Motorola is taking on Samsung in the foldable smartphone market. The manufacturer has what it takes to defend itself, with its Motorola Razr 40 Ultra. Its main asset: its design and especially this very large external screen.
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra // Source: Motorola
While Oppo is about to leave France and Google did not want to venture into this format, Samsung remains very much alone in the market for foldable clamshell smartphones. It remains Motorola, but its folding models have always been inferior, both from a technical point of view and from that of the user experience. That could change this year with the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra.
Two sublime screens on paper with intended uses
What we notice directly is obviously this large 3.6-inch OLED external screen (413 dpi resolution), with a refresh rate of 144 Hz. There is a home screen with notifications, apps, etc For the manufacturer, this makes it possible to “easily reply to a message, take a selfie or stay informed of notifications”, but also play games, or navigate Google Maps.
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra // Source: Motorola
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra // Source: Motorola
We find in the Razr 40 Ultra the equivalent of the “Flex” mode of the Galaxy Z Flip, in order to be able to use it half-folded, regardless of the angle (or almost). Enough to use it as a tripod to take photos or make a video call.
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra // Source: Motorola
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra // Source: Motorola
On the other side, we are entitled to a 6.9-inch Oled panel in FHD + (for a resolution of 413 dpi), HDR10 + compatible and with a colorimetric coverage of 120% of the DCI-P3. It also offers a high refresh rate of 165 Hz.
A technical sheet of the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra which is measured against that of the Galaxy Z Flip 4
As for the hardware, the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra has a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC supported by 8 GB of RAM. A foldable smartphone equipped with 256 GB of storage, no more, no less. To power it all, it’s a 3800 mAh battery that does the job. It can be recharged wired at a maximum power of 30 W, and 5 W wirelessly.
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra // Source: Motorola
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra // Source: Motorola
A model certified IP52 with a repairability index of 6.5/10 and which runs on Android 13, without any real interface from the manufacturer. On this point, three years of major updates are announced. As for connectivity, it’s fairly standard for a high-end smartphone: Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E.
On the photo part, we are entitled to three photo sensors in total:
A main sensor of 12 Mpx, f / 1.5; A 13 Mpx ultra-wide angle / macro sensor, f / 2.2; A 32MP, f/2.4 selfie sensor.
Motorola Razr 40 Ultra price and release date
The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is already available for sale in three colors: black, blue and magenta. It is sold at 1199 euros in a single configuration, including a protective shell and a 33 W wired charger.
Until July 16, 2023, an offer has been put in place by Motorola: for any purchase of a Razr 40 Ultra in certain stores, a Lenovo Tab P11 Plus touch pad is offered, worth 279 euros.
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