The Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) is a flip-style foldable that pairs a 7.0-inch AMOLED inner display with a 4.0-inch LTPO AMOLED cover screen — one of the larger outer panels in the flip phone category. At $1,300, it sits $200 above the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 ($1,100) and $700 above the standard Razr ($600).

The Razr Ultra's strengths are battery life and processing power. The 4,700 mAh cell delivers some of the longest video playback times we've measured from a flip-phone foldable, and the Snapdragon 8 Elite puts it on par with flagship slabs.

Design

The Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) measures 88.1 x 74 x 15.7mm folded and weighs 199 grams. It uses an aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass Ceramic on the 7.0-inch inner display and a back panel available in vegan leather, Alcantara, or wood finishes. The inner display has a 22:9 aspect ratio and an 87.3% screen-to-body ratio; the 4-inch outer display has a 10.6:9 aspect ratio and a 78.1% screen-to-body ratio. An IP48 rating covers submersion in fresh water but offers limited dust protection — only against solid objects 1mm or larger rather than the full dust exclusion of IP68. Depth and duration are set by Motorola. Bandicoot Lab does not formally test design or durability, so this section is descriptive rather than scored.

At 199 grams the Razr Ultra is heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 at 188 grams — both are clamshell foldables in the same price tier. Against the $1,099.99 Z Flip 7 (85.5 x 75.2 x 13.7mm) the Razr Ultra is taller, fractionally wider, and 2mm thicker folded but offers a larger inner display (7.0 vs 6.8 inches). Both outer displays are close in size (4 inches on the Razr Ultra, 4.1 inches on the Z Flip 7). The Alcantara and wood back options are unusual material choices, since most rivals stick to glass or vegan leather.

Display

Inner

The Razr Ultra's inner display is a 7.0-inch AMOLED panel at 2640 x 1080 resolution (464 pixels per inch), refreshing at up to 165Hz with a 1–165Hz adaptive range.

The inner display reaches 501 nits at maximum manual brightness, with a measured minimum of just 0.58 nits — exceptionally dim for nighttime use. HDR peak brightness hits 2,850 nits with 57.3% stability across window sizes, and the sustained brightness test shows the panel holds 99.1% of its output over 30 minutes with no thermal throttling. The standard Razr's inner display is slightly brighter on the manual slider at 525 nits but closely matches in HDR peak output at 3,221 nits.

Color accuracy on the inner display is the Razr Ultra's main display weakness. In Radiant Mode — the best-performing P3 mode — the average Delta E is 2.25, which is reasonable. But the Vivid Mode climbs to an average Delta E of 4.26, with the Natural Mode at 2.36. The problem is that all modes show significant error drift in the upper grayscale, with whites and near-whites consistently shifted blue. Gamut coverage is strong though.

Outer

The outer screen is a 4.0-inch LTPO AMOLED at 417 pixels per inch, also running at 165Hz with a full 1–165Hz adaptive range.

The outer display is where things improve. In Radiant Mode, the outer screen achieves an average Delta E of 1.33 — a strong result that makes colors very close to their intended values. Natural Mode lands at 1.61 average Delta E. This is a significant contrast to the standard Razr, whose outer display measured an average Delta E of 2.94 at best, and it is much better than the Galaxy Z Flip 7's outer display color accuracy.

Performance

The Razr Ultra is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite with 12GB of RAM. GeekBench 6 returns 2,917 single-core and 8,917 multi-core. Speedometer scores 19.4. These are good results that put the Razr Ultra in the same tier as other flagship-tier phones for 2025. The standard Razr's Dimensity 7400X scores 1,081 single-core and 3,077 multi-core — roughly one-third the throughput.

The 3DMark Wild Life Extreme stress test peaks at 6,375 with 68.1% stability, meaning the device throttles by about a third over the 20-loop test. The Snapdragon 8 Elite pushes the device to 50 degrees during sustained GPU load — a significant thermal output for a folding phone. The Galaxy Z Flip 7's Exynos 2500 peaks at a lower score but doesn't throttle as aggressively. Solar Bay returns 11,356 best loop with 66.6% stability. GeekBench AI scores are strong thanks to the Snapdragon 8 Elite's dedicated NPU.

In daily use, the Razr Ultra handles anything you put on it. The 12GB of RAM provides comfortable headroom for split-screen multitasking and keeping apps in memory. The performance gap between this and the standard Razr is essentially the difference between a mid-range and a flagship experience.

Camera

The Razr Ultra has a 50-megapixel f/1.8 main camera at 24mm equivalent, a 50-megapixel f/2.0 ultrawide at 12mm, and a 50-megapixel f/2.0 front camera. There is no telephoto lens; digital zoom reaches 8x.

The camera system resolves substantially more detail than the standard Razr across all lenses, which is expected given the hardware upgrade. Main camera sharpness at 1x in bright light is strong, with moderate sharpening overshoot. The 2x digital crop retains good detail thanks to the higher-resolution sensor, and the processing maintains edge clarity through 4x without excessive artifacts. At 8x, the detail drops but remains usable. The ultrawide shows heavy overshoot in bright conditions. The front camera resolves well across all conditions.

The Galaxy Z Flip 7 edges ahead in overall camera scoring, driven by stronger dynamic range and better color accuracy on the main lens. The Razr Ultra's cameras are better than the standard Razr's in every metric but trail Samsung's better camera processing.

Main Camera

The main camera uses a 50-megapixel sensor at f/1.8 and 24mm equivalent focal length.

Sharpness at 1x is strong in bright and mid conditions, with controlled overshoot. Low-light sharpness drops to a lower level but remains above the standard Razr. The 2x crop holds up well — the adjusted sharpness reading in bright light at 2x is close to the 1x result, which means the larger pixel count compensates for the crop. Digital zoom through 3–5x shows the processing doing heavy lifting, with decent detail at 3x but noticeable over-processing at 4x.

Color accuracy is more restrained than the standard Razr's processing. Saturation stays closer to neutral. Hue accuracy in bright conditions is good, with moderate hue error. A sharp degradation in dark conditions is driven by sensor-level hue confusion. This makes the dark-condition hue accuracy substantially worse than the mid-light result — a larger gap than the standard Razr shows. Skin tone accuracy follows the overall pattern — a moderate error in bright conditions from slight saturation boost, increasing in darker conditions.

Dynamic range is below average. The main camera captures a similar dynamic range to the standard Razr. In raw mode, usable range drops to just 4 stops, which is low. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 delivers better dynamic range from its main camera.

Video stabilization is adequate, with performance comparable to the standard Razr.

Ultrawide Camera

The ultrawide camera uses a 50-megapixel sensor at f/2.0 with a 12mm equivalent focal length — a significant hardware upgrade from the standard Razr's 13-megapixel ultrawide.

Sharpness in bright conditions shows a high raw resolution reading, but aggressive over-processing creates heavy overshoot — the worst of any lens on this device. Mid-light sharpness is actually better controlled, and low-light holds up reasonably.

Color accuracy is the ultrawide's strength compared to the other lenses. Saturation boost is moderate and hue accuracy is good in bright light and remains reasonable across conditions. The ultrawide handles the warmer test lighting conditions better than the main camera, and sensor-level hue confusion is less severe.

Dynamic range is decent, with moderate compression. The standard Razr's ultrawide actually outperforms in dynamic range, though not by much.

Front Camera

The front camera has a 50-megapixel sensor at f/2.0 with a 22mm equivalent focal length — wider and higher resolution than the standard Razr's 32-megapixel f/2.4 front camera.

Sharpness is strong in bright conditions, and mid and low-light sharpness drops as expected but stays above the standard Razr's levels.

Color accuracy on the front camera is unusual. The processing actually desaturates images in auto mode, with saturation around 86% in bright and 78% in mid — the opposite of what most phone cameras do. This means skin tones and surroundings look muted rather than punchy. Hue accuracy is moderate across conditions. The low-light hue degradation is a mix of both white balance under-correction and sensor confusion, with neither factor dominating.

Dynamic range is a strength on the front camera, and video stabilization on the front camera is average.

Battery

The Razr Ultra has a 4,700mAh battery. Video playback on the inner display at 200 nits lasts 29 hours 40 minutes; the outer display stretches to 32 hours 46 minutes. These are strong results for a flip phone. The Galaxy Z Flip 7, with its 4,300mAh cell, reaches 28 hours 26 minutes on its inner display. The standard Razr gets 23 hours 53 minutes on its inner display.

Web browsing drain over 5 hours is identical to the standard Razr and slightly better than the Galaxy Z Flip 7. Gaming drain during the 3DMark Wild Life Extreme stress test is 43%, reflecting the Snapdragon 8 Elite's high power draw under sustained GPU load. Standby drain is 3% over 8 hours, matching the Flip 7 and standard Razr.

The Razr Ultra lasts well beyond a full day for most users. The outer display's extended playback time is notable — using the cover screen for media consumption and quick tasks meaningfully extends overall endurance. At max brightness, the inner display lasts 25 hours 47 minutes while the outer display pushes to nearly 36 hours — a wide gap that reflects the outer panel's power efficiency advantage.

Charging

The Razr Ultra supports 68W wired charging and 30W wireless charging. It does not support magnetic charging alignment.

Wired charging reaches 30% at 10 minutes and 75% at 30 minutes, with a full charge completing in 49 minutes. The charging profile starts around 37–39W and steps down progressively — roughly 27W through the middle portion, tapering to 18W above 77% and finishing at around 8W. This is a substantial step up from the standard Razr's 30W charging, which reaches 71% in 30 minutes and takes 56 minutes to full. The Galaxy Z Flip 7's 25-watt charger reaches just 55% in 30 minutes.

Wireless charging reaches 12% at 10 minutes and 29% at 30 minutes. The full wireless charge takes nearly 3 hours, landing in similar territory to the standard Razr's wireless performance. The thermal management keeps the device at 41–43 degrees throughout the wireless charge, which is well-controlled but limits effective throughput.

Speaker

The Razr Ultra (2025)'s speaker trailed the competition. Bass extension was the weakest at its price, with a 28.4 dB drop from the mids to the bass band — deeper than the Honor Magic8 Pro and Galaxy S25 Ultra. The high end was flat but unextended. Loudness of 72.8 dBA was lower than the Magic8 Pro and Galaxy S25 Ultra. Distortion was very high at 10.0%, higher than any similarly-priced rival.

Microphone

The microphone produced a solid result that places it above average. The frequency response is flatter and more controlled than the standard Razr, with a smoother rolloff in both the low and high ends. Voice recordings and calls will sound more natural and balanced.

Other

The Razr Ultra uses a capacitive fingerprint sensor with an average unlock speed of 165.3 milliseconds. This is faster than the standard Razr's 294.4 milliseconds and noticeable in daily use — the difference between a slight pause and a near-instant unlock. The Galaxy Z Flip 7 is faster still at about 121 milliseconds.

USB data transfer is limited by the USB-C 2.0 port — the same as the standard Razr, and a notable omission at this price point. Maximum read speed is 38.6MB/s and maximum write speed is 35.6MB/s. The Galaxy Z Flip 7's USB 3.2 port is significantly faster. At $1,300, including only USB 2.0 is a hard-to-justify limitation.

Conclusion

The Motorola Razr Ultra positions itself as the premium option in Motorola's flip phone lineup, and the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset justifies the "Ultra" name from a performance standpoint. It matches flagship slabs in processing power, and delivers a solid battery life. The 68W wired charging is fast, and the 4-inch LTPO cover screen with full 165Hz adaptive refresh makes the closed-phone experience far more capable than the standard Razr's smaller, slower outer panel.

The camera system is where the Razr Ultra underdelivers for $1,300. Dynamic range is below what the Galaxy Z Flip 7 achieves, the main camera's low-light color accuracy degrades sharply, and the ultrawide's bright-light oversharpening is excessive. The inner display's color accuracy is also weaker than expected at this price — the iPhone 17 Pro Max and Galaxy Z Flip 7 produce better-calibrated panels. The USB 2.0 port is a persistent limitation shared with the standard Razr that feels more out of place at double the price. Buyers choosing between the Razr Ultra and the Galaxy Z Flip 7 at $200 less are trading Motorola's faster charging and stronger processing for Samsung's better cameras, better inner display accuracy, and a USB 3.2 port.