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Skilled’s Score
Execs
- Stand-out design
- Straightforward to make use of Android overlay
- Strong battery life
- Wonderful display screen
Cons
- Middling software program assist
- Moto AI wants work
- Charging velocity downgraded
Our Verdict
I want each smartphone seemed just like the Motorola Edge 60 Professional. It’s merely beautiful to take a look at, and feels very comfy to make use of within the hand, and whereas it makes for a fantastic on a regular basis smartphone I do assume it’s held again by Moto AI being considerably undercooked, alongside a restricted 4 years of assist which places it behind the competitors. Nonetheless, even with these caveats, it is a nice all-rounder.
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Motorola now has a stable observe file in terms of mid-range and finances telephones, and that pattern solely continues with the superb Motorola Edge 60 Professional.
When you’re seeking to improve your present handset to a tool that doesn’t exceed £600 on the checkout, you then’re spoilt for selection with choices from huge identify manufacturers just like the Pixel 9a or the Samsung Galaxy A56. There are additionally loads of decisions from much less extensively identified producers, together with the Honor 400 Professional, however I’d argue that Motorola has simply offered a really stable motive for why you must ignore all of them.
Priced at £599.99 (it’s not accessible within the USA), the Motorola Edge 60 Professional is certainly getting ready to what you’ll be able to class as mid-range earlier than it strikes into full-on flagship territory, however after utilizing the telephone for every week, I can simply say that that is one I’ll miss when I’ve to ultimately eject my SIM card from it.
Design & Construct
- Among the finest designs I’ve seen on a telephone
- IP68 and IP69 mud and water safety
- MIL-STD-810H energy score
It’s becoming to kick issues off with the design of the Motorola Edge 60 Professional as a result of it’s, by far, my favorite side of your complete telephone.
There’s been a miserable pattern with sure telephones (the Honor 400 and Galaxy S25 vary come to thoughts) whereby they’ve adopted the way more mute colors that you simply see amongst Apple’s iPhone 16 Professional vary, and that’s a disgrace as a result of it simply signifies that a lot of the competitors finally ends up showing like a homogenous blob the place aesthetics are involved.
Fortunately, with the assistance of Pantone, the Edge 60 Professional options three distinct colourways (Dazzling Blue, Glowing Grape and Shadow), all of which look unbelievable and provide completely different textured finishes. My assessment unit options the Dazzling Blue backing, and regardless that there’s a case included with the telephone, I haven’t been capable of carry myself to pair the 2.
Each time I see the again of this telephone, I catch myself simply observing it in admiration – solely Nothing by means of its CMF line injects an identical diploma of vibrancy.
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A further motive why I didn’t fancy including a case to the telephone is that the system itself is brilliantly slim, and by extension, very light-weight within the hand. Coming in at simply 186g and with a thickness of 8.2mm (which is barely greater than the USB-C port on the backside of the system), it is a telephone that’s very a lot maintaining with the push for slimmer telephones that Samsung has lately cashed in on with the Galaxy S25 Edge.
It’s additionally value mentioning that, very like within the Pixel 9a, Motorola has sought to cast off a considerable digicam bump on the Edge 60 Professional. It’s definitely some spectacular engineering on condition that there are three digicam sensors on the again of this factor, and it signifies that for the primary time in fairly some time, I haven’t needed to cope with a telephone that fights at each flip to burst by means of the entrance pocket on my denims.
You will have the three commonplace push buttons on the right-hand facet, that are splendidly clicky in use, however there’s additionally a fourth button on the left that can be utilized to summon Moto AI. Don’t anticipate customisation choices like Apple’s Motion Button, nonetheless, it’s only a case of deciding how lengthy the button press must be earlier than activation.
Lastly, though through the years Motorola has typically opted for a waterproof coating slightly than a correct score, the Edge 60 Professional is each IP68/IP69 licensed which is flagship degree safety from mud and water.
Display screen & Audio system
- A cascading 6.7-inch pOLED panel
- Very immersive for gaming and streaming
- Dolby Atmos stereo audio system
With regards to the show, Motorola has opted for a similar spill-over design that house owners of the Edge 50 Professional might be accustomed to, and whereas there are some people on the market preferring the flat design that’s been popularised by Apple and Samsung, I truly don’t thoughts it right here.
My first-ever smartphone was the Galaxy S6 Edge (approach again when), so I’ve at all times had a delicate spot for a lot of these curved shows, and it does create a slick cascading impact that helps to minimise the bezels on both facet, making the display screen really feel extra immersive consequently. Although Samsung has launched confusion on ‘Edge’ telephones because the S25 Edge doesn’t have a curved display screen.
I also needs to level out that in my complete time testing the telephone, I solely ever encountered one mistouch with the facet of the show, so I believe Motorola’s performed a superb job right here in that respect.
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It additionally helps that the display screen itself is drop-dead beautiful, being a 6.7-inch pOLED panel with a 1220 x 2712 decision. I’ve been slowly making my approach by means of Invincible’s third season on Amazon Prime Video, however watching the episodes on the Edge 60 Professional’s show has been nothing in need of beautiful.
Significantly with animation, colors actually pop on the telephone’s show. Diving into just a few scenes in Pixar’s Inside Out, you’ll be able to see a whole lot of the finer element within the character design as a result of the show provides all of it room to breathe.
Moreover, there’s an adaptive refresh charge as much as 120Hz, which ensures all the pieces operates easily, and there’s a peak brightness of 4500 nits. I’ll say that, in lately coming off the 5000nits of peak brightness on the Honor 400, I did generally need to squint to learn textual content on the Edge 60 Professional in opposition to direct daylight, nevertheless it nonetheless will get the job performed more often than not.
Whenever you don’t fancy bringing a pair of wi-fi headphones into the fold, you’ll be able to lean on the Edge 60 Professional’s stereo audio system, which sound fairly nice.
The audio system are touted as having Dolby Atmos compatibility, however I at all times really feel that such an idea is a bit redundant once you’re speaking about audio system on a telephone. They’re by no means going to hold the identical cinematic soundscape that you simply may discover on the very best soundbars, however all the pieces nonetheless sounds nice nonetheless.
You do have a good bit of customisation in terms of sound profiles, as you’ll be able to soar between presets designed for movie, podcasts and extra, however I discovered the perpetual candy spot inside the default ‘good audio’ setting, which independently adapts primarily based on what’s enjoying.
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Specs & Efficiency
- No Snapdragon chip this time round
- A rise to 12GB RAM
- Each day efficiency is superb
When you’ve already learn the record of specs for the Motorola Edge 60 Professional then you might have raised an eyebrow on the exclusion of a Snapdragon chipset in favour of the brand new MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Excessive. Whereas it’s completely comprehensible to have a level of scepticism over the chipset change, I’m glad to report that the Edge 60 Professional carried out superbly throughout my time with it.
Serving to issues alongside is the rise from 8- to 12GB of RAM, with 512GB storage additionally being the usual, which is one thing I at all times like to see because it means you’ll be able to retailer tons of apps, pictures and movies on this factor with out ever worrying about reaching full capability.
With regards to day-to-day operations, I had no points in any respect with the Edge 60 Professional. I may soar from one app to the subsequent rapidly, have picture-in-picture working completely and by no means really feel any worrying diploma of warmth coming from the telephone itself.
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Turning to gaming is the place you’ll see just a few of the bounds come into finer view. For much less intensive 3D video games, you shouldn’t have a difficulty. Diving right into a match on Name of Obligation Cell, I used to be capable of trounce the opposite staff (for a change), partially due to how easily all of it ran on the system, and the Edge 60 Professional’s cascading show simply makes it really feel all essentially the most immersive.
When it got here to working by means of the intro to Honkai: Star Rail, nonetheless, I noticed the body charge drop just a few occasions to round 26fps, and there was the occasional little bit of body leaping to go together with it. The sport continues to be playable, and I think about it’ll be positive for most individuals, however if you’re a bit extra choosy in terms of gaming efficiency, then it’s possible you’ll need to take a look at another possibility just like the Purple Magic 8S Professional.
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Cameras
- Three rear-facing cameras
- The ultra-wide sensor has had an improve
- Strong night-time pictures from the principle sensor
At first look, it will appear as if not a lot had modified on the digicam entrance. Like final yr, there are nonetheless three rear-facing sensors, nevertheless it’s the ultra-wide that’s seen the most important enchancment on paper.
So, along with a 50Mp f/1.8 wide-angle lens and a 10Mp f2.0 telephoto lens, you’ve now bought a 50Mp f/2.0 ultra-wide (up from 13Mp on the Edge 50 Professional).
When the solar’s out, you’ll be able to anticipate vibrant and vibrant pictures from the principle digicam that do justice to the scene at hand, however I used to be impressed to see that the digicam additionally holds up with indoor settings. Taking the Edge 60 Professional to London’s Comedian Con, held within the cavernous depths of the Excel constructing, I used to be impressed to see that the colors of a small R2-D2 gathering had been captured extremely effectively.
There’s loads of parity right here with the ultra-wide as effectively, which was useful for taking pictures that conveyed the size of the occasion, which I may then share with family and friends. Sadly, the identical can’t be mentioned for when the solar goes down.
Heading to Picadilly Circus, the principle digicam was capable of exhibit the dynamic vary of the realm, capturing not simply the lights of the billboards close by, but in addition avenue lamps and store frontage. The ultra-wide by comparability struggled with that very same frontage, coming away with a definite haloing that makes all the pieces look a bit washed out.
Additionally, keep in mind that the telephoto lens caps out at 3x zoom, so if you’re the kind of one that can spot a fantastic picture from a long way away, the Edge 60 Professional isn’t the telephone that will help you seize it. Fortunately, should you get pleasure from portrait images, then I believe you’ll get on fairly effectively with what’s on provide right here.
Admittedly, the portrait mode does require an honest bit of sunshine to point out off its prowess (indoor pictures got here off as being a bit too darkish), however when all the pieces comes collectively, topics look nice and the bokeh works effectively in separating them from the background with out wanting too processed.
I additionally like that inside portrait mode, you don’t select completely different zoom lengths however slightly focal lengths (24mm, 35mm, and so forth.), which is a pleasant contact.
The 50Mp front-facing digicam can also be nice for a fast selfie, and I appreciated the quantity of element it was capable of choose up, because it meant I may at all times crop in for social media with out ever feeling like I used to be dropping an excessive amount of of the picture’s integrity.
As a remaining word, video seize is sadly, a little bit of a dud. When filming round London Waterloo station, I used to be upset to see simply how flat the colors had been after the very fact, when there was a lot for the telephone to latch on to. If video is your precedence, you then may need to flip to the iPhone 16e, which prices the identical because the Edge 60 Professional.
Battery Life & Charging
- Bigger 6000mAh battery
- Each wired and wi-fi charging have been downgraded
- The battery can simply get you to the tip of the day
For some motive, Motorola has determined to flip the Edge 60 Professional on its head the place battery and charging are involved, resulting in one thing of a give and take state of affairs.
Beginning with the dangerous, the charging speeds have been decreased, dropping from 125W wired and 50W wi-fi, to 90W and simply 15W respectively.
The counteroffer to that is that the battery itself has leapt up from 4500- to 6000mAh. Personally, if I had to decide on between sooner charging or longer battery life, I’ll at all times go for the latter.
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Fortunately, having that bigger cell does imply that the Edge 60 Professional can carry on trucking to the tip of the day with out supplying you with any main battery anxiousness.
When placing the telephone by means of a extra intensive day of use than common, I used to be capable of get from 8:30am to 10:30pm with 41% left within the tank. That day included a mixed 86 minutes of social media, 42 minutes of enjoying Beatstar and utilizing Spotify within the background for practically three hours for music and podcasts.
That’s not dangerous in any respect, and on most days I often finish issues with nearer to 50% battery remaining.
Sadly, the charging state of affairs did really feel painfully sluggish at occasions, so I like to recommend topping the telephone up as quickly as you get off the bed within the morning. When beginning a cost at 21% with my 65W adapter, it took one hour and 27 minutes earlier than the Edge 60 Professional was absolutely topped up.
I used to be capable of get the telephone to about 60% pretty rapidly (after about 25 minutes of charging), however that’s a bit too sluggish should you’re in a rush, and as you may need already guessed, there’s no charger included with the telephone so that you’ll want to purchase one individually.
Software program & Apps
- Motorola’s Android overlay could be very clear
- Only a small quantity of bloatware
- Moto AI simply isn’t what it must be
Whereas the charging state of affairs on the Edge 60 Professional is way from very best, the identical can’t be mentioned the place software program is worried. Motorola has a splendidly hands-off strategy in terms of its personal Android overlay which, after lately utilizing the overly cumbersome MagicOS discovered on Honor telephones, felt like a breath of contemporary air.
In reality, utilizing the Edge 60 Professional doesn’t really feel all that completely different from the expertise of utilizing inventory Android on the very best Google Pixel telephones, which is a pleasure. I’ve at all times admired Pixels for this actual motive, because it in the end feels just like the closest competitor to iOS inside the Android house, with tons of customisation choices. It’s an identical state of affairs right here, and whilst you don’t get the entire great Materials You widgets that Pixel house owners do, you continue to get a say on fonts and general colourways that may create a beautiful sense of consistency as you progress between apps.
Nonetheless, as a lot as I’ve loved utilizing the Edge 60 Professional, there are just a few caveats that cease it from reaching the identical heights because the Pixels on this regard. There may be some bloatware to cope with, however fortunately it’s not an egregious quantity, and Motorola’s own-brand apps are inoffensive.
I truly fairly just like the Moto Unplugged app, which is a simple approach of giving your self a timed break out of your smartphone, which, I’ve to confess, is one thing I have to make use of.
Similar to each different firm proper now, Motorola is trying to go all in on AI, with its personal model model being the succinctly titled Moto AI. I discussed earlier that there’s a devoted button on the left-hand facet to entry Moto AI rapidly, however I did discover the software program to be a little bit of a dud in follow.
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Moto AI can do a handful of issues, one in all which is dictate voice recordings after which generate an AI abstract primarily based on what’s been mentioned. Whereas the AI did an honest job in separating one speaker from one other, the software program may nonetheless use some work (it transcribed Motorola as mozzarella at one level, which made me snort).
Utilizing Moto AI to reply primary questions additionally isn’t as useful an expertise as what you may get with Google Gemini (which can also be available by way of the facility button beneath the amount rocker). When asking Moto AI to inform me when the subsequent Liverpool recreation is ready for, it threw again a load of jargon and uncertainty, whereas Gemini bought me the precise reply I used to be on the lookout for instantly.
I additionally really feel that the enter system on Moto AI is a step behind. If I proceed to carry the summoning button as soon as Moto AI has loaded, I anticipate it to then launch the mic in order that I can communicate instantly, however this isn’t the case. As soon as Moto AI is loaded, it’s worthwhile to faucet on the mic icon earlier than talking, after which as soon as your request has been heard, it’s worthwhile to press the ship button earlier than it’s taken into consideration. That is far too many steps for what needs to be a a lot easier course of.
Nonetheless, the truth that you do have fast entry to Gemini signifies that this most likely received’t be essentially the most heinous concern for many customers, however what definitely might be is the 4 yr cap on updates (three years for software program and 4 years for safety patches).
Given that you would be able to stand up to seven years with the cheaper Pixel 9a, this limitation does really feel fairly anti-consumer on condition that £599.99, whereas nonetheless ‘mid-range’, is hardly an inconsequential quantity for most individuals and also you’d need to try to get as a lot longevity of your subsequent improve as potential. Hopefully, Motorola can change issues in a successor, as a result of that is the one factor that basically holds the Edge 60 Professional again.
Value & Availability
The Motorola Edge 60 Professional is out there in each the UK and the EU for £599.99 and €599.99, respectively. On the time of writing, the telephone will not be accessible within the US and it seems there’s not plan to launch it there.
There’s just one configuration of the telephone that comes with 512GB of storage and a sizeable 12GB of RAM as well. For pure worth for cash, that is improbable, because it means you’ll be able to keep away from spending a small fortune on cloud providers to retailer your recordsdata and pictures, when you must have greater than sufficient house to retailer them regionally.
You should purchase it from Motorola in addition to retailers like Amazon, Argos, Currys and Very.
Inside its value vary, the Motorola Edge 60 Professional goes face to face with the iPhone 16e at £599/$599, and the Xiaomi 14T which is out there for barely much less at £549.
Additionally, keep in mind that there are cheaper choices inside Motorola’s personal vary, with the Edge 60 being the subsequent one down at £379.99/€430, and the even cheaper Edge 60 Fusion ringing in at £299.99/€329.98.
For extra choices, examine our record of the very best mid-range telephones.
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Must you purchase the Motorola Edge 60 Professional?
I can advocate the Motorola Edge 60 Professional in a heartbeat, nevertheless it will depend on what you’re after out of your subsequent telephone. As an example, I want that each telephone carried the identical design as this one. The attractive textured backing, paired with the just about non-existent digicam bump and a slim general body simply makes the Edge 60 Professional really feel nice within the hand.
The show additionally occurs to be splendidly immersive, which makes it nice for a spot of gaming and streaming Netflix, and it’s emboldened by stable battery life and respectable on a regular basis efficiency.
When you do need the very best cameras at this value vary nonetheless then I’d sooner divert your consideration in the direction of the Pixel 9a, and I’ll most likely cite Google’s handset once more in terms of having an extended stretch of software program and safety updates (the Samsung Galaxy A56 can also be worthy of a shout-out right here).
If Motorola had solely seen match to be a bit extra pro-consumer in its long run assist of this telephone, then it nearly definitely would have scored increased, however should you’re more than pleased with the concept of probably upgrading 4 years down the road, then you’ll not be upset with the Motorola Edge 60 Professional.
Specs
- Android 15 with three years of updates, 4 for safety patches
- 6.7-inch pOLED 1220 x 2712 show
- 120Hz refresh charge
- Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
- Mediatek Dimensity 8350 Excessive chipset
- 512GB storage
- 12GB RAM
- 6000mAh battery
- IP68 and IP69 mud and water safety
- 90W wired charging
- 15W wi-fi charging
- 50MP f/1.8 predominant digicam
- 10MP f/2.0 telephoto lens
- 50MP f/2.0 ultra-wide lens
- 50MP f/2.0 selfie digicam
- Stereo audio system
- 5G
- 160.7 x 73.1 x 8.2 mm
- 186g