Should You Upgrade From the Motorola Edge+ (2022)?

How the Motorola Edge+ (2022) compares with phones you can buy today: how long it still gets updates, what a new phone would add and what you’d give up. Every number comes from official specs and update policies.

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Your phone

Motorola Edge+ (2022)

Announced Feb 2022 · 4 years old

6.5
Security updates
Ended around 2025
OS upgrades
Ended around 2024

Our take

Time to upgrade

Security updates ended around 2025 Newer phones are about 2.8× faster The best upgrade scores 3.1 points higher on battery and 3.0 on performance

Based on specs and official update policies. It’s your call.

Upgrades we’d look at

Phones with a US launch price up to $1,100, close to what the Motorola Edge+ (2022) cost at launch. Choose “Any price” above to also see phones sold without a US price.

Best overall upgrade

OnePlus 15

9.4From $899.99

What you’d gain

  • 2.8× faster
  • Camera score: 7.1 → 8.4
  • Display score: 8.3 → 8.9
  • Battery: 4,800 → 7,300 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Telephoto lens (3.5× optical zoom)

What you’d give up

  • Heavier: 196 → 211 g
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Best value

OnePlus 15R

8.2From $699.99

What you’d gain

  • 2.5× faster
  • Battery: 4,800 → 7,400 mAh
  • Security updates until around 2031
  • Better water resistance
  • eSIM

What you’d give up

  • Camera score: 7.1 → 6.5
  • No wireless charging
  • Heavier: 196 → 214 g
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Motorola Edge+ (2022) upgrade FAQ

Is the Motorola Edge+ (2022) still supported?

Motorola promises 3 years of security updates for the Motorola Edge+ (2022), counted from its announcement in February 2022, so they should have ended around 2025. It gets 2 years of OS upgrades, which ended around 2024.

What is the best upgrade from the Motorola Edge+ (2022)?

Based on specs, the best upgrade we found is the OnePlus 15, with a PhoneRanked score of 9.4 vs 6.5 for the Motorola Edge+ (2022). If you want to spend less, look at the OnePlus 15R. We looked at phones with a US launch price up to $1,100, close to the Motorola Edge+ (2022)’s launch price.

How much faster is the OnePlus 15 than the Motorola Edge+ (2022)?

Going by the benchmarks of their chips, the OnePlus 15 is about 2.8 times as fast as the Motorola Edge+ (2022). In Geekbench 6 multi-core it scores 10,941 vs 3,860.

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