Motorola Edge 70 rolls out in India with an ultra-slim design and a surprisingly large battery
At just 5.99mm thin, the Motorola Edge 70 pairs a lightweight build with a 5,000mAh battery, testing how far design-first phones can go without real compromises.
You know that feeling when you slide your phone into your pocket and it feels like you’re carrying a brick? Motorola seems to be betting that people are finally tired of that. The company just launched the Edge 70 in India, and at 5.99mm thin and 159 grams, it’s one of the lightest and slimmest phones you can buy right now.
What makes the Edge 70 interesting isn’t just how thin it is, but what Motorola managed to fit inside that profile. Ultra-slim phones usually get there by shrinking the battery, often dramatically. Motorola went the opposite direction, squeezing a 5,000mAh silicon-carbon battery into a body that’s thinner than many phones with far smaller cells.
To put that into perspective, Apple’s slim-focused iPhones tend to hover around the low-3,000mAh range, while Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge tops out at 3,900mAh. By comparison, Motorola’s numbers stand out as more than just a design flex.
The rest of the hardware largely supports that first impression. The Edge 70 runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset, paired with 8GB of LPDDR5x RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. That setup won’t chase flagship benchmarks, but it should feel comfortably fast for everyday use, multitasking, and sustained performance without thermal drama.
Up front, there’s a 6.7-inch pOLED display with a 1.5K resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. Motorola is also pushing brightness hard here, with a peak of 4,500 nits, which should make a real difference outdoors under harsh sunlight. The panel is protected by Gorilla Glass 7i, and the phone carries IP68 and IP69 ratings alongside MIL-STD-810H certification. In practical terms, that means it’s built to survive dust, water immersion, high-pressure sprays, and the kind of drops that happen when slim phones slip out of hands.
The camera setup is straightforward rather than ambitious. You get a 50MP main sensor with optical image stabilization, a 50MP ultra-wide that doubles as a macro camera, and a 50MP front camera. The Indian variant supports 4K video recording at 60fps across all three cameras, which isn’t always guaranteed at this price point. The trade-off is the absence of a telephoto lens, something the Edge 60 offered. If zoom photography matters to you, that omission will be noticeable.
Pricing places the Edge 70 firmly in premium mid-range territory. Motorola has set it at ₹29,999, with a launch discount bringing it down to ₹28,999. Sales begin on December 23 through Flipkart, Motorola’s own store, and offline retailers. At this level, it lines up against devices like Nothing Phone 3a and Samsung’s upper Galaxy A-series, a segment that’s become increasingly competitive. Slim alternatives are still rare, though, which gives Motorola some room to stand apart.
Battery life and charging help reinforce that positioning. The phone supports 68W wired fast charging and 15W wireless charging, features that are still inconsistent in this price bracket. Software support is another quiet strength. Motorola is promising three Android OS upgrades and four years of security updates, which should keep the Edge 70 relevant well into the latter half of the decade.
Out of the box, it runs Android 16 and includes Motorola’s Moto AI 2.0 features, such as contextual suggestions and AI-powered image tools. There’s also a dedicated AI key and integrations with services like Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, and Google Gemini. None of this feels radically different from what other brands are doing, but Motorola is clearly making sure it doesn’t fall behind on the AI front.
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The broader question is what this phone represents. The ultra-slim trend is picking up steam in India, with manufacturers testing whether buyers are willing to prioritize design again after years of bigger batteries and heavier builds. Motorola’s bet with the Edge 70 is that you don’t have to choose. You can have a phone that feels light and refined without giving up durability or all-day battery life.
Whether that trade-off works for you comes down to priorities. If you rely heavily on zoom photography, the missing telephoto may be a deal-breaker. But if what you want is a phone that feels genuinely comfortable to carry, looks understatedly premium, and still checks the practical boxes, the Edge 70 is one of the more thoughtful entries in this crowded segment.
