After unveiling the X70 Air in October 2025 (an affordable ultra-thin smartphone), the Lenovo-owned smartphone brand Motorola is gearing up to launch its successor, the X70 Air Pro, in the Chinese market soon (via an official Weibo post).
The brand has officially teased the phone, indicating that Motorola’s next ultra-slim smartphone could get an incredible camera update that might make he iPhone Air look obsolete.
An ultra-thin smartphone with Pro-grade cameras
As seen in the latest Moto X70 Air Pro teaser, the phone could feature a triple rear camera setup, not only outdoing the regular version, but also the $999 iPhone Air. In other words, Moto’s upcoming slim phone will offer a hardware advantage so compelling that it leaves little to no room for comparison with Apple’s flagship with a single rear-facing camera.
For those catching up, the Moto X70 Air features a dual rear-facing camera setup, which includes two 50MP sensors (primary/wide with OIS and ultrawide with PDAF). While there’s no word on its exact specifications, the third camera will come with a dedicated periscope zoom lens.
Although the company hasn’t mentioned anything about the exact camera configurations, the third camera might have slightly lower resolution than the existing ones (perhaps 12MP or 10MP). But even so, it will be the X70 Air Pro the first thin smartphone to feature a triple-camera setup, placing it in a league of its own (due to lack of competition).
The teaser also mentions “AI” as one of the hotwords, suggesting the company might equip the smartphone with numerous AI-based features.
The much-awaited successor to the X70 Air doesn’t have a launch date yet, but it might debut in January 2026. It will be available as the X70 Air Pro in the Chinese market, but globally it should be sold as “Edge 70 Pro” (since the X70 Air debuted as Edge 70 in markets like Europe and India).
If you’ve been holding back on the ultra-slim smartphone segment because of a lack of camera versatility, the X70 Air Pro or the Edge 70 Pro solves that problem (provided Moto launches the phone in the United States, which it should).
