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Ryan Haines \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve been an Android fan since I was 16. In the 14 years since then, Samsung has been the immovable force in the Android world. I never thought that would change, but then again, I never thought I\u2019d use something besides a Samsung phone as my daily driver, but here we are<\/a>.<\/p>\n Would you buy a Razr Fold over the Galaxy Z Fold 7?<\/p>\n 183 votes<\/p>\n Yes<\/p>\n 80%<\/p>\n No<\/p>\n 13%<\/p>\n I don’t use foldables<\/p>\n 7%<\/p>\n Samsung\u2019s hardware is embarrassing<\/p>\n Ryan Haines \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n The Galaxy Z Fold 7<\/a> was a step in the right direction for Samsung. After years of stagnation, the thinner design that didn\u2019t compromise on camera or battery hardware, compared to its predecessor, felt huge. It still didn\u2019t compare to what Chinese manufacturers like OPPO were doing with the Find N5<\/a>, but it was easily the best foldable sold in the US. That wasn\u2019t difficult when its competition was the disappointing Pixel 10 Pro Fold<\/a> and aged OnePlus Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n Motorola\u2019s Razr Fold is changing that. I know we haven\u2019t had much time with it yet, but on paper, the Razr Fold embarrasses the Z Fold 7 in almost every way. In the camera department, you\u2019d be forgiven for thinking the Z Fold 7 may hold its ground thanks to a 200MP main sensor. But as someone who\u2019s lived with Samsung\u2019s 200MP cameras across the Galaxy S23 Ultra, S24 Ultra, and the Fold 7 itself, I don\u2019t think Samsung stands a chance. More important than megapixel count is how much light a phone\u2019s camera can capture, and the Razr Fold\u2019s 50MP camera has some advantages.<\/p>\n On paper, the Razr Fold embarrasses the Z Fold 7 in almost every way.<\/p>\n By spreading fewer pixels over a similar sensor size, each one can capture more light. The Razr Fold\u2019s primary camera has a pixel size of 1.6 microns, while the 200MP unit on the Fold 7 has a pixel size of just 0.6 microns. The Razr also has a wider aperture of f\/1.6, compared to the Fold 7\u2019s f\/1.7. I know there\u2019s more to making a good camera than hardware specs like this. The image signal processor and imaging software play important roles, but I haven\u2019t been satisfied with Samsung\u2019s entire imaging pipeline for years.<\/p>\n Hadlee Simons \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Things look worse for the Fold 7 as we look at the ultrawide and telephoto cameras. The Fold 7 has the same paltry 10MP 3X telephoto camera we first saw in the Galaxy S21 Ultra, and it hasn\u2019t aged well. The ultrawide isn\u2019t much better at 12MP. Not only are these disappointing cameras, but the difference in hardware quality compared to the 200MP primary sensor makes photos and videos taken across the three lenses wildly inconsistent.<\/p>\n The Razr Fold dominates the conversation with its secondary cameras. Both are 50MP sensors, so while the aperture and pixel sizes differ from the primary camera, they should both be more consistent than Samsung\u2019s mismatched sensors. The 50MP 3X telephoto and ultrawide cameras on Motorola\u2019s new phone should blow Samsung\u2019s cameras out of the water, and I\u2019d be shocked if that isn\u2019t the case when we get our hands on it.<\/p>\n Ryan Haines \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n The rest of Motorola\u2019s hardware impresses as much as the cameras do. While the Fold 7 has a meager 4,400mAh battery with 25W wired charging and 15W wireless charging, the Razr Fold has a silicon-carbon (Si-C) battery with a 6,000mAh capacity that supports 80W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. To put that into perspective, the Razr\u2019s battery is 1,000 mAh larger than what you\u2019ll find in a Galaxy S26 Ultra and charges faster, too.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n Motorola\u2019s screens will sear your corneas in ways the Fold 7, or any Samsung phone, can\u2019t. Both of the Fold 7\u2019s displays max out at 2,600 nits of peak brightness with a 120Hz refresh rate, while the Razr Fold can blind you with a 6,000-nit cover display and a 6,200-nit inner screen. Those screens are also 165Hz and are 10-bit panels, which means they can show 1 billion colors compared to Samsung\u2019s 16 million. In short, the Razr Fold has a screen that\u2019s brighter, smoother, and more colorful than anything Samsung sells.<\/p>\n Motorola\u2019s software is unproven<\/p>\n C. Scott Brown \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n Samsung still has one thing going for it: its software. One UI has always been one of my favorite flavors of Android, especially on book-style foldables. One UI has pop-up windows, better split-screen multitasking than any other Android skin or even iPadOS, and an almost unlimited number of ways to make it your own with Good Lock.<\/p>\n Motorola\u2019s software on a flip phone is better than Samsung\u2019s for the most part, especially when you\u2019re using the cover screen. You can effectively use the phone normally without opening it, which you can\u2019t quite replicate on a Z Flip. The Razr Fold can\u2019t rely on any of those advantages \u2014 the cover screen of a book-style foldable is just a normal phone screen, after all.<\/p>\n Motorola\u2019s software might be excellent, but we won\u2019t know until we try it. Samsung has the advantage of making a popular line of tablets for over a decade, and the software from those devices is easily adapted to something like a Z Fold 7.<\/p>\n Hadlee Simons \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n I\u2019m looking forward to trying the Razr Fold. The hardware looks incredibly promising, and if Motorola can deliver, it could embarrass the Z Fold 7. I know that a spec sheet and how a phone performs in the real world don\u2019t always match up.<\/p>\n On paper, I should hate my Pixel 10 Pro compared to my wife\u2019s Galaxy S26 Ultra, but the opposite is true. Even so, I\u2019m more excited for the Razr Fold than I have been for any other phone in a long time, and I can\u2019t wait to see what Motorola has pulled off.<\/p>\n Motorola Razr Fold (2026)<\/a> Tablet-size display \u2022 Periscope zoom \u2022 Stylus support \u2022 Multitasking<\/p>\n Motorola’s first book-style foldable combines a tablet-sized 8.1-inch inner display, versatile tripl<\/p>\n The Razr Fold marks Motorola’s entry into book-style foldables with an 8.1-inch 2K LTPO main display and a 6.6-inch cover screen. It features a triple 50MP camera system with periscope zoom, stylus support, and optimized multitasking software.<\/p>\n![\"Motorola](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Motorola-Razr-Fold-cameras-close.jpg\"\/ "\\"Motorola")
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