Motorola Razr Fold vs. Razr Ultra 2025

A bold new entry

The new Razr Fold has an impressive set of cameras, flagship-grade SoC, and one of the biggest batteries to grace a foldable of its kind. It’s definitely one of the best book-style foldables in the U.S. right now, giving stiff competition to the Galaxy Z Fold 7.

ProsThin and light designBuilt really wellHigh-res rear camerasStylus supportBoth colors and finishes feel premiumFlagship-grade Qualcomm chipConsMotorola isn’t known for timely software updatesShould be a lot more expensive than the Razr UltraLimited to one storage variant

The best compact foldable

Morotola’s own Razr Ultra 2025 wasn’t too attractive when it launched but after a price drop, it’s now looking like great value. It too gets a flagship processor, a really compact design when folded, and an IP48 rating.

ProsDesign improvements with IP48, wood and Alcantara finishesThe titanium-reinforced hinge feels much sturdierAll-day battery and fast chargingFunctional cover screenSome fun and unique AI featuresPunchy images and the return of the ultrawide sensorShould be much cheaperConsMoto AI feels less mature than Samsung and Google offeringsAI Key feels like a wasted opportunitySoftware promise falls behind the competition

Motorola has finally taken the wraps off the full specifications of the Razr Fold, and boy, is it impressive. This was easily one of the best product launches at CES 2026 and even among the best in show at MWC 2026. We still don’t have a launch date or price yet, but we can compare this one’s specs to the next-best thing Motorola offers — the Razr Ultra 2025.

hands-on time with the Razr Fold during CES left us with a very positive impression of its build quality. When unfolded, it measures 4.7mm in thickness, which is only slightly thicker than the Galaxy Z Fold 7. When folded, it’s still a respectable 10.1mm. Both these figures are way lower than the Razr Ultra 2025, which is 7.2mm and 15.7mm, when unfolded and folded. Since the footprint of the Razr Fold is a lot larger, there’s more space to spread out the components, a luxury that flip phones rarely have.

The Razr Fold gets an IP49 rating for extreme water ingress protection, which is slightly better than the Razr Ultra’s IP48 rating. This is quite a heavy phone, though, at 243 grams, making it significantly heavier than the Razr Ultra 2025’s 199 grams.

The displays are impressive and much larger than the Razr Ultra 2025. The Razr Fold has an 8.1-inch folding pOLED screen and a 6.6-inch outer pOLED. There’s a 120Hz refresh rate for the inner display but a 165Hz refresh rate on the outer panel. Peak brightness is double that of the Razr Ultra 2025, with both screens reaching up to 6,000 nits.

The Razr Ultra 2025 in tend mode

(Image credit: Derrek Lee / Android Central)

The Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 is a more compact phone when folded, taking up much less space in your pocket. This version gets a few design improvements from its predecessor, like a stronger hinge and new finishes like wood and Alcantara. While it’s quite a bit thicker than the Razr Fold when folded or unfolded, the smaller size doesn’t make this very apparent.

The Razr Ultra unfolds to a pretty large 7-inch display, but it’s taller than it is wide, so the total screen area is still less than that of the Razr Fold. Unlike the Fold, though, the Razr Ultra 2025’s screen can hit an impressive 165Hz. Peak brightness is also quite good at 4,500 nits. The Ultra 2025 has one of the best outer displays for a flip phone. This 4-inch AMOLED panel can also run at 165Hz and delivers up to 3,000-nit brightness.

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which is not to be confused with the 8 Elite Gen 5. The former is still a flagship-grade chip similar to the Elite, but with lower clock speeds and a lower-tier GPU and modem. Performance should still be better than the Snapdragon 8 Elite in the Razr Ultra 2025.