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At $1,000, it will be overlooked for phones like the iPhone 13 Pro and Galaxy S22 Plus. The new Motorola Edge Plus is improved in many ways over the previous model. It is nice to know the Edge Plus is capable of super fast 5G speeds and that it will support C-band, I just can't wait until it's more commonplace and less carrier hype. But the reality is that I typically got slow upload and download speeds (40 or 50Mbps for uploads and downloads). On Verizon's 5G map, my neighborhood showed support for 5G UW. The one I tested works on Verizon's ultrawideband 5G and includes the very fast and very elusive mmWave flavor of 5G. Kevin Heinz/CNET The Motorola Edge Plus is capable of 5G The Edge Plus I tested supports Verizon's 5G ultrawideband network. In the shots below of the Mission Dolores Basilica, the iPhone's photo has the best dynamic range and the Pixel's photo has the best contrast. This will be a dealbreaker for many people. The biggest difference between the three phones is that the iPhone and Pixel each have a dedicated telephoto camera and the Edge Plus doesn't. In terms of how it compares to other phones, I took some photos with the Edge Plus as well as the Google Pixel 6 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro. 4K videos from the Edge Plus have better image quality, increased dynamic range and better stabilization.

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As with most Android phones that offer 8K video recording, 8K videos from the Edge Plus aren't great. If you read 8K and got excited, don't be. For some reason, the ultra wide camera can only record at 1,080p. In terms of video, the main camera can record in 1,080p at 30 or 60 fps (frames per second) and at 4K or 8K at 30 fps. This photo shows the limits of Night Vision in places where it gets really dark. iOS offers something similar but Motorola's implementation feels less clunky. You simply press and hold an app's icon to preview the notification. One of my favorite Motorola features is the Peek screen on the lock screen. There's also GameTime which gives you quick access to settings for your games including a High Performance mode and the ability to change the screen's refresh rate on the fly. The Edge Plus includes all of Motorola's wonderful repertoire of software shortcuts like the double-karate chop for turning on and off the flashlight and double-tapping the fingerprint reader to bring up an onscreen palette of customizable shortcuts.

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It's not bad but it is weird and hopefully Google will update the apps to use the entire screen. Instead of going all the way to the edge, the apps leave a blank space around the selfie camera while the right side of the apps go all the way to the corners of the screen.

When the phone is in a landscape position, Chrome and Gmail fail to fill the entire screen. For the most part, everything works well except for Google apps. In terms of software, Motorola continues its tried and true recipe of mostly stock Android 12 with a few welcomed Moto software additions.