Motorola Razr 2025/Razr 60 review
Before we go any further, though, it's worth saying a few words on the lineup of Razrs this year and where this one slots in. Indeed, it's essentially the same handset as the Razr 60 that's being sold outside of North America, so this review should be very much applicable to that model as well. Of course, we will try to point out the differences, where they pop up. In any case, we have the US version specifically, so we'll be referring to the handset by its North American name for the remainder of this review.
Motorola Razr 2025 • Motorola Razr 60
In that particular regional context, the Razr lineup for 2025 consists of three models: the Razr Ultra 2025 (that we've already reviewed in Euro spec, as Razr 60 Ultra), the Razr+ 2025 and the vanilla Razr 2025 that we have here. While both the Ultra and the vanilla models have 'international' counterparts, the Plus is sort of a North American exclusive.
Also, as a side note, Motorola doesn't seem to like caps, so the model family is 'motorola razr'. Not only that, but for this model there's an extra dash in the product materials, making it 'motorola razr - 2025', perhaps to better differentiate it from the razr+ 2025. We'll be capitalizing all names and omitting the dash for consistency and simplicity going forward.
Motorola Razr 2025 • Motorola Razr+ 2025 • Motorola Razr Ultra 2025
Now that the naming peculiarities have been cleared up, let's focus on the Razr 2025. A head-to-head specs comparison will reveal that the changes compared to the previous generation are anything but major. The chipset is different, but it's also kind of very much the same. The battery capacity has been upped to 4,500mAh, an upgrade apparently brought about by a switch to silicon-carbon cells (since the phone is physically unchanged). The 2025 model has gotten some dust protection in addition to the water resistance, and a new selection of Pantone-curated colorways pretty much complete the list of changes.
Of course, there's the already excellent foldable display on the inside, and a nicely functional and relatively large cover display (well, not Ultra-large, but large-ish).
The vanilla model in the lineup features an ultrawide camera and a wide main unit - it's kind of like the Ultra, only that one has fancier hardware on both. In contrast, the Razr+ 2025 has a telephoto next to a wide main camera that's the same as on the Razr 2025, but no ultrawide. Motorola Razr 2025/Razr 60 specs at a glance: Body: 171.3x74.0x7.3mm, 188g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame (6000 series), stainless steel hinge; IP48 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min).
171.3x74.0x7.3mm, 188g; Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), aluminum frame (6000 series), stainless steel hinge; IP48 water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min). Display: Main: 6.9" Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak), 1080x2640px resolution, 22:9 aspect ratio, 413ppi; Cover: 3.6" AMOLED, 1B colors, 90Hz, HDR10+, 1700 nits (peak), 1056x1066px, 413 ppi.
6.9" Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak), 1080x2640px resolution, 22:9 aspect ratio, 413ppi; 3.6" AMOLED, 1B colors, 90Hz, HDR10+, 1700 nits (peak), 1056x1066px, 413 ppi. Chipset: Mediatek Dimensity 7400X (4 nm): Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G615 MC2.
Mediatek Dimensity 7400X (4 nm): Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G615 MC2. Memory: 256GB 8GB RAM (512GB 12GB RAM on the Razr 60 only); UFS 2.2.
256GB 8GB RAM (512GB 12GB RAM on the Razr 60 only); UFS 2.2. OS/Software: Android 15.
Android 15. Rear camera: Wide (main) : 50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/1.95", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; Ultra wide angle : 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 1/3.0", 1.12µm, AF.
: 50 MP, f/1.7, 25mm, 1/1.95", 0.8µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS; : 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 1/3.0", 1.12µm, AF. Front camera: 32 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.14", 0.7µm.
32 MP, f/2.4, 25mm (wide), 1/3.14", 0.7µm. Video capture: Rear camera : 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS; Front camera : 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps.
: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS; : 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps. Battery: 4500mAh; 30W wired, 15W wireless.
4500mAh; 30W wired, 15W wireless. Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4; NFC.
5G; eSIM; Wi-Fi 6; BT 5.4; NFC. Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos). Motorola Razr 2025 unboxing
The Razr 2025 arrives in a slimline box made of graphite-colored cardboard. There's no charger inside, obviously, but there's still a USB-C cable bundled - a plain 3A one, but that's as much current as you can make use of anyway.
As much as we can gather, North American Razrs don't get any type of case in the box, while the rest of the world gets two-piece snap-on covers - we did have one with the Razr 60 Ultra, while the Razr Ultra 2025 doesn't seem to include one, and similarly the Razr 60 comes with a cover in the box (at least in some markets), but not the Razr 2025 we have here. So that's one of very few aspects in which the Razr 2025 is different from the Razr 60.
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