There’s a shakeup this year because Motorola isn’t just announcing follow-ups to its two flip-style foldables. Instead, the company announced three new models during its Make It Iconic event: the Motorola Razr 2025, Razr Plus 2025, and the all-new Razr Ultra 2025. The latter's already shaping up to be one of the best foldable phones this year.
There's a little wait before they arrive, but all flip-style phones go on preorder starting on May 7 — with full availability on select retail channels and carriers on May 15. While the Motorola Razr 2025 and Razr Plus 2025 remain unchanged in pricing at $599 and $999 respectively, there's a significant premium added to the Razr Ultra 2025's price. In fact, its $1,299 cost is one of the most expensive in recent memory.
It’s also worth mentioning that the standard Razr 2025 and Razr Ultra 2025 will be available abroad as well, but under the Razr 60 name instead. However, there won’t be a Razr Plus equivalent.
There’s a lot to details about these new Razr flip phones, like their design changes, finishes, colors, new hardware, software features, and Moto AI. If that's not enough, I’ll also go through other surprising announcements from the company's Make It Iconic press event — like a new pair of earbuds, brand partnerships, and smart watch.
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 key features
- $1,299.99 cost
- 7-inch AMOLED main display, 4-inch outer screen
- Dedicated Moto AI button
- Powered by Snapdragon 8 Elite
- 512GB storage with 16GB RAM
- 3 years of software support
- 3 months trial of Gemini Advanced and Perplexity
- 50MP cameras: main, ultrawide, and selfie
- 4,700 mAh battery
- 68W wired charging, 30W wireless
Three new Razr flip phones for 2025
Now this is probably the biggest surprise given how Motorola has traditionally offered two flip-style phones the last couple of years. In addition to the Razr 2025 and Razr Plus 2025, which are successors to last year’s models, there is also the brand-new Razr Ultra 2025.
It’s the most premium of all three models with a price of $1,299, which is the most we’ve seen with any Motorola flip phones to date. But with that, it has a larger 7-inch outer screen, larger 4,700 mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Gen Elite, double the storage capacity of the Razr Plus 2025, and more.
You get all of this in an iconic design that’s still thin and light. Checkout my Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 hands-on review to know more about it.
Motorola Razr vs Razr Plus vs Razr Ultra specs breakdown
With three new Razr flip phones for 2025, I want to break down their specs so you know their main differences. What's noticeably different is their outer screen sizes, with the Razr 2025 remaining at a smaller 3.6-inch display, while the Razr Plus 2025 and Razr Ultra 2025 have the same 4-inch one.
There's also the processors in them, as the Plus and Ultra gain the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This puts them into the same conversation as the best phones, given how last year's Plus had a slightly less powerful chip. I also want to point out how they're all relatively similar in size and weight.
Moto AI makes a proper debut with Razr 2025 series
Last year, Motorola teased its Moto AI features with the Razr Plus 2024. However, it remained locked down as a beta program and never materialized to become native features. Thankfully Moto AI is available right from the start and I cannot be more happy because it catapults Motorola into the AI conversation as Apple Intelligence, Galaxy AI, and Google AI.
Motorola made the announcement during its press event, which I got to see first hand all the new changes and additions to Moto AI. On top of what Moto has shown previously with Catch Me Up, Pay Attention, and Remember This, there's actually a button on the side of the Ultra that lets you instantly access Moto AI — a hub that also houses other AI features, like its image generator.
Motorola Razr Ultra 2020 hands-on video — meet the foldable to beat
I spent some hands-on time with the all-new Motorola Razr Ultra 2025, which you can watch in my video above. Not only do I dial into what makes it different over the other two models, but I also demo some of the Moto AI features that I think make a bigger difference with the experience.
If that's not enough, there's also Smart Connect which I think boosts its productivity over most phones because of how it works with a laptop.
Moto Buds Loop is one of the unexpected surprises
One of the bigger surprises that Motorola showed during its press event was the company's collaborations with its new Moto Buds Loop. They're a pair of open-ear style earbuds made in collaboration with Bose, which are uniquely designed.
However, the bigger surprise includes a special version of the earbuds that are decked out in Swarovski crystals. My colleague Kate Kozuch got the chance to check them out and I can definitely see the appeal.
Motorola's new smartwatch looks awfully familiar
If a crystal encrusted pair of earbuds isn't enough, Motorola also dropped a new smartwatch at its press event. Although, it looks awfully similar to another popular smartwatch! I told everyone that the Moto Watch Fit is seriously giving major Apple Watch vibes.
Details are still limited, like when it'll launch and for how much, but it features a sizable 1.9-inch OLED touchscreen protected by Gorilla Glass 3. Since it's a fitness tracker, it does all the same things you'd expect in some of the best fitness trackers, like GPS for location tracking, optical heart rate sensor, accelerometer, and a gyroscope.
New colors and finishes for the Razr 2025 series
I really have to hand it to Motorola for giving people a bit of variety. That's because the entire Razr 2025 lineup is available in an assortment of finishes and colors. This level of options is nice over the usual black and white options that most phones offer, but they also have unique details that give make for a fashionable statement.
With the Razr 2025, it's available in Pantone Spring Bud, Pantone Gibraltar Sea, Pantone Parfait Pink, and Pantone Lightest Sky. Meanwhile, the Razr Plus 2025 has three options: Pantone Mocha Mousse, Midnight Blue, and Hot Pink. And finally, the Razr Ultra 2025 has four options: Pantone Rio Red, Pantone Scarab, Pantone Mountain Trail, and Pantone Cabaret.
Out of the bunch, I really like the smoother wooden finish of the Pantone Mountain Trail with the Razr Ultra. I think it'll hold up much better than the Italian-made Alcantara backing of the Pantone Scarab version of the Ultra.
50MP triple cameras on the Razr Ultra 2025
I want to shift to the cameras on all three Razr phones. Both the Razr 2025 and Razr Plus 2025 have similar setups as their predecessors: a 50MP main paired with a 13MP ultrawide for the Razr 2025, then a 50MP main and 50MP telephoto with 2x optical zoom with the Razr Plus 2025.
With the Razr Ultra 2025, however, it features a 50MP main, 50MP ultrawide, and 50MP selfie. I'm just happy that Motorola decided to keep the ultrawide, especially given how the 50MP camera is touted to offer 2x zoom with 'optical-like' quality. Of course, I would hope that the Ultra delivers the best camera results — more so when they all share a similar 50MP main camera.
Gemini Advanced and Perplexity are available for a limited timed
One of the striking announcements from Motorola's press event for the Razr 2025 series is the partnerships the company's making with its AI ambitions. While Moto AI will be native, they'll be supplemented by Google's Gemini Advanced and Perplexity.
However, they'll only be available for a limited time as both AI services will have 3-month free trial periods. After that, you'll have to pay for their subscriptions in order to access their advanced models. While this is better than the 1-month free trial on Gemini Advanced for the Pixel 9a, I wish it could match the 1-year of free service that the the Pixel 9 Pro models received.
Phone mirroring coming to Meta Quest headset
At its Make It Iconic event, Ash Jhaveri, VP of Meta's Reality Labs, talked about how the new the Meta Quest headset could act as a multi-screen setup with the Razr 2025 series — complete with a phone mirroring feature that would essentially create a virtual version of the phone in the mixed reality space.
This would basically allow you to access everything on the foldable phone, like accessing phone calls, sending out text replies, and even running apps. This is all in part to the new enhancements made with Smart Connect.
Razr Plus 2025 — here's all the biggest changes
Let me start off by saying that I like that Motorola is keeping the price of the Razr Plus 2025 at $999. That's the same cost as last year's model, but it does come with a few improvements.
For starters, it features similar displays: a 6.9-inch inner display and a 4-inch outer display, with both panels featuring adaptive 165Hz refresh rates. Motorola is still touting a peak brightness of 3,000 nits with the main display, but I hope our testing shows an improvement.
The cameras are also similar as last year, as it keeps the the telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. I though this was a controversial move given how I prefer an ultrawide camera for vlogging, so if you crave that kind of functionality, you'll have to go with the Razr Ultra instead.
The battery and charging speeds also remain unchanged, but the biggest boost going for the Razr Plus 2025 is the Snapdragon 8 Elite. This should deliver substantial performance improvements and battery life.
A closer look at the Swarovski encrusted Moto Buds Loop
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Motorola's definitely trying to match the stylish design of its Razr phones with its new pair of open-ear style wireless earbuds. Not only do the Moto Buds Loop has a unique look, but it features Sound by Bose thanks to its 12mm drivers and spatial audio support.
My colleague Kate Kozuch tells you everything about them in the TikTok video above, which also highlights the Swarovski crystals that outline a special version of the earbuds. However, Motorola has yet to share details about its price and release date.
Move over Samsung and Apple! There's titanium in the new Razr phones
Overall, the designs of the new Razr phones don't deviate from last year's models. In fact, I'd argue how they're recycled designs. But just like Apple and Samsung, Motorola is also leveraging titanium with its designs.
There's now a new titanium-reinforced hinge plate with the hinge design, which Motorola claims is 4x stronger than stainless steel and can withstand up to 35% more folds than the previous generation. I kept on opening and closing the Razr Ultra and it obviously delivers that satisfying snap.
Smart Connect — most underrated Razr Ultra 2025 feature?
I got to spend a good amount of time with the all-new Motorola Razr Ultra 2025. Even though I'm stoked about trying out its Moto AI features more, there's another that gets more of my attention — I'm referring to Smart Connect.
I actually go into greater detail about what it does in my YouTube video here. In my opinion, it's the greatest threat to Samsung DeX, which I've covered countless times in helping me to ditch my laptop at work because of its PC desktop-like experience.
Smart Connect works similarly in the sense that I can access the Razr Ultra 2025 on a separate display. And with Moto AI, you can also say voice commands like stream my phone to the TV. It's tough to say if it will actually boost my productivity, but I really the seamless connectivity you could get with other devices connected to it.
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 colors — here's how they look
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Like I mentioned earlier, the Razr Ultra 2025 comes in four new colors and finishes. They consist of Pantone Rio Red, Pantone Scarab, Pantone Mountain Trail, and Pantone Cabaret.
Both the Rio Red and Cabaret are very similar to last year's soft vegan leather finishes, which I found to be more susceptible to fading if you wireless charge all the time. In contrast, the Mountain Trail has a wooden finish that feels smoother and I think is the most resilient of the four finishes.
And lastly, there's Pantone Scarab that employs Italian-made Alcantara with this neat stitching that outlines the edges. It's definitely on the premium side, but I'm afraid that it could wear just as fast as the soft touch finishes.
Meet the new (and still) affordable Motorola Razr 2025
As much as the Razr Ultra 2025's high end specs make me gravitate towards it more than the rest, I still can't neglect the standard — the Razr 2025.
It certainly looks no different from last year's model with its 6.9-inch main and 3.6-inch outer displays. However, it's still a charming flip-style phone thanks its new color choices, upgraded specs, and same $699.99 cost as before. I also still like its camera setup, a 50MP main shooter paired with a 13MP ultrawide, which is much more suitable in my opinion over the telephoto camera in the Razr Plus 2025.
Other changes include a slightly larger 4,500 mAh battery and a newer MediaTek Dimensity 7400X chip.
Price drops on older Razr phones — save up to $200 off!
Now that Motorola has officially dropped its Razr 2025 lineup, it means price discounts on last year's model. I was checking out Motorola's site to see what's available, and from the looks of it, there's a $200 off discount for the Razr Plus 2024. That's an incentive to save money if you desperately want a folding phone, but I might suggest going with the newer model for all the obvious reasons.
For starters, it's still unknown if Moto AI will ever be officially released for the Razr Plus 2024 — and that's despite how Moto teased them at the devices announcement last year. Secondly, the new Razr Plus 2025 should benefit from having the Snapdragon 8 Elite, which will undoubtedly deliver better processing performance and battery life.
Group Shot is a much better version of Pixel 9's Best Take
I've mentioned how the Pixel 9's Best Take feature comes in handy for getting picture perfect group shots every time, but it has one flaw: you need to take several photos in order for it to work. With the new Razr 2025 lineup, it does it better in my opinion with the new Group Shot mode.
Motorola's implementation is better because you only need to take the shot, while AI does the rest. In the seconds you take the group photo, the phone's taking additional snapshots so that it produces an image where no one is blinking in the shot. If there's a lot of people in the frame, it can still recognize up to 10 faces in the same frame.
3 years of software support is a sour note
I was hoping that things would change with the Razr 2025 lineup, but it looks as though Motorola's not changing its position when it comes to the software support. Just as before, the company pledges 3 years of major Android updates and 4 years of bimonthly security updates.
This pales in comparison to its rivals, especially knowing how the Razr Ultra 2025 costs $1,299. For more than half the cost, the $499 Pixel 9a gets 7 years of software support from Google. For all the month, I was expecting at least something longer for the Ultra.
Razr 2025 lineup — camera specs breakdown reveals 50MP main sensor
Zoom or ultrawide? That's the biggest question you'll need to answer to figure out which of the new Razr 2025 phones is right for you. If you look at the cameras specs breakdown for all three models, you'll notice that they share a similar 50MP main sensor.
However, you should know that the Ultra is accompanied with an f/1.8 aperture. That's slightly slower than the f/1.7 aperture in the other two phones, which is a bit odd and really makes me think more about their performances. It shouldn't impact the results because the Ultra captures larger 1.0μm pixels, in comparison to the 0.8μm-sized pixels.
Razr 2025 series outer screens differences
Motorola's pretty generous when it comes to the outer screens in its new Razr 2025 lineup, but there are some notable differences between them. For starters, the standard Razr 2025 has the smallest of the — a 3.6-inch pOLED display with an adaptive refresh rate of up to 90Hz and it's protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus.
Meanwhile, the Razr Plus 2025 has a 4-inch pOLED outer screen with up to 165Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 2,400 nits. And finally, the Razr Ultra 2025 packs a similar 4-inch pOLED outer screen with a 165Hz refresh rate, but it Motorola has it rated for a peak brightness output of 4,500 nits. Plus, it's protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic.
Image Studio transforms your terrible drawings to professional sketches
Although it's not an original feature, I got the chance to check out the new Image Studio feature that's part of the Moto AI suite of features. It's very similar to other image generators in the sense that I can make crude drawings, which AI then analyzes to create professional looking sketches.
It's very similar to the Sketch to Image feature with Galaxy AI, and I think Motorola's version is equally as good. If sketching isn't your thing, you can also use Image Studio to generate images with a text prompt.
Razr Plus 2025 is in a tough spot — here's why
When I look at the specs between the new Razr Plus 2025 and last year's Razr Plus 2024, it puts the new model in a tough position. The displays are identical on both phones, including their outer screens. The battery remains the same at 4,000 mAh and it's even powered the same Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip as before.
The only major benefit going for the 2025 Plus is how it features a better 50MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom, along with all the Moto AI features it's packing right from the jump. Apart from those two, it's largely the same phone as before — which is a shame I think (and probably why it's not going to be available abroad).
Motorola Razr availability at Verizon
Pre-orders on the new Razr models don't begin until May 7, with full availability coming a little more than a week later on May 18. But some U.S. wireless carriers are already announcing details about their Motorola Razr offers.
At Verizon, the Motorola Razr 2025 goes on sale May 15 in Pantone Gibraltar Sea, Pantone Spring Bud and Pantone Parfait Pink. You can buy the phone for $16.67/month over 36 months, which works out to $599 total.
Trade in any Motorola, Apple, Google or Samsung phone in any condition, though, while signing up for one of Verizon's MyPlan unlimited data offers, and the carrier will let you have the phone for free in the form of monthly credits spread out over 36 months.
Straight Talk, Visible, Total Wireless and Verizon Prepaid. will also offer the Motorola Razr 2025.
T-Mobile's Razr offers
T-Mobile also has plans to sell the Motorola Razr 2025 — in fact, its announcement on sales starting May 15 cites the entire "2025 Motorola Razr family," and there's an offer that could cover the cost of the Razr Plus 2025.
Specifically, T-Mobile says it take up to $1,000 off the cost of any of the Razr phones when you trade in a device or add a line on Go5G Plus/Next, Experience More or Experience Beyond unlimited data plan. The full discount would let you have the $999 Razr Plus and even take a fair chunk of change off the cost of the $1,299 Razr Ultra 2025..
In addition, anyone adding a line on most T-Mobile plans can get $600 off the Motorola Razr 2025, while trading in a device gets you up to $500 off that phone.
At Metro by T-Mobile, you can buy a Motorola Razr 2025 for $319 when you bring a number over to the T-Mobile-owned discount carrier and sign up for its service.
Scoping out the competition
The elephant in the room at today's Motorola Razr launch is the Galaxy Z Flip 7, the next version of Samsung's flip phone that figures to be the stiffest competition for the latest Motorola devices. A report suggests that the new Flip will show up with the Galaxy Z Fold 7 at a Samsung Unpacked event tentatively slated for early July.
What should you expect from the Galaxy Z Flip 7? Early rumors don't outline big changes:
- A larger main display — 6.85 inches instead of 6.7 inches on the Galaxy Z Flip 6
- A big increase to the cover display — 4 inches instead of 3.4 inches
- A slightly larger battery — 4,300 mAh vs. 4,000 mAh
- A Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, though the ever-present rumor that Samsung will use its own Exynos silicon is out there again
The battery rumor is particularly interesting, as that's an area where Motorola's foldables have set the pace. And we're especially interested to see what chipset Samsung ultimately uses given the Snapdragon 8 Elite in the Ultra and Plus models of the Razr.
Dimensity dilemma
The Motorola Razr Plus and Motorola Razr Ultra both feature a top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. Not so the standard Motorola Razr 2025, which turns to a Dimensity 7400X chip from MediaTek. It's nowhere near as powerful as the Snapdragon silicon, but it also lets Motorola charge just $699 for the phone.
We don't know how the Dimensity 7400X will compare to the silicon in other foldables. But the Motorola Razr 2024 also featured a Dimensity chip — the 7300X, specifically. And it's safe to say that it lagged behind the system-on-chip in devices like the Galaxy Z Flip 6 in CPU and GPU testing.
If there's a silver lining there, it's in that Adobe Premiere Rush test, where we time how long it takes a phone to transcode a video. The Razr 2024 took 54 seconds, which is not that bad a time compared to other Android phones. It's also only 8-seconds off the pace set by the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
Still, you're unlikely to see flagship-level performance from the standard Razr 2025. For most people, though, that may not matter if it means a cheaper foldable phone.
Check these specs
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If you need a quick rundown of what makes the Moto Razr Ultra special, here's Kate with a TikTok doing just that.
With its 4-inch outer display, 7-inch inner display, 165Hz refresh rate, 50MP main, ultrawide and selfie cameras and an IP48 water/dust resistance rating, the Ultra looks like one of the best flip foldables of the year already. But wait until our full review to see if these figures translate into a quality experience worthy of our best foldable phones guide.
Which Razr has the best bang-for-the-buck value?
This is the question I'm hoping to answer once my colleagues and I put all three phones to the test and put them through all of our benchmark testing. As it stands, you have the $699 Razr 2025, $999 Razr Plus 2025, and $1,299 Razr Ultra 2025.
There's a $300 difference separating all three models, but it's still hard to say which one has the best bang-for-the-buck value. The Razr 2025 is the most inferior spec'd phone out of the bunch, but it still offers near the same utility as the other three.
With the Razr Plus 2025, it has more RAM, a larger outer screen, faster charging speeds, and it swaps the ultrawide camera of the Razr 2025 for a 50MP telephoto one with 2x optical zoom. In my Razr 2024 Plus review, I mention how its main camera delivered much better results across the board; including low light where there was a huge difference.
And finally, the Razr Ultras 2025 has the best specs and has the following advantages over the Plus: double the starting storage, more RAM, larger battery, faster charging speeds, and a better Snapdragon 8 Elite. It also has a triple 50MP camera system, which I suspect should deliver the best results.
