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Don't wait for the Galaxy Z Flip 7, get the Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) now — here's why
Motorola Razr Ultra The Motorola Razr Ultra boldly goes where no flip phone has gone before, with better performance, a bigger battery, and a brighter design than ever. It's easy to fall in love with once you get past the eye-watering price tag. The AI features need some polish and the update policy really should be better, but this is the first foldable flip phone that can go blow for blow with even the best non-foldable smartphones. Every year, Motorola gets my hopes up with an exciting new Razr. It rolls out colorful new finishes, slightly revamped cameras, and the most straightforward cover screen experience one could ask for, only to be surpassed by the reliability and polish of Samsung's latest Galaxy Z Flip. Each time I finish the year, I know that the top-tier Razr has earned a place in my heart, but the Galaxy Z Flip makes more sense. Until now. This year, with the Razr Ultra (a.k.a. the Razr 60 Ultra in some regions), Motorola has its winner. It's a flip phone that's decided more is more, and it delivers an experience I've waited for ever since the Razr series came back to the US in 2023. I finally think it does enough to stay ahead of whatever changes Samsung makes to the Galaxy Z Flip 7 this year, and here's why. This review will mainly focus on the Razr Ultra, but I'll also be critiquing the Razr (2025) and Razr Plus (2025) throughout so you know which one best suits your usage and budget! The Razr Ultra's design is as polished as they come Ryan Haines / Android Authority I've said it before, and I'll probably say it again, but Motorola makes some of the best-looking phones in the game. It combines materials and colors in such a way that it makes you want to leave your phone case behind so that you can look at the latest Pantone shades. I thought that was evident enough on the 2024 Razr Plus with its rainbow of vegan leather hues, but I didn't know anything yet. Jump to this year, and the newly introduced Razr Ultra — launched alongside 2025 refreshes of the vanilla Razr and Razr Plus — has added a few new Pantone colors to the series to pick from, but it's also added new materials like wood (on the Mountain Trail version) and Alcantara (on the Scarab version) to the mix. Yes, there are still a few vegan leather options, but how could you not be more intrigued by an ultra-premium foldable phone made of wood? That's exactly what I thought, and that's why I picked the Razr Ultra in Mountain Trail when given my choice. Motorola's colors have long beaten Samsung's, but a phone made of wood? I'll take two. And, after just about two weeks with my wood-paneled, bronze-finished Razr Ultra, I'm as firmly in the no-case camp as I've ever been. I'm not worried about the panel splitting or splintering, and the best part about wood is that it doesn't pick up any fingerprints. So far, neither does the brushed metal frame, outside of the two flat edges around the hinge that meet when you open the Razr Ultra. Is the FSC-certified wood a little bit slippery in the hand? Yes, it has a bit less texture than Motorola's usual vegan leather, but it's not nearly as bad as some of the glossy panels I've used in the past. As much as I love the Mountain Trail version of the Razr Ultra, I have a few concerns about how a material like Alcantara might hold up on the Scarab finish. During our initial hands-on period with the 2025 Razr series, the demo units were already picking up fuzzies and dust, and I could only see that getting worse as you pull the phone out and put it away more over time. I'd love to be proven wrong, but maybe there's a reason that fabric-covered phones aren't all the rage. Razr Ultra in Scarab Of course, what brings this year's Razr lineup closer than ever to Samsung's refined Galaxy Z Flip series isn't just that it looks good. It's that Motorola has finally improved the durability of its hinge across the board. The new hinge on all three 2025 Razrs is now titanium-reinforced to be four times stronger than stainless steel. In practice, that mostly means it feels tighter and more positionable than before, which is essential for some of the Moto AI features I'll get to in a few minutes. Also vital to that Moto AI experience is the Razr Ultra's cover screen, which I think remains miles ahead of the one on Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip series. Not only is the panel still larger at an even 4 inches, but it's brighter at 3,000 nits of peak brightness, smoother with a 165Hz refresh rate, and tougher thanks to Corning's Gorilla Glass Ceramic. Do you need any of this on a display meant to be used quickly and put back in your pocket? Probably not, but it's nice to have. The Razr Plus' external display mirrors the same base specs (but a lower peak brightness), while the base Razr drops the size to 3.6-inches and the refresh rate to 90Hz. The wide-open cover screen experience is better than Samsung's, too, if only because it makes the Razr easier to pick up and go about your day without a second thought. I've written several times about how badly I want Samsung to ditch the reliance on Good Lock for its Flex Window experience, and every time I pick up a Razr, I'm reminded just how right I am. I love that I can open any app right from the Razr Ultra's default app drawer, whether it's something productive like Slack or fun like YouTube to watch every Premier League goal from match week 37 while I sweat over Chelsea's chances of Champions League football next season. I watched PetaPixel review a half-frame camera on what feels like a half-frame display, and I loved it. This year, Motorola has also revamped its approach to widgets on the cover screen, adding two extra customizable panels so you can fit even more information at a glance. I still prefer the well-optimized weather and Spotify panels as part of my default carousel, but I've also set up a well-being widget with my Fitbit step count and a record of my daily screen time. Hidden by this external excellence is another top-notch display — the largest one I've used on a flip phone. In the name of going Ultra, Motorola bumped its main AMOLED display from 6.9 inches to an even 7 inches for the Ultra, making it larger than the iPhone 16 Pro Max, Galaxy S25 Ultra, and Pixel 9 Pro XL. Then, it brought over the same sky-high 165Hz refresh rate from the external display and paired it with an even brighter 4,500 nits of peak brightness and a crisp Super HD resolution. The Razr Plus and Razr keep things to 6.9-inches, and make some reasonable adjustments for the price differences: the Razr Plus has a peak brightness of 3,000 nits and a lower PPI overall, while the Razr drops to a 120Hz refresh rate. Thankfully, all three are gorgeous AMOLEDs. The reworked hinge also means that the trio's display crease is shallower than ever, making it almost unnoticeable unless viewed at a sharp angle against the sunlight. I hardly notice the dent in the panel while gaming, either, easily dragging and dropping pieces of track across the center line as I work my way through Railbound just about three years late. Ryan Haines / Android Authority And now, we have to talk about one more Razr Ultra-exclusive feature that I'm not quite sold on: The AI Key. Brand-new to Motorola's top-tier flip phone this year is a dedicated button with no purpose but launching the Moto AI menu. Yes, you can remap its two gestures, choosing between Catch Me Up, Pay Attention, and opening the menu itself, but that's kind of it. Your other option is to turn the button off entirely, but then it feels like wasted space on a $1,300 flip phone. At the very least, Motorola was smart enough to put its AI Key opposite the power button, which means I haven't accidentally pressed it like I have Nothing's similarly-styled Essential Key — another fairly superfluous button, but one attached to a far more useful interpretation of this kind of feature. Despite my general heaping of praise on the 2025 Razr lineup, it's not without its quirks. The IP48 ratings across the board mean you'll have to be careful when taking your expensive flip phone anywhere near the beach, though it should be fine with an accidental dip into a pool. I've also been less than impressed by the Razr Ultra's speakers at higher volumes. The stereo setup gets loud, but it's not very crisp when it gets there, losing some finer instruments from Hozier's re-release of Like Real People Do when I try to blare it over Spotify. There's enough power here to make most flagships blush Ryan Haines / Android Authority If the only feather in Motorola's cap were that I think its Razrs look better than the Galaxy Z Flip, there wouldn't be much to write home about. That's been the case for the last few years, and if not for some key internal upgrades, I probably would have steered you toward the older models to help you save a few bucks. But, in keeping with its new Ultra branding, Motorola saw fit to pack its top-tier flagship with some of the best specs we've ever seen on a foldable. That means more — more of everything. Where the previous Razr Plus packed a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset (and the 2025 iteration still does), the Razr Ultra now carries Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite. Where that same Razr Plus offered 12GB of RAM and 256GB of fixed storage, this version jumps to 16GB and 512GB at the base level, leaving the Galaxy Z Flip 6's 128GB tier even further in the dust. The Razr Ultra even comes in an optional 1TB configuration, ensuring you'll have years to make Amazon Music playlists in the Playlist Studio before you run out of space. As always, though, a packed spec sheet only means so much. While I could comfortably say that the Razr Ultra felt powerful in the palm of my hand, I wanted some data to back it up. So, I set up our usual gauntlet of tests and lined up what I felt were logical competitors. This time, the Razr Ultra's alternatives included the previous Razr Plus (2024), this year's base Razr (2025), the Galaxy Z Flip 6, and, for good measure, Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra. Why a candy bar-style phone known for its stylus? Well, it's the only other phone I could think of that costs $1,300, and it packs some very similar specs to the Razr Ultra. And honestly, I thought that when I added Samsung's top-end flagship to the mix, it would simply run away with the competition. After all, it doesn't have to worry about a split battery, split cooling setup, or any other typical foldable hiccups. Instead, the Razr Ultra showed me just how far Motorola has come in just a few years of revamping its flip phones. Yes, the Razr Ultra fell behind its fellow Ultra in CPU-intensive Geekbench 6 performance, but it stayed pretty much neck and neck on the more comprehensive PCMark Work test and finished above the Galaxy S25 Ultra by the end of 20 runs of our GPU-heavy Wild Life Extreme stress test. The level of stability it shows after five runs is incredibly impressive here. Ryan Haines / Android Authority The performance gap gets even bigger when you turn your eye from the Razr Ultra to its other hinged competitors, both in-house and from Samsung. Its Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and ample RAM run circles around the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 of the previous Razr Plus and the Dimensity 7400X that holds down Motorola's most affordable — but still very, very good for the price and form factor — Razr (2025). The jump in performance also looks like it should be large enough to hold the eventual Galaxy Z Flip 7 at bay, especially if that phone sticks with its same base RAM and tries to count on the overclocked chipset for all of its performance gains. Although I expected the Galaxy S25 Ultra to outperform even the best flip phones, I can't say I'm as surprised by the rest of the Razr Ultra's performance. I use review devices for a few days before putting them through our testing wringer, just to ensure it's worked through any residual setup kinks, and the Razr Ultra was no different. I took it for a fairly busy weekend around Baltimore right out of the box, heading to a street fair that required some careful Google Maps navigation up in Remington, before biking my way back across town for a friend's birthday party in the afternoon. Despite only having a few hours under its belt, the Razr Ultra felt comfortable almost immediately, jumping from one task to the next and prompting me to set up the few Moto AI features it thought might be necessary. The Razr Ultra beats every other flip phone in its path and even keeps pace with traditional ultra-flagships. Since that hectic first day, the weather has been a bit of a mixed bag here in Baltimore, prompting me to use the Razr Ultra a little bit differently. Although it means a bit less time outdoors with the cameras, I've balanced it out with an increase in Gamesnacks on the cover screen and a lot more reliance on the Razr Ultra as an around-the-house companion. It's come in clutch as a faster way to set a kitchen timer without opening the cover screen, a quick way to glance at the weather before heading out for a run to test my new Garmin Forerunner 970, and I've taken to the twist-to-launch gesture as a way to check myself in the camera rather than looking for a mirror. Is any of this life-or-death? No, but everything reminds me how much I love Motorola's straightforward cover screen experience. Unsurprisingly, there are still a few things on my Razr Ultra to-do list, like bringing it to an Orioles game to test everything from the camera to pulling up MLB Ballpark tickets on the cover screen, but the O's have simply been too bad for me to sit through the spring weather conditions. I've also meant to rely on the Razr Ultra as a navigation companion and DJ for a long drive, to really test how it handles thermals when I'm using it for more than an hour at a time, but seemingly endless roadwork has me too nervous to move my car and then spend an hour hunting for parking. In the meantime, I'll just be living out my civil engineering dreams while I play Railbound and wait for sunnier days. As if more RAM, power, and storage weren't enough, the Razr Ultra also packs more into its battery capacity — a lot more. Where the Galaxy Z Flip 6 offers just a 4,000mAh cell, the Razr Ultra delivers 4,700mAh in a not-much-larger package. Sure, it's a few millimeters wider and taller, but it's hardly an increase that's uncomfortable in your pocket. And, when it comes to flip phones, a few extra milliamp hours never hurt anyone, so it was time to see how much that extra size really matters. I ran it through our standardized battery drain test and, once again, the Razr Ultra put its money where its mouthpiece is. It set the tone across almost all of our testing categories, spending the longest time on a simulated Zoom call, recording the longest 4K video, and then spending hours looping through our video playback test. The Razr Ultra even beat the Galaxy S25 Ultra in a few sections, though nothing could match the slab phone's longevity while browsing the web. There's not much this well-built flip phone with a big old battery can't do — except for maybe last forever. The regular Razr also delivers some impressive endurance numbers, which isn't that surprising as it adds 300mAh of capacity over last year's model to hit 4,500mAh. The Razr Plus (2025), meanwhile, sticks with the same 4,000mAh cell as the 2024 version — a puzzling choice, but a solid performer nonetheless. Of course, the Razr Ultra's superb battery won't, in fact, last forever, but Motorola's charging setup is good enough that you won't mind. The Razr Ultra is set up with both 68W wired TurboPower charging and 30W wireless charging, both of which are class leaders in the US in the foldable space. You will need a powerful enough charger — your standard Google Pixel charger and Samsung Galaxy charger probably won't be quick enough — but it's tough to argue with raw speed. In my testing, I found that the Razr Ultra doesn't hit its peak speed for very long, likely due to the heat associated with pushing that much power, but it still filled the 4,700mAh cell almost as quickly as the Galaxy S25 Ultra filled its larger battery. The 2025 Razr Plus and Razr stick to the same charging power as their 2024 counterparts — 45W wired/15W wireless and 30W wired/15W wireless, respectively — but both still run rings around the Galaxy Z Flip 6's 25W peak. The Razr Ultra rights one of the Razr Plus's camera wrongs Ryan Haines / Android Authority By now, you've probably picked up on the fact that the Razr Ultra is a success story of Motorola fitting more than ever into a flip phone. For the most part, that's meant taking everything good about the previous Razr Plus and kicking it up a notch. However, when it comes to the rear cameras, it seems like Motorola has realized that its old ways were probably better. This is also where I have to admit that I'm not always full of the best and brightest ideas. When Motorola launched the Razr Plus in 2023, I started begging for a flip phone with a telephoto camera. I figured there was almost no chance of me using an ultrawide sensor nearly as much as Motorola expected, so it should just get rid of it. Then, for the next generation, it did. It swapped the ultrawide sensor for a 50MP telephoto with 2x optical zoom. For a second, I thought it was a brilliant decision. Then, I realized it wouldn't zoom in past 2x when you tried to use the phone closed, making it no more flexible than its predecessor, while not boosting the zoom capabilities that much. So now, I'm glad that Motorola has reversed course, proving that it knows just a little better about what makes the best camera phones than I do. It's brought the Razr Ultra back to a wide and ultrawide pairing, trimming both sensors with 50MP resolutions while increasing the size of its primary sensor from 1/1.95 inches to 1/1.56 inches with larger individual megapixels to boot. The new ultrawide sensor is roughly the size of last year's telephoto selection, but it's proven much more helpful with the Razr Ultra closed. So, with that bit of hardware reshuffling out of the way, let's get to some camera samples. I'm only sharing Ultra shots here because the 2025 Razr Plus and Razr have identical hardware and camera performance to the 2024 editions — check out my review of the previous generation for an idea of what you'll get. 2x zoom 2x zoom This first row is an interesting mixed bag for me. The shot of the street fair to the left is the very first photo I captured with the Razr Ultra, and also one of my least favorites. Although the details are pretty good, the color treatment gets wonky towards the horizon, where the sky abruptly turns white. It also shows far too much saturation in the leaves of the trees and the purple of the person's shirt in the foreground. Both 2x zoom samples more than make up for it, though, with the image of the boat holding great detail and some very moody contrast in the rainy Baltimore spring. I also quite like the warmer, softer tones in the image of my friend overlooking the Domino Sugar factory, as it naturally softens past the railing in front of him without feeling too artificial. The low-light sample in the middle is also fairly true to life, putting just enough glow on the brick facade without blowing out the yellowness. 35mm Portrait 35mm Portrait In this row, the Razr Ultra jumps from one strength — human portraits — to another, with seemingly no complaints about the different lighting conditions. It easily picked out the edges of my friend at the same street fair pictured above, even tracing the dark shape of his watch before applying the bokeh effect. The shot of the submarine is also one of my favorites, combining just enough sharpness with carefully placed shadows under the anchor point in the foreground and the area where the hull meets the waterline. We've seen enough smartphone cameras soften or overdo shadows, so it's nice to see the Razr Ultra treat them naturally. Low Light Switching sensors to the ultrawide camera, I once again think that the Razr Ultra's performance improved over time. Although I love the memory of the beer mile on the right side, the sharpness of the new T Rowe Price headquarters (and surrounding park) and pagoda are much more impressive, as are their respective color palettes. I particularly like that the Razr Ultra is willing to let the light sources around the pagoda do their job without trying to brighten the trees or bushes in the foreground. Also, both the primary and ultrawide cameras bin to 12.5MP images by default, but you can switch to Ultra-Res for the full 50MP effect, as long as you have enough storage space. Ultrawide 1x zoom 2x zoom 4x zoom 10x zoom 20x zoom 30x zoom With just two rear cameras, it's fair to wonder how capable the Razr Ultra's zoom setup might be. After all, Motorola boasts that its premium flip phone comes with 30x magnification, but you have to trust the mix of digital zoom and post-processing to get there. I think the proper limit is closer to the 10x zoom length if you want to maintain decent sharpness. Yes, I pushed the Razr Ultra to its 30x maximum, but both the 20x and 30x results are, shall we say, light on detail. You can still tell you're looking at the top of a tower, but you're probably not going to share either image on social media. From ultrawide to 4x zoom, I think the Razr Ultra does its job brilliantly. 1x zoom Ultrawide 1x zoom - Portrait mode Ultrawide - Portrait mode One of the other benefits of a flip phone is that it's so easy to use the primary cameras as selfie cameras. As such, I never even touched the 50MP punch hole camera that lives on the internal 7-inch display. With much larger sensors at your disposal, why would you? I'm pleased with the detail across all four images above, though I have to point out the shift in color profiles. The blue of my jacket without portrait mode is different from the color with portrait mode applied, and the red tint in my face and on the bricks is completely different between the primary camera and the ultrawide. That said, I'd still rather have the bigger sensors to work with. The Razr Ultra takes everything good about the Razr Plus cameras and kicks it up a notch. The Razr Ultra exclusively gains Group Shot — essentially Motorola's version of the Pixel's Best Take, and an Action Shot mode that mimics what OnePlus introduced on the OnePlus 13. You can also train an AI-powered Signature Style mode on all three of the new Razrs, which automatically applies customized edits to your shots right after you press the shutter button. I expected this mode to kick in without telling it to, but it doesn't, so I'm still teaching the Razr Ultra to edit to my liking. Motorola's close relationship with Google means that the Razr Ultra supports plenty of other editing features, like Magic Editor and Photo Unblur, and I'm kind of glad Motorola didn't try to reinvent the wheel here. On the video side, the Razr Ultra tops out with 8K resolution at 30fps or 4K at either 30 or 60fps, both of which look excellent and are well-stabilized. However, the more fun feature to write home about is camcorder mode. It now kicks in automatically if you half-close your Razr Ultra with the camera set to video mode, and the standard controls flip to a one-press touchpad when you're ready to start or stop your clip. You can then swipe up or down on the sideways trackpad to zoom in or out, and another press stops and saves your clip. It feels a little backwards to hold your phone sideways and record in a vertical 9:16 aspect ratio for social media, though, so you might have to retrain your brain a bit. Also, if you want to check out full-resolution versions of the camera samples above, you can do so at this Google Drive link. Motorola is in AI mode, and I'm okay with that Ryan Haines / Android Authority I've avoided (or only hinted at) it so far, but we have to talk about one more piece of Motorola's new Razr lineup: The long-awaited (or maybe dreaded) entry into the AI race. Yes, it's happened — after several months of limiting its Moto AI features to a carefully chosen beta group, wrinkles like Catch Me Up and Remember This have been unleashed upon the masses. Well, they've been made available to anyone who buys a new Razr, at least. So far, I don't hate Moto AI, which is as close to a ringing endorsement as I'll get. I'm not sure that any of its elements feel necessary just yet, as I'm still pretty well trained to make notes when I need to remember something, tap the Gemini app when I need to ask questions, and make my Spotify playlists by hand, but I appreciate that Motorola is trying something different. Rather than simply pushing out clones of everyone else's writing tools and image generators, Moto AI took its time to figure out how to make smaller features more helpful. Motorola's AI features feel more intentional than its rivals, but I haven't fallen in love yet. Sometimes, that means bringing a sensible feature to the entire Razr lineup, like Next Move, which helps to point you towards whatever AI-powered feature might be most useful. For me, that's primarily included reminding me to use Perplexity (which comes optimized for all three Razr models) for deep research, the Playlist Studio (which only works in Amazon Music) to set the mood, and Remember This to save notes from recipes or time-sensitive emails that have come in over the last few hours. Did I have trouble finding and recognizing Next Move at first? Yes, I had to reach out and ask what the interface looked like. Has it since grown on me as a hesitant-at-best user of AI? Yes, it has. The Razr Ultra-exclusive Look and Talk is the other Moto AI feature that's worked its way into my daily life. It's kind of like having an AI assistant who's always watching, ready to answer questions when you look its way. Of course, if it were always watching, that would be creepy. So instead, Look and Talk only kicks in when your Razr Ultra is in tent or stand mode, and only when you're within about an arm's reach. You'll also know that it's active, as it opens up a Gemini Live-like interface that plays back both sides of your conversation. Unfortunately, I've been less convinced by a few of the Razr Ultra's other Moto AI wrinkles, like Catch Me Up and the Playlist Studio, mostly because they're too specific to stand out. The former is a great idea, letting your phone give you a quick summary of recent notifications, but it's limited by the fact that it only works for personal communications, so things like Gmail, CBS Sports updates, and Instagram likes are exempt. Motorola's Playlist Studio is similarly interesting, using AI to generate a playlist based on whatever mood you describe, but then you can only export it to Amazon Music — and I'm not about to ditch Spotify and my well-trained algorithm. It also seems like Motorola isn't entirely sure how it would like you to activate Moto AI. Yes, the Razr Ultra has its dedicated AI key, but you can also access Gemini via the power button, open the Moto AI menu via an on-screen button, or launch it from the standard Moto AI app. It's like Motorola wants you to try Moto AI one way or another, and it's hoping that more access points and more features are the solution. Motorola Razr Ultra review: Finally, a flip phone without training wheels Ryan Haines / Android Authority At the end of the day, all I think Motorola had to do to make me happy was make a flip phone without compromise. The Razr Ultra is that flip phone. Yes, it's extremely expensive — matching the price of Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra — and yes, I still feel like many of its Moto AI features feel unnecessary and unfinished, but it's hard to find a single part of the spec sheet where Motorola shied away from giving its new foldable flagship just a little bit more. The only real complaint I have centers on the update guarantee, which sits at a measly three years of major Android updates and four years of security patches. Come on, Motorola, you have to do better in 2025. Outside of that, though, the Razr Ultra checks every box and then some. It's the best-looking flip phone to date, offers the fastest charging in the US, the most durable glass for its cover screen, and has an updated hinge that makes Motorola's already-shallow crease even better. Pack the biggest battery into its slim leather, wood, or Alcantara-backed body and add a Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset with 16GB of RAM, and this is one of the better examples of a smartphone living up to its Ultra moniker. I love that Hello UX remains light and smooth, and I'll keep recommending Motorola's cover screen interface over Samsung's until the Galaxy Z Flip unites its app drawer and dumps the odd folder-shaped design. Motorola's Razr Ultra has almost no compromises, making it the flip phone I've always wanted. Yet this is a flip phone with a base configuration that costs $1,300. That's a lot of money — like, a lot. You can get Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra for that price, along with its more powerful cameras, S Pen, and equally durable design. However, the more important rival to consider once you've balked at the Razr Ultra's sky-high price is Motorola's own Razr (2025) ($699.99 at Amazon). It costs only about half as much as the Razr Ultra, yet delivers a solid pair of cameras, many of the same Moto AI features, and a matching update commitment. Again, it's still not a great commitment, but you're saving a lot of money. In fact, I went so far as to say that Razr (2025) should be your pick if you're in the market for your first foldable phone, and I stand by that statement. It charges faster than the Galaxy Z Flip 6, picks better color options and finishes, and has the same cover screen experience that I loved on the Razr Ultra — even if it's on a 3.6-inch display instead of a 4-inch one. The base Razr also picked up a chipset upgrade, going from the Dimensity 7300X to 7400X, while its middle sibling, the Razr Plus, stayed the same as its 2024 predecessor In fact, the Razr Plus (2025) ($999.99 at Amazon) is essentially the same phone as the 2024 version, just with an improved hinge, new colors, and AI features. It's still a great phone, but with the regular Razr enjoying similar upgrades and some extra buffs, plus the introduction of the Ultra, the Plus feels a little less inspiring this time around. If you've spent much of your Android career with a Samsung Galaxy phone in your pocket, you might feel more at home switching to the Galaxy Z Flip 6 ($1099.99 at Samsung). Although I didn't love that it stayed so similar to the previous Galaxy Z Flip 5, I'm willing to admit that Samsung knows a thing or two about build quality. The Galaxy Z Flip feels tight and sturdy, and it's easy to position at almost any angle when you need it in tent or stand mode. It will get a few more software updates than the latest crop of Razrs, it's true, but you'll have to live with slower charging, a slightly stunted Flex Window experience (though Samsung's widgets are excellent), and somewhat less impressive internal and external displays. Of course, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 could pull it out of the bag and really deliver a true ultra-tier flip foldable this year (even if the rumors aren't all that promising), breaking the cycle of Samsung's diminishing returns. If it were me, though, I'd buy the Razr Ultra right now, and I wouldn't look back.
Yahoo
6 days ago
- Yahoo
The TCL Flip 4 5G Launches in the US With KaiOS and Google Apps
TCL Flip 4 5G combines nostalgia with modern features like 5G for faster speeds. Incredible battery life up to 40 hours of talk time and over two days of charge. KaiOS, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, 5MP camera, Google apps, and Snapdragon octa-core. Usually, when we talk about flip phones, it's the modern foldable display variety. However, old-school flip phones with T9 number pads still exist. The TCL Flip 4 5G is available now through Metro by T-Mobile, and it's kinda cool. Now, the TCL Flip 4 5G is not just nostalgia bait—it has practical features and modern connectivity packed into a familiar form factor. As the name indicates, it does indeed have 5G. That means faster speeds for your essential tasks. You're obviously not going to be streaming 4K movies on this, but for calls, texts, and quick checks, there's absolutely no waiting. Speaking of essentials, the battery life on this thing is something only OG cell phone nerds will remember. We're talking up to 40 hours of talk time and more than two days on a single charge. In reality, you're not going to be using this phone very often—that's partly the point—so battery life may be even better. And when it does need a charge, it has USB-C. On the inside, you'll find an easy-to-read interface with large keys, making navigation simple. On the outside, there's a 1.77-inch display for quick glances, while the main internal screen comes in at 3.2 inches. Under the hood, you're looking at a Snapdragon 4s Gen2 octa-core processor, paired with 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and KaiOS 4.0 for the software experience. If you're unfamiliar with KaiOS, it's essentially a modern version of the 'feature phone' software from back in the day. You get access to basic Google apps, like Google Maps to help you find your way, and even YouTube. There's also a 5MP rear camera for snapping photos, an FM radio, and a music player that can handle everything from MP3s to FLAC files. Plus, with HD Voice, noise-canceling dual microphones, and an amplified speaker, your calls should sound excellent. So, whether you're looking for a dependable, affordable phone that can pull you away from your everyday distraction machine smartphone, or you're totally not interested in smartphones at all, the TCL FLIP 4 5G might just be worth checking out. Source: TCL
The Sun
10-05-2025
- The Sun
iD Mobile deal offers flip phone from beloved Noughties brand with FREE earbuds and smartwatch this May
FLIP phones have made a massive comeback, and is offering a gem of a deal on mid-range device. It comes from a half-forgotten brand from yesterday, and better still, it comes with a free smartwatch and earbuds. Motorola Razr 60 Ultra, £34.99p/m with FREE earbuds and smartwatch Remember when Motorola ruled the mobile world in the early Noughties with its iconic flip phones? Those glory days might have passed, but the brand continues to deliver reliable smartphones that offer great value for money. The Sun's Tech Editor Sean Keach covered the launch of the Razr 60 Ultra last month - it's now hit the market with this impressive giveaway. The Razr 60 Ultra is available to buy on the iD Mobile network and it comes with not one, but two freebies. You can grab this folding mobile along with a pair of Moto Buds Loop earbuds and a Moto Watch Fit smartwatch for £34.99 a month. There's an upfront cost of £99, but if you'd rather pay less upfront, you can spend £38.99 a month and drop the upfront cost to just £9. The plan includes 100GB of data. The Razr 60 Ultra is a modern spin on the classic flip phone, with some serious tech packed in. Open it up, and you'll get a bright 7-inch 165Hz pOLED screen (it's basically a plastic, less fancy version of the glass OLED screens you'll see on premium phones). There's also a handy 4-inch external screen for quick glances at notifications and messages. Photography fans will love the 50MP triple-lens camera, which uses AI to capture ultra-wide and macro shots. It's powered by the speedy Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, and with TurboPower charging, you'll get 12 hours of juice from just 8 minutes of charging. And let's not forget those giveaways, either. The Moto Watch Fit looks like a pretty solid wearable that will tracks workouts, sleep, and comes with 100 sports mode. With built-in GPS, it will also tracking your runs or bike rides - even when you're offline. The Moto Buds Loop earbuds, meanwhile, deliver sound that's built by the manufacturer Bose. Needless to say, this trio of devices will all work seamlessly together, given they're all part of the same Moto ecosystem. If you fancy a flip phone packed with modern features and some free gadgets thrown in, head to Still shopping around? Take a look at our pick of the best iPhone deals this month.
Digital Trends
09-05-2025
- Digital Trends
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 review: A fantastic flip phone
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 review: A fantastic flip phone MSRP $1,299.00 Score Details 'The combination of a great design, solid performance, decent camera results and great battery life (with speedy charging) make the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 the flip phone to beat for this year.' Pros Fantastic (and useful) external display Lovely and bright internal display Reduced crease visibility Solid camera performance Speedy charging Decent battery life Excellent build quality Unique finish options Smooth and slick performance Cons Only three years of Android OS updates Moto AI still needs work Table of Contents Table of Contents Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: design Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: displays Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: camera Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: software and AI Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: performance and battery Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: price and availability Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: verdict The Razr Ultra 2025 sits at the top of Motorola's three-strong line up of flip phones for this year, above the Razr 2025 and Razr Plus 2025. At first glance, it looks almost identical to the Razr Plus 2024 that it succeeds but look a little deeper and there are some significant changes that put this flip phone in the running to be one of the best foldable phones available. Recommended Videos I've been using the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 since it was announced in New York on April 24 and here's why it's worth your attention, and why it will garner the attention of everyone else around you too. Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: design Take one look at the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 and you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the Razr Plus 2024. On the surface, there's very little to differentiate these two devices unless you really know your season's colors, but that's not a criticism. The Razr Plus 2024 was a fantastic flip phone in terms of design and the same can certainly be said for Razr Ultra 2025. The Pantone Scarab model is my personal favorite of the Razr Ultra 2025's four available finishes, featuring Alcantara's signature soft, suede-like material in a deep green, but my review model was the Pantone Mountain Trail and a wood-effect finish on a phone is certainly different, and I mean that in a good way. It's smooth to the touch so don't worry, it's not going to give you splinters, but there's a good amount of texture too, which goes along way in reducing the slipperiness you get on glass finishes of other flagship phones. The flat edges of the Razr Ultra 2025 have a slight curve too, meeting somewhere in the middle between the current trend for the flat edges we see on the likes the Galaxy S25 and the iPhone 16, and the comfort of rounder devices from the past. Those edges, which are 7.2mm when open and 15.7mm when closed, make the Razr Ultra 2025 very comfortable in the hand, while the overall finish of the aluminium frame is exceptionally premium and solid in its build quality. As with all flip phones, the Razr Ultra 2025 draws plenty of attention. Put it down on a restaurant table and envious eyes gaze longingly at it, because despite modern flip phones having been around since 2020, they still aren't as common place as the latest iPhone or Galaxy phone. The large external display on the front – more on that in a second – makes good use of the space available with the two camera lenses positioned in the bottom right corner again, while open the Razr Ultra 2025 up and you're greeted with a larger internal display than before. On the right edge, there's the power button with a fingerprint sensor built in, and the volume buttons can be found here too. The left edge meanwhile, has a new button for Moto AI – again, I'll talk more about that in a minute – but this is one area of the design you would be able to circle in a game of spot the difference between this year's model and the Razr Plus 2024. Another area would be the hinge because despite looking the same as the Razr Plus 2024, it has been redesigned, adding titanium into the mix for reinforcement, whilst also allowing the Razr Ultra 2025 to be IP48 dust and water resistant, which is a jump up from the IPX8 rating of the Razr Plus 2024. Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: displays Motorola has made some key improvements to the Razr Ultra 2025's displays too. I'll start with the external display as while the size remains the same as the Razr Plus 2024 at 4 inches, the brightness has increased from 2,400 nits to 3,000 nits and there's Gorilla Glass Ceramic protection too. There's no anti-reflective coating so it's basically a mirror when off and it really likes a fingerprint too, but the bump in brightness does a great job of cutting through sunny days. It's pretty much a fully functioning display too. While the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6's external display is reserved primarily for quick settings, widgets and notifications, the Razr Ultra 2025 allows you to run most apps without requiring third-party software or fiddling with special settings, from WhatsApp and Spotify to highly addictive games like Marble Mayhem and Catch Moto Moo. Naturally, you can also see notifications, as you would expect, and there are plenty of customisation options for widgets and apps too. Replying to messages on the external display is a little fiddly in that the keyboard takes up most of the display, whether you use the full screen editor or not, but the point is it's possible without flipping the phone open. The calendar and weather screens lend themselves perfectly to the small, square format too, as do some of the games, and even viewing photos is a good experience for a quick glance. Everything on the external display looks sharp and detailed, there are good viewing angles and there's plenty of punch from the colors too. Flip the Razr Ultra 2025 open and the 7-inch pOLED display is gorgeous. You can fiddle with the display settings to suit your preferences, with a choice of Natural, Radiant and Vivid styles, plus the ability to switch between Default, Warm, Cool and Custom tones so you really can get the display to work for you and what you like. I personally liked Natural, which I still thought delivered bright and vibrant colors without being overly saturated, but you do you. Both the internal and external displays are 'Pantone-Validated', though I'm not sure how many people will be particularly bothered by that. At the end of the day, you just want a display to look good, and in the Razr Ultra 2025's case, everything looks great from streaming video on Netflix to your family photos. There's a 165Hz refresh rate too, which delivers a smooth experience whatever you're doing, the 2,912 x 1,224 pixel resolution offers sharp detail and the 4,500 nits peak brightness makes sure this is a phone you can use on the sun lounger without an issue. Viewing angles aren't as good as the iPhone 16 Pro, with whites losing their brightness as you move the Razr Ultra 2025 to a certain angle, but you won't do that very often so it will make little difference to your overall experience. What can make a difference to your experience with flip phones is the crease in the display and while still not invisible here, Motorola has done a superb job of reducing it. There is still some distortion when reading large amounts of text, and you can see it at certain angles too, as well as feel it when you run your thumb over it, but it's less obvious than the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, resulting in a folding internal display that's one of the best out there. Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: camera The Motorola Razr has a triple camera setup, with dual 50-megapixel sensors on the front, effectively making up the rear cameras when the device is open, and a third 50-megapixel sensor at the top of the internal display. In what might be considered a slightly strange move from Motorola, the company switched the telephoto sensor that was on the Razr Plus 2024 for an ultra wide sensor on the Razr Ultra 2025. You still get 2x optical zoom, but it does that by cropping in rather than using a dedicated sensor – something a number of other phones, like the iPhone 16, also do. The Razr Ultra 2025's dual 50-megapixel sensors deliver consistent results and while I personally don't love ultra wide shots on the whole – I always think they look a little odd – there will be some who prefer the option to fit more in their shots than to zoom in closer. The main sensor delivers some lovely images in good lighting conditions, handling dynamic range well and offering great detail and a true representation of what you actually see with your own eyes. The images are more vivid and more saturated than the Apple iPhone 16 Pro, but the result of that is very shareable photos that are full of life. Low light results are good too and while more noise does creep in along with less detail in some situations, I got some fabulous shots from the Razr Ultra 2025 during a weekend in New York. Broadway looked stunning with all the bright lights and bold colours, while a wall of graffiti on a cloudy evening was well represented too. I mentioned the Razr Ultra 2025 offering 2x optical zoom, which offers decent results in good lighting, but there is also 30x digital zoom. This I wouldn't bother with as it's generally pretty bad, like most digital zoom options out there. It is useful for seeing an airport departure board from a distance, but it's not going to give you a good shot of the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park. Images taken in the default 'Natural' mode are 'Pantone-Validated' like the displays, and they were my personal preference for their true to life results. There is a new 'Signature' mode too however, which you can either take at face value as a 'unique Moto Color Style', or customise to change the color balance and tone of your shots to your preferences, applying that to the images you take. To customise the Signature style, you import five images of food, five portrait shots and five landscape and then adjust each photo so the AI can learn your preferences. Once setup, the Signature mode is selected at capture stage rather than within the editing suite of Google Photos. To select it, you need to tap on the three star icon at the top of the camera screen and AI will then apply what it believes will be to your taste in terms of preferences depending on whether you've taken a portrait, landscape or food shot. As I said, I found Natural to be best but if you like something specific, like very vivid shots or blue undertones, Signature gives you those options. In terms of editing, Google Photos offers plenty, including Magic Eraser for removing unwanted objects in the background, as well as a 'Suggestions' section that offers one-button taps for edits like unblurring, enhancing and adjusting dynamic range in shots. Overall, the camera offering is simple on the Razr Ultra 2025 with an easy point and shoot approach for decent shots, combined with simple editing options to help you get the most out of your shots. There are also some handy features like a preview appearing on the external display that's great for selfies and helping anyone you're taking a photo of see what they look like, as well as an old school Camcorder mode for video recording that launches when you hold the Razr Ultra 2025 at a 90-degree angle on its side. Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: software and AI Running on virtually stock Android (if you ignore a couple of additional Moto apps), there's a clean and relatively bloat-free software experience on the Razr Ultra 2025. The interface is slick and smooth, everything is easy to access and there's plenty of customisation available. As the software is so close to stock Android however, it's perhaps even more disappointing that Motorola only supports three years of OS updates. With Samsung and Google both offering seven, and Samsung having significant more bloat on its devices – by which I mean more duplication of apps like the gallery and browser – you would think it would be more effort for Samsung to support updates for longer and yet it offers over double what you get with Motorola. You get security updates for four years on the Razr Ultra 2025, but even so, Motorola is effectively making this device redundant after three years and that feels mean for a $1,000 phone. If you can forgive the stingy update offering however, there is a lovely and friendly interface here and some neat software features, such as tapping on the bottom of the external display to expand an app around the cameras and use more of the small screen. Motorola offers a number of gestures too, from a double flick of the wrist to open up the camera, to a double karate chop turning the torch on and off, and while they will be familiar to Razr users and not necessarily new for the Razr Ultra 2025, both are particular favorites of mine. I used the wrist flick for the camera multiple times a day, and I also turned on the slide gesture on the power button to show notifications. You can have that slide feature zoom in and out instead though, giving you a couple of options. Moto AI isn't new either in that you'll find it on several of the company's phones, though there are a couple of new features for the Razr Ultra 2025, as well as the new dedicated button on the left. That button can't be changed away from Moto AI but you can give it a dual purpose at least, with a press and hold launching Moto AI, while a double press can take you straight to 'Update me' – more on that in a second. Image Studio is new and similar to Apple's Image Playground and Samsung's Sketch to Image, enabling you to use AI to generate images, whether you sketch one or describe one. I got my seven year old to draw her teddy and a puffin and while her drawings were a little rough around the edges, Image Studio did produce some decent results (as well as some not so great ones). Playlist Studio is new too and lets you create a playlist depending on your mood, though it currently only works with Amazon Music it seems so this feels limited still. Elsewhere, there's the 'Remember this', 'Take notes', 'Ask or search' and 'Update me' functions, all of which lean on AI. All of those were available previously (though some have been updated) and like most AI offerings, I still think they need refining. The 'Update me' feature, for example, will summarise notifications, which is handy for when you might have had your phone in Do Not Disturb mode. The summaries aren't particularly accurate though, and while they offer the general gist of a WhatsApp chat for example, they often misread the context resulting in summaries that are way off the mark. Taking notes meanwhile, is a little slow, though it does differentiate speakers which is more helpful than Apple's transcribing option that just gives you a block of text. The Razr Motorola also introduced a 'Look and Talk' feature that's exclusive to the Razr Ultra 2025, allowing you to speak to Gemini without having to say anything first or press any buttons. As the feature's name suggests, you simply look at the phone when the phone is in stand mode or tent mode and a colourful glow runs around the perimeter of the Razr Ultra 2025's external display, very much like Apple Intelligence on the latest iPhones. If you look straight at the Razr Ultra 2025, the screen says 'Listening' and when you speak, it will answer your question. It works well enough, but it isn't a soul reason to buy a phone. Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: performance and battery What is a solid reason to buy the Razr Ultra 2025 is its performance because it's brilliant. Qualcomm's flagship Snapdragon 8 Elite runs this device and the experience is superb. Day to day tasks are effortless, with the Razr Ultra 2025 switching between apps and tasks without any hint of an issue. I'm more of a casual gamer than a die hard Call of Duty fan, but gaming wasn't an issue for the Razr Ultra 2025 either, with a smooth and judder-free experience. I was slightly concerned about such a powerful chipset being in such a small device, but the Razr Ultra 2025 didn't seem to have any heat issues, which was a relief. I don't love benchmarks but for reference, the Razr Ultra 2025 came in just under the Galaxy S25 but above the Oppo Find X8 Pro and Galaxy Z Flip 6 for single core tests. Meanwhile, battery life is superior to the Razr Plus 2024, I am thrilled to say. Now, battery of course depends on the type of user you are so do keep that in mind, but I finished most days on between 35 and 45 per cent, and that was during a testing period so I was using the phone more than average. I was testing the camera, taking multiple calls, replying to countless messages and emails, and using all the AI features and I still finished the day with over 30 per cent at 11pm after starting the day at 7am with 100 per cent. Charging is nice and speedy too however, so even if you do need a top up before a night out, you'll get around 15 per cent in 10 minutes which should make sure you get your cab home at the end of the night. The Razr Ultra 2025 has bumped up its charging support from 45W in the Razr Plus 2024 to 68W and there's 30W wireless charging too should you prefer that method. Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: price and availability The Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 was announced on April 24, 2025, with pre-order in the US starting on May 7, 2025. There is one storage model of 512GB, which has 16GB of RAM, and that model will cost $1,299. Availability will begin from May 18, 2025, though some carriers, like Verizon, may offer it earlier. For those in the UK and Europe, the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 goes by the name Razr 60 Ultra and it is already on sale. Again, there is only one storage option and it costs £1,099.99 in the UK and €1,299 in Europe. Motorola Razr Ultra 2025: verdict The Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 gets so many things right. The design may not have changed much since the Razr Plus 2024 but various improvements have been made under the surface, including a stronger external display, dust resistance and a less visible crease. The finish options are lovely, both displays are superb and brighter than previously, camera results are decent and performance is excellent. The Moto AI offering still has a way to go before it delivers on all its promises and the three years of OS updates is well below average, but that's really all there is to complain about. The combination of a great design, solid performance, decent camera results and great battery life (with speedy charging) make the Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 the flip phone to beat for this year.
Phone Arena
07-05-2025
- Phone Arena
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs Galaxy Z Flip 6: Expected differences
Samsung is gearing up to announce its next flip phone series—the Galaxy Z Flip 7. The competition in the flip field is now fierce, and Motorola is gaining ground fast with its Razr models, so Samsung needs to act fast and decisively with the next Galaxy Z Flip to stay competitive. What better way to see all the upgrades and changes that the Z Flip 7 will inevitably bring than to pit it against its predecessor, the Galaxy Z Flip 6? That's what we're going to do today, and bear in mind that the Z Flip 7 hasn't been announced, so the information is based on rumors at this point. Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs Galaxy Z Flip 6 differences: *rumored Table of Contents: Design Display Performance Camera Battery Specs Summary We don't expect huge differences between these two phones when it comes to the overall design. We will most likely see the same sleek look with flat edges. There's a rumor that Samsung will try to do something about the crease, as many competitors now offer less prominent one in their foldable devices. In terms of size and weight, there are talks about an increase in size, mainly due to the slightly bigger cover screen. This will inevitably lead to a wider device, and probably add to the weight as well. Here's a quick preliminary size and weight comparison. *rumored As we've already mentioned, there are no huge swings expected in the design department in any direction whatsoever. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 will closely follow in the footsteps of its predecessor. In terms of build materials, we expect the same glass back (probably a Gorilla Glass of some kind—there are rumors that the phone will feature Gorilla Glass Victus Ceramic) and an Armor Aluminum frame, just like the Galaxy Z Flip 6 . Now, when it comes to colors, not much is known at this point, but there's some information about a Coral Red variant, as well as other shades that more or less mimic the ones on the predecessor. *rumored A bigger inner screen and a redesigned cover screen When it comes to the screen, we've already seen some early speculations circulate online. The Z Flip 7 appears to have a somewhat bigger main and also cover displays than its inner screen is expected to be 6.85 inches, up from 6.7 inches on the Z Flip 6 , and the cover screen is also expected to grow in size from 3.4 to around 4 inches. These changes might be down to slimmer bezels, and in the case of the cover screen, some of the size increase can be attributed to the screen wrapping around the camera system—Motorola Razr-style. *rumored In terms of brightness, there's no information about a potential upgrade, so we expect the same 2600 nits of peak brightness as advertised for the Galaxy Z Flip 6 . Speaking of which, it managed around 1200 nits at 100% APL, so not bad at all. The cover screen refresh rate is expected to be 120Hz, up from the 60Hz we have on the Galaxy Z Flip 6 , but the main screen remains an LTPO 1-120Hz panel so no huge change in this department there. Nothing surprising in this department, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is expected to have the latest Qualcomm silicon, which happens to be the Snapdragon 8 Elite. Due to the release cycle of the Samsung Z Flip series, the models just miss out on the next flagship Qualcomm chip. The same applies here—Qualcomm is expected to release the Snapdragon 8 Elite 2 in September, while the Galaxy Z Flip 7 will arrive in July. Nevertheless, the generational jump between the Gen 3 on the Z Flip 6 and the Elite on the new model will be more than enough to justify an upgrade. *rumored The RAM situation is expected to be very similar—the Galaxy Z Flip 6 launched with 12GB of RAM, and we think the same will happen with the Galaxy Z Flip 7 . This should be enough for all Galaxy AI tricks on board, which leads us to the software part of the section. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 is expected to launch with OneUI 8 out of the box over Android 15. In contrast, the Galaxy Z Flip 6 was announced with OneUI 6 and Android 14 but was brought up to the latest OS with a subsequent update. Speaking of updates, the seven-year software support cycle applies to both the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and the new Galaxy Z Flip 7 , which means that the newer model will outlive its predecessor by exactly one year. Stay tuned for a detailed rundown of all the features, as well as some performance benchmarks, soon. Sadly, we don't expect any upgrades to the camera system of the Galaxy Z Flip 7 , at least not in a hardware sense. The same 50MP sensor will most likely be on duty under the 23mm lens of the main camera, and the same 12MP ultrawide will be carried over to from the Galaxy Z Flip 6 as well. *rumored The Galaxy Z Flip 6 managed a camera score of 137 overall (current best is 158) in our test, so it will be interesting to see how the new phone performs with this identical hardware. That being said... We shouldn't rely on hardware alone, as software post-processing algorithms are doing some heavy lifting in smartphone photography, so we will need to test these to side-by-side and see if the identical hardware produces identical results. The Galaxy Z Flip 6 have a 4000 mAh battery inside (there are two cells due to the foldable nature of the phone) which is not that huge of a capacity nowadays. The phone managed an overall battery score of 6h 45m which ranks it #69 for phones tested in the past 2 years. Now, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is expected to bring a slight upgrade in that department - the rumored battery capacity of the new phone is 4174 mAh. While not huge, this upgrade will potentially help the phone to climb up the battery test ladder. *rumored There are no expected upgrades to the charging speeds, though. We expect the same 25W wired charging (we won't even call it fast charging) to be carried over from the predecessor, and the same goes for the wireless charging support. Of course, we need to do our battery and charging tests to evaluate the Galaxy Z Flip 7 scientifically, so stay tuned for some hard numbers when the phone goes official. Here's a quick specs comparison between the Galaxy Z Flip 7 and the Galaxy Z Flip 6 : *rumored It seems that we should prepare ourselves for another incremental upgrade when it comes to the Galaxy Z Flip series. From the information available at the moment, we're looking at a slightly bigger main screen, a new edge-to-edge cover screen, a new and faster processor, and a slightly bigger battery. This doesn't look like much compared to the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and most likely won't convince too many people to upgrade if they already rock the previous generation. For new adopters of the flip form factor, the Galaxy Z Flip 7 might offer a good enough package, but then again, there are great alternatives from Motorola and also from the Far East if you're willing to put some additional effort into getting the latter models. The usual caveat applies here as well—we will update the comparison with tests, benchmarks, camera samples, and a final verdict once we get the Galaxy Z Flip 7 .
