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with the screen open. That’s about an hour longer than
the previous model. It isn’t great compared with many
other current phones, but remember that this result is
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Unfortunately, the phone lacks wireless charging.
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spectrum support, there’s a chance it will be enhanced
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wave connectivity. This isn’t a big deal at the moment,
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story for details). If you absolutely must have it in a
foldable form factor, your only option in the US as of
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I tested the
Motorola Razr
5G on
T-Mobile’s
network in
Chicago and
experienced
consistently
solid speeds.