The Motorola Razr collection has been probably the most recognisable telephones in human historical past. It additionally bought properly and made a lot cash for the now Lenovo-owned Motorola. The flip telephones took the foldable flip route in late 2020 and are at the moment of their fifth technology. We obtained two telephones this 12 months, the Razr 50 Extremely and Razr 50. Whereas the latter appears much like final 12 months’s mannequin, the brand new Razr 50 is an enormous improve when it comes to design when in comparison with the Razr 40.
Motorola’s Razr 50 is just like the Razr 40 Extremely in some ways, however cheaper. The cellphone is priced at Rs. 64,999 in India and is simply accessible with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Is that this a cellphone you must take into account as a substitute of the dearer Extremely or one thing from Samsung? Must you improve from the Razr 40? I reply all that and extra within the assessment.
Motorola Razr 50 Design: Actually good and purposeful
- Dimensions (Closed) – 73.99 x 88.08 x 15.85mm
- Dimensions (Open) – 73.99 x 171.30 x 7.25mm
- Weight – 189g
- Colors – Seaside Sand, Koala Gray, Spritz Orange
The brand new Motorola Razr 50 appears very totally different in comparison with the Razr 40 from the entrance. You continue to get the rounded corners, curved sides, the flat hinge design on the again, and the vegan leather-based end on the decrease a part of the cellphone. There is a vegan leather-based end on the decrease half of the again panel and a skinny strip of vegan leather-based on the highest half. The vegan leather-based end gives a great grip. We obtained the Spritz Orange unit for assessment, and it’s a distinctive color choice that may seize consideration.
The underside half of the cellphone appears much like final 12 months’s Razr 40
Button placements are much like final 12 months’s mannequin. The fitting fringe of the highest half homes the amount and the ability keys. The ability button additionally doubles as a fingerprint scanner and works properly. You will discover the SIM tray instrument on the left aspect of the highest half. The highest edge homes a microphone. Lastly, the USB Kind-C port, speaker, and microphone are positioned on the underside fringe of the decrease half.
One of the necessary elements of the Razr 50 design is clearly the hinge and its mechanism. Motorola claims that it has redesigned the hinge to be extra sturdy, all whereas decreasing its quantity by about 30 % in comparison with the earlier mannequin. The hinge can be mentioned to supply higher mud safety with an IPX8 score, and I discovered it very efficient. Nevertheless, you additionally should be cautious to not depart any mud on the internal panel when closing it shut, as it might harm the show. The hinge cowl is constructed from stainless-steel, whereas the cellphone’s body is made utilizing 6000 collection aluminium. All surfaces get a easy satin end that makes the cellphone really feel premium.
The vegan leather-based end and the curved body make the cellphone straightforward to carry
The hinge additionally has a brief vary, which suggests that you could maintain the show open solely at sure angles. Cross this angle, and the cellphone will routinely shut or open, which is great because the hinge makes it simpler to open the cellphone with one hand. Nevertheless, opening the cellphone in a single hand continues to be a process. The hinge permits for sure use circumstances, similar to a tent, camcorder, and desk stand modes.
A brand new floating plate within the hinge is claimed to be much less nerve-racking on the folding panel and helps cut back the crease. Though Motorola advertises the Razr 50 as practically creaseless, it is not the case. There is a seen crease, however you do not actually discover it when viewing movies of scrolling via Instagram. You will solely really feel its presence when sliding your finger over the internal show or when trying on the display screen at sure angles.
Motorola Razr 50 Show: Large improve
- Outer display screen – 3.63-inch OLED, 1056 x 1066 pixels, 90Hz
- Inner flex display screen – 6.9-inch pOLED LTPO, full-HD+, 120Hz, HDR10+
- Safety – Gorilla Glass Victus (Outer)
The Motorola Razr 50 will get an enormous improve within the show division, however solely on the skin. As a substitute of the smaller, not very helpful show that was current within the Razr 40, you now get a 3.63-inch 10-bit OLED panel that provides a 90 Hz refresh fee, as much as 1,700 nits of peak brightness, and HDR 10 help. The panel options cutouts for the cameras and the LED flash. You possibly can watch movies on this display screen, however I would not suggest it. It is appropriate for taking part in a few of the pre-installed cowl display screen video games, although. The display screen additionally will get loads of brilliant outdoor and is straightforward to learn.
The Razr 50’s outer show is tremendous helpful
Opening the cellphone reveals a taller-than-usual versatile plastic 10-bit OLED show that provides a 120Hz refresh fee, as much as 3,000 nits of peak brightness, and HDR 10+ help. You get three color modes on the panel – Pure, Radiant, and Vivid. Sticking to the Pure choice is finest, as the opposite modes have a tendency to spice up the colors a bit an excessive amount of. The internal show gives a 22:9 facet ratio, which is great for watching films however is not the perfect when watching 16:9 content material on YouTube. The panel is straightforward to learn beneath direct daylight however is a little more.
Each shows provide Widevine L1 help, so you may get pleasure from viewing content material in full HD throughout Netflix and different streaming apps.
Motorola Razr 50 Software program: There’s lots to maintain you flipping
- OS – Android 14
- UI – Good day UI
- Newest safety patch – August 1st
Software program is one other essential a part of foldable telephones, and Motorola has completed an ideal job with its Good day UI. Whereas it nonetheless appears near inventory Android, some design parts and added Moto options set it aside. You get a few preinstalled apps, however these usually are not actually bloatware and might be uninstalled. There are additionally a number of Moto apps and options, similar to Moto Safe, Household House, Moto Unplugged, Good Join, and some others.
There is not any bloatware on the cellphone
Motorola has additionally included a few AI instruments that can assist you create wallpapers. There’s Type Sync and Magic Canvas, however the latter requires you to have a Moto account. Type sync helps you to create wallpapers from captured photographs, whereas Magic Canvas helps you to create photographs utilizing textual content prompts.
You possibly can run just about any app on the outer display screen. There are a number of pre-installed video games that run nice on the duvet show and might be enjoyable to make use of. Aside from utilizing apps and taking part in video games, Motorola additionally helps the usage of Google Gemini on the duvet show, and also you get three months of free Gemini Superior if you buy the Razr 50 telephones. The interface has been optimised for the outer display screen, and it is easy to have conversations with Gemini.
The duvet show gives numerous modes and helps most apps
As for software program help, Motorola has promised 3 years of Android OS and 4 years of safety updates for the Razr 50.
Motorola Razr 50 Efficiency: Might’ve been higher
- Processor – MediaTek Dimensity 7300X
- RAM – 8GB LPDDR4X
- Storage – 256GB UFS 2.2
I really feel like the one draw back of the Motorola Razr 50 is the chipset and, consequently, the efficiency it gives. It’s extremely unusual that the corporate determined to go together with a MediaTek chipset for the Razr 50, whereas the Extremely choice will get a Snapdragon SoC. The Dimensity 7300X on the cellphone is coupled with 8GB LPDDR4X RAM. I ran a few artificial benchmarks on the cellphone, and it delivered okayish outcomes. Older telephones, such because the Tecno Phantom V Flip, scored higher within the assessments.
| Benchmark | Motorola Razr 50 | Tecno Phantom V Flip | Oppo Discover N3 Flip |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu v10 | 647,833 | 706,648 | 1,027,655 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 | 12,932 | 14,392 | 15,150 |
| Geekbench 6 Single | 902 | 1,106 | 1,998 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi | 2,675 | 3,220 | 5,176 |
| GFXB T-rex | 91 | 60 | 120 |
| GFXB Manhattan 3.1 | 47 | 51 | 111 |
| GFXB Automotive Chase | 26 | 35 | 94 |
| 3DM Slingshot Excessive OpenGL | 5,037 | Maxed Out | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Slingshot | 5,762 | 6,820 | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life | 3,142 | 4,421 | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life Limitless | 3,152 | 4,536 | 12,923 |
The efficiency supplied by the Dimensity 7300X, an octa-core 4nm processor, is sufficient for day by day duties like messaging, calls, utilizing the browser, watching movies, and so forth, however you’ll discover some leg when launching apps or multitasking on each the outer in addition to the internal display screen. App transitions from cowl to main to foremost and vice versa have been additionally primarily easy. You possibly can play video games on the cellphone. I attempted titles similar to BGMI and Asphalt 9, and each labored properly. There are many video games accessible for the entrance show as properly, they usually work fairly properly with none lag. The cellphone did not run highly regarded whereas gaming, both.
The show is readable beneath direct daylight
The cellphone did lag at instances when utilizing the Digital camera app to take photographs and even switching between the cameras. In some circumstances, the digital camera viewfinder would go clean for a number of seconds.
Motorola has supplied a hybrid twin speaker setup with Dolby Atmos on the Razr 50, they usually work properly. There’s some bass right here, and the audio system can get loud. They’re good for indoor use, however it’s finest to hold a pair of earphones for out of doors use. Name high quality and connectivity on the cellphone are fairly good and I did not encounter any dropped calls. I did, nevertheless, discover some WiFi connectivity points whereas taking part in video games, however it solely occurred as soon as to name it an issue.
Motorola Razr 50 Cameras: Adequate
- Foremost – 50-megapixel, f/1.7, OIS
- Secondary Ultrawide – 13-megapixel, f/2.2, 120 diploma FoV
- Interior selfie – 32-megapixel, f/2.4
The principle digital camera is shared with the Extremely, together with the internal 32-megapixel unit. Nevertheless, in contrast to the Extremely’s telephoto, the usual Razr 50 will get a 13-megapixel ultrawide with autofocus. The duvet display screen helps you to use the first and ultrawide to take selfies, and there is additionally a cut up display screen interface that allows you to shoot with ease. As if the nostalgia of the flip type issue wasn’t sufficient, Motorola has gone forward and included a camcorder mode that is extra type than perform.
Images from the primary digital camera are fairly good
Images popping out of the primary digital camera in daylight circumstances have good element and dynamic vary with little or no to no noise, however there’s loads of sharpening and over-saturation. The greens look greener, and the sky appears bluer.
Samples from the first 50-megapixel digital camera [Tap to expand]
Switching to the ultrawide digital camera, the outcomes look very totally different, with much less element, darker shadows, and color inconsistency. The ultrawide additionally does not do dynamic vary and white steadiness properly. Images are usable, however nothing nice.
Samples from the Ultrawide digital camera [Tap to Expand]
There’s additionally a 2x digital zoom choice and a Macro mode accessible. The 2x zoom produces good photographs in daylight, however you will see that loads of noise when you zoom in. In the meantime, the macro photograph can produce good outcomes.
Macro photographs come out good when there’s loads of gentle [Tap to Expand]
In low gentle circumstances, the primary digital camera nonetheless does a great job of preserving particulars and shadows, however the white steadiness might be off. Saturation and exposures are dealt with properly, although. The ultrawide does not actually do properly in low gentle circumstances until you give it lots of gentle. A Evening mode is obtainable, however that works higher with the primary digital camera.
Lowlight samples: Prime – Foremost digital camera; Backside – Ultrawide [Tap to Expand]
The selfie digital camera on the internal show produces good ends in daylight circumstances with fairly real looking pores and skin tones, good colors, and a large dynamic vary. There is a good quantity of element as properly. Nevertheless, it is simply higher to make use of the primary exterior digital camera for selfies, which produces higher particulars.
Coming to video efficiency, the Razr 50 can shoot 4k 30fps on all cameras with stabilisation. The first digital camera takes good daylight movies with a number of element and barely saturated colors. Stabilisation is respectable, however you may discover the shakes when you’re strolling or operating. Motorola claims it makes use of AI to cut back the shakiness, however it does not actually work that properly more often than not. The ultrawide digital camera does not do this properly in movies.
Motorola Razr 50 Battery: You possibly can flip all of it day
- Capability – 4,200mAh
- Charging – 30W
- Charger – 33W included in-box
The Motorola Razr 50 gives spectacular battery life for a flip cellphone regardless that it receives the identical battery capability as final 12 months. I continuously obtained over 7 hours of display screen time on the cellphone, and that is in all probability as a result of I did many of the messaging on the outer show. Due to this, the cellphone simply lasted over a day of utilization. I would flip open the display screen just for utilizing the digital camera, some gaming, checking emails, watching movies, and scrolling Instagram. Gaming repeatedly drains the battery quite a bit, although.
The battery life on the cellphone is spectacular
In our battery check, the cellphone lasted over 25 hours on a single cost. Speaking about charging, the Razr 50 helps 30W quick charging and takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes to go from 10 % to full. There’s additionally help for wi-fi charging at 15W.
Motorola Razr 50 Verdict
At Rs. 64,999, there usually are not lots of different choices out there. You possibly can take a look at the Oppo Find N3 Flip (Review), which gives a lot better efficiency and a greater pair of cameras. Sadly, it does have a much less usable outer display screen. You even have the Tecno Phantom V Flip (Review) from final 12 months, however that is probably not higher in any manner. It is also a superb different to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 if efficiency is not your foremost concern.
The Motorola Razr 50 is a great-looking cellphone with lots of nostalgia and options which can be considerably let down by its processor. The outer show is nice, you get a pleasant digital camera setup, wonderful battery life for a cellphone with two screens, quick charging, an IPX8 score, a brilliant compact type issue, AI options, good software program, and 9,999 type factors. In case you do not need to spend a lot cash however need a flip-style foldable, the Motorola Razr 50 is generally wonderful. It is also a worthy improve from the Razr 40.
