It is superb what a pleasant shade of inexperienced can do on your temper. After unboxing the 2025 version of Motorola’s Razr, I used to be instantly struck by the $700 flip cellphone’s vivid shade of inexperienced — particularly Pantone’s Spring Bud. It is someplace between the lightness of mint and the medium shade of flower leaves. Although I often put my cellphone in a case, the Razr’s “leather-inspired” textured again makes me not wish to.
That “enjoyable to carry” feeling would be the most notable factor about Motorola’s new Razr line, which will get much more distinctive with Alcantara material and wooden choices on the $1,300 Razr Extremely. However because of the daring colour, a canopy display that is simply large enough to knock out the necessities, and a wide range of half-folded modes, even this lower-cost version of the cellphone feels expressive. The Motorola Razr is a breath of contemporary air in comparison with normal rectangular telephones which can be sometimes within the $700 value vary.
Motorola is sort of conscious that the Razr’s hanging seems are a promoting level to new prospects. The corporate cited through the Razr’s unveiling that 25% of its prospects are coming from an iPhone. Since this Razr prices $700, its value is simply above value-oriented flagships just like the $650 Samsung Galaxy S24 FE — but decrease than an $800 iPhone 16. And although this 12 months’s base Razr is a refinement of final 12 months’s Razr design, it is one that is still eye-catching. I nonetheless have lots of testing to do, however I wished to share a few of my early impressions of the Motorola Razr 2025, after utilizing it for a day.
When the Razr is folded like a stand, sure apps will show info like a video on the highest half and the controls on the underside half.
My day with the Razr
The Razr is straightforward to grip whether or not it is open or closed, and having the remainder of the cellphone’s physique match the inexperienced shade makes it really feel enjoyable from the beginning. The Razr additionally is available in a Parfait Pink colour with an identical leather-based end, Gibraltar Sea (blue) with what Motorola describes as a “nylon-inspired” end, and Lightest Sky (silver) that’s “acetate-inspired.”
The Razr’s model and form made it a enjoyable companion for a dinner out with associates. I saved it folded on the practice and used the duvet display to handle my subway instructions to a restaurant in Queens. I flipped it open to take a number of meals and road images. And I used Moto AI on each screens to search for fast info as they got here up over dinner. All in all, although, one among my associates discovered the brand new Razr so cute that she mentioned she wished to steal it — however as a result of it is such a pocketable measurement, she will not get the prospect.
I’ve additionally loved utilizing the Razr in ways in which I merely cannot use equally priced telephones from Samsung and Apple. I typically connect kickstands to telephones for video calls, however with the hinge, I can as an alternative use the cellphone half-folded like a stand and (in supported apps like Meta’s Messenger and Google Meet) have the video name on the higher half with name controls on the decrease half. When on this stand mode or partly folded like a tent, the duvet display might be set to point out ambient info just like the time, whereas a wave of my hand in entrance of the cellphone can activate Moto AI for fast questions.
The again of this Razr has a leather-like end that feels grippy.
Extra to return with the Razr
As I proceed to check this Motorola Razr, I am specializing in how useful the smaller 3.6-inch cowl display is. That show is sort of a “mini” cellphone and is likely one of the greatest methods the Razr units itself aside from different sub-$800 telephones. You possibly can set it as much as run practically each Android app, as with prior Razr telephones.
The Razr can also be the entry-level gadget for Moto AI, which highlights Motorola’s personal efforts alongside options in-built partnership with Perplexity, Meta’s Llama AI and Microsoft Copilot. Moto AI deeply integrates these companies into the cellphone so it will probably make solutions primarily based on what’s in your display. Individually, you possibly can nonetheless summon Google’s Gemini to entry the AI companies constructed immediately into Android 15.Â
You possibly can activate Moto AI by waving your hand in entrance of the display whereas the Razr is folded over like a tent.
There are lots of totally different concepts inside Moto AI for conducting fast analysis or organizing information. AI is a very aggressive house proper now, and I hope to see if Moto AI’s options will assist me get probably the most out of the cellphone’s cowl display.Â
Consequently, this 12 months’s $700 Razr will get to bounce on two totally different levels of curiosity. It may very well be a pleasant minimalist cellphone, because of its cowl display that may do extra capabilities than the $800 Mild Telephone 3. And it may additionally function a refreshing various to purchasing the $800 iPhone 16 whereas saving important cash over the $1,100 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6. I will be seeing how the Razr matches every methodology as I proceed testing it out.
