Motorola Razr 50/razr (2024) review

Introduction

A big cowl display and water resistance – does not sound like a lot, however it’s simply what the plain Razr was lacking final 12 months, and now the Razr 50 will get it. Motorola’s vanilla clamshell foldable takes issues a notch up, turning it into one other viable various to the Galaxy Z Flips.

As with different Motorolas, it is price stating some nomenclature peculiarities. The Razr 50 is the title for the worldwide mannequin, and it is being offered roughly unchanged below the Razr 2024 moniker within the US. Since we’ve a Razr 50 unit in our fingers, that is the title we’ll be utilizing all through the overview, however our findings needs to be equally relevant to the motorola razr (2024).

Motorola Razr 50 • Motorola razr 2024

Okay, again to what’s new on the Razr 50. The telephone will get the Razr 40 Extremely’s cowl show – in measurement and proportions at the very least, if not in refresh charge. Whereas the Razr 40 solely had a tiny panel on the skin, the 50 will get the entire cowl display expertise – with full-blown apps and correct digicam viewfinder.

The opposite massive factor is the IPX8 water resistance – increasingly foldables are actually rated for submersion and so too is the Razr 50. The Galaxies’ main promoting factors are getting fewer.

There are a handful of different adjustments, however none is all that main. The principle digicam is now 50MP as a substitute of 64MP, however the sensor measurement stays the identical, so it isn’t precisely a downgrade. The chipset is one other such facet step – a Dimensity 7300X instead of the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 does not fairly qualify to be referred to as an improve. Maybe a sure demographic will recognize the quicker wi-fi charging (15W vs. the outdated mannequin’s 5W), however the unboxing part beneath will reveal one other growth on this common space that is not essentially for the higher.

Motorola Razr 50 specs at a look:

• Physique: 171.3×74.0x7.3mm, 188g; Glass entrance (Gorilla Glass Victus), silicone polymer again (eco leather-based), aluminum body (6000 collection), hinge (chrome steel); IPX8 waterproof (as much as 1.5m for 30 min).
• Show: Major: 6.9″ Foldable LTPO AMOLED, 1B colours, 120Hz, HDR10+, 3000 nits (peak), 1080x2640px decision, 22:9 facet ratio, 413ppi; Cowl: 3.6″ AMOLED, 1B colours, 90Hz, HDR10+, 1700 nits (peak), 1056x1066px, 413 ppi, Gorilla Glass Victus.
• Chipset: Mediatek Dimensity 7300X (4 nm): Octa-core (4×2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55); Mali-G615 MC2.
• Reminiscence: 256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM; UFS 2.2.
• OS/Software program: Android 14.
• Rear digicam: Broad (predominant): 50 MP, f/1.7, 1/1.95″, 0.8µm, twin pixel PDAF, OIS; Extremely huge angle: 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 1/3.0″, 1.12µm, AF.
• Entrance digicam: 32 MP, f/2.4, (huge), 0.7µm.
• Video seize: Rear digicam: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS; Entrance digicam: 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps.
• Battery: 4200mAh; 30W wired, 15W wi-fi.
• Connectivity: 5G; eSIM; Twin SIM; Wi-Fi 6e; BT 5.4; NFC.
• Misc: Fingerprint reader (side-mounted); stereo audio system.

Motorola Razr 50 unboxing

The Motorola Razr 50 arrives in a black cardboard field that is even longer than the already fairly tall unfolded Razr. Certain sufficient, the packaging inside is scented – typical Motorola.

The notable omission from the contents is a charger – the earlier mannequin had one within the field, and this 12 months’s 50 Extremely’s bundle additionally contained an adapter. There’s nonetheless a USB-C cable right here, although.

Similar to the Extremely, the Razr 50’s bundle additionally features a protecting case in a shade that matches the telephone, full with a carrying strap. The case must be hooked up to the telephone with the adhesive strips – in any other case, it will not keep securely on it.

We’re inclined to assume that this accent will not be to lots of people’s tastes, and it makes a bit extra sense to be offered individually quite than being included with each Razr. Significantly as the ability adapter obtained axed – the entire state of affairs is rubbing us the flawed manner.