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Motorola Razr 2025: One-minute review
The Razr 2025 (which is known as the Razr 60 in certain regions) offers Motorola’s core flip phone experience without the bells and whistles of the Razr Ultra. There are definitely trade-offs for its lower price — its two rear cameras definitely fall into the ‘good, not great’ category, and its MediaTek Dimensity 7400X chipset is decidedly mid-range — but while most phones age poorly a year or two later, the Razr 2025 remains one of the best-value flip phones you can buy, especially if style is your priority.
The World Cup edition (which I used to write this review) adds a little more uniqueness and pizazz to the Razr 2025 package with a textured eco-leather finish, but it’s ostensibly the same great experience you’ll find in the non-FIFA edition. It also comes at no additional cost, which is refreshing to see.
Motorola Razr 2025 review: price and availability
- Launched for $699 / £799 on May 15, 2025
- Can currently be bought for significantly less
- Not available in Australia
At launch, the Razr 2025 cost $699 / £799 for 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, but it can now be bought for significantly less at third-party retailers like Amazon. The newer Razr 2026 (or Razr 70), by comparison, costs $799 / £799, which marks a $100 price increase in the US.
Then there’s the confusingly named Razr FIFA World Cup 26 Edition, which is a special, themed version of the Razr 2025 with identical specs. Although it was expected to be more expensive than the base model, Motorola is offering it at the same price. Better yet, at the time of writing, Motorola is running a promotion in the US that means the Razr FIFA World Cup 26 Edition costs just $600, making it $200 cheaper than the base Razr 2026. You’ll also get a Moto Watch, Moto Buds Loop, and a Moto Tag thrown in for free, which is quite simply incredible value.
The Razr FIFA World Cup 26 Edition features green vegan leather, the FIFA World Cup 26 logo imprinted on the back in gold, and unique touches to the frame above the cover display. If you’re not a soccer fan, there are also a few beautiful other colors to choose from with the regular Razr 60: Gibraltar Sea (blue eco-leather), Parfait Pink, Spring Bud (the same as the FIFA World Cup 26 Edition without the branding), and Lightest Sky (white).
The cost of RAM and storage has skyrocketed in the AI era, which is a reality that’s affected the price of the new Razr 2026 lineup. The FIFA World Cup Edition of the Razr 2025, meanwhile, doesn’t have a premium price tag, which is especially surprising given that World Cup-branded products usually attract a markup.
Motorola Razr 2025 review: specs
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Dimensions: | Open: 74 x 171.3 x 7.3mm / Closed: 74 x 88.1 x 15.9mm |
Weight: | 188g |
Display: | Main display: Cover display: |
Chipset: | MediaTek Dimensity 7400X |
RAM: | 8GB RAM |
Storage: | 256GB UFS 2.2 |
OS: | Android 16 |
Primary camera: | 50MP, f/1.7 |
Ultra-wide camera: | 13MP, f/2.2, 120° |
Selfie camera: | 32MP, f/2.4 |
Battery: | 4,5000mAh |
Charging: | 30W wired, 15W wireless |
Colors: | Spring Bud / FIFA World Cup Edition (green), Gibraltar Sea (blue), Parfait Pink (pink), Lightest Sky (white) |
Motorola Razr 2025 review: design
- Razr Ultra-rivaling design
- Lightweight and premium-feeling
- Eco-leather finish
If you’ve used any Razr over the past few years, the Razr 2025 will be instantly familiar.
Motorola is incredibly consistent in the experience it offers in its flip phones, and aside from some slight adjustments due to the slightly smaller cover display on the Razr 2025, the experience is essentially identical to that of the more premium, much more expensive Razr Ultra 2025. In fact, Motorola’s consistency is such that last year’s Razr 2025 offers the same design experience as this year’s premium Razr Ultra 2026.
Measuring 7.3mm thick when unfolded and 15.99mm when folded, the Razr 2025 isn’t the thinnest or lightest phone on the market, but at 188g, it’s surprisingly light in the pocket. The eco-leather finishes on the rear provide a lot of welcome grip that you would otherwise need a case for on another phone, and I love that Motorola hasn’t opted for safe colors; vibrant colors have instead become a signature of the Razr lineup.
For many phones, the base model would only offer boring colors like black and white, with plastic or non–premium finishes. The Razr 2025 is different; while it doesn’t have the same premium finishes as the Razr Ultra — namely Alcantara leather and reclaimed wood — it still feels as premium in the hand thanks to the eco-leather.
Like the rest of the Razr 2025 and Razr 2026 lineups, the Razr 2025 has IP48 dust and water protection, meaning it’ll survive being submerged in 1 meter of fresh water for up to 30 minutes. In other words, it won’t break if you get caught in a rainshower, and over the past year, I’ve had no concerns about its durability; I’ve even inadvertently dropped it, and it’s survived absolutely fine.
Motorola Razr 2025 review: display
- 3.5-inch AMOLED cover display (90Hz)
- 6.9-inch OLED inner display (120Hz)
One of the most obvious tradeoffs between the Razr Ultra 2025 and the base Razr 2025 is the display. However, that statement comes with a key caveat: although it’s definitely a downgrade over the more premium model, it doesn’t detract from the overall experience, as both the cover display and the main display still offer great specs.
You’ll immediately notice the key differences between the Razr models when you look at the front: the Razr 2025 has a smaller 3.6-inch cover display than its pricier sibling. However, this is the same one used in the more-expensive-but-not-top-of-the-line Razr Plus 2024, and while it’s 0.4 inches smaller than the Razr Ultra’s screen, it offers a near-identical viewing experience.
It’s worth noting that the 90Hz refresh rate of the Razr 2025’s outer display is lower than the 165Hz refresh rate found on the outer display of other Razr devices, although you’d be hard-pressed to truly notice this gap. In many ways, it’s easy to forget that the Razr 2025’s cover screen isn’t as technologically capable, especially as it’s extremely well-optimized from a software point of view.
Unfold the Razr 2025, and you get the same 6.9-inch display found on the Razr Plus, except it’s limited to 120Hz, versus 165Hz on its siblings. However, this isn’t really a limitation as it’s on par with the displays used by the best phones, which generally only offer a refresh rate of up to 120Hz.
Motorola Razr 2025 review: cameras
- 50MP main sensor
- 13MP ultra-wide lens
- Good, but not great, camera performance
Like its siblings, the Razr 2025 features two cameras, but naturally, this cheaper model comes with some trade-offs. However, they aren’t as big as you might think.
The 50MP wide camera features an f/1.7 aperture, a 25mm focal length, and dual-pixel phase detection autofocus (PDAF), and is the same as the one found in the Razr 2025’s more expensive siblings. Like many of the best smartphone cameras, it uses an in-sensor crop to offer a 2x optical-quality zoom that’s generally good enough for most situations, but as some of my photos show, it can also be somewhat hit-and-miss depending on the overall scene.
The phone’s 13MP ultra-wide camera also features a macro mode for close-up shots, and while it could be improved, it’s on par with the ultra-wide camera used in the more expensive Galaxy Z Flip 7. It does feel like an afterthought, but it’s particularly useful for taking group selfies. However, its position to the right of the two cameras and the wide 120° field of view mean you can inadvertently end up with the edges of your palm in the photo.
Selfies are where all Razr models shine, and the Razr 2025 is no different. The form factor makes it my favorite for group photos, and while the camera isn’t the best overall — and lacks the telephoto and polish of flip phones like the Honor Magic V2 Flip — it can take selfies that are vibrant and genuinely surprising.
Case in point? When the opportunity arose to take a selfie with Paris Hilton after her set during the Razr 2026 launch, the Razr FIFA World Cup 2026 Edition didn’t disappoint.
One of my favorite Razr features is the double-twist-to-launch, which lets you twist your wrist twice to quickly launch the camera. It works very well on the Razr 2025, albeit a tad more slowly than the equivalent motion on its siblings. That said, you can easily launch the camera and snap a photo within a couple of seconds.
Overall, then, the Razr 2025 isn’t the best camera phone by any stretch, but it is more than good enough for most people, and punches considerably above its weight given its price.
Motorola Razr 2025 review: camera samples
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Motorola Razr 2025 review: performance
- MediaTek Dimensity 7400X chipset is fine for streaming and scrolling
- … but it struggles while gaming and switching apps
The lower price of the Razr 2025 means Motorola had to make some cutbacks somewhere, and these cutbacks are most obvious in the phone’s underlying performance. However, as with the display, its lower specs are only immediately noticeable when compared to those of the best flagship phones, and for the most part, the Razr 2025 offers decent performance.
The Razr 2025 is powered by the Dimensity 7400X processor, paired with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. While performance is smooth in general day-to-day usage, there is a noticeable slowdown under heavy use that doesn’t occur on the best phones, including slight stutters when gaming or quickly switching apps.
One thing that may prove frustrating over time is the phone’s slower UFS 2.2 storage, which means it’s noticeably slower than its siblings at loading games or performing other resource-intensive tasks. However, this is only during the initial load of these apps, with in-app and gaming performance still smooth enough.
There are other trade-offs worth mentioning, including a lack of Wi-Fi 7, but these are all just nice-to-have features. Like the rest of the Razr 2025 experience, the underlying performance offers everything you need without the bells and whistles of a flagship phone, but you’ll be hard-pressed to notice these differences unless you actually look for them. The biggest surprise for me has not been the missing polish in the Razr 2025’s performance, but how little I actually noticed it. If you can look beyond the specs sheet, there’s a strong chance you’ll find the same.
Motorola Razr 2025 review: software
- Runs Android 16 out of the box
- Motorola’s cover screen optimization is the best around
Motorola has absolutely nailed its foldable software. In just four years, the company has built and refined its cover screen software in particular, and the result is that all Razr models offer a premium experience, even this entry-level model.
The Razr 2025’s cover screen offers the same size and experience as the Razr Plus from 2024, and what sets it apart is the ability to use the front display as a small phone. This is core to Motorola’s flip phone approach, and is distinctly different from the competition, as every other flip phone only offers a curated selection of apps and widgets on the cover display — or, in the case of Samsung, requires several steps to enable any app to work on the front screen — but Motorola offers the best of both worlds.
The front screen is organized into a series of panels, each with specific use cases. The communications panel lets you set up one-tap shortcuts to contact your favorite people or perform common actions. This isn’t limited to regular apps; it also works across third-party apps, such as sending a Telegram message, making a WhatsApp call, or even posting to Instagram stories, all with one tap. There’s also a calendar that displays your upcoming schedule, and a weather panel.
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Then there are the apps and widgets panels, both of which allow the Razr 2025 to be a fantastic mini phone. You can add up to three panels full of as many apps and shortcuts as you like, and up to three more panels of the same widgets you’d use on your homescreen. These are not slimmed-down widgets like you’ll find on other phones, but the full, interactive widgets the app developer envisioned.
Then there’s gaming, and Motorola has preloaded several games onto the Razr 2025 from GameSnacks, a Google company, that make the Razr 2025 even more fun to use. Since the Razr reboot, they’ve become my favorite phones simply because it’s so addictive and easy to game on their front screens. Yes, you won’t be running the latest AAA games on the front screen, but if you want something to pass the time and play one-handed while you’re in a queue, the Razr 2025 is the ultimate phone for it. One core downside, however, is that these games won’t work while you’re offline, such as when you’re on a flight without Wi-Fi.
Go beyond the cover screen, and the rest of the Razr 2025’s software is equally great. It offers the core Android experience you’ll find on Google’s Pixel range, with a few Moto Actions that add features every phone should copy (the aforementioned double-twist-to-launch gesture, for example). There’s also Moto AI, and while the Razr 2025 ships with Gemini as the default voice assistant, it’s also preloaded with Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot, should you wish to use something else.
Motorola Razr 2025 review: battery life
- 4,500mAh silicon-carbon battery yields around 1.5 days of use
Motorola deserves particular credit for consistently improving its batteries, and the Razr 2025 is no different. The phone’s 4,500mAh silicon-carbon battery is 300mAh larger than that of the Razr 2024, and just 200mAh smaller than the battery inside the Razr Ultra 2025. But thanks to its smaller displays and less powerful processor, the Razr 2025 offers the best battery life I’ve experienced on a Razr.
For the most part, it’s on par with last year’s Razr Ultra, but for many people, it could prove to be even better, despite the considerable price difference between the two models.
Over the past two weeks with the FIFA World Cup 26 Edition, it’s never drained to empty in a single day, with most full charges lasting between 1.5 and 2 days of usage. The cover screen is so capable that I often use the front screen rather than the main display, which further extends battery life for most use cases.
Motorola doesn’t tell you exact usage and screen time between the cover and main displays, but my best guess is that it offers approximately seven to nine hours of screen time across both screens on a single charge.
When the battery runs low, the phone’s 30W wired charging will recharge it to full in about 75 minutes. That’s not the fastest, but it’s only 15 minutes slower than the Razr Ultra 2025, despite the latter’s larger battery and much faster 68W charging. In comparison, the flagship Galaxy Z Flip 7 costs more and offers 25W ‘Superfast’ charging that takes around 90 minutes to fully charge the smaller 4,000 mAh battery, so Motorola deserves considerable credit here.
Should you buy the Motorola Razr 2025?
Attributes | Notes | Rating |
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Design | Motorola’s Razr design is tried-and-tested, and absolutely wonderful. The FIFA World Cup Edition has a unique additional texture compared to the other colors. | 5 / 5 |
Display | Aside from a smaller front display and a few cutbacks, this is an excellent all-around screen. No major compromises here. | 4 / 5 |
Performance | This is where the Razr falls short as the Dimensity 7400X isn’t the same processor you’ll find in flagships. | 3 / 5 |
Camera | The cameras are more than capable but somewhat inconsistent. Definitely not the best camera phone, but not the worst either. | 3.5 / 5 |
Battery | Outstanding battery life that’s on par with the best flip phones and won’t disappoint. | 5 / 5 |
Software | Motorola has tasteful software that truly addresses the problems and shortcomings of Android as a whole. It’s just brilliant. | 5 / 5 |
Value | Virtually the same phone as the Razr 2026, but cheaper and with better RAM and storage options. One year after release, this phone offers even more value for money. | 5 / 5 |
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Motorola Razr 2025 review: also consider
The Razr 2025 is a great all-around flip phone, but it’s not the only choice.
How I tested the Motorola Razr 2025
- Review test period = 2 weeks
- Testing included = Everyday usage, including navigation, web browsing, social media, photography, gaming, streaming video, music playback, and reading e-books.
- Tools used = Geekbench 6, 3DMark, CellMark, native Android stats
I’ve used the Motorola Razr 2025 extensively over the past year, but for this review, I also used the FIFA World Cup 2026 limited edition for a couple of weeks, both while traveling and at home on Wi-Fi.
During my time testing the Razr 2025, I used it as my primary phone with dual eSIMs, one for a roaming carrier. My usage included everything from navigating using Android Auto and streaming video to reading books, playing games, and making and receiving phone calls.
First reviewed: May 2026
