Motorola Razr 50 Ultra

The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra, launched on June 25, 2024, is a foldable smartphone targeting the medium price range.

Build Quality

The Razr 50 Ultra measures 171.4 mm in height, 74 mm in width, and 7.1 mm in depth when unfolded. It weighs 189 grams. The device is designed as a foldable phone, offering a clamshell form factor. It includes a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. The phone's materials aren't detailed but it's safe to assume premium materials are used given the price point, likely including glass and metal. Color options include Peach Fuzz, Spring Green (Dill), and Midnight Blue (Navy Blazer).

Screen Quality

The internal display is a 6.9-inch foldable LTPO AMOLED panel with 1 billion colors, Dolby Vision, and HDR10+ support. The screen also boasts a 165Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 3000 nits. The resolution is 1080 x 2640 pixels with a 21:9 aspect ratio, resulting in a pixel density of 413 ppi. It features a contrast ratio of 5,000,000:1. The display incorporates a hole-punch notch, SGS certification, a 1-165 Hz adaptive refresh rate, DCI-P3 color gamut, DC dimming, a 10-bit panel, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass Victus. Additional features include capacitive multi-touch, a frameless design, and of course, the foldable nature.

Camera Performance

The rear camera system includes a 50MP standard camera using the Samsung GN8 sensor (1/1.96", 0.70 µm pixels, f/1.8 aperture) with ISOCELL technology and a 50MP telephoto/portrait camera using the Samsung S5KJN1 sensor (1/2.76", 0.64 µm pixels, f/2.0 aperture) with ISOCELL technology. The telephoto camera provides 2X optical zoom. The front-facing camera is a 32MP sensor (Omnivision OV32B, 1/3", 0.70 µm pixels, f/2.4 aperture) with CMOS technology. Both front and rear cameras support 1-4 (2x2) pixel binning. Video capabilities include 4K recording at 30 and 60 fps with HDR and EIS, as well as 1080p at 30, 60, 120, 240, and 960 fps with HDR and EIS. Additional camera features are present including a dual camera setup, OIS, Laser AF, Phase Detection AF, and a variety of modes and settings such as night vision, panorama, RAW capture and more.

Software Experience

The Razr 50 Ultra ships with Android 14 and is expected to receive updates up to Android 17.

Battery Performance

The device is powered by a 4000mAh Li-Polymer battery. It supports 45W fast wired charging and 15W wireless charging. It also features reverse charging. The battery is non-removable.

Value for Money

The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra is positioned in the medium price range. The phone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset, with an octa-core CPU (1x3.0 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.8 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A520) and an Adreno 735 GPU. It includes 12GB of RAM and 256GB or 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage, depending on the variant with no microSD card slot available for expandable storage. The phone features dual SIM support with Nano-SIM and eSIM capability. It has comprehensive connectivity options including Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 5.3 LE, and NFC. It has an AnTuTu score of 1,625,000 (v10). Prices vary slightly depending on the retailer, with 12GB/256GB models around $1,046.24 to $1,082.52.