Motorola’s Razr 50 is just like the Razr 40 Ultra in some ways, however cheaper. The telephone is priced at Rs. 64,999 in India and is barely out there with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. Is this a telephone you must contemplate as an alternative of the costlier Ultra or one thing from Samsung? Should you improve from the Razr 40? I reply all that and extra within the evaluate.
Motorola Razr 50 Design: Really good and useful
- Dimensions (Closed) – 73.99 x 88.08 x 15.85mm
- Dimensions (Open) – 73.99 x 171.30 x 7.25mm
- Weight – 189g
- Colours – Beach Sand, Koala Grey, Spritz Orange
The new Motorola Razr 50 appears to be like very completely different in comparison with the Razr 40 from the entrance. You nonetheless get the rounded corners, curved sides, the flat hinge design on the again, and the vegan leather-based end on the decrease a part of the telephone. There’s a vegan leather-based end on the decrease half of the again panel and a skinny strip of vegan leather-based on the highest half. The vegan leather-based end affords an excellent grip. We obtained the Spritz Orange unit for evaluate, and it’s a distinctive color choice that can seize consideration.
The backside half of the telephone appears to be like just like final yr’s Razr 40
Button placements are just like final yr’s mannequin. The proper fringe of the highest half homes the quantity and the ability keys. The energy button additionally doubles as a fingerprint scanner and works nicely. You’ll discover the SIM tray software on the left facet of the highest half. The prime edge homes a microphone. Finally, the USB Type-C port, speaker, and microphone are positioned on the underside fringe of the decrease half.
One of an important facets of the Razr 50 design is clearly the hinge and its mechanism. Motorola claims that it has redesigned the hinge to be extra sturdy, all whereas decreasing its quantity by about 30 p.c in comparison with the earlier mannequin. The hinge can be stated to supply higher mud safety with an IPX8 score, and I discovered it very efficient. However, you additionally should be cautious to not depart any mud on the internal panel when closing it shut, as it could injury the show. The hinge cowl is created from chrome steel, whereas the telephone’s body is made utilizing 6000 sequence aluminium. All surfaces get a easy satin end that makes the telephone really feel premium.
The vegan leather-based end and the curved body make the telephone straightforward to carry
The hinge additionally has a brief vary, which implies you can preserve the show open solely at sure angles. Cross this angle, and the telephone will mechanically shut or open, which is great because the hinge makes it simpler to open the telephone with one hand. However, opening the telephone in a single hand remains to be a process. The hinge permits for sure use circumstances, similar to a tent, camcorder, and desk stand modes.
A brand new floating plate within the hinge is claimed to be much less hectic on the folding panel and helps cut back the crease. Although Motorola advertises the Razr 50 as practically creaseless, it isn’t the case. There’s a visual crease, however you do not actually discover it when viewing movies of scrolling by way of Instagram. You’ll solely really feel its presence when sliding your finger over the internal show or when trying on the display at sure angles.
Motorola Razr 50 Display: Big improve
- Outer display – 3.63-inch OLED, 1056 x 1066 pixels, 90Hz
- Internal flex display – 6.9-inch pOLED LTPO, full-HD+, 120Hz, HDR10+
- Protection – Gorilla Glass Victus (Outer)
The Motorola Razr 50 will get an enormous improve within the show division, however solely on the skin. Instead of the smaller, not very helpful show that was current within the Razr 40, you now get a 3.63-inch 10-bit OLED panel that provides a 90 Hz refresh fee, as much as 1,700 nits of peak brightness, and HDR 10 assist. The panel options cutouts for the cameras and the LED flash. You can watch movies on this display, however I’d not suggest it. It’s appropriate for taking part in a few of the pre-installed cowl display video games, although. The display additionally will get loads of brilliant outdoor and is simple to learn.
The Razr 50’s outer show is tremendous helpful
Opening the telephone reveals a taller-than-usual versatile plastic 10-bit OLED show that provides a 120Hz refresh fee, as much as 3,000 nits of peak brightness, and HDR 10+ assist. You get three color modes on the panel – Natural, Radiant, and Vivid. Sticking to the Natural choice is finest, as the opposite modes have a tendency to spice up the colors a bit an excessive amount of. The internal show affords a 22:9 facet ratio, which is great for watching motion pictures however is not the perfect when watching 16:9 content material on YouTube. The panel is simple to learn beneath direct daylight however is a little more.
Both shows supply Widevine L1 assist, so you possibly can get pleasure from viewing content material in full HD throughout Netflix and different streaming apps.
Motorola Razr 50 Software: There’s lots to maintain you flipping
- OS – Android 14
- UI – Hello UI
- Latest safety patch – August 1st
Software is one other essential a part of foldable telephones, and Motorola has carried out an amazing job with its Hello UI. While it nonetheless appears to be like near inventory Android, some design components and added Moto options set it aside. You get a few preinstalled apps, however these are usually not actually bloatware and could be uninstalled. There are additionally a number of Moto apps and options, similar to Moto Secure, Family Space, Moto Unplugged, Smart Connect, and some others.
There’s no bloatware on the telephone
Motorola has additionally included a few AI instruments that will help you create wallpapers. There’s Style Sync and Magic Canvas, however the latter requires you to have a Moto account. Style sync permits you to create wallpapers from captured photographs, whereas Magic Canvas permits you to create pictures utilizing textual content prompts.
You can run just about any app on the outer display. There are a number of pre-installed video games that run nice on the duvet show and could be enjoyable to make use of. Apart from utilizing apps and enjoying video games, Motorola additionally helps the usage of Google Gemini on the duvet show, and also you get three months of free Gemini Advanced while you buy the Razr 50 telephones. The interface has been optimised for the outer display, and it is easy to have conversations with Gemini.
The cowl show affords varied modes and helps most apps
As for software program assist, Motorola has promised 3 years of Android OS and 4 years of safety updates for the Razr 50.
Motorola Razr 50 Performance: Could’ve been higher
- Processor – MediaTek Dimensity 7300X
- RAM – 8GB LPDDR4X
- Storage – 256GB UFS 2.2
I really feel like the one draw back of the Motorola Razr 50 is the chipset and, consequently, the efficiency it affords. It’s very unusual that the corporate determined to go along with a MediaTek chipset for the Razr 50, whereas the Ultra choice will get a Snapdragon SoC. The Dimensity 7300X on the telephone is coupled with 8GB LPDDR4X RAM. I ran a few artificial benchmarks on the telephone, and it delivered okayish outcomes. Older telephones, such because the Tecno Phantom V Flip, scored higher within the exams.
| Benchmark | Motorola Razr 50 | Tecno Phantom V Flip | Oppo Find N3 Flip |
|---|---|---|---|
| AnTuTu v10 | 647,833 | 706,648 | 1,027,655 |
| PCMark Work 3.0 | 12,932 | 14,392 | 15,150 |
| Geekbench 6 Single | 902 | 1,106 | 1,998 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi | 2,675 | 3,220 | 5,176 |
| GFXB T-rex | 91 | 60 | 120 |
| GFXB Manhattan 3.1 | 47 | 51 | 111 |
| GFXB Car Chase | 26 | 35 | 94 |
| 3DM Slingshot Extreme OpenGL | 5,037 | Maxed Out | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Slingshot | 5,762 | 6,820 | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life | 3,142 | 4,421 | Maxed Out |
| 3DM Wild Life Unlimited | 3,152 | 4,536 | 12,923 |
The efficiency provided by the Dimensity 7300X, an octa-core 4nm processor, is sufficient for day by day duties like messaging, calls, utilizing the browser, watching movies, and so forth, however you’ll discover some leg when launching apps or multitasking on each the outer in addition to the internal display. App transitions from cowl to major to most important and vice versa have been additionally primarily easy. You can play video games on the telephone. I attempted titles similar to BGMI and Asphalt 9, and each labored nicely. There are loads of video games out there for the entrance show as nicely, and so they work fairly nicely with none lag. The telephone did not run highly regarded whereas gaming, both.
The show is readable beneath direct daylight
The telephone did lag at occasions when utilizing the Camera app to take photographs and even switching between the cameras. In some circumstances, the digicam viewfinder would go clean for a number of seconds.
Motorola has provided a hybrid twin speaker setup with Dolby Atmos on the Razr 50, and so they work nicely. There’s some bass right here, and the audio system can get loud. They’re good for indoor use, however it’s finest to hold a pair of earphones for outside use. Call high quality and connectivity on the telephone are fairly good and I did not encounter any dropped calls. I did, nonetheless, discover some WiFi connectivity points whereas enjoying video games, however it solely occurred as soon as to name it an issue.
Motorola Razr 50 Cameras: Good sufficient
- Main – 50-megapixel, f/1.7, OIS
- Secondary Ultrawide – 13-megapixel, f/2.2, 120 diploma FoV
- Inner selfie – 32-megapixel, f/2.4
The most important digicam is shared with the Ultra, together with the internal 32-megapixel unit. However, not like the Ultra’s telephoto, the usual Razr 50 will get a 13-megapixel ultrawide with autofocus. The cowl display permits you to use the first and ultrawide to take selfies, and there is additionally a cut up display interface that permits you to shoot with ease. As if the nostalgia of the flip kind issue wasn’t sufficient, Motorola has gone forward and included a camcorder mode that is extra kind than perform.
Photos from the principle digicam are fairly good
Photos popping out of the principle digicam in daylight situations have good element and dynamic vary with little or no to no noise, however there’s loads of sharpening and over-saturation. The greens look greener, and the sky appears to be like bluer.
Samples from the first 50-megapixel digicam [Tap to expand]
Switching to the ultrawide digicam, the outcomes look very completely different, with much less element, darker shadows, and color inconsistency. The ultrawide additionally does not do dynamic vary and white steadiness nicely. Photos are usable, however nothing nice.
Samples from the Ultrawide digicam [Tap to Expand]
There’s additionally a 2x digital zoom choice and a Macro mode out there. The 2x zoom produces good photographs in daylight, however you can find loads of noise in the event you zoom in. Meanwhile, the macro picture can produce good outcomes.
Macro photographs come out good when there’s loads of gentle [Tap to Expand]
In low gentle situations, the principle digicam nonetheless does an excellent job of preserving particulars and shadows, however the white steadiness could be off. Saturation and exposures are dealt with nicely, although. The ultrawide does not actually do nicely in low gentle situations except you give it a number of gentle. A Night mode is obtainable, however that works higher with the principle digicam.
Lowlight samples: Top – Main digicam; Bottom – Ultrawide [Tap to Expand]
The selfie digicam on the internal show produces good leads to daylight situations with fairly sensible pores and skin tones, good colors, and a large dynamic vary. There’s an excellent quantity of element as nicely. However, it is simply higher to make use of the principle exterior digicam for selfies, which produces higher particulars.
Coming to video efficiency, the Razr 50 can shoot 4k 30fps on all cameras with stabilisation. The major digicam takes good daylight movies with a lot of element and barely saturated colors. Stabilisation is first rate, however you may discover the shakes in the event you’re strolling or operating. Motorola claims it makes use of AI to scale back the shakiness, however it does not actually work that nicely more often than not. The ultrawide digicam does not do this nicely in movies.
Motorola Razr 50 Battery: You can flip all of it day
- Capacity – 4,200mAh
- Charging – 30W
- Charger – 33W included in-box
The Motorola Razr 50 affords spectacular battery life for a flip telephone regardless that it receives the identical battery capability as final yr. I consistently bought over 7 hours of display time on the telephone, and that is most likely as a result of I did many of the messaging on the outer show. Thanks to this, the telephone simply lasted over a day of utilization. I’d flip open the display just for utilizing the digicam, some gaming, checking emails, watching movies, and scrolling Instagram. Gaming constantly drains the battery lots, although.
The battery life on the telephone is spectacular
In our battery check, the telephone lasted over 25 hours on a single cost. Talking about charging, the Razr 50 helps 30W quick charging and takes about 1 hour and 10 minutes to go from 10 p.c to full. There’s additionally assist for wi-fi charging at 15W.
Motorola Razr 50 Verdict
At Rs. 64,999, there are usually not a number of different choices out there. You can take a look at the Oppo Find N3 Flip (Review), which affords significantly better efficiency and a greater pair of cameras. Unfortunately, it does have a much less usable outer display. You even have the Tecno Phantom V Flip (Review) from final yr, however that is probably not higher in any manner. It’s additionally a wonderful various to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 if efficiency is not your most important concern.
The Motorola Razr 50 is a great-looking telephone with a number of nostalgia and options which are considerably let down by its processor. The outer show is nice, you get a pleasant digicam setup, glorious battery life for a telephone with two screens, quick charging, an IPX8 score, a brilliant compact kind issue, AI options, good software program, and 9,999 type factors. If you do not need to spend a lot cash however need a flip-style foldable, the Motorola Razr 50 is usually glorious. It’s additionally a worthy improve from the Razr 40.
