In addition to the Moto Razr 3 that Motorola unveiled on Thursday, the Moto X30 Pro was also introduced. It is the world’s first smartphone with a Samsung-made 200 MP ISOCELL HP1 sensor and a high-end SoC. Motorola’s Moto X30 Pro is surprisingly not too expensive, considering its high-end specs.
- Motorola’s Moto X30 Pro uses Chameleon Cell technology to combine pixels
- The Moto X30 Pro can take 12.5 MP, 50 MP or 200 MP photos.
- Moto X30 Pro starts at $550 in China
Moto X30 Pro: How Motorola uses the 200MP sensor
The Moto X30 Pro has a large 200MP sensor. It works with custom Chameleon Cell technology using 2×2 and 4×4 binning. The first combination uses 1.2µm pixels to create a 50MP image, while the other shoots more traditionally at 12.5MP, but has a larger single pixel of 2.56µm. It is also possible to take pictures with the full 200MP resolution, but the pixels will be reduced to 0.64µm.
Moto X30 Pro uses Chameleon Cell pixel binning technology / © Motorola
The smartphone has a 3-in-1 photo module. There’s a 50 MP ultra-wide-angle camera and a 12 MP telephoto lens capable of 2x optical zoom. The selfie camera is a huge 60 MP sensor. On the video side, the rear camera shoots up to 8K at 30 fps.
Moto X30 Pro: other specs and price
Other features of the affordable flagship are a 6.67-inch OLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate and a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. Motorola has integrated a fingerprint scanner under the display. In terms of memory, the base model has 8 GB RAM and 128 GB storage, while the top model has a 12 + 512 GB configuration.
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The Lenovo-owned manufacturer didn’t skimp on batteries either. The battery capacity of the Moto X30 Pro is 4610mAh. Impressively, the smartphone supports 125W fast charging, which can fully charge the battery in just 19 minutes. 50W wireless charging is also available.
As for pricing, the base model Moto X30 Pro retails for $550 (3,700 yuan) in China. The most expensive model costs $670. It’s already available for pre-order. Global availability isn’t specified, but it may be released outside of China, as some Motorola devices are sold in other countries.
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