Edge (2021)

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Edge (2021)

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Motorola logoby Motorolabrand #7 in Smartphones
Street price$140–$149as of Jul 15?
Price tier

Budget · bottom third of smartphones

Should you buy it??

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Too early to call

One source so far — no reviewer, buyer or press cross-check yet.

Quick take

In short: what each side says

Buyers — each opened up in full further down ↓

Buyers4.2384 ratings

Owners love the exceptional value, smooth gaming performance, and camera quality, but quality control and missing features like expandable storage and wireless charging divide satisfaction.

Behind this verdict384 owners~3 hrs of research 2 min to read

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Act one

What the machines think.

Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.

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Rank trajectory?

Weeks of movement.

#23#24#25#26#275/46/1

Act two · ★ new

What the people say.

The same product, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — what they praise, what they knock, who it's for.

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What buyers say?

What Google knows about it.

Buyer reviews · Google Shopping?

Beyond the video critics, Google pools 384 buyer ratings of the Edge (2021) from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.

4.2 / 5

384 ratings · 7 written
across 2 retailers

Buyers are split
563%
418%
38%
23%
18%

What owners single out

Value for money4.8
Performance & gaming4.7
Camera quality4.6
Battery life4.5
Build quality & durability3.8
Storage & connectivity3.2

Buyers' weakest aspect (build quality & durability) aligns with critics noting the phone is "not that easily repairable" and quality control issues appearing in reviews.

In their words

Best phone your are going to get for the money! It plays almost all games, I was even playing some tony hawk underground for the PS2 (not all ps2 games play at 100% speed). 8gb of ram and 128GB storage is crazy! 144Hz too, what?! Using the phone has been nothing but smooth! The battery will last you a while also! Its overkill for 70 bucks! The phone looks perfect, except the back of the phone you

Nathan · verified purchase · walmart.com

This is normally a great phone I am just very disappointed in the one that I got from this seller. My family had this phone before and it was amazing so I decided to get one when I needed a new phone but the phone I got from the seller was not "Good" or "Great" quality It has had many problems since I first got it. There is a very big scratch or crack i am not sure By the back camera, the battery

ian · verified purchase · walmart.com

as of July 15 · 384 buyer ratings?

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The recap

Where it stands today.

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