Motorola Edge 70 Pro goes global with periscope zoom and wireless charging
Motorola's Edge 70 Pro has gone on sale globally, and the version hitting the UK and Europe is meaningfully different from the one that launched in India. The global model adds a 50MP periscope telephoto lens and 15W wireless charging — both absent from the Indian release — at a UK price of £749.99, per GSMArena. That puts it squarely in the upper mid-range, competing with the design-led flagships from Samsung and Google without matching their four-figure price tags.
The phone
The Edge 70 Pro runs on a MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme chip paired with 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and UFS 4.1 storage. The 6.8-inch AMOLED display runs at 144Hz with a peak brightness of 5,200 nits and carries HDR10+ and Pantone certification. Battery life looks strong on paper: a 6,500mAh cell with 90W wired charging should top up fast, and the new 15W wireless option adds genuine convenience over the Indian model.
Camera hardware is a four-sensor array, all at 50MP — covering wide, ultrawide, periscope telephoto (3.5x optical), and front-facing. The periscope is the headline addition for the global launch, offering zoom quality that's rare at this price point.
After the motorola Edge 70 Pro, motorola is soon bringing the Edge 70 Pro+ to India.
— Mukul Sharma (@stufflistings) May 4, 2026
Expect the phone to launch by May end.
It's supposed to fill in the key gaps of the current Edge 70 Pro:
- Telephoto lens
- Wireless charging
- 16GB RAM variant
Will launch in Satin Wine Red… pic.twitter.com/pXg4K2zMs8
The look
Where Motorola is placing its biggest bet is design. The Collections by Motorola programme, developed in partnership with Pantone, offers four material finishes: FSC-certified wood (Chicory Coffee), acetate (Zinfandel), wool-inspired (Titan), and silk-inspired (Lily White). The idea — as Digital Trends notes — is to position the phone as a lifestyle object rather than a spec sheet. UK buyers currently get Zinfandel and Titan only, while other markets have access to the full four-colorway lineup.
What to consider
At £749.99, the Edge 70 Pro undercuts the European baseline of €799 by around 6%. That's a competitive entry point for periscope zoom hardware, though it's worth noting the software support window — three years of Android updates and five years of security patches — is shorter than the seven years Samsung and Google now offer on their flagships.
No 16GB RAM variant has been confirmed for any market despite earlier speculation. The current lineup runs 12GB across all storage configurations.
