For the previous two years, Motorola has launched two new flip-style folding telephones. The entry-level Razr was joined by the flagship Razr Plus, however this 12 months, the corporate is increasing the lineup with the brand new Razr Extremely 2025.
The Razr Plus has been my favourite flip cellphone for the previous two years, however the brand new Razr Extremely 2025 implies that the Razr Plus is now not Motorola’s flagship. What does this imply for the Razr Plus 2025, and what’s new with this 12 months’s center flip cellphone?
At an unique preview occasion in New York Metropolis yesterday, I had the chance to spend a while with the brand new Razr Plus 2025. Is it only a refresh, or is there one thing new that helps it stand out? Right here’s our hands-on preview of the brand new Razr Plus 2025.
The identical design, show, and internals
If you happen to have a look at the Razr Plus 2024 subsequent to the Razr Plus 2025, you’ll be arduous pressed to discover a single noticeable distinction. That’s as a result of these are basically the identical cellphone, albeit with delicate modifications to the colour and end decisions.
This implies you get the identical 4-inch Cowl Show full with a 22:9 side ratio, a dynamic refresh charge of as much as 165Hz, HDR 10+ help, and a peak brightness of two,400 nits. Unfolded, the Razr Plus 2025 additionally options the identical 6.9-inch foldable pOLED show with HDR10+ help, a refresh charge of as much as 165Hz, and a peak brightness of three,000 nits.
Underneath the hood, the Razr Plus 2025 makes use of the identical Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor as final 12 months, paired with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of UFS 4.0 storage. This implies it additionally options Wi-Fi 7 help, Bluetooth 5.4, and help for 5G sub-6 networks. Like final 12 months, there isn’t any mmWave 5G help; nevertheless, that is per different cellphone makers who’ve additionally dropped the quickest 5G speeds.
Underneath the hood, there’s the identical 4,000 mAh battery as final 12 months’s Razr Plus, with Motorola opting to not enhance the battery measurement prefer it did with the Razr 2025 and Razr Extremely 2025. There’s additionally 45W charging, 15W wi-fi charging, and 5W reverse wi-fi charging; nevertheless, like most telephones within the US, no charger is included within the field.
To the precise is similar side-mounted fingerprint reader that works extraordinarily effectively on the Razr Plus 2024. On the again, there are delicate modifications to the sturdiness and shade decisions for what’s in any other case an similar cellphone to final 12 months’s.
Improved sturdiness and crease
Like the remainder of the Razr 2025 collection, the Razr Plus 2025 includes a new titanium hinge that you just gained’t instantly discover. This upgraded hinge is 4 instances stronger than the surgical-grade stainless-steel hinge used within the Razr Plus 2025, and it helps make sure that the cellphone itself can deal with as much as 35% extra folds.
Past this, the Razr Plus 2025 additionally includes a new, improved ultra-thin glass that’s designed to make the show and crease as much as 30% smoother. There’s additionally Gorilla Glass Victus safety, much like final 12 months’s mannequin, which ought to guarantee it’s protected towards scratches and put on and tear.
After a 12 months of use, my Razr Plus 2024 has held up extraordinarily effectively. Nevertheless, I’m trying ahead to seeing how the brand new titanium hinge improves sturdiness over time, particularly since Motorola has additionally adjusted the angle at which the show folds to boost sturdiness additional.
An identical colours and cameras
One of many causes to purchase the Moto Razr lineup is at all times Motorola’s dedication to hanging colours which might be not like something supplied by the competitors, and the Razr Plus 2025 continues this pattern.
Nevertheless, whereas the Razr Extremely 2025 gives a spread of shade decisions and finishes, together with a good looking wooden end, the Razr Plus is on the market in fewer colours than the Razr Plus 2024, and so they all seem very related.
The Razr Plus 2025 is on the market in three shade decisions: Midnight Blue, Sizzling Pink (my favourite), and Mocha Mousse. The primary two had been additionally out there at launch for the Razr Plus 2024, whereas the latter is the Pantone shade of the 12 months, and the Razr Plus 2024 was launched on this shade earlier this 12 months. There are delicate modifications to the end on the rear, however basically, these are the identical colours you’ll find on the Razr Plus 2024.
Additionally similar is the twin digicam setup. The Razr Plus 2025 options the identical 50MP principal digicam with an f/1.7 aperture and quad pixel know-how, paired with the identical 50MP telephoto digicam that gives 2x optical zoom. The selfie digicam above the principle show can also be the identical 32MP sensor present in final 12 months’s mannequin.
The Razr Plus 2024 digicam proved to be succesful in most lighting circumstances, and there’s little motive to suspect that this 12 months’s mannequin will likely be any totally different.
Enhancements in software program and Moto AI
Like each cellphone maker, Motorola has additionally invested closely in bringing a collection of AI options to the Razr Plus 2025. It runs the identical suite of unique Moto AI options that launched in January for the Razr Plus 2024, but additionally provides just a few new Moto AI 2.0 options designed to additional mix productiveness and creativity instruments right into a single, helpful suite of AI instruments.
The Razr Plus 2025 ships with Gemini pre-installed and usable on the entrance display screen, making it the primary smartphone to function this functionality. Additionally it is the primary Android cellphone to function Perplexity out of the field, and the primary to have help for Microsoft CoPilot. Motorola is dedicated to making sure that whichever AI platform you favor, the Razr Plus 2025 can help it.
Past this, the Razr Plus 2025 additionally comes with enhanced variations of the unique Moto AI options: Catch Me As much as summarize private notifications, Pay Consideration to shortly begin and save voice recordings, and Bear in mind This that can assist you simply retailer and recall screenshots.
The Razr Plus 2025 additionally options the brand new Moto AI 2.0. Subsequent Transfer acknowledges what’s in your display screen and suggests subsequent steps. These embody saving vital particulars to make them straightforward to recall later, creating a picture, avatar, wallpaper, or sticker with Picture Studio, or producing a musical playlist with Playlist Studio.
The Razr Plus 2025 additionally options just a few enhancements to Motorola’s already wonderful front-screen software program, which has made the Razr Plus 2024 my favourite compact cellphone. There’s help for straight launching app options, comparable to a brand new Instagram submit or e mail, from the communications panel, in addition to the power so as to add as much as two extra app and widget panels. Motorola already has the perfect software program for a front-facing show on a flip cellphone, and these tweaks make it even higher.
When can you purchase the Razr Plus 2025?
If you happen to’re within the new Razr Plus 2025, you may pre-order it beginning Could 7 for $999.99 at Greatest Purchase, Motorola.com, and Amazon, with it formally out there on Could 15. It’s unique to North America, so there isn’t any European mannequin, not like in earlier years. The Razr Plus 2025 may also be out there from T-Cellular and AT&T beginning Could 15.