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The Galaxy S22 Ultra-rivaling Motorola Edge+ (2022) is up for sale in the US right now

By Adrian Diaconescu

Updated: Mar 24, 2022, 4:54 AM

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UPDATE: As promised, the stylus-supporting Motorola Edge+ 5G UW has gone on sale at Verizon (without the actual "Smart Stylus" included) starting at a reasonable price of $849.99... with a somewhat modest 128 gigs of storage space on deck. On the bright side, digital hoarders can pay the carrier an extra 80 bucks for an upgrade to a 256GB variant that also seems to pack 12GB RAM instead of just 8.

Alternatively, you can head over to Amazon or Motorola's own official US website and cough up $900 for an unlocked Edge Plus (2022) model with a whopping 512 gigs of internal storage space. Confusingly, the former e-commerce giant lists the handset as offering just 8 gigs of memory, while the latter website suggests you're looking at a more logical 12GB RAM count.

Finally, Best Buy is currently charging $999.99 for its own Edge+ (2022) 512GB storage configuration for some reason, further contributing to this early confusion. Our original story follows below.

While Motorola's big US flagship comeback announcement undoubtedly put a smile on the faces of many of the company's hardcore regional fans last month, a large chunk of this initial excitement around the 5G-enabled Edge+ (2022) may have quickly evaporated when Best Buy seemingly confirmed a distant May 25 release date.

For its part, the Lenovo-owned brand chose to keep things vague at first, merely teasing a commercial debut at Verizon, Boost Mobile, and Republic Wireless in addition to Amazon, Best Buy, and the manufacturer's own official US e-store "in the coming months."

As it turns out, that May 25 date was way off mark, and at least for Verizon customers, sales are definitely set to kick off this Thursday, March 24, both on and offline.

Multiple reliable publications are reporting that the unlocked Motorola Edge Plus (2022) will become available from a bunch of different retailers on March 24 as well, although it might be wise to wait a couple more days before getting excited about that.

Motorola Edge+ (2022)

5G, Unlocked, 512GB, Stardust White, Carrier Activation

Motorola Edge+ (2022)

5G, Unlocked, 512GB, Cosmos Blue, Carrier Activation

Best Buy, in case you're wondering, is no longer listing any release date whatsoever, presumably in anticipation of final confirmation and, well, actual inventory from Motorola.

What's perhaps more surprising than the early Verizon debut of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1-powered Edge+ is the carrier's $849.99 retail price... with absolutely no strings attached. You'll obviously be able to split that into 36 monthly payments of $23.61 if you so choose, and if you don't mind strings, you can prepare a "qualifying" trade-in for the chance to save up to $800 with a new line or number port-in or up to $700 with a good old fashioned upgrade of an existing line of service.

Dubbed (annoyingly) the Motorola Edge+ 5G UW, the 6.7-inch ultra-high-end handset will undercut other premium phones compatible with Big Red's blazing fast Ultra Wideband network, and perhaps most shockingly, its own unlocked model too.

As far as we know, the non-carrier-specific Edge Plus (2022) is set to carry a $999.99 recommended price point you'll be able to reduce by $100 if you hurry and get your order in shortly after March 24.

At $849.99 (with no apparent launch discount), the Edge+ 5G UW will set you back a whopping 350 bucks less than the cheapest Verizon-locked Galaxy S22 Ultra configuration. Of course, while that's a relatively fair comparison to make up to a point, it's worth highlighting that Samsung includes its cutting-edge S Pen into that $1199.99 price.

The Motorola Edge Plus (2022), meanwhile, comes with stylus support but no such writing accessory bundled in as standard, and ominously enough, no mention of this feature whatsoever in today's Verizon press release.

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Adrian, a mobile technology enthusiast since the Nokia 3310 era, has been a dynamic presence in the tech journalism field, contributing to Android Authority, Digital Trends, and Pocketnow before joining PhoneArena in 2018. His expertise spans across various platforms, with a particular fondness for the diversity of the Android ecosystem. Despite the challenges of balancing full-time parenthood with his work, Adrian's passion for tech trends, running, and movies keeps him energized. His commitment to mid-range smartphones has led to an eclectic collection of devices, saved from personal bankruptcy by his preference for 'adequate' over 'overpriced'.