Motorola’s Razr 40 Extremely, certainly, was a game-changer on the planet of foldables. Launched in July 2023, the telephone certainly made an affect and raised the bar for foldable (or flippable) designs, forcing different producers to rethink how cowl shows might be used. In my opinions of each competing foldables (the Oppo Discover N3 Flip and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5), it was clear that neither had managed to ship the seamless cowl show expertise that Motorola mastered with its Razr 40 Extremely.
It is 2024, and Motorola is again with the subsequent model of its clamshell foldable referred to as the Razr 50 Extremely. It seems very acquainted to the earlier mannequin, however take a more in-depth look and there are a ton of modifications inside.
The Motorola Razr 50 Extremely has a well-known 6.9-inch pOLED major show as earlier than however with a 165Hz display screen refresh price
The brand new Motorola Razr 50 Extremely positive appears similar to the earlier mannequin it replaces. Little or no has modified within the design division, save for the vegan leather-finished rear panels that are actually customary on all three colourways, two of that are model new. Motorola has certainly drilled down on the main points this 12 months because the Midnight Blue end gives a twin spliced sample which ends up in a different-feeling texture in comparison with the one spliced end of the Spring Inexperienced and Peach Fuzz choices.
The hinge feels a lot smoother and refined this 12 months, and Motorola claims that it gives significantly better free-stop efficiency in comparison with the earlier mannequin. The hinge can also be higher designed to take care of mud. On the subject of water, the telephone will get an IPX8 certification, which is in keeping with what Samsung gives with its Galaxy Flip 5. The A canopy (protecting case) on the hinge can also be flatter, making the telephone a bit slimmer than the earlier mannequin as properly.
The bigger 4.0-inch cowl show is totally able to operating Google’s Gemini AI
A design function that many might overlook is the quilt show, which, not like the Razr 40 Extremely, now runs from edge to edge with a skinny, uniform bezel. The scale of the show has gone up from an already giant 3.6 inches on the Razr 40 Extremely to an excellent greater 4-inch pOLED unit with the next decision (1,272 x 1,080 pixels) that’s now LTPO and gives a 165Hz refresh price. The hinge meeting, which intruded into the quilt show with the sooner mannequin and resulted in a metallic band on the high of the quilt show, is now gone and therefore has a really seamless and clear look. Certainly, Motorola has gone with finer refinements this time that can primarily be seen to an present buyer when each units are positioned side-by-side.
The Motorola Razr 50 Extremely will get a brand new hinge, which, aside from being extra compact, additionally feels clean and refined in motion
One other space that feels extra polished is the telephone’s software program. Motorola’s new Android 14-based Good day UI retains steadily drifting away from what was once near-stock Android. Nevertheless, it is good to see a revamped cowl show UI that even has a pinch-to-zoom-out gesture to view all the brand new tiles directly (like on the Galaxy Z Flip 5). What’s new to the foldable lineup is using Google’s Gemini AI which is now accessible on the quilt show itself. From looking for explanations to brainstorming concepts, even common Q&A and duties can now be dealt with with out opening the telephone’s major show, making the already helpful cowl show much more sensible.
All finishes of the Motorola Razr 50 Extremely this 12 months get a vegan leather-based rear panel
Powering this clean new UI and AI expertise is Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8s Gen Three SoC. The telephone comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of storage, which might be why the software program expertise feels smoother this 12 months. However extra on that in my full overview.
There are new cameras as properly. Each rear cameras have been upgraded to high-resolution 50-megapixel sensors. The second digicam is now a telephoto digicam with 2X optical zoom. Selfies are dealt with by a 32-megapixel front-facing digicam embedded into the folding major show.
With a much bigger and sooner show this 12 months, Motorola has backed up this telephone with a much bigger 4,000mAh battery (over final 12 months’s 3,800mAh unit), mixed with the LTPO expertise out there on each shows and way more power-efficient processor in comparison with the earlier mannequin (ought to in idea) lead to higher battery life as properly. Charging is dealt with by a 68W wired charger, which comes within the field. The telephone, like final 12 months’s mannequin, additionally helps 15W wi-fi charging as properly.
Aside from the charger, Motorola additionally bundles the Moto Buds+ TWS and an environmentally-friendly case within the field
With a excessive price ticket of Rs. 99,999 this 12 months, all of it appears justified, given the quite a few upgrades out there on this 12 months’s mannequin. Motorola additionally gives a sturdy case within the field together with a premium Moto Buds+ TWS (Overview) priced at Rs 9,999, which looks like a candy deal. What stays to be seen is whether or not Motorola has addressed the heating points and common nonetheless and video digicam efficiency of final 12 months’s Razr 40 Extremely into one thing higher this 12 months in its mission to excellent its foldable. And that is one thing I’ll conclude in our full overview which can be out quickly.
