), all of which look unimaginable and supply totally different textured finishes. My overview unit options the Dazzling Blue backing, and regardless that there’s a case included with the cellphone, I haven’t been capable of deliver myself to pair the 2.

Each time I see the again of this cellphone, I catch myself simply looking at it in admiration – solely Nothing by way of its CMF line injects an analogous diploma of vibrancy.

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A further purpose why I didn’t fancy including a case to the cellphone is that the gadget itself is brilliantly slim, and by extension, very light-weight within the hand. Coming in at simply 186g and with a thickness of 8.2mm (which is barely greater than the USB-C port on the backside of the gadget), it is a cellphone that’s very a lot maintaining with the push for slimmer telephones that Samsung has not too long ago cashed in on with the Galaxy S25 Edge.

It’s additionally value mentioning that, very like within the Pixel 9a, Motorola has sought to dispose of a considerable digital camera bump on the Edge 60 Professional. It’s definitely some spectacular engineering on condition that there are three digital camera sensors on the again of this factor, and it signifies that for the primary time in fairly some time, I haven’t needed to take care of a cellphone that fights at each flip to burst by way of the entrance pocket on my denims.

You may have the three normal push buttons on the right-hand aspect, that are splendidly clicky in use, however there’s additionally a fourth button on the left that can be utilized to summon Moto AI. Don’t count on customisation choices like Apple’s Motion Button, nevertheless, it’s only a case of deciding how lengthy the button press must be earlier than activation.

Lastly, though over time Motorola has typically opted for a water-proof coating relatively than a correct ranking, the Edge 60 Professional is each IP68/IP69 licensed which is flagship stage safety from mud and water.

Display screen & Audio system

• A cascading 6.7-inch pOLED panel
• Very immersive for gaming and streaming
• Dolby Atmos stereo audio system

Relating to the show, Motorola has opted for a similar spill-over design that homeowners of the Edge 50 Professional can be acquainted with, and whereas there are some of us on the market preferring the flat design that’s been popularised by Apple and Samsung, I truly don’t thoughts it right here.

My first-ever smartphone was the Galaxy S6 Edge (approach again when), so I’ve all the time had a smooth spot for some of these curved shows, and it does create a slick cascading impact that helps to minimise the bezels on both aspect, making the display screen really feel extra immersive consequently. Although Samsung has launched confusion on ‘Edge’ telephones because the S25 Edge doesn’t have a curved display screen.

I must also level out that in my total time testing the cellphone, I solely ever encountered one mistouch with the aspect of the show, so I believe Motorola’s executed an excellent job right here in that respect.

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It additionally helps that the display screen itself is drop-dead beautiful, being a 6.7-inch pOLED panel with a 1220 x 2712 decision. I’ve been slowly making my approach by way of Invincible’s third season on Amazon Prime Video, however watching the episodes on the Edge 60 Professional’s show has been nothing in need of beautiful.

Significantly with animation, colors actually pop on the cellphone’s show. Diving into a couple of scenes in Pixar’s Inside Out, you’ll be able to see lots of the finer element within the character design as a result of the show provides all of it room to breathe.

Moreover, there’s an adaptive refresh price as much as 120Hz, which ensures all the things operates easily, and there’s a peak brightness of 4500 nits. I’ll say that, in not too long ago coming off the 5000nits of peak brightness on the Honor 400, I did typically must squint to learn textual content on the Edge 60 Professional towards direct daylight, nevertheless it nonetheless will get the job executed more often than not.

If you don’t fancy bringing a pair of wi-fi headphones into the fold, you’ll be able to lean on the Edge 60 Professional’s stereo audio system, which sound fairly nice.

The audio system are touted as having Dolby Atmos compatibility, however I all the time really feel that such an idea is a bit redundant if you’re speaking about audio system on a cellphone. They’re by no means going to hold the identical cinematic soundscape that you just may discover on the perfect soundbars, however all the things nonetheless sounds nice nonetheless.

You do have a good bit of customisation on the subject of sound profiles, as you’ll be able to soar between presets designed for movie, podcasts and extra, however I discovered the perpetual candy spot throughout the default ‘sensible audio’ setting, which independently adapts primarily based on what’s enjoying.

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Specs & Efficiency

• No Snapdragon chip this time round
• A rise to 12GB RAM
• Everyday efficiency is great

For those who’ve already learn the record of specs for the Motorola Edge 60 Professional then you will have raised an eyebrow on the exclusion of a Snapdragon chipset in favour of the brand new MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Excessive. Whereas it’s completely comprehensible to have a level of scepticism over the chipset change, I’m glad to report that the Edge 60 Professional carried out fantastically throughout my time with it.

Serving to issues alongside is the rise from 8- to 12GB of RAM, with 512GB storage additionally being the usual, which is one thing I all the time like to see because it means you’ll be able to retailer tons of apps, images and movies on this factor with out ever worrying about reaching full capability.

Relating to day-to-day operations, I had no points by any means with the Edge 60 Professional. I might soar from one app to the subsequent shortly, have picture-in-picture working completely and by no means really feel any worrying diploma of warmth coming from the cellphone itself.

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Turning to gaming is the place you’ll see a couple of of the boundaries come into finer view. For much less intensive 3D video games, you shouldn’t have a difficulty. Diving right into a match on Name of Obligation Cell, I used to be capable of trounce the opposite staff (for a change), partially due to how easily all of it ran on the gadget, and the Edge 60 Professional’s cascading show simply makes it really feel all probably the most immersive.

When it got here to working by way of the intro to Honkai: Star Rail, nevertheless, I noticed the body price drop a couple of occasions to round 26fps, and there was the occasional little bit of body leaping to go together with it. The sport remains to be playable, and I think about it’ll be fantastic for most individuals, however in case you are a bit extra choosy on the subject of gaming efficiency, then you might wish to take a look at another choice just like the Pink Magic 8S Professional.

Motorola Edge 60 Professional benchmarks

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Cameras

• Three rear-facing cameras
• The ultra-wide sensor has had an improve
• Strong night-time photographs from the principle sensor

At first look, it might appear as if not a lot had modified on the digital camera entrance. Like final yr, there are nonetheless three rear-facing sensors, nevertheless it’s the ultra-wide that’s seen the largest enchancment on paper.

So, along with a 50Mp f/1.8 wide-angle lens and a 10Mp f2.0 telephoto lens, you’ve now bought a 50Mp f/2.0 ultra-wide (up from 13Mp on the Edge 50 Professional).

When the solar’s out, you’ll be able to count on vibrant and vibrant photographs from the principle digital camera that do justice to the scene at hand, however I used to be impressed to see that the digital camera additionally holds up with indoor settings. Taking the Edge 60 Professional to London’s Comedian Con, held within the cavernous depths of the Excel constructing, I used to be impressed to see that the colors of a small R2-D2 gathering have been captured extremely nicely.

There’s loads of parity right here with the ultra-wide as nicely, which was useful for taking photographs that conveyed the size of the occasion, which I might then share with family and friends. Sadly, the identical can’t be stated for when the solar goes down.

Heading to Picadilly Circus, the principle digital camera was capable of showcase the dynamic vary of the realm, capturing not simply the lights of the billboards close by, but additionally avenue lamps and store frontage. The ultra-wide by comparability struggled with that very same frontage, coming away with a definite haloing that makes all the things look a bit washed out.

As a last observe, video seize is sadly, a little bit of a dud. When filming round London Waterloo station, I used to be disenchanted to see simply how flat the colors have been after the very fact, when there was loads for the cellphone to latch on to. If video is your precedence, then you definately may wish to flip to the iPhone 16e, which costs the same as the Edge 60 Pro.

Battery Life & Charging

• Larger 6000mAh battery
• Both wired and wireless charging have been downgraded
• The battery can easily get you to the end of the day

For some reason, Motorola has decided to flip the Edge 60 Pro on its head where battery and charging are concerned, leading to something of a give and take situation.

Starting with the bad, the charging speeds have been decreased, dropping from 125W wired and 50W wireless, to 90W and just 15W respectively.

The counteroffer to this is that the battery itself has leapt up from 4500- to 6000mAh. Personally, if I had to choose between faster charging or longer battery life, I’ll always go for the latter.

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Thankfully, having that larger cell does mean that the Edge 60 Pro can keep on trucking to the end of the day without giving you any major battery anxiety.

When putting the phone through a more intensive day of use than usual, I was able to get from 8:30am to 10:30pm with 41% left in the tank. That day included a combined 86 minutes of social media, 42 minutes of playing Beatstar and using Spotify in the background for nearly three hours for music and podcasts.

That’s not bad at all, and on most days I usually end things with closer to 50% battery remaining.

Unfortunately, the charging situation did feel painfully slow at times, so I recommend topping the phone up as soon as you get out of bed in the morning. When starting a charge at 21% with my 65W adapter, it took one hour and 27 minutes before the Edge 60 Pro was fully topped up.

I was able to get the phone to about 60% fairly quickly (after about 25 minutes of charging), but that’s a bit too slow if you’re in a hurry, and as you might have already guessed, there’s no charger included with the phone so you’ll need to buy one separately.

Software & Apps

• Motorola’s Android overlay is very clean
• Just a small amount of bloatware
• Moto AI just isn’t what it needs to be

While the charging situation on the Edge 60 Pro is far from ideal, the same cannot be said where software is concerned. Motorola has a wonderfully hands-off approach when it comes to its own Android overlay which, after recently using the overly cumbersome MagicOS found on Honor phones, felt like a breath of fresh air.

In fact, using the Edge 60 Pro doesn’t feel all that different from the experience of using stock Android on the best Google Pixel phones, which is a joy. I’ve always admired Pixels for this exact reason, as it ultimately feels like the closest competitor to iOS within the Android space, with tons of customisation options. It’s a similar situation here, and while you don’t get all of the wonderful Material You widgets that Pixel owners do, you still get a say on fonts and overall colourways that can create a wonderful sense of consistency as you move between apps.

Still, as much as I have enjoyed using the Edge 60 Pro, there are a few caveats that stop it from reaching the same heights as the Pixels in this regard. There is some bloatware to contend with, but luckily it’s not an egregious amount, and Motorola’s own-brand apps are inoffensive.

I actually quite like the Moto Unplugged app, which is an easy way of giving yourself a timed break from your smartphone, which, I have to admit, is something I need to make use of.

Just like every other company right now, Motorola is attempting to go all in on AI, with its own brand version being the succinctly titled Moto AI. I mentioned earlier that there’s a dedicated button on the left-hand side to access Moto AI quickly, but I did find the software to be a bit of a dud in practice.

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Moto AI can do a handful of things, one of which is dictate voice recordings and then generate an AI summary based on what’s been said. While the AI did a decent job in separating one speaker from another, the software could still use some work (it transcribed Motorola as mozzarella at one point, which made me laugh).

Using Moto AI to answer basic questions also isn’t as helpful an experience as what you can get with Google Gemini (which is also readily available via the power button below the volume rocker). When asking Moto AI to tell me when the next Liverpool game is set for, it threw back a load of jargon and uncertainty, whereas Gemini got me the exact answer I was looking for right away.

I also feel that the input system on Moto AI is a step behind. If I continue to hold the summoning button once Moto AI has loaded, I expect it to then launch the mic so that I can speak right away, but this isn’t the case. Once Moto AI is loaded, you need to tap on the mic icon before speaking, and then once your request has been heard, you need to press the send button before it’s taken into account. This is far too many steps for what should be a much simpler process.

Still, the fact that you do have quick access to Gemini means that this probably won’t be the most heinous issue for most users, but what certainly will be is the four year cap on updates (three years for software and four years for security patches).

Given that you can get up to seven years with the cheaper Pixel 9a, this limitation does feel quite anti-consumer given that £599.99, while still ‘mid-range’, is hardly an inconsequential amount for most people and you’d want to try and get as much longevity of your next upgrade as possible. Hopefully, Motorola can change things in a successor, because this is the one thing that really holds the Edge 60 Pro back.

Price & Availability

The Motorola Edge 60 Pro is available in both the UK and the EU for £599.99 and €599.99, respectively. At the time of writing, the phone is not available in the US and it appears there is not plan to launch it there.

There’s only one configuration of the phone that comes with 512GB of storage and a sizeable 12GB of RAM to boot. For pure value for money, this is fantastic, as it means you can avoid spending a small fortune on cloud services to store your files and photos, when you should have more than enough space to store them locally.

You can buy it from Motorola as well as retailers like Amazon, Argos, Currys and Very.

Inside its worth vary, the Motorola Edge 60 Professional goes face to face with the iPhone 16e at £599/$599, and the Xiaomi 14T which is obtainable for barely much less at £549.

Additionally, keep in mind that there are cheaper choices inside Motorola’s personal vary, with the Edge 60 being the subsequent one down at £379.99/€430, and the even cheaper Edge 60 Fusion ringing in at £299.99/€329.98.

For extra choices, examine our record of the perfect mid-range telephones.

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Do you have to purchase the Motorola Edge 60 Professional?

I can advocate the Motorola Edge 60 Professional in a heartbeat, nevertheless it is determined by what you’re after out of your subsequent cellphone. As an example, I want that each cellphone carried the identical design as this one. The gorgeous textured backing, paired with the just about non-existent digital camera bump and a slim total body simply makes the Edge 60 Professional really feel nice within the hand.

The show additionally occurs to be splendidly immersive, which makes it nice for a spot of gaming and streaming Netflix, and it’s emboldened by strong battery life and respectable on a regular basis efficiency.

For those who do need the perfect cameras at this worth vary nevertheless then I’d sooner divert your consideration in the direction of the Pixel 9a, and I’ll most likely cite Google’s handset once more on the subject of having an extended stretch of software program and safety updates (the Samsung Galaxy A56 can be worthy of a shout-out right here).

If Motorola had solely seen match to be a bit extra pro-consumer in its long run assist of this cellphone, then it virtually definitely would have scored larger, however should you’re very happy with the concept of probably upgrading 4 years down the road, then you’ll not be disenchanted with the Motorola Edge 60 Professional.

Specs

• Android 15 with three years of updates, 4 for safety patches
• 6.7-inch pOLED 1220 x 2712 show
• 120Hz refresh price
• Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
• Mediatek Dimensity 8350 Excessive chipset
• 512GB storage
• 12GB RAM
• 6000mAh battery
• IP68 and IP69 mud and water safety
• 90W wired charging
• 15W wi-fi charging
• 50MP f/1.8 major digital camera
• 10MP f/2.0 telephoto lens
• 50MP f/2.0 ultra-wide lens
• 50MP f/2.0 selfie digital camera
• Stereo audio system
• 5G
• 160.7 x 73.1 x 8.2 mm
• 186g