Moto X70 Air could redefine thin phones: big battery, bright screen, natural imaging
The race to make ultra-thin smartphones is heating up. With Samsung and Apple pushing boundaries via the Galaxy S25 Edge and iPhone Air, Motorola is now stepping into the spotlight with the Moto X70 Air. Officially unveiled in China just weeks after its first teaser, it stands among the slimmest devices Motorola has built to date. At 5.99 mm thin and around 159 g, it mixes sleek design with practical hardware, squeezing a 4,800 mAh battery, Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 silicon, and triple 50 MP cameras into a chassis thinner than most flagships. Pricing isn’t public yet, but the phone is already listed on Lenovo’s official site, with a global debut expected as “Motorola Edge 70.”
Moto X70 Air – Design and colors
True to Motorola form, the X70 Air keeps a clean, minimalist aesthetic. It arrives in three Pantone-validated colors—Gadget Gray, Lily Pad Green, and Bronze Green—all with matte finishes and restrained metallic accents circling the camera rings. The result is understated, modern, and unmistakably Motorola.
Durability that belies the silhouette
Despite that 5.99 mm profile, the handset carries IP68 and IP69 ratings, securing protection against dust and high-pressure water jets. That’s rarified air for a phone this thin; for context, even Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge is IP68 only. Thin doesn’t have to mean fragile—Motorola’s making that point loudly.
Display and performance: bright, fast, and cool
Front and center is a 6.7-inch pOLED panel at 1,220 × 2,712 with a 120 Hz refresh rate and up to 4,500 nits peak brightness. It supports HDR10+ and SGS eye-care certification, promising punchy colors with reduced blue-light exposure.
Under the hood, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 is paired with up to 12 GB LPDDR5X RAM and 512 GB UFS 3.1 storage. Thermal management gets a boost from a 3D vapor-chamber cooling system, aiming to deliver solid mid-range performance without a hot-to-the-touch frame.
Moto X70 Air Cameras: consistent tuning over headline numbers
The rear array features three 50 MP cameras—a primary sensor with OIS, plus ultrawide and macro/depth companions—joined by a 50 MP selfie camera. As seen on recent Motorolas, image tuning typically favors natural color reproduction. It won’t match the Galaxy S25 Edge’s 200 MP main sensor on raw resolution, but Motorola’s consistent, realistic rendering should suit most users who value fidelity over aggressive processing.
Moto X70 Air Battery and charging: the thin phone that actually lasts
Endurance is where the X70 Air flexes. Its 4,800 mAh cell is larger than both the Galaxy S25 Edge’s 3,900 mAh and the iPhone Air’s ~3,149 mAh, notable given all three live in the ultra-thin class. Refueling is brisk: 68 W wired and 15 W wireless charging. For comparison, Samsung caps the S25 Edge at 25 W wired, while Apple’s iPhone Air hovers around ~25 W both wired and via MagSafe.
Software and ecosystem: near-stock Android with smart extras
The Moto X70 Air ships with Android 16 and Motorola’s MyUX, keeping things close to stock Android while layering in Moto Gestures and tasteful customization. The official listing also calls out a built-in AI agent and an updated Smart Connect for tighter cross-device integration and a more unified ecosystem experience.
Availability and outlook
For now, the X70 Air is China-exclusive, with regional pricing expected by month’s end. A wider release is widely expected under the Motorola Edge 70 branding. It’s not chasing top-tier specs across the board, but the mix of ultra-slim design, credible hardware, and practical engineering makes it one of the most intriguing mid-range phones of the year. Priced aggressively, it could undercut Samsung and Apple’s sleekest models—and prove that thin doesn’t have to mean compromised.
