The Moto Razr+ and Razr (2023) aim to one-up Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip4 on features and value.
Today in New York City, Motorola unveiled a pair of exciting new folding flip phones – the Moto Razr+ (2023) and Moto Razr (2023). Both share the same overall design, have similar tech specs, and aim to one-up Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip4 on features and value, respectively. The Razr+ cost $999.99, and will be available June 23 (pre-orders June 16), while the more affordable Razr (2023)’s pricing and availability are still TBD.
With the Razr+, Motorola is offering the largest cover display on any folding flip handset to date, a vast 3.6-inch OLED screen that spans the entire lid and incorporates punch holes for both the 12MP main and 13MP ultrawide cameras. Like with previous Razr folding phones, this cover display features a home screen and app tray, and can run most Android apps directly, so you can be productive even with the handset closed.
Meanwhile, the Razr (2023) comes with a smaller 1.5-inch OLED cover screen (368×194 pixels), in a layout that’s similar to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4’s. It’s behind a ribbon of glass that spans the bottom third of the lid, next to 64MP and 13MP twin shooters. This display is more limited in functionality than the Razr+’s. It shows notifications, status (date, time, battery, signal), and lets you cycle through a handful of widgets, like weather and music.
Design-wise, the new Razr is slightly thinner than the Galaxy Z Flip4 at 15.1mm folded, and the edges are rounded instead of flat, making it easier to open. Following in the footsteps of previous Razr folding phones, the 6.9-inch FHD+ LTPO OLED main screen folds into a teardrop shape, reducing the crease’s visibility. As such – and unlike Samsung’s Z Flip handsets – the new Razr folds without a gap between the top and bottom half.
There’s also no “chin” here anymore, an iconic design element that Motorola dropped with the Moto Razr (2022), a phone that didn’t officially make it to North America. Depending on the specific model and colorway, the new Razr is made of a combination of 7000 series aluminum, Gorilla Glass Victus, and vegan leather. Build quality is outstanding, and both phones look fantastic and feel great in hand.
When open, the right side of the new Razr is home to the volume rocker, the power / lock key (which doubles a capacitive fingerprint sensor), and a third mic.
