Motorola Razr Fold Hands-On: Watch Out Samsung, This Phone Has an Edge
Key takeaways
- Motorola is practically a veteran when it comes to foldables, which makes the Razr Fold all the more surprising.
- As advanced as it felt back then to hold a smartphone that folded in half, the foldable niche has come a long way since.
- My first impression of the Motorola Razr Fold, as I held it in my hand, was that it had the polish and heft of a book-style foldable refined over many iterations, such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7.
Motorola is practically a veteran when it comes to foldables, which makes the Razr Fold all the more surprising. When I got my hands on it at a Hollywood villa overlooking the Los Angeles skyline, it felt less like an iteration and more like a fresh take.
The phone-maker's first book-style foldable incorporates all the know-how it gained from making clamshell foldables dating back to the first modern Razr in 2019 -- a launch I also attended at a similar event in Los Angeles. As advanced as it felt back then to hold a smartphone that folded in half, the foldable niche has come a long way since. The Motorola Razr Fold shows the company has moved beyond the rookie missteps typical of first-generation book-style foldables. The Google Pixel Fold, for example, notoriously didn't unfold completely flat -- an issue the Razr Fold avoids and a clear advantage in this space.
My first impression of the Motorola Razr Fold, as I held it in my hand, was that it had the polish and heft of a book-style foldable refined over many iterations, such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7. It's not quite the thinnest folding phone around -- measuring just over 5mm thick when unfolded and about 10mm when folded -- but it's reasonably trim and didn't feel clunky at 8.6 ounces (243 grams).