LOS ANGELES—Motorola has shown off a revised trio of flip phones and a brand new book-style folding phone to compete with industry juggernauts Samsung and Google. Where the Motorola Razr, Razr+, and Razr Ultra take aim at Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 and Z Flip 7 FE, the Motorola Razr Fold makes a bold move against the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold. With prices ranging from $799.99 up to an eye-watering $1,899.99, Motorola is flooding the zone with options.
I got to spend some time with all of Motorola’s new flips and folds and have some early thoughts on what I saw. Here’s what you need to know about each phone before you consider signing up for a preorder.
Razr: A Flip for the Budget-Conscious
Left to right: Razr in Sporting Green, Violet Ice, and Bright White (Credit: Florence Ion)
The Razr is considered the base model flip phone and has only the essentials: a 3.6-inch external display, a 6.9-inch inside display, and a MediaTek Dimensity 7450X processor with 8GB RAM powering it all. This isn’t a pedigree of performance, but it is enough guts to get you going with a flip phone that desperately wants to hold on to its youth. It’s also limited to 128GB of storage, so if hoarding digital data is your thing, the Moto Razr isn’t it.
The Razr in Acetate (Credit: Florence Ion)
The best part of the Moto Razr lineup is the various colorways. There’s Hematite, a gray, woven-inspired finish; Violet Ice, a soft lavender, leather-feeling silicone finish; and Sporting Green, which really does evoke the green of a soccer field. (I’m sure that has nothing to do with the fact that Motorola is a sponsor at this summer’s FIFA World Cup 2026 and offers a special camera watermark for soccer fans.) There’s also Bright White, which pretends to be Acetate, and definitely has the texture of something that wants to be organic. All four colorways were conjured up in partnership with Pantone, as are those for the other Razr models. The upside to all four Razr models’ textured backs is that they do not slip and slide like the latest ceramic-coated flagships.
This Violet Ice Razr has a 3.6-inch outer display (Credit: Florence Ion)
The Razr folded shut (Credit: Florence Ion)
Razr+: A Hard Phone to Crack (Open)
The rear panel of the Razr+ (Credit: Florence Ion)
Of the three Moto Razr flip phones, the Razr+ was the hardest to open one-handed. The 0.6-inch-thick chassis is likely the culprit, as it creates a narrower “lip” and makes it tough to get your thumb in there to pry it open. The Razr+ features a larger 4-inch external display, and it’s 0.04 ounces heavier due to how its components are arranged. Everything about the Razr+ is against me opening it one-handed. It only comes in the green Mountain View color you see here.
For $300 more, the Razr+ has all the premium fixings that make it feel worth the price tag. Rather than a MediaTek SoC, you’ll find a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, which is typically found in devices sold overseas. Motorola is an outlier offering this chip in the US, but that’s how it likely managed to keep the price steady year over year. There is 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, which is right around the power-user threshold and puts it on par with the Galaxy Z Flip 7. But the biggest boost is its battery, going from 4,000mAh in last year’s Razr+ to 4,500mAh this time around—bigger than Samsung’s flip. It also boasts faster 45W wired charging and reverse charging.
Razr Ultra: A Canvas for Moto’s Art
The Orient Blue Razr Ultra has a textured rear panel (Credit: Florence Ion)
The room full of journalists was very much enamored of the Orient Blue Alcantara backside on the Razr Ultra. There’s also a wooden finish called Cocoa, but it’s the blue—sometimes purple, depending on how the light hits it—that garnered the most “oohs” and “ahhs.” Although it evokes the warm nostalgia of a time when cars were lined with material that feels like this, I’m curious how it will age in the long run. It was already picking up small lint particles at the hands on event I attended in Los Angeles.
Razr Ultra in Orient Blue (Credit: Florence Ion)
The Razr Ultra in its wood-like styling (Credit: Florence Ion)
The Razr Ultra has plenty to boast about, including being the first foldable in the US to run on the Snapdragon 8 Elite mobile platform. (Keep in mind, the 8 Elite is Qualcomm’s top chip from 2025 and is not the 8 Elite Gen 5 that powers the latest flagships of 2026.) That, coupled with 16GB of memory and 512GB of built-in storage, makes this a power user’s flip phone. The inside screen is a full 7 inches, and the 5,000mAh battery is one of the largest in the category, even surpassing the Z Flip. On the power user’s note, the Ultra supports 68W TurboPower charging, which seems overkill but is the kind of flagship feature Motorola can offer with a bang. The TurboPower tech is fast at juicing up, but you have to bring the requisite power brick and charging cable to hit those speeds. One other cool thing is that the Razr Ultra can also wirelessly charge a friend.
Razr Fold: Moto’s Debut Novel
The Razr Fold in its two colorways (Credit: Florence Ion)
We’ve already had a chance to paw at the Motorola Razr Fold at MWC. In person, held up against the rest of Motorola’s flip phone offerings, it’s clear the company is betting it has found itself a family of keepers. My one concern with the Razor Fold is that it tries too hard to outpace the Z Fold 7. For instance, the camera system on the Razr Fold is beefier than Samsung’s, offering up to 100x SuperZoom and boasting a new Sony image sensor with majorly improved low-light performance. But all that also adds a massive camera dune to the back of the device, whereas Samsung’s current stack is just an annoying little hump.
There’s also something decidedly first-gen about the Razr Fold’s titanium-reinforced hinge. There’s physical resistance that you can feel. I also noticed that when the Fold is splayed out, the back hinge doesn’t sit flush as it does on the Z Fold 7. For those worried about the visual crease, it’s there, and I’m curious to see how much more prominent it becomes with time.
The Razr Fold’s backside dune (Credit: Florence Ion)
There’s something about the Razr Fold’s hinge that doesn’t sit right—perhaps literally (Credit: Florence Ion)
I did get to try the Moto Pen Ultra ($99.99) stylus. It is nice and fluid, and I like that Motorola adopts a little widget that pops up with oft-used stylus tools when it’s out of its charging case. I definitely like the width of Moto’s pen so much more than what Samsung has whittled the S Pen down to. But the docking mechanism into its carrier is, again, clunky, adding to the notion that this is Motorola’s first rodeo with this particular form factor. And I’m dubious that Moto’s software can adeptly provide the right level of utility for the foldable experience.
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The Moto Pen experience is fluid, even if the charging solution is odd (Credit: Florence Ion)
Moto’s Bet on Software Might Be Underfunded
One thing about Moto’s foldable family is that it comes with a barrel of tricks to differentiate itself from Samsung and Google’s software. The features Motorola introduced with the Razr were cool at first, especially its throwback feature, which lets you crane the device like a camcorder from the days of 8mm film. This latest generation adds the ability to tilt-to-zoom. Although it kind of works, it’s not any better than the old method of slowly sliding on the screen. We need to come to terms with the fact that buttons were better for some things. Zooming is one of them.
Motorola’s tilt-to-zoom in action (Credit: Florence Ion)
Other camera features include Groupshot, which sounds like an offshoot of the Pixel’s Add Me, and adds you to a photo that you’re not in by taking a second exposure.
Front to back: Razr, Razr+, Razr Ultra (Credit: Florence Ion)
One fun fact is that all three Moto Razrs, despite their different components, share the same width. They appear uniform whether open or closed. The design language across the lineup shows real cohesion and Motorola’s attempt to be the brand that offers accessible foldable devices.
The Motorola Razr family will be available on May 21. Preorders begin May 14.
About Our Expert
Florence Ion
Senior Writer, Mobile
Experience
I am PCMag’s Senior Writer for Mobile. I write about Android, iOS, and the myriad intricacies in between. I’ve been covering these worlds for more than 15 years. Before joining PCMag, I was a staff reporter for Gizmodo, PCWorld, and Ars Technica.
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