Motorola Razr 60 Ultra Review: in the Pocket

The Motorola Razr 60 Ultra is finally ready to compete with Samsung. The foldable smartphone has overcome (almost) all of its teething problems.

Want to impress your colleagues or at a family gathering? Put a foldable smartphone on the table. Although the concept of the foldable is no longer that new, few people have actually seen or held one. There are several reasons for this: besides the high price, teething problems persisted for a long time.

This has also been the case for the Motorola Razr. The first generations fell short of convincing us that foldable could become the new norm. Motorola has an additional problem: everyone associates foldable phones with Samsung.

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Motorola Razr 60 Ultra Review: in the Pocket

The new Razr 60 family is meant to change that. In addition to a (relatively) cheap entry-level model, the Razr 60 Ultra should be able to stand alongside the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. The high price tag (1,299 euros incl. VAT) sets high expectations. Is this the device that will get everyone talking about “the Motorola”?

Ode to the Flip Phone

The Motorola Razr 60 Ultra makes you nostalgic for the flip phone, while bringing the concept into the present. The design hasn’t changed much from the previous generation. The thick hinge should inspire confidence that the device can withstand many folding cycles. The leather jacket on the back gives the device a luxurious appearance, but unfortunately attracts dust and dirt.

When you unfold the phone, you have a 7-inch screen. The 1,224 x 1,912 resolution is high enough, but lower than similarly priced devices, just as is the case for peak brightness (1,000 nits). Motorola tries to compensate for this with a 165 Hz refresh rate. On paper, that sounds impressive, but in practice, few applications make use of it.

The fold line has long been an annoyance of foldable phones, but it’s becoming less visible year by year. When turned off, you’ll still clearly see the line. In use, it almost completely blends into the screen content.

In your Palm

Precisely because Motorola cleverly plays out the flip phone design, you won’t use that large screen as often. Last year, we already discovered some handy features that are present again now.When folded, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra fits in your palm and you barely feel it in your pocket.

Thanks to the conveniently placed fingerprint scanner, you can unlock and use the device without having to unfold the phone. After the test period, we even had to get used to a fingerprint scanner in the screen again.

The cover screen (4 inch, 1,272 x 1,080 pixels) is large enough to display applications clearly, at least for those who aren’t farsighted. Typing a message in WhatsApp or managing notifications, for example, work excellently on the cover screen. You can pin up to twelve apps, in addition to widgets for weather, calendar, contacts, etc. The games widget with fourteen pre-installed games for the cover screen was unnecessary.

In our opinion, Motorola utilizes the cover screen better than Samsung by giving it so much functionality. It shows that a pocket-sized phone can indeed offer added value.

Full-fledged Flagship Performance

The Motorola Razr 50 fell far short in terms of performance. Motorola can’t afford this with the Ultra model. If you put the highest price on your device, it must also deliver adequate performance, and fortunately, that’s the case. Motorola puts the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite in the device: the most powerful smartphone processor at the moment.

In terms of performance, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra is not inferior to flagship phones from Samsung, OnePlus, and Oppo. That’s logical, because except for Oppo, all devices in this comparison share the same Qualcomm processor. The Samsung Galaxy S devices manage to squeeze just a bit more out of the processor, but you won’t notice that in daily applications.

GPU

In graphical performance, we also see slightly less raw computing power in the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra, but the device is more than well-equipped for heavier graphical work.

Suitable for Work

During a simulation of business applications, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra continues the good trend. There’s no doubt that this is a full-fledged flagship. A big and especially necessary leap forward to compete with Samsung devices, which have long proven that foldable can go hand in hand with top performance.

A point of concern is that the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra noticeably heats up. This seems to occur mainly when working on the cover screen for a long time. The device might get less breathing room in this position. So occasionally, it is necessary to unfold the device.

Battery

Battery capacity remains a difficult limitation to overcome for foldable smartphones: a technological downside of the design. Because the screen needs to be able to fold, there’s simply no room for a large battery. The battery capacity is 4,700 mAh.

The energy-efficient Snapdragon chip can partially compensate for this. Under lighter load, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra lasts a long time. The device will easily make it to the end of the day. It’s only when we put the battery under constant high pressure that the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra struggles.

Charging

Motorola phones often stand out with fast charging times. This is not the case for the Razr 60 Ultra. In principle, the charging capacity should be 68 W, but our tests tell a different story. The device doesn’t charge faster than the Samsung S25 Ultra, which charges at “only” 45 W and has to fill a larger tank (5,000 mAh). Even the 6,000 mAh battery of the OnePlus 13 is filled up much faster.

Cameras

The cameras make clever use of the foldable design. For example, you can easily take a selfie without having to unfold the phone. You hold the phone in your hand while seeing a preview on the cover screen and take the photo with a simple touch of the volume button. At first, you might accidentally press the power button instead. When unfolded, you can use the 50 MP camera integrated into the screen.

The dual main camera consists of a 50 MP sensor (f/1.8, 24mm) and a 50 MP wide-angle sensor (f/2.0, 12mm, 122°). Both cameras deliver good quality images and can be used alternately to capture different perspectives without feeling like you’re compromising on quality.

Look more closely and some imperfections surface. The green of trees and lawns stands out a bit compared to the rest of the photo, and blue objects are sometimes oversaturated. If you’re not particularly color-sensitive, you’ll be satisfied with the cameras, but the Razr 60 Ultra is not the best choice for photography.

The lack of a dedicated zoom camera is most noticeable. You’re limited to digital zoom in the main camera, which visibly loses sharpness. We wouldn’t be bothered by this if we weren’t dealing with a 1,299 euro phone. If you compare zoom photos of the Razr 60 Ultra with other premium phones like the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, OnePlus 13 or Oppo Find X8 Pro, the difference is unmistakable.

Disappointing Support

Not only is the hardware of the Razr 60 Ultra much more performant, but the software also feels more stable and especially more professional. This year, we no longer have to deal with hiccups or annoying advertisements.

The game widget on the cover screen might be a bit much, but you can ignore its existence. Programmed hand gestures, such as rotating your wrist to open the camera, were not always understood by the test device, but maybe our wrists aren’t loose enough.

Unfortunately, the update policy hasn’t been addressed. Four years of security updates are no longer sufficient today when the competition offers up to seven years. Considering the high price of the device, this is even a bit scandalous.

Verdict: almost Ultra

The Motorola Razr has come a long way. Many pain points of the first generations have been resolved in the Razr 60 Ultra, which for the first time feels like the premium phone it should be. The flip phone design becomes increasingly pleasant once past the learning curve, and with the Razr 60 Ultra, Motorola has a foldable that’s not just beautiful on the outside. The Ultra label is not an exaggeration.

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Samsung has gained a worthy competitor, although Motorola still has a few minor flaws. The cameras are not yet at the level you would expect from a premium phone, and four years of updates is just not enough in this price segment. If Motorola takes this next step, people will no longer ask ‘Is that the one from Samsung?’ when they see a Razr.

Motorola Razr 60 Ultra – from 1,299 euros incl. VAT – four years of updates – two years warranty