Motorola Edge Plus (2022) review: specs, battery & used prices

Summary

The Motorola Edge Plus (2022) was Motorola's real flagship swing: Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, a 6.7-inch 144 Hz OLED rated at 600 nits, 68 W charging and an IP52 rating — top-tier hardware sold at a $999 flagship price. Our scores remember the spec sheet fondly: everyday 82/100, charging 49/100. The market, however, has not been kind to its resale value.

Display and design

The 6.7-inch OLED at 144 Hz is the standout spec — a higher refresh rate than most 2022 flagships bothered with — and the 600-nit rating holds up outdoors. Screen score: 66/100. At 196 g with IP52 dust-and-splash resistance, it is sleeker than most Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 phones, though the rating is a tier below the IP68 crowd.

Performance

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 delivers exactly what it delivered everywhere: an everyday score of 82/100 and gaming at 27/100 — flagship-class responsiveness in 2022, mid-pack by modern standards. Motorola's software layer stays close to stock Android, which ages well.

Camera

A 50 MP main with OIS and an unusually capable 50 MP ultrawide, 8K24 video, but no telephoto — the omission that defined Motorola's flagships. The 40/100 camera score reflects strong main-sensor work with a hole where the zoom should be.

Battery and charging

The 4,800 mAh battery is respectable (36/100), but 68 W charging is the party trick: a 49/100 charging score, among the fastest of its generation, turns a low battery into a coffee-break problem.

Verdict

The resale story is brutal honesty: the single 8/128 listing we track sits around $70 — flagship depreciation at its most unforgiving, a function of thin demand rather than a broken phone. For a buyer willing to gamble on scarce supply, that is extreme value for Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 hardware; for anyone who wants a safer secondhand market, the successor Edge Plus (2023) holds its value somewhat better, and the mainstream Edge (2022) sits below it in the range.