Motorola has announced its newest set of Razr flip phones – the Razr and Razr+. This year, Motorola is touting that it has the largest external display on any flip phone, with a massive 4-inch display on the Razr+ and a 3.6-inch external display on the Razr. That’s pretty incredible, and it also means you’ll almost never need to actually open the phone since Android apps work on the external display. Something that Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5 still can’t do.
On top of the massive external display, Motorola has also upgraded the cameras. Both Razr phones sport the exact same primary camera, which is now a 50-megapixel camera with a larger sensor compared to last year’s 64-megapixel. The Razr also sports a 13-megapixel ultrawide and macro sensor, while the Razr+ sports a 50-megapixel telephoto sensor that is capable of doing 2x optical zoom. On the front, both phones sport a 32-megapixel front-facing camera.
The other major change that Motorola made this year was a larger battery on the Razr+. The Razr+ goes from a 3,800mAh capacity battery to a 4,000mAh capacity battery. That is not a huge change – only about 5% more capacity. But that does bring the Razr+ above that 4,000mAh capacity threshold that even Samsung hasn’t been able to cross on the flip phone side yet.
Motorola Razr+ is the first flip phone with Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
During our briefing ahead of today’s announcement, Motorola made a point to claim that the Razr+ is going to be the first flip to launch with the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3. Only a handful of phones have launched with this new processor so far, and we expect that the Galaxy Z Flip 6 will use it next month. However, that is actually a pretty big upgrade for the Razr+ this year, considering last year’s model used the older Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1, all for the same price.
Motorola is offering the Razr in 8GB with 256GB of storage, starting at $699, while the Razr+ is being offered with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage for $999. With Samsung’s reported price increase, the Razr and Razr+ are even more impressive. Considering Galaxy Z Flip 5 does use 8GB of RAM and not 12GB. Though, that could all change in a couple of weeks.
For those of us in the US, it is great to see Motorola bringing some really good competition to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 (and soon the Flip 6), which is sorely needed. I’ve had the Motorola Razr+ (and Razr) for only a few hours, but so far, it looks to be way better than what Samsung is offering.
Motorola will be selling the Razr for $699 here in the US in three colors: Beach Sand, Coala Gray, and Spritz Orange. The Razr+ is going to be priced at $999 and available in four colors: Midnight Blue, Spring Green, Peach Fuzz, and the iconic Razr Pink color is back. These are the same prices as last year’s Razr and Razr+.
