The Motorola Edge 70 Max is all about power

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Motorola launched the Edge 70 Max flagship phone with a 7100mAh silicon-carbon battery, 90W wired charging, and the first Android phone to support full 25W Qi2 wireless charging.

<figure> <img alt="The Motorola Edge 70 Max on a table beside a pool." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Motorola" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Motorola-Edge-70-Max-hero.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Motorola has launched the <a href="https://motorolanews.com/performance-that-wows-and-power-that-lasts-meet-the-new-motorola-edge-70-max/">Edge 70 Max</a>, its latest flagship phone that's designed for power intensive tasks like streaming video and mobile gaming. Alongside having a huge battery and rapid wired charging support, the Motorola Edge 70 Max is the first Android phone to support full <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/959368/motorola-might-be-next-to-adopt-qi2">25W wireless Qi2 charging</a> since Google launched the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/reviews/766613/google-pixel-10-pro-review-ai-magic-cue-camera-pro-res-zoom">Pixel 10 Pro XL</a> last year.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Other Qi2-supported Android models, including the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, and the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/18/24200797/all-that-and-qi2">HMD Skyline</a> are capped at 15W for magnetic wireless charging. The Edge 70 Max also has a larger 7100mAh <a href="https://www.theverge.com/the-stepback-newsletter/776517/silicon-carbon-batteries-phones">silicon-carbon</a><strong> </strong>battery compared to 5200mAh on the Pixel 10 Pro XL, promising "all-d …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/965884/motorola-edge-70-max-qi2-wireless-price-availability">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>
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# The Motorola Edge 70 Max is all about power Source: [https://www.theverge.com/tech/965884/motorola-edge-70-max-qi2-wireless-price-availability](https://www.theverge.com/tech/965884/motorola-edge-70-max-qi2-wireless-price-availability) [![Jess Weatherbed](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/author_profile_images/195820/JESSICA_WEATHERBED.0.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=96)](https://www.theverge.com/authors/jess-weatherbed) Jess Weatherbed is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture\. Jess started her career at TechRadar, covering news and hardware reviews\. Motorola has launched the[Edge 70 Max](https://motorolanews.com/performance-that-wows-and-power-that-lasts-meet-the-new-motorola-edge-70-max/), its latest flagship phone that’s designed for power intensive tasks like streaming video and mobile gaming\. Alongside having a huge battery and rapid wired charging support, the Motorola Edge 70 Max is the first Android phone to support full[25W wireless Qi2 charging](https://www.theverge.com/tech/959368/motorola-might-be-next-to-adopt-qi2)since Google launched the[Pixel 10 Pro XL](https://www.theverge.com/reviews/766613/google-pixel-10-pro-review-ai-magic-cue-camera-pro-res-zoom)last year\. Other Qi2\-supported Android models, including the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, and the[HMD Skyline](https://www.theverge.com/2024/7/18/24200797/all-that-and-qi2)are capped at 15W for magnetic wireless charging\. The Edge 70 Max also has a larger 7100mAh[silicon\-carbon](https://www.theverge.com/the-stepback-newsletter/776517/silicon-carbon-batteries-phones)battery compared to 5200mAh on the Pixel 10 Pro XL, promising “all\-day battery life,” though Motorola doesn’t give any detailed estimates\. Over a wired connection, the phone supports 90W charging that can provide up to 12 hours of power in just eight minutes\. For other specifications, it comes with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip, 8GB of memory, and up to 1TB of storage\. The 6\.82\-inch OLED display can reach up to 7,000 nits of peak brightness, according to Motorola, and features a 144Hz refresh rate for a smoother gaming experience\. There are two cameras on the rear — a 50 megapixel Sony Lytia 710 sensor for everyday snaps, and an 8 megapixel ultrawide — with a 32 megapixel selfie camera on the front of the device\. [![A side by side comparison of two Motorola Edge 70 Max colorways.](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Motorola-Edge-70-Max-black-and-blue.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C100&w=2400)](https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/07/Motorola-Edge-70-Max-black-and-blue.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&crop=0,0,100,100) The Motorola Edge 70 Max is rolling out in the UK and Europe starting today, with prices starting from £699\.99/€799\.99 \(under $950\)\. There’s no mention of US availability\. **Follow topics and authors**from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates\. - Jess Weatherbed

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