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Motorola Razr 2022

Motorola is back for another stab at the modern foldable phone and the Razr 2022 is the third-generation attempt.

It's been a couple of years since the last model, and the Razr 2022's predecessors both had some issues that need ironing out.

The good news is that the main complaints, including performance, cameras and most importantly, price, have all been heavily improved to offer a tempting option to compete with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, the dominating clamshell foldable in Western markets.

The question is, has Motorola done enough? You might be surprised…

DESIGN

The Razr 2022 is the same but different when compared to the 2020 Razr 5G.

That was unmistakably a Razr but this year the iconic chin is completely gone, for better or worse.

On the one hand, it no longer gets in the way of using the main screen when the phone is unfolded. But it also means the phone loses some of its personality, looking similar to other clamshell foldables on the market.

Still, the phone remains slick and desirable and it's clear Motorola has refined things further with no visible screws on the hinge, for example.

It is slightly weightier at 200g, and it's fairly wide even when folded, closely mirroring the width of the iPhone 14 Pro Max at 79.8mm wide. Of course, it doesn't matter as much when the thing folds down to a pocketable 86.5×79.8×17mm, but it's worth noting.

Whether you like the new, slightly glittery, satin-textured rear

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