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- Motorola has unveiled its 2025 Razr lineup, together with a brand new mannequin within the Razr Extremely.
- Moto’s new flagship foldable features a Snapdragon 8 Elite, 16GB RAM, and a 7″ show, however it begins at $1,300.
- The Razr and Razr+ hold their respective worth factors for one more era, however with out as many adjustments to their spec sheets.
Though giant, book-style foldables would possibly get essentially the most consideration — actually from the press, if not from precise customers — it is clamshells you are extra more likely to see on the road. Flip telephones got here roaring again in type with Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip, however Motorola’s stored tempo with its Razr sequence. After a few odd duck launches, the 2023 Razr and Razr+ actually nailed down what these smartphones needs to be. Two years later, Moto’s about to take its flip telephones to the following level, and all of it begins with a brand new addition to the lineup.
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The Razr Extremely is the star of the present
A flagship cellphone in each method — together with AI
Moto may need three Razrs to tempt your pockets with this 12 months, however its the brand new Razr Extremely that needs to be grabbing your consideration. In contrast to the earlier two generations, the Razr Extremely is a flagship cellphone proper all the way down to its bones. Moto’s paired the Snapdragon 8 Elite with 16GB of RAM and as much as a full terabyte of storage to supply a surprisingly beefy clamshell gadget, and it is completed so whereas retaining the exterior chassis virtually unchanged.
However not solely unchanged. Motorola mounted one in every of my least favourite components of final 12 months’s Razr+, ditching the shiny body for a brushed end that appears and feels gorgeous in individual. The principle show is barely bigger — now a full seven inches — whereas the exterior dimensions keep comparatively unchanged. The tip result’s a smartphone that appears and feels actually acquainted, whereas packing the specs followers have been begging for for practically two years.
The chipset is not the one factor that is new, after all. Motorola has additionally packed in a 4,700mAh battery right here, up from 4,000mAh in 2024’s Razr+ and 4,200mAh within the common Razr. I used to be pleasantly shocked by how lengthy the Razr would final on a single cost final 12 months, and regardless of the elevated energy consumption that the Snapdragon 8 Elite will undoubtedly carry to the desk, I count on comparable outcomes from this 12 months’s Razr Extremely. The digicam’s additionally been revamped, pairing a 50MP foremost sensor with a 50MP ultra-wide lens for what needs to be the most effective system on a Razr but.
The opposite massive {hardware} change is, unsurprisingly for a 2025 smartphone, tied to AI. The Moto Razr Extremely has a shortcut key embedded on its left facet that launches the corporate’s rising suite of AI instruments. Along with the three options first introduced alongside final 12 months’s flip telephones — Catch Me Up, Pay Consideration, and Bear in mind This — Moto now helps instruments like Subsequent Transfer, which makes use of on-screen context to recommend “subsequent steps,” and Playlist Studio, which suggests playlists primarily based in your present exercise.
The Razr Extremely — alongside the opposite two fashions — additionally helps Gemini and Gemini Dwell out of the field. Moto’s launch occasion included appearances from companions like Perplexity, Meta, and Copilot, with the previous preinstalled, proving that the model sees Razr as a technique to make the most of each AI app, no matter the place it is coming from. Sadly, that love of help would not fairly prolong to Android, as we’re solely being promised three OS upgrades and 4 years of bi-monthly safety patches.
The Razr+ and common Razr are additionally right here
However there aren’t as many adjustments as you would possibly count on
The opposite two telephones are extra acquainted. The common Razr impressed me final 12 months with strong efficiency for its $700 worth level, and I count on this 12 months’s to be the identical. With a MediaTek Dimensity 7400X, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of (UFS 2.2, sadly) storage, it is undoubtedly a midrange smartphone — however, crucially, one which folds. The 4,500mAh battery ought to hold the gadget lasting even longer than ever, and in its “Spring Bud” shade, would possibly simply be the most effective wanting of the bunch this 12 months.
The Razr+ is, frankly, just a little weird. Whereas it does profit from among the adjustments made to the remainder of the lineup, together with a bump to IP48 water and mud resistance, it is also, greater than ever, the identical core expertise supplied by its direct predecessor. I do not imply that in a “telephones are boring” type of method — I imply it fairly actually. From the 4,000mAh battery to the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 powering it, virtually every thing about this cellphone traces up with final 12 months’s mannequin. Even the controversial telephoto lens returns for one more 12 months.
Moto’s new Razrs are coming quickly
All three telephones are available a wide range of new colours and finishes, which is undoubtedly essentially the most thrilling change between generations. The common Razr is priced at $700 and is available in pastel inexperienced, navy blue, pink, and white (the Pantone-approved colour names are within the specs above, in case you’d reasonably refer to those shades as “Lightest Sky” or “Gibraltar Sea”). The Razr+ is as soon as priced at $1,000, and is available in brown, blue, and sizzling pink.
Sadly, that leaves the Razr Extremely on the prime of the heap. Moto’s latest addition to the road begins at a whopping $1,300 for the 512GB mannequin, which could be a bit tough for some buyers to swallow. All three telephones go up for pre-order beginning Might seventh at Finest Purchase, Amazon, and Motorola, with fashions out there unlocked and thru AT&T and T-Cellular on Might fifteenth (sorry, Verizon followers, however your provider’s solely getting the common Razr).
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Moto Razr (2025)
Motorola’s most inexpensive Razr will get a glow-up for 2025. With new colours, a extra highly effective processor, and all types of AI instruments, this could be essentially the most thrilling $700 folding cellphone you have ever seen.
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Moto Razr+ (2025)
Motorola’s 2025 Razr+ is not all too completely different from what got here earlier than. With practically equivalent specs as final 12 months, the massive enhancements come from a extra inflexible, sturdy design and loads of AI goodies.
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Moto Razr Extremely (2025)
The Moto Razr Extremely is the foldable you have been ready for. With a brand new digicam system, top-tier specs, and a bigger, brighter show, it is a Razr designed to go head-to-head with Samsung — for a worth, after all.
