Take the phone out, and it feels heavy, solid, and
beautiful. It feels like $1,500. The Razr weighs 7.2
ounces and is 2.83 inches wide—just barely the
maximum width to be comfortable in most hands. The
back has a nice texture to it.
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levering your thumb in between the two halves, giving it
a good shove, opening it up, and then slamming it
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scanner, there’s one on the phone’s “chin.” Closed, the
only design issue is that the Tic Tac–shaped edges of
the hinge at the top of the phone stick out a bit. But
dropping a folded Razr into my jacket pocket was a very
old form of pleasure.
Open it up, and there’s a 2,142-by-876 folding
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visible seam, as the Samsung Galaxy Fold does—it looks
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unfolded Fold, as this phone is the width of a normal
phone. It’s properly balanced toward the bottom so it
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screen is an unusually tall 21:9 aspect ratio, so Motorola
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whole screen.
Motorola Razr
(2020)
PROS Slim and
striking form factor.
Thoughtful, elegant
software. Good sound
quality.
CONS Poor battery
life. Weak wireless
performance. Subpar
camera. Hinge makes
creaking noise. Very
expensive.
BOTTOM LINE
Motorola’s gorgeous
folding Razr doesn’t
deliver the
performance you
expect from a $1,500
phone.