Motorola is blowing out the Razr line with three new fashions beginning at simply $700

The Razr is nearly definitely essentially the most beloved flip cellphone of all time. However for 2025, Motorola is increasing its iconic versatile cellphone line to a complete of three units beginning at simply $699 whereas leaning even additional into the handset's standing as a vogue image.

The brand new Razrs function a really acquainted clamshell design to final 12 months's fashions, with all three packing equally sized OLED shows, the identical titanium hinge and front-mounted exterior screens with two embedded cameras. Motorola partnered with Pantone to supply a surprisingly big selection of colours, although not all of them will probably be accessible throughout each configuration. That stated, the satan actually is within the particulars, as a result of though all three fashions look fairly related, their specs differ fairly a bit based mostly on their value.

The 2025 Razr Ultra has a slightly larger 7-inch flexible OLED with a higher resolution and 165Hz refresh rate compared to the base model.
It could be exhausting to inform the varied fashions aside, however the Razr Extremely is the one on the left, because it has a barely bigger show and smaller bezels.
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Beginning at $1,300, the Razr Extremely is the most costly of the bunch and has the elements to match. It's powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite chip with 16GB of RAM and both 512GB or 1TB of storage. It additionally has essentially the most succesful cameras. On the Razr Extremely, you get twin 50-MP shooters consisting of predominant and ultra-wide cams with the latter additionally doubling as a macro lens. And for many who like taking long-distance photographs, it helps a 2x optical zoom as properly.

Moreover, the Extremely options the largest battery at 4,700 mAh together with the quickest charging. It goes as much as a relatively speedy 68 watts when utilizing a wire or 30 watts wirelessly, which is double what you get from rivals just like the Galaxy Z Flip 6. And in case you're in a pinch and have to share some extra juice with one other gadget, the Extremely additionally packs five-watt reverse wi-fi charging.

All versions of the 2025 Razr will have the same titanium hinge. Sam Rutherford for Engadget

Unsurprisingly, Motorola gave the Extremely the nicest display screen too based mostly round a predominant 7-inch 1224p 165Hz OLED show together with a 4-inch pOLED panel on the skin. It's vivid, it's colourful and, I need to say, the corporate did a superb job of decreasing the looks of a crease. Certain, in case you look actually exhausting, you may see it or really feel it together with your fingers, nevertheless it's far more of a minor nitpick than a reputable con at this level.

Lastly, as you'd in all probability anticipate, the Extremely is essentially the most fashionable one as properly because of 4 distinctive finishes together with an Alcantara again, a wooden grain rear panel, a satin-inspired remedy and a faux-leather possibility.

The mid-range Razr Plus looks almost identical to the Ultra. Sam Rutherford for Engadget

As for the $1,000 Razr Plus, every little thing has been introduced down a notch, with it that includes a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip, 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Its battery can be smaller at 4,000 mAh whereas its OLED predominant show has been shrunk a tiny bit down to six.9-inches with a 2640 x 1080 decision and 165Hz refresh price. And whereas it sports activities twin 50-MP cams, they aren't fairly as feature-rich, with the second shooter serving as a devoted zoom lens with a 2x telephoto magnification. No ultra-wide angle or macro features right here.

An easy way to spot the base Razr is to look for the larger forehead bezel above the phone's exterior display.
A straightforward strategy to spot the bottom Razr is to search for the bigger brow bezel above the cellphone's exterior show.
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Lastly, the usual Razr is by far essentially the most reasonably priced at $700, although it has made a lot of sacrifices to hit that value. It's powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7400X chip with simply 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, whereas its 6.9-inch OLED display screen has a decrease 120Hz refresh price and FHD+ decision. The bottom mannequin's cameras have additionally taken successful with twin 13-MP sensors. Although on the plus facet, it does get a bigger 4,500 mAh battery in comparison with the 4,000 mAh pack within the Plus.

The opposite massive addition to the household is Moto's new AI Suite, which was developed in partnership with massive names like Google, Amazon and others. The Picture Studio function can generate images, avatars and extra in a variety of kinds based mostly on a handful of easy textual content prompts whereas Playlist Studio can construct a tracklist (utilizing Amazon Music) to match your present vibe. Then there are productiveness options like Bear in mind This, which may save notes and images (both ones taken with the digicam or present pics) in order that they're simpler to recall later. There's additionally a recording function that may transcribe dialogue on the fly (together with computerized speaker tags) just like the Pixel Recorder app, together with a couple of extra.

That stated, I acknowledge that Motorola could have felt pressured to do that after competing smartphone makers like Google, Apple, Samsung and others developed their very own set of AI instruments. However on the similar time, none of those options really feel significantly novel or flashy sufficient to be a promoting level on their very own. However I assume that is the AI-obsessed world we reside in now.

Nevertheless, with the bottom mannequin beginning at simply $700 and a complete of three units to select from, I’ve to present Motorola some credit score for persevering with to drop the barrier to entry for versatile display screen telephones. And between all of the completely different colours and textures, they're relatively modern ones at that.

Within the US, the 2025 Motorola Razrs will probably be accessible for pre-order beginning on Might 7 with official gross sales slated for Might 15.

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