Motorola’s latest mid-ranger adds AI to a familiar formula

Motorola is looking to move up in the smartphone world with the Motorola Edge 60 Fusion.

A follow-up to last year's Edge 50 Fusion, the new mid-ranger is a double down on the premium perks that made its predecessor a standout buy. The Motorola Edge 60 Fusion is built around a 6.67-inch AMOLED screen with curved edges, a 1.5K resolution, and a 120Hz refresh rate.

Then, one the back, it features a triple-lens rear camera that combines a 50MP main lens and a 13MP ultrawide lens. There's also a 32MP selfie shooter on the front. At a glance, that setup is match to the same one found on last year's Motorola Edge 50 Fusion. Like its predecessor, the new device also comes with a vegan leather back.

One area where Motorola has upped the ante is durability. The front of the Motorola Edge 60 Fusion comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 7i protection and the rest is covered by an IP68/IP69 rating for water and dust damage. The former offers 1 meter of drop protection. The latter covers dust and other solid particles, high pressure water jets as well as liquid immersion of up to 1 meter.

Under the hood, the Motorola Edge 60 Fusion is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7300 processor, 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and a 5200mAh battery. It doesn't support wireless charging but if you pair it up with the right charger the 68W fast-charging via USB-C is a decent consolation prize.

There are a few other familiar bells and whistles to be found in the hardware here, such as an in-display fingerprint sensor and Dolby Atmos stereo speakers. However, Motorola's latest mid-range is the first from the brand to come with a bucketful of AI-powered features.

According to Kurt Bonnici, the head of Motorola for Australia and New Zealand, the new device brings "category-leading features" to Australians.

 For example, you can tap twice on the back of the device to summon moto ai. Motorola's take on things like Gemini, Siri and Galaxy AI offers up a number of familiar functions with fresh names. You can get it to record and transcribe conversations, offer notification summaries, create playlists, generate images and create image-based reminders with additional context.

In Australia, the Motorola Edge 60 Fusion is priced at $699. The device will be available from 22 May 2025 through retailers like JB Hi-Fi, Harvey Norman, Officeworks, The Good Guys, Amazon, and motorola.com.au.