Motorola Razr 5G
Price: £1,399 (inc VAT) from fave.co/3lgZAUy
Folding phones are still finding their way in the world and after a shaky start, Motorola is back with a new version of the Razr. It’s a retro classic reimagined as a modern smartphone with a flexible screen inside.
Before we get any further, it’s worth noting that we never got the first edition of the Razr in for review, presumably due to the reliability issues Motorola experienced. I’ll point out some of the changes, of course, but can’t comment on how much difference they’ve made.
DESIGN
With the vast majority of phones on the market looking like they come out of the same cookie-cutter, with a different manufacturer logo, it’s refreshing to see folding phones bringing something new and exciting to the game. The Razr 5G is a flip-phone style like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, reminiscent of so many devices from the late 1990s and 2000s, which was when the original Razr arrived.
Making a phone with a full-size screen that folds in half is clearly a tough engineering challenge and a reminder that first-gen devices of a new category are often worth skipping (Samsung had issues with the Galaxy Z Fold, too).
While the Razr 5G looks almost identical to the first iteration, Motorola has made various small tweaks to improve the experience.
