Motorola Razr Extremely 2025 assessment: A implausible flip cellphone

The Pantone Scarab mannequin is my private favourite of the Razr Extremely 2025’s 4 accessible finishes, that includes Alcantara’s signature mushy, suede-like materials in a deep inexperienced, however my assessment mannequin was the Pantone Mountain Path and a wood-effect end on a cellphone is definitely totally different, and I imply that in a great way.

It’s easy to the contact so don’t fear, it’s not going to present you splinters, however there’s an excellent quantity of texture too, which works alongside means in lowering the slipperiness you get on glass finishes of different flagship telephones.

The flat edges of the Razr Extremely 2025 have a slight curve too, assembly someplace within the center between the present development for the flat edges we see on the likes the Galaxy S25 and the iPhone 16, and the consolation of rounder gadgets from the previous. These edges, that are 7.2mm when open and 15.7mm when closed, make the Razr Extremely 2025 very snug within the hand, whereas the general end of the aluminium body is exceptionally premium and strong in its construct high quality.

As with all flip telephones, the Razr Extremely 2025 attracts loads of consideration. Put it down on a restaurant desk and envious eyes gaze longingly at it, as a result of regardless of trendy flip telephones having been round since 2020, they nonetheless aren’t as widespread place as the newest iPhone or Galaxy cellphone.

The big exterior show on the entrance – extra on that in a second – makes good use of the area accessible with the 2 digital camera lenses positioned within the backside proper nook once more, whereas open the Razr Extremely 2025 up and also you’re greeted with a bigger inside show than earlier than.

On the proper edge, there’s the ability button with a fingerprint sensor inbuilt, and the quantity buttons might be discovered right here too. The left edge in the meantime, has a brand new button for Moto AI – once more, I’ll discuss extra about that in a minute – however that is one space of the design you’ll be capable to circle in a sport of spot the distinction between this yr’s mannequin and the Razr Plus 2024.

One other space could be the hinge as a result of regardless of wanting the identical because the Razr Plus 2024, it has been redesigned, including titanium into the combo for reinforcement, while additionally permitting the Razr Extremely 2025 to be IP48 mud and waterproof, which is a soar up from the IPX8 ranking of the Razr Plus 2024.

Motorola Razr Extremely 2025: shows

Motorola has made some key enhancements to the Razr Extremely 2025’s shows too. I’ll begin with the exterior show as whereas the dimensions stays the identical because the Razr Plus 2024 at 4 inches, the brightness has elevated from 2,400 nits to three,000 nits and there’s Gorilla Glass Ceramic safety too. There’s no anti-reflective coating so it’s mainly a mirror when off and it actually likes a fingerprint too, however the bump in brightness does an awesome job of chopping by way of sunny days.

Replying to messages on the exterior show is just a little fiddly in that the keyboard takes up a lot of the show, whether or not you utilize the total display screen editor or not, however the level is it’s attainable with out flipping the cellphone open. The calendar and climate screens lend themselves completely to the small, sq. format too, as do among the video games, and even viewing images is an effective expertise for a fast look. Every part on the exterior show appears to be like sharp and detailed, there are good viewing angles and there’s loads of punch from the colours too.

Flip the Razr Extremely 2025 open and the 7-inch pOLED show is beautiful. You’ll be able to fiddle with the show settings to fit your preferences, with a selection of Pure, Radiant and Vivid kinds, plus the power to change between Default, Heat, Cool and Customized tones so you actually can get the show to give you the results you want and what you want. I personally appreciated Pure, which I nonetheless thought delivered vibrant and vibrant colours with out being overly saturated, however you do you.

Each the interior and exterior shows are “Pantone-Validated”, although I’m undecided how many individuals shall be significantly bothered by that. On the finish of the day, you simply need a show to look good, and within the Razr Extremely 2025’s case, every part appears to be like nice from streaming video on Netflix to your loved ones images.

There’s a 165Hz refresh charge too, which delivers a easy expertise no matter you’re doing, the two,912 x 1,224 pixel decision affords sharp element and the 4,500 nits peak brightness makes positive it is a cellphone you should utilize on the solar lounger with out a problem. Viewing angles aren’t nearly as good because the iPhone 16 Professional, with whites dropping their brightness as you progress the Razr Extremely 2025 to a sure angle, however you gained’t do that fairly often so it’ll make little distinction to your general expertise.

What could make a distinction to your expertise with flip telephones is the crease within the show and whereas nonetheless not invisible right here, Motorola has performed an excellent job of lowering it. There may be nonetheless some distortion when studying massive quantities of textual content, and you may see it at sure angles too, in addition to really feel it if you run your thumb over it, however it’s much less apparent than the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6, leading to a folding inside show that’s probably the greatest on the market.

Motorola Razr Extremely 2025: digital camera

The Motorola Razr has a triple digital camera setup, with twin 50-megapixel sensors on the entrance, successfully making up the rear cameras when the machine is open, and a 3rd 50-megapixel sensor on the high of the interior show. In what could be thought of a barely unusual transfer from Motorola, the corporate switched the telephoto sensor that was on the Razr Plus 2024 for an extremely large sensor on the Razr Extremely 2025. You continue to get 2x optical zoom, however it does that by cropping in quite than utilizing a devoted sensor – one thing a lot of different telephones, just like the iPhone 16, additionally do.

The Razr Extremely 2025’s twin 50-megapixel sensors ship constant outcomes and whereas I personally don’t love extremely large pictures on the entire – I at all times assume they give the impression of being just a little odd – there shall be some preferring the choice to suit extra of their pictures than to zoom in nearer. The principle sensor delivers some beautiful photographs in good lighting circumstances, dealing with dynamic vary nicely and providing nice element and a real illustration of what you truly see with your personal eyes. The pictures are extra vivid and extra saturated than the Apple iPhone 16 Professional, however the results of that may be very shareable images which can be lively.

Low mild outcomes are good too and whereas extra noise does creep in together with much less element in some conditions, I acquired some fabulous pictures from the Razr Extremely 2025 throughout a weekend in New York. Broadway regarded beautiful with all the intense lights and daring colors, whereas a wall of graffiti on a cloudy night was nicely represented too.

I discussed the Razr Extremely 2025 providing 2x optical zoom, which affords first rate leads to good lighting, however there’s additionally 30x digital zoom. This I wouldn’t hassle with because it’s usually fairly dangerous, like most digital zoom choices on the market. It’s helpful for seeing an airport departure board from a distance, however it’s not going to present you an excellent shot of the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park.

Photos taken within the default “Pure” mode are “Pantone-Validated” just like the shows, they usually had been my private desire for his or her true to life outcomes. There’s a new “Signature” mode too nonetheless, which you’ll both take at face worth as a “distinctive Moto Coloration Model”, or customise to alter the colour stability and tone of your pictures to your preferences, making use of that to the photographs you’re taking. To customize the Signature model, you import 5 photographs of meals, 5 portrait pictures and 5 panorama after which alter every photograph so the AI can study your preferences. 

As soon as setup, the Signature mode is chosen at seize stage quite than throughout the modifying suite of Google Pictures. To pick it, you’ll want to faucet on the three star icon on the high of the digital camera display screen and AI will then apply what it believes shall be to your style when it comes to preferences relying on whether or not you’ve taken a portrait, panorama or meals shot. As I mentioned, I discovered Pure to be greatest however if you happen to like one thing particular, like very vivid pictures or blue undertones, Signature offers you these choices. 

By way of modifying, Google Pictures affords a lot, together with Magic Eraser for eradicating undesirable objects within the background, in addition to a “Recommendations” part that gives one-button faucets for edits like unblurring, enhancing and adjusting dynamic vary in pictures.

General, the digital camera providing is easy on the Razr Extremely 2025 with a straightforward level and shoot method for first rate pictures, mixed with easy modifying choices that will help you get probably the most out of your pictures. There are additionally some helpful options like a preview showing on the exterior show that’s nice for selfies and serving to anybody you’re taking a photograph of see what they seem like, in addition to an old-fashioned Camcorder mode for video recording that launches if you maintain the Razr Extremely 2025 at a 90-degree angle on its aspect.

Operating on just about inventory Android (if you happen to ignore a few further Moto apps), there’s a clear and comparatively bloat-free software program expertise on the Razr Extremely 2025. The interface is slick and easy, every part is simple to entry and there’s loads of customisation accessible. 

Because the software program is so near inventory Android nonetheless, it’s maybe much more disappointing that Motorola solely helps three years of OS updates. With Samsung and Google each providing seven, and Samsung having vital extra bloat on its gadgets – by which I imply extra duplication of apps just like the gallery and browser – you’ll assume it will be extra effort for Samsung to help updates for longer and but it affords over double what you get with Motorola. You get safety updates for 4 years on the Razr Extremely 2025, besides, Motorola is successfully making this machine redundant after three years and that feels imply for a $1,000 cellphone.

If you happen to can forgive the stingy replace providing nonetheless, there’s a beautiful and pleasant interface right here and a few neat software program options, reminiscent of tapping on the underside of the exterior show to increase an app across the cameras and use extra of the small display screen.

Motorola affords a lot of gestures too, from a double flick of the wrist to open up the digital camera, to a double karate chop turning the torch on and off, and whereas they are going to be acquainted to Razr customers and never essentially new for the Razr Extremely 2025, each are explicit favorites of mine. I used the wrist flick for the digital camera a number of occasions a day, and I additionally turned on the slide gesture on the ability button to indicate notifications. You’ll be able to have that slide characteristic zoom out and in as an alternative although, providing you with a few choices. 

Moto AI isn’t new both in that you simply’ll discover it on a number of of the corporate’s telephones, although there are a few new options for the Razr Extremely 2025, in addition to the brand new devoted button on the left. That button can’t be modified away from Moto AI however you can provide it a twin objective a minimum of, with a press and maintain launching Moto AI, whereas a double press can take you straight to ‘Replace me’ – extra on that in a second.

Picture Studio is new and much like Apple’s Picture Playground and Samsung’s Sketch to Picture, enabling you to make use of AI to generate photographs, whether or not you sketch one or describe one. I acquired my seven yr previous to attract her teddy and a puffin and whereas her drawings had been just a little tough across the edges, Picture Studio did produce some first rate outcomes (in addition to some not so nice ones). Playlist Studio is new too and allows you to create a playlist relying in your temper, although it at present solely works with Amazon Music it appears so this feels restricted nonetheless.

Elsewhere, there’s the ‘Keep in mind this’, ‘Take notes’, ‘Ask or search’ and ‘Replace me’ features, all of which lean on AI. All of these had been accessible beforehand (although some have been up to date) and like most AI choices, I nonetheless assume they want refining.

The ‘Replace me’ characteristic, for instance, will summarise notifications, which is helpful for if you may need had your cellphone in Do Not Disturb mode. The summaries aren’t significantly correct although, and whereas they provide the final gist of a WhatsApp chat for instance, they typically misinterpret the context leading to summaries which can be means off the mark. Taking notes in the meantime, is just a little gradual, although it does differentiate audio system which is extra useful than Apple’s transcribing possibility that simply offers you a block of textual content.

The Razr Motorola additionally launched a ‘Look and Discuss’ characteristic that’s unique to the Razr Extremely 2025, permitting you to talk to Gemini with out having to say something first or press any buttons. Because the characteristic’s title suggests, you merely take a look at the cellphone when the cellphone is in stand mode or tent mode and a vibrant glow runs across the perimeter of the Razr Extremely 2025’s exterior show, very very like Apple Intelligence on the newest iPhones.

If you happen to look straight on the Razr Extremely 2025, the display screen says “Listening” and if you converse, it’ll reply your query. It really works nicely sufficient, however it isn’t a soul purpose to purchase a cellphone.

I used to be barely involved about such a robust chipset being in such a small machine, however the Razr Extremely 2025 didn’t appear to have any warmth points, which was a aid. I don’t love benchmarks however for reference, the Razr Extremely 2025 got here in slightly below the Galaxy S25 however above the Oppo Discover X8 Professional and Galaxy Z Flip 6 for single core exams.

In the meantime, battery life is superior to the Razr Plus 2024, I’m thrilled to say. Now, battery after all is determined by the kind of person you’re so do maintain that in thoughts, however I completed most days on between 35 and 45 per cent, and that was throughout a testing interval so I used to be utilizing the cellphone greater than common. 

I used to be testing the digital camera, taking a number of calls, replying to numerous messages and emails, and utilizing all of the AI options and I nonetheless completed the day with over 30 per cent at 11pm after beginning the day at 7am with 100 per cent. Charging is sweet and speedy too nonetheless, so even if you happen to do want a high up earlier than an evening out, you’ll get round 15 per cent in 10 minutes which ought to be sure to get your cab house on the finish of the night time. 

The Razr Extremely 2025 has bumped up its charging help from 45W within the Razr Plus 2024 to 68W and there’s 30W wi-fi charging too do you have to favor that technique.

The Motorola Razr Extremely 2025 was introduced on April 24, 2025, with pre-order within the US beginning on Might 7, 2025. There may be one storage mannequin of 512GB, which has 16GB of RAM, and that mannequin will price $1,299. Availability will start from Might 18, 2025, although some carriers, like Verizon, might provide it earlier.

For these within the UK and Europe, the Motorola Razr Extremely 2025 goes by the title Razr 60 Extremely and it’s already on sale. Once more, there is just one storage possibility and it prices £1,099.99 within the UK and €1,299 in Europe.

The Motorola Razr Extremely 2025 will get so many issues proper. The design might not have modified a lot for the reason that Razr Plus 2024 however varied enhancements have been made below the floor, together with a stronger exterior show, mud resistance and a much less seen crease. 

The end choices are beautiful, each shows are very good and brighter than beforehand, digital camera outcomes are first rate and efficiency is superb. The Moto AI providing nonetheless has a strategy to go earlier than it delivers on all its guarantees and the three years of OS updates is nicely beneath common, however that’s actually all there’s to complain about. 

The mix of an awesome design, strong efficiency, first rate digital camera outcomes and nice battery life (with speedy charging) make the Motorola Razr Extremely 2025 the flip cellphone to beat for this yr.