Motorola has once again teased the elusive Moto X50 Ultra, which could bring multiple generative artificial intelligence (AI) features compared to the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra. The company first mentioned the smartphone in February in a Weibo post. Recently, the AI-powered smartphone was teased again in a video where the brand also mentioned the F1 Grand Prix event that China hosted on Sunday. The post suggested that the smartphone could be unveiled during or after the event. But it wasn't the case. Some reports have suggested that the Moto X50 Ultra could launch in May.
The company showed off the smartphone in two separate Weibo posts (via GSMArena) on April 20. In the first post, an image of the smartphone was shared next to a poster of the F1 Grand Prix event. It should be noted that Lenovo, the parent company of Motorola, is one of the sponsors of the event. In the post, the brand said (translated by Google): “Feel the speed and passion with the #motoX50 Ultra AI #motoAI mobile phone coming soon.”
Moto X50 Ultra teaser
Photo credit: Weibo/Motorola
Motorola also posted another video showing the smartphone from different angles and a snapshot from the Grand Prix event with the caption “shot on #motoX50 Ultra AI”. Design-wise, the phone looks identical to the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, which was launched globally last week. It was also shown in a wood back panel option, which is also available for the Edge 50 Ultra. Despite the similar design, it is possible that the X50 Ultra may have some internal changes.
Also, Motorola is teasing the smartphone as an “AI phone”, a first for the brand. The company has shipped its Edge 50 Ultra phone with some generative AI features, such as a wallpaper generator and used AI to make camera adjustments. However, the phone was not marketed as an AI smartphone. This has led to believe that the Moto X50 Ultra could bring more AI features and accompanying hardware.
Launched globally last week, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra features a 6.7-inch (1,220 x 2,712 pixels) pOLED full HD+ display with a 144Hz refresh rate and 2,500 nits of peak brightness. Under the hood, it is equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset paired with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of UFS 4.0 built-in storage. It has a triple rear camera setup with a 50-megapixel primary sensor with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 50-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 64-megapixel telephoto shooter.
