The $999.99 Motorola Razr+ lands in the middle of the company's 2025 lineup of folding phones, which includes the entry-level Razr ($699.99) and the premium Razr Ultra ($1,299.99). We like the phone's design, build quality, connectivity, and clean user interface. Its ability to run full apps on the Cover Display is particularly helpful. While Motorola gives the phone a few new AI tricks, we wish the battery life were better and the cameras a bit sharper. If you want a folding phone, the less-expensive Razr gets you most of the same features and performance for $300 less, while the $1,099.99 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 packs more AI, a longer support window, and more colorful photos for just $100 more.

Design: Elegant and Refined

The Razr+ measures 3.47 by 2.91 by 0.60 inches (HWD) when closed and 6.75 by 2.91 by 0.28 inches when open and weighs 6.67 ounces, almost identical in size and weight to last year’s model.

All three 2025 Razr models are close in size, but the entry-level Razr is slightly lighter (3.47 by 2.91 by 0.62 inches closed, 6.74 by 2.91 by 0.29 inches open, 6.63 ounces) and the high-end Razr Ultra is heavier (3.47 by 2.91 by 0.62 inches closed, 6.75 by 2.91 by 0.28 inches open, 7.02 ounces). By comparison, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 (3.37 by 2.96 by 0.54 inches closed, 6.56 by 2.96 by 0.26 inches, 6.63 ounces) is in the same ballpark.

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Like the other Razr phones, the Razr+ is a pleasure to hold. It fits easily in the palm of my hand when it’s closed and is comfortable to hold when it's open. I love that it fits so well in my pockets, and I don’t have to worry about it falling out, especially when I'm running.

The Razr+ shares its basic design language with its stablemates, which means it has an aluminum frame with rounded corners and an excellent external display. The Razr+ is available in Hot Pink, Midnight Blue, and Mocha Mousse (light brown). I tested the Mocha Mousse model.

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The power button and the volume up and down buttons are on the right side of the phone, while the SIM card slot is on the left. There’s a speaker grille and USB-C port on the bottom edge. A titanium hinge connects the top and bottom halves. The hinge feels smooth and strong, and Motorola says it's designed to withstand at least 200,000 folds.

The bottom half of the back panel is covered in tan vegan leather. It feels soft to the touch and offers excellent grip, but it also collects dust and debris. The top half of the rear panel houses the exterior display, which remains dark when the phone is open and is made of Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. This gives the device a two-toned appearance that isn’t particularly elegant. Two circular camera lenses sit at the top of the outer display. 

Like the other 2025 Razr phones, the Razr+ has an IP48 rating for dust and water protection, meaning it can handle dust particles up to 1mm in size and survive up to 30 minutes in about 5 feet of water. Samsung's Z Flip 7 has the same IP rating.

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There is a visible crease in the middle of the internal display opposite the hinge, though it's not nearly as noticeable as it was on previous Razr devices. Once the screen is on, it's almost entirely invisible and I hardly noticed it at all after a while. There is a small circular cutout at the top of the internal display marking the selfie camera. 

A fingerprint sensor is embedded under the screen and the phone also supports face unlock via the selfie camera. Both work well, but the fingerprint sensor is a more secure method of unlocking your phone. 

Displays: They Look as Good as They Did in 2024

Motorola carries over the outer display from the 2024 model. It's a 4-inch pOLED display (measured from top to bottom) with a resolution of 1,272 by 1,080 pixels for a density of 417 pixels per inch (ppi). It has a refresh rate of up to 165Hz and a touch response rate of 120Hz. Its peak brightness maxes out at 2,400 nits. The Razr Ultra also has a 4-inch front display with the same resolution and refresh rate, though its peak brightness tops out at 3,000 nits.

The entry-level Razr’s front display is slightly smaller at 3.6 inches with a pixel density of 413ppi. Its refresh rate is lower at 90Hz and its touch response rate is slower at 120Hz. It’s not as bright as its more expensive brethren, either, with peak brightness of 1,700 nits.

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The external display is one Razr+'s best features. It is a fully functional touch screen that can run almost any app. During testing, I used it to browse websites, play games, and check social media, all without opening the phone.

Meanwhile, the inner display of the Razr+ is also carried over from the 2024 model and almost identical to that of the less expensive Razr. It is a 6.9-inch pOLED screen with a resolution of 2,640 by 1,080 pixels and a density of 413ppi. Where the Razr+ has a speedier refresh rate of 165Hz, the Razr's is slower at 120Hz. Both inner displays have a touch response rate of 220Hz and a peak brightness of 3,000 nits.

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The Razr Ultra’s display, meanwhile, is a step up. It's 7.0 inches and has a resolution of 2,992 by 1,224 pixels for a density of 464ppi. It has a 165Hz refresh rate and a touch response rate of 300Hz. It is also a lot brighter than the other Razrs, topping out at 4,500 nits. 

I found the display of the Razr+ to be perfectly sufficient in most lighting conditions, but it doesn’t do as well as in direct sunlight as the pricier Ultra.

Performance: Same Processor, Same Speeds

The 2025 Razr+ comes with the exact same processor that powers the 2024 model, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. This is somewhat disappointing. One of the main reasons to get a new phone is to also get a newer, faster processor. As a result, the 2025 Razr+ performs identically to the 2024 Razr+.

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On the Geekbench 6 testing software, which measures CPU performance, the 2025 Razr+ got a single-core score of 1,881 and a multi-core score of 4,658. The 2024 version got almost identical scores (1,892 and 4,648). The Razr Ultra, which has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and 16GB of RAM, handily out-performed the Razr+ (2,913 and 8,727) .Unsurprisingly, the entry-level Razr and its MediaTek Dimensity 7400x processor and 8GB of RAM performed worse (1,072 and 3,035). While the Razr+ remains solidly in the middle of the three phones in terms of performance, I still think there’s room for improvement. The Galaxy Z Flip 7, meanwhile, which has an Exynos 2500 chip and 12GB of RAM, nabbed 2,267 and 7,594 on the same tests. 

To test GPU performance, I ran the Razr+ through the GFXBench Aztec Ruins software suite. It ran the test at 36fps, a huge downgrade from last year's 65fps. The Razr Ultra crushed the test at 105fps, while the Razr delivered 23fps. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 outscored the Razr+ at a solid 82fps. 

Despite these middling numbers, the phone still manages to do well at everyday tasks. I had no problems jumping between apps and was able to play graphics-heavy games, such as Genshin Impact. It wasn’t the best gaming experience, as there were frame rate drops, but it was certainly playable.

The phone does get warm to the touch after half an hour of gameplay, but it doesn’t become uncomfortable to hold. Less graphically intensive games like Alto’s Odyssey worked without a hitch.

Battery: Surprisingly Shorter

The 2025 Razr+ is powered by the same 4,000mAh battery found on the 2024 phone. This year, both the Razr (4,200mAh) and the Razr Ultra (4,700mAh) were upgraded to larger batteries. 

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To test battery life, I ran a 1080p video on repeat over Wi-Fi with the screen brightness at 100% until the battery gives out and the phone shuts off. In this test, the Razr+ lasted 12 hours and 57 minutes on a single charge. This is a marked downgrade from last year’s model, which ran for 14 hours and 37 minutes on the same test. The Razr (21 hours and 35 minutes) and the Razr Ultra (22 hours and 3 minutes) significantly outperform the Razr+ here. We can likely blame the brighter screen for the reduced battery life. 

The Razr+ can charge via wire at up to 45W and wirelessly at up to 15W. It includes reverse wireless charging for accessories like headphones at 5W. The Razr charges at 30W wired and 15W wirelessly, but doesn't include reverse wireless charging, while the Ultra supports 68W wired charging, 30W wireless charging, and 5W reverse wireless charging. The Z Flip 7 tops out at 25W wired charging, 15W wireless charging, and 4.5W reverse wireless charging.

When using an 18W charger, the phone took 2 hours and 12 minutes to fully charge. You’ll need to provide your own charger, as Motorola doesn't supply one in the box. 

Connectivity: Solid 5G and Wi-Fi

Every Razr phone in the lineup comes with sub-6GHz 5G (including C-band), but does not support the faster mmWave 5G service available from some US carriers. If you’re hoping for mmWave support, you’ll have to get the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7. 

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I tested the phone on T-Mobile’s network, but the Razr+ is unlocked and can be used on most carriers. I got maximum download speeds of 112Mbps and maximum upload speeds of 6.30Mbps. In the same location, my iPhone 14 Pro managed similar speeds of 115Mbps down and 4.30Mbps up. 

The Razr+ comes equipped with Wi-Fi 7, but I tested the phone with a Wi-Fi 6 router. When close to the router, it got download speeds of 350Mbps and upload speeds of 17.8Mbps. The iPhone 14 Pro managed download speeds of 271Mbps and upload speeds of 19.4Mbps from the same location. Speeds drop significantly when tested at the edge of my Wi-Fi network, where it got 26.6Mbps down and 0.11Mbps up. The iPhone recorded 37.9Mbps down and 20Mbps up in the same location. 

The phone comes with NFC for mobile payments and Bluetooth 5.4.

Audio: Clear Calls

Call quality is crisp and clear. I could hear everyone I spoke with, and they could hear me without any complaints. The earpiece and speakers are also sufficiently loud. The earpiece clocked in at 85.2dB, while the speakerphone reached 87.5dB.

The speakers did a fairly good job of punching out the bass on our test track, “Silent Shout,” by The Knife. The phone vibrated slightly in my hand during the bass-heavy intro, though you’ll still want to connect wireless speakers or headphones in order to get the best audio experience. 

Cameras: Good, Not Great

The Razr+ comes equipped with a 50MP main camera with an aperture of f/1.7 and includes optical image stabilization (OIS). There’s also a 50MP telephoto lens with an aperture of f/2.0. A 32MP front-facing selfie camera sits on the inside of the main display and has an aperture of f/2.4. All the cameras use quad-pixel binning for final shots of 12.5MP, 12.5MP, and 8MP, respectively. You can use the full resolution of the camera through the Hi-Res mode if you want to. 

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Photos using the main camera on the Razr+ in bright sunlight are decent enough. The colors appear fairly accurate, with grass and leaves looking true to life. Colors are also good on shots taken with the telephoto camera, but zooming into the photo reveals a loss of detail, especially around things like individual leaves and branches. 

The Razr+ has three zoom levels: 1x, 2x, and 4x. Here is a progression of the same location using all three levels. 

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There’s no official macro camera on board, so I used the main camera to take photos of these flowers.

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The camera does a respectable job of capturing all the details around the edge of the flowers, though I wish it were easier to focus on a single, individual flower.

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The selfie camera does an OK job of capturing this picture of my dog in low light. One of the perks of a flip phone is that you almost never have to use the inner camera to take a selfie. It’s easy to just flip the main, higher-resolution camera up and take a picture of yourself that way using the outer screen as a viewfinder.

You can capture video with the Razr+ in 4K60, and record in slow motion in HD at 960fps, 240fps, or 120fps. The videos appear similar to photos with noise most apparent in underlit locations. 

If photography is important to you, you’ll be better off with a traditional slab phone. The Google Pixel 9 Pro ($999) has superior cameras for the same price.

The Razr+ is equipped with many of Google’s AI photo features, including Magic Editor, which allows you to move, resize, or erase parts of your image. There’s also Blur, which adds a bokeh effect; Unblur, which sharpens photos; and Magic Eraser, which gets rid of unwanted elements in the picture.

Software: A Limited Support Window

The Razr+ runs on Android 15, but will only get three years of OS upgrades and four years of security support. That’s far less than Google and Samsung, which each provide seven years of both OS and software updates to their phones.

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You can access almost all your software from the outer display. The default shows the date, time, and battery life, with a row of home apps that include the camera, messages, photos, and Google Gemini. Swiping right to left brings up all of the apps on your front display, though you can add any app you want to the shortcut list. Swiping again shows your calendar, followed by the weather, a communication panel with a dial pad, contacts, and messages, and a games panel filled with casual games designed for the outer screen.

You can play any game you’ve downloaded on the outer display, too, including graphically intensive games like Genshin Impact. Further, you can access the full quick settings menu on the outer display by swiping down from the top of the screen at any time.

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There isn’t a dedicated AI button on the Razr+ like there is on the Ultra. Instead, there's a translucent Moto AI icon that hovers on the left-hand side of the display. In order to use Moto AI, you’ll need to sign in to a Moto Account. Once you’ve done that, you’ll be able to create AI images in Image Studio or make AI playlists based on your mood in Playlist Studio. Pay Attention will record and transcribe meetings for you, while Remember This turns images and text into memories that Moto AI uses to help personalize your AI. Catch Me Up gives you a summary of all of your texts and notifications, while you can also just type in a search query, and Moto AI will Google it for you. Each of these worked as expected in testing.

Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip 7 may not be able to run as many full apps on its outer display, but it provides full access to Gemini AI Live Mode, which lets you converse with Gemini Live without opening up the phone.