Motorola Razr 50 Review: Mostly Excellent

The Motorola Razr collection has been one of the vital 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 presently of their fifth technology. We received two telephones this 12 months, the Razr 50 Extremely and Razr 50. Whereas the latter appears just like final 12 months’s mannequin, the brand new Razr 50 is a giant improve by way of 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 telephone is priced at Rs. 64,999 in India and is just out there with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Is that this a telephone it is best to take into account as an alternative of the costlier Extremely or one thing from Samsung? Do you have to improve from the Razr 40? I reply all that and extra within the evaluate.

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 completely 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 telephone. 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 presents grip. We obtained the Spritz Orange unit for evaluate, and it’s a distinctive color choice that can seize consideration.

The underside half of the telephone appears just like final 12 months’s Razr 40

Button placements are just like final 12 months’s mannequin. The proper fringe of the highest half homes the amount and the facility keys. The ability button additionally doubles as a fingerprint scanner and works properly. You may discover the SIM tray software on the left facet of the highest half. The highest edge homes a microphone. Lastly, the USB Sort-C port, speaker, and microphone are positioned on the underside fringe of the decrease half.

Some of the vital features 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 lowering its quantity by about 30 % in comparison with the earlier mannequin. The hinge can be stated 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 could injury the show. The hinge cowl is made out of chrome steel, whereas the telephone’s body is made utilizing 6000 collection aluminium. All surfaces get a easy satin end that makes the telephone really feel premium.

The vegan leather-based end and the curved body make the telephone straightforward to carry

The hinge additionally has a brief vary, which suggests that you may hold the show open solely at sure angles. Cross this angle, and the telephone will mechanically shut or open, which is superb because the hinge makes it simpler to open the telephone with one hand. Nevertheless, opening the telephone in a single hand remains to be a activity. The hinge permits for sure use circumstances, comparable to a tent, camcorder, and desk stand modes.

A brand new floating plate within the hinge is claimed to be much less anxious 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 by means of Instagram. You may solely really feel its presence when sliding your finger over the internal show or when wanting on the display screen at sure angles.

Motorola Razr 50 Show: Massive 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 surface. 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 gives a 90 Hz refresh charge, 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’ll be able to watch movies on this display screen, however I might not suggest it. It is appropriate for enjoying a few of the pre-installed cowl display screen video games, although. The display screen additionally will get loads of vivid outside and is straightforward to learn.

The Razr 50’s outer show is tremendous helpful

Opening the telephone reveals a taller-than-usual versatile plastic 10-bit OLED show that gives a 120Hz refresh charge, 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 greatest, as the opposite modes have a tendency to spice up the colors a bit an excessive amount of. The internal show presents a 22:9 side ratio, which is superb for watching motion pictures however is not one of the best when watching 16:9 content material on YouTube. The panel is straightforward to learn below 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 loads to maintain you flipping

• OS – Android 14
• UI – Hey UI
• Newest safety patch – August 1st

Software program is one other essential a part of foldable telephones, and Motorola has executed an incredible job with its Hey UI. Whereas it nonetheless appears near inventory Android, some design components and added Moto options set it aside. You get a few preinstalled apps, however these are usually not actually bloatware and might be uninstalled. There are additionally a number of Moto apps and options, comparable to Moto Safe, Household Area, Moto Unplugged, Good Join, and some others.

There is no bloatware on the telephone

Motorola has additionally included a few AI instruments that will help you create wallpapers. There’s Type Sync and Magic Canvas, however the latter requires you to have a Moto account. Type sync allows you to create wallpapers from captured pictures, whereas Magic Canvas allows you to create photographs utilizing textual content prompts.

You’ll be able to 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 simple to have conversations with Gemini.

The quilt show presents varied 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 presents. It’s totally unusual that the corporate determined to go along with a MediaTek chipset for the Razr 50, whereas the Extremely choice will get a Snapdragon SoC. The Dimensity 7300X on the telephone is coupled with 8GB LPDDR4X RAM. I ran a few artificial benchmarks on the telephone, and it delivered okayish outcomes. Older telephones, such because the Tecno Phantom V Flip, scored higher within the assessments.

The efficiency provided by the Dimensity 7300X, an octa-core 4nm processor, is sufficient for every 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 predominant and vice versa had been additionally primarily easy. You’ll be able to play video games on the telephone. I attempted titles comparable to BGMI and Asphalt 9, and each labored properly. There are many video games out there for the entrance show as properly, and so they work fairly properly with none lag. The telephone did not run highly regarded whereas gaming, both.

The show is readable below direct daylight

The telephone did lag at instances when utilizing the Digital camera app to take pictures and even switching between the cameras. In some circumstances, the digital camera viewfinder would go clean for a number of seconds.

Motorola has provided a hybrid twin speaker setup with Dolby Atmos on the Razr 50, and so they work properly. There’s some bass right here, and the audio system can get loud. They’re good for indoor use, however it’s greatest to hold a pair of earphones for out of doors use. Name high quality and connectivity on the telephone 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: Ok

• Major – 50-megapixel, f/1.7, OIS
• Secondary Ultrawide – 13-megapixel, f/2.2, 120 diploma FoV
• Inside selfie – 32-megapixel, f/2.4

The primary 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 quilt display screen allows you to use the first and ultrawide to take selfies, and there is additionally a cut up display screen interface that permits you to shoot with ease. As if the nostalgia of the flip kind issue wasn’t sufficient, Motorola has gone forward and included a camcorder mode that is extra kind than perform.

Photographs from the principle digital camera are fairly good

Photographs popping out of the principle 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 completely different, with much less element, darker shadows, and color inconsistency. The ultrawide additionally does not do dynamic vary and white stability properly. Photographs 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 out there. The 2x zoom produces good pictures 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 pictures come out good when there’s loads of gentle [Tap to Expand]

In low gentle circumstances, the principle digital camera nonetheless does job of preserving particulars and shadows, however the white stability 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 loads of gentle. A Night time mode is offered, however that works higher with the principle digital camera.

Lowlight samples: Prime – Major digital camera; Backside – Ultrawide [Tap to Expand]

The selfie digital camera on the internal show produces good leads to daylight circumstances with fairly lifelike 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 principle 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 numerous 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 try this properly in movies.

Motorola Razr 50 Battery: You’ll be able to flip all of it day

• Capability – 4,200mAh
• Charging – 30W
• Charger – 33W included in-box

The Motorola Razr 50 presents spectacular battery life for a flip telephone though it receives the identical battery capability as final 12 months. I consistently received over 7 hours of display screen time on the telephone, and that is most likely as a result of I did many of the messaging on the outer show. Because of this, the telephone simply lasted over a day of utilization. I might flip open the display screen just for utilizing the digital camera, some gaming, checking emails, watching movies, and scrolling Instagram. Gaming constantly drains the battery so much, although.

The battery life on the telephone is spectacular

In our battery take a look at, the telephone 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 are usually not loads of different choices out there. You’ll be able to try the Oppo Find N3 Flip (Review), which presents significantly 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 method. It is also a wonderful different to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 if efficiency is not your predominant concern.

The Motorola Razr 50 is a great-looking telephone with loads of nostalgia and options which might be considerably let down by its processor. The outer show is nice, you get a pleasant digital camera setup, glorious battery life for a telephone with two screens, quick charging, an IPX8 score, an excellent compact kind issue, AI options, good software program, and 9,999 fashion factors. For those who do not wish to spend a lot cash however need a flip-style foldable, the Motorola Razr 50 is generally glorious. It is also a worthy improve from the Razr 40.