Motorola Razr (2020): Everything You Need To Know
The Pitch
Announced in late 2019 and launched the following year, the new Motorola Razr tries to leverage nostalgia for one of the world’s original flip-phone icons and sacrifices specs in pursuit of this novel form-factor.
The Specs
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
Screen: 6.2-inch P-OLED
Resolution: 876 x 2142
RAM: 6GB
ROM: 128GB
Expandable Storage: No
Headphone Jack: No
Fingerprint Scanner: Yes
Operating System: Android 9.0
Battery Size: 2510mAh
Rear Camera: 16-megapixel (f/1.7) primary sensor+ Time-of-Focus lens
Front-Facing Camera: 5-megapixel (f/2.0) sensor
Note — The original Motorola Razr launched without 5G connectivity. A 5G-enabled follow-up with a number of design improvements launched several months after the fact.
The Reviews
The Verge’s Deiter Bohn wasn’t particularly thrilled with the Motorola Razr:
If this phone didn’t fold, I wouldn’t recommend it at one-sixth of its current price.
TechRadar’s David Lumb offered up damning praise for the revamped Motorola Razr:
While it does offer a foldable form factor that minimizes its footprint and allows it to fit in smaller pockets, and pulls off some awesome selfies, the phone cuts corners to achieve its diminutive size, with less power, onboard storage, and battery capacity.
Our Verdict?
While time has been generous to the Motorola Razr’s lofty launch pricing, many of the compromises — mentioned above — that marred the device at launch remain unresolved.
The battery life remains short, the durability fraught and the processor and camera are underwhelming. The Motorola Razr was one of the first foldables on the scene but it pays a heavy price for it.
