It’s been about a month since the vanilla Motorola Razr 40 was released and we can finally play it in the office. This year Motorola launched a lineup release instead of a single smartphone release and we can see the logic behind it. The Razr 40 Ultra combines the latest and greatest from Motorola at a premium price point, while the vanilla Razr 40 is a toned down version of the same phone at a significantly lower price point.
The Razr 40 will please users looking for the foldable clamshell form factor without breaking the bank. However, largely the same 6.9-inch foldable LTPO AMOLED panel is the central feature. And we say largely the same because it’s limited to 144Hz instead of 165Hz on the Razr 40 Ultra, which isn’t a huge trade-off. The second external display is smaller, however, measuring 1.5 inches, while remaining OLED.
The phone runs on the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1, which is almost a rebranded Snapdragon 778G if we follow the results of our previous reviews. It’s an upper-mid-range solution that can run everything on Google Play. Memory configurations start at 8GB/128GB and go up to 12GB/256GB.
The camera setup is quite similar to the Ultra, except that the main camera is replaced with a 64MP, f/1.7, optically stabilized unit. The ultrawide camera is 13 MP f/2.2 with a wider field of view of 120 degrees. The selfie camera is also 32 MP f/2.4, which we found very good in the Ultra.
One particularly interesting aspect of the non-Ultra is the battery capacity. The vanilla model sports a larger 4,200mAh battery, which is impressive on its own as not many foldables offer such a large cell. And just like the Ultra, the vanilla option supports wireless charging as well as 30W wired charging.
All in all, it looks like Motorola has put together a promising mid-range foldable and has a strong, compelling case for opting for the cheaper Razr 40 rather than splurging on the pricier Ultra. We’ll know for sure once we finish reviewing the handset.
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