Motorola Moto Edge 50 MIL-STD-810H military grade smartphone is built tough

The Motorola Moto Edge 50 is a budget Android smartphone that is designed to be tough, with military grade MIL-STD-810H certification and IP68 water resistance. Motorola says it is the slimmest.

Advantages of rugged phones

Everyone knows the benefits of owning a rugged smartphone. Most people drop their phones too often, for them not to know. Imagine owning a phone that you never have to be afraid of dripping or spilling water on, or sitting on. Yes, that peace of mind is the sum total of the benefits of owning a rugged smartphone.

Rugged phones are thick, but..

But the big issue with rugged phones, literally, is that they are often too big and too heavy. All of that padding to make them shock-proof, break-proof, and water-proof, simply add up in terms of dimensions and weight.

As an example, the AgM G2 Guardian is a hulk, with a thickness of 25.3 mm. For comparison, the Camon 20 Premier is 8.2 mm thick.

The good news with the Motorola Moto Edge 50 is that it is said to be the slimmest MIL-STD-810H smartphone. Motorola has not divulged the exact dimensions of the phone, so we do not know how slim it is yet. But they have our attention with that bold claim. Brilliant marketing.

Now we have to wait to find out how slim this bad boy really is. We won’t have too long to wait, though. The official announcement is on the 1st of August, just a week away, and we shall know it, for sure. Or a leakster will find out and leak it before then. Either way, we have just a week. If Motorola successfully keeps the Moto Edge 50 slimmer than 8.5 mm, they’ve got a winner.

But the main specifications are known already, thanks to a listing on Flipkart.com, one of the few places where we already know it will be sold. The other place you can get one is the Motorola India website. Yes, India gets all the fun that most other countries never get. Not even the US cellphone market is close to the diversity and vibrance of the Indian mobile phone market. Perhaps only China’s phone market is more vibrant. Anyway, here are the specs:

Motorola Moto Edge 50 specifications

• OS: Android 14, with 3 years major updates and 4 years security patches
• Display: curved 6.67” P-OLED, 1,900 nits brightness, Gorilla Glass protection.
• Fingerprint reader: in-display
• Frame: Aluminum
• Back: Vegan Leather or Vegan Suede.
• Toughness: MIL-STD-810H military grade certified, tested against drops, vibration, extreme temperatures, and salt fog.
• IP Rating: IP68, dust proof, water proof (submersion in water up to 1.5m depth for up to 30 minutes)
• Colours: Jungle Green, Pantone Peach Fuzz, Koala Grey.
• Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 Accelerated Edition (AE) – 4nm
• GPU:
• RAM:
• Internal Storage: 256GB
• Selfie camera: 32MP
• Rear camera: Sony Lytia 700C 50MP 1/1.56” sensor + 10MP telephoto camera + 13MP 120° ultra wide camera
• Battery: 5000mAh
• Wired Charging: 68W (fill up the battery in only 15 minutes)
• Wireless charging: 15W

Pricing

There is no official word yet on what the Motorola Moto Edge 50 will cost. The Edge 50 Fusion, which is close in specs but without the military grade features, costs $ 450 (€ 319.99 in Europe, £ 290 in the UK, and ₹ 18,359 in India). If we factor in the MIL-STD-810H toughness, we can expect the Moto Edge 50 to cost some more.

What is MIL-STD-810?

If interested in better understanding what it is all about, check out this in-depth article on MIL-STD-810.

Author: Mister Mobility

Mister Mobility, a techie with a passion for storytelling. I have owned, used, and reviewed hundreds of mobile phones since 2001. I started Mobility Nigeria Tech Blog in 2008.