Shane
A classic icon is back but this time you won’t need to bedazzle it with stick-ons.
Motorola have released a very much updated Razr, a flip phone that is just as functional folded or unfolded.
The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra has a full cover screen coming in at 4 inches, where with swipes you can perform most tasks that you can when the smartphone is unfolded.
There’s even cover screen games.
Unfolded you’re looking at a 6.9 inch AMOLED with a 165Hz refresh and Dolby Vision. It’s sharp.
But there has been little attempt to ‘hide’ the center crease. It’s very visible both when the screen is on or off. But hey, we are talking about a foldable, right. Of course there’s a crease.
Motorola’s Razr Ultra 50 doesn’t only impress on its visuals, it brings the camera specs that knock out other foldables.
The internal (selfie) camera is 32MP with the rear seeing a dual 50MP set up. Most likely you’ll use the rear lenses more than the 32MP, as you can take Insta-worthy selfies with the phone folded.
There’s even a wrist flick gesture to open the camera app. This never worked for me though, and I can also imagine a few Motorola Razr 50 Ultra’s being flung across the room with this as well.
The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra is also bringing sexy back, well, a sexy back – the lower half of the rear casing is vegan leather. Nice.
Spec wise, the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra doesn’t disappoint.
Storage has you at 512GB coupled with 12GB RAM, but no RAM Booster.
Crunching the data is a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3.
To get you through a day, well actually, more than a day, the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra has a 4,000mAh battery packed in to it, with wireless charging.
Low, yes, but it somehow works and it seems to last longer than other flips.
Potentially this is due the front cover screen being fully functional and useable, so you’re not needing to unfold all of the time.
The front cover screen is truly where it’s at, Motorola have already added the bedazzling for you.
If there is any downside to the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra, it is the price point, being more expensive than any of its competitors.
A fun, pocketable smartphone that’s ready to go when you are and go everywhere with you. The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra is what a flip / foldable phone should be.
Released: September 2024
Device Name: Motorola Razr 50 Ultra
Chipset: Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Memory: 12GB
Internal Storage: 512GB
Camera: F: 32MP. R: 50MP wide, 50MP telephoto
Battery: 4,000mAh
