How much phone do you really get for fifty thousand rupees?

Motorola's Edge 70 Max launches as the first phone with Qira AI, packing a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip and 7100mAh battery.

15 July 2026 16 hr ago 2 min read
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15 July 2026 · 16 hr ago
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How much phone do you really get for fifty thousand rupees?
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   Motorola just launched its new Edge 70 Max, and it's the first phone to carry Qira, Lenovo's ambient AI assistant making its debut on a smartphone,built to follow users across their phone, laptop and tablet.

   Under the hood sits Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip,pushing peak speeds up to 3.8GHz,about 36 percent quicker than the last generation and roughly 46 percent stronger on AI tasks. The screen is a 6.8 inch Quad HD+ Extreme AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate,HDR10+ support and brightness that climbs past 7000 nits. And the battery is a 7,100mAh silicon carbon cell with 90W TurboPower wired charging and 25W Qi2 magnetic wireless charging.Small phone,big battery. Photos come from a 50MP Sony Lytia sensor with optical image stabilization, backed by an 8MP ultrawide and macro lens and a 32MP front camera capable of 4K selfie video.It also comes with Wi-Fi 7, Gorilla Glass 7i protection and IP68 plus IP69 water resistance,so it should survive more than a spilled coffee. Not every buyer gets Qira on day one, honestly,which feels like an odd choice for a flagship launch.The 12GB model has Qira running at launch, while the 8GB version will get it through a later software update.

   Qira runs on features like Catch Me Up, Recall, Pay Attention, Next Move, AI image generation and Live Mode, tools meant to remember context and carry it from device to device without users repeating themselves. That's worth keeping in mind if you're eyeing the cheaper 8GB option and want Qira working right away, because you'll be waiting on Motorola to push that update through. Prices start at Rs 54,999 for the 8GB and 256GB model and go up to Rs 59,999 for the 12GB variant, with Motorola India managing director T M Narasimhan calling it a way to bring performance, display, battery and AI into one flagship, and the phone goes on sale in India starting July 21.

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