Motorola’s Razr 50 Extremely peaked when it comes to design and performance in my evaluate final yr. It fastened quite a lot of points which plagued Razr telephones for the previous few years. Nevertheless, there have been a couple of areas that wanted some consideration. This included the heating subject when utilizing the video recording function, a processor which wasn’t precisely flagship grade (given its ‘Extremely’ branding) and a battery, which solely lasted a day of use.

With its Razr 60 Extremely, Motorola’s engineers weren’t simply laser-focused on the shortcomings of the earlier mannequin, but in addition labored on including new {hardware} and AI options. Do these options work as anticipated and lift the bar for the coveted clamshell foldable? Or do they add new chinks in its shiny armour? I have been utilizing this telephone for a few weeks, and here is what I believe.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely Design: Similar however completely different

• Dimensions (folded) – 88.1 x 74 x 15.7mm

• Dimensions (unfolded) – 171.5 x 74 x 7.2mm

• Weight – 199g

• Sturdiness – IP48

As talked about earlier, the Motorola Razr 60 Extremely’s design is sort of an identical to that of the Razr 50 Ultra it replaces. The minor modifications that one can immediately level out are that the aluminium body now has a matte end, in comparison with the shiny end on the earlier mannequin. Whereas I just like the matte look, it additionally makes this foldable very slippery, so it is smart to snap on the included case for some extra grip.

Regardless of the marginally larger primary show, the general measurement of the telephone stays the identical, although it weighs an extra 10 grams due to its greater battery capability

 

This yr, all the new finishes have Pantone colors. However there are a selection of textured backs to select from. There is a Pantone Mountain Path end (Rs. 89,999) with a picket rear panel, which jogs my memory of the previous Moto X and its bamboo again. Then there’s the extra conventional Rio Purple (Rs. 99,999) that has the same old faux-leather (silicon polymer) end. Final is the Pantone Scarab (Rs. 89,999), which is the unit we acquired for evaluate. It has an iridescent darkish inexperienced body accompanied by an alcantara again, and is probably the most attention-grabbing and premium end obtainable this yr. Whereas it absolutely feels prefer it ought to, it additionally doesn’t really feel delicate, and so I didn’t hesitate to put it on barely tough surfaces. A number of weeks later, I noticed no indicators of wear and tear and tear, which is nice given its delicate look.

This is not Motorola’s first smartphone with a devoted AI key

 

One thing new on the Razr this yr is the AI key, a function that different smartphone manufacturers have additionally began together with. That is Motorola’s means of exhibiting that it’s critical about AI. Urgent it immediately fires up the floating Moto AI interface, which takes up the underside a part of the tall show. This is not Motorola’s first smartphone with a devoted AI key. That credit score goes to the just lately launched Edge 60 Pro, which debuted the brand new Moto AI and is a mid-range smartphone.

Motorola has additionally bumped up the Razr’s IP ranking this yr in order that it might fight each mud and water

 

One of many issues that issues within the case of a clamshell foldable is the hinge. It feels extra inflexible and almost unimaginable to open with one hand, and the telephone’s slippery physique makes this hand manoeuvre fairly dangerous. The hinge has a large candy spot, the place it would neither fold shut nor open flat. This holds it up in tent or stand mode, permitting for options like Desk Show or Sleep Show.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely Show: Greatest at school

• Cowl show – 4.0-inch, 1,272 × 1,080 pixels, 165Hz, 417 PPI
• Major show – 7-inch, 1,224 x 2,912 pixels, 165Hz, 464 PPI
• Show kind – pOLED (LTPO)

Motorola’s cowl show design peaked final yr with the 2 floating cameras (with minimal borders). It threw within the kitchen sink, delivering every part one may probably think about into a canopy show… and a few extra. The consequence was a unbelievable and fluid software program expertise, which was second to none. With the Razr 60 Extremely, the quilt show stays an identical to the earlier mannequin, and so Motorola determined to mess around with the principle folding show as an alternative.

One annoying element about each shows is that they’re fingerprint and dirt magnets, and so, I needed to hold wiping them clear every so often

 

This yr, we’ve a barely bigger 7.0-inch panel, which is not a giant improve over the earlier 6.9-inch show. Nevertheless, the marginally bigger panel brings extra pixels, upping its pixel density by a small margin.

Through the testing interval, I observed that each shows produce natural-looking colors when set to the Pure color mode. Sharpness can be on level. Motorola claims that its primary show now provides a peak brightness of 4,500 nits, whereas its cowl show now manages 3,000 nits, each of that are enhancements over the Razr 60 Extremely.

Utilizing the principle show underneath direct daylight, I observed a slight haze, which is because of the non-removable display screen protector

 

The display screen protector doesn’t hamper readability an excessive amount of, however the distinction may have been higher open air. In contrast, the quilt show will get actually shiny in all circumstances and stays completely legible open air. Indoors, I observed no points with each shows, they usually get shiny sufficient to serve up some vibrant HDR10+ and Dolby Imaginative and prescient content material as effectively.

When it comes to sturdiness, the show held up effectively in the course of the evaluate interval and intense gaming classes. The display screen protector did a fantastic job, and I observed no scratches or dents by the top of the evaluate. You may nonetheless spot the despair of the folded space when the show is off or when viewing it open air. However I may barely really feel it when interacting with the telephone.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely Software program: A story of two AIs

• Android model – 15
• Software program – Good day UI
• Software program dedication – 3-year OS + 4-year SMR

New doesn’t essentially imply good or higher. The addition of the brand new AI key on the left facet of the telephone creates some added confusion, particularly when you find yourself torn between which AI mannequin you must use and when.

Moto AI nonetheless wants quite a lot of work to develop into the first AI mannequin of alternative

 

Moto AI, which is accessible by urgent down the particular AI key on the left facet, enables you to use extra deeply built-in options like Replace me (reads out a voice abstract of all of your present notifications), Keep in mind this (screenshot, click on or voice notes for recall) and Take notes (voice recordings with transcripts). Whereas these instruments do what is predicted from them (have tested these out earlier), Moto AI search (the bar on the backside of the pop-up) is a bit too sluggish to reply requests and infrequently unreliable. So, for one thing so simple as setting an alarm, I usually reverted to Google’s Gemini, which was not solely quicker but in addition able to engaging in most duties and queries. Nevertheless, I needed to keep in mind to press the ability button on the proper facet.

What’s actually annoying about Moto AI is that I’ve to maintain urgent a button to file a request and even to answer a request. So, the method of asking a question and ready for a response is simply not price it. At instances, I additionally observed that ‘Replace me’ would randomly disappear from the Moto AI instruments listing.

Apart from the AI instruments, I did discover Motorola including Adobe Scan, Fb, LinkedIn and Amazon Music apps, which is a bit odd to see on a flagship telephone, however I’ve additionally seen Samsung do the identical, so I am not stunned. Fortunately, all of those third-party apps could possibly be uninstalled.

The duvet show Good day UI expertise can run apps in full-screen or with the digital camera minimize out

 

Whereas Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 7 at the moment provides the most important show within the section, Motorola’s nonetheless stays probably the most helpful one. It is because Samsung’s cowl show, as expansive as it’s (4.1 inches), nonetheless can not run too many apps on it and neither can you use the entire smartphone with out resorting to the principle show. That is nonetheless potential on the Motorola Razr 60 Extremely. I may use a majority of apps on the quilt show both in full-screen or with the digital camera minimize out, however confronted no issues, irrespective of which display screen orientation I resorted to.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely Efficiency: Extra efficiency, extra issues

• Processor – Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, 4.3GHz, 3nm
• RAM – 16GB (LPDDR5X)
• Storage – 512GB (UFS 4.0)

The Razr 60 Extremely’s software program efficiency, as anticipated, is kind of fluid and lag-free. You will not discover any stutters wherever, and this additionally contains the quilt show, which may additionally operate as the first display screen. Whereas issues could seem completely in place for a flagship clamshell foldable, Motorola is definitely enjoying catch, provided that it used a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SoC final yr, whereas Samsung went with a flagship processor. Thankfully for Motorola, each producers have switched locations this yr as effectively, with Moto providing a top-end processor however Samsung going with its personal Exynos 2500 SoC (within the Galaxy Z Flip 7), which isn’t in the identical league because the Elite.

In terms of artificial benchmarks, the Motorola Razer performs as anticipated, as could be seen within the desk beneath.

As for real-world efficiency, the Razr was capable of ship in fast-paced video games like Name of Obligation Cell. The telephone did heat up a bit, however didn’t get scorching, each when utilizing the default graphics settings (Very Excessive + Max) and the one favouring framerate (Medium + Extremely) after half-hour of steady gameplay. Accompanying the quick body charges was the equally spectacular contact sampling price, which stored up with all of the loopy finger swipes.

Primarily based on previous critiques, we’re conscious that the Snapdragon 8 Elite does are likely to warmth up and requires a cooling mechanism to carry out optimally. Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge by some means failed to manage it well even with a VC cooler in place. Within the case of the Razr 60 Extremely, issues had been a bit completely different. Whereas heating was not a problem with regular app utilization and whereas enjoying video games (due to throttling), I observed a heating downside when utilizing the digital camera app, significantly when capturing 4K video, a activity which requires sustained efficiency.

The Motorola Razr 60 Extremely nonetheless provides the very best cowl show software program expertise in 2025

 

It is unclear whether or not the Razr has a cooling mechanism in place (graphite sheets or vapour chamber cooling), but when it does, it is positively not doing its job. Not like the Galaxy S25 Edge, which obtained too scorching to the touch, the Razr appeared higher at masking warmth, as a result of it was concentrated in sure spots (primarily the quilt show). Recording a number of 4K movies in fast succession and getting the telephone fairly scorching, I then shortly minimised the digital camera app. I observed Good day UI chugging alongside simply fantastic, and the telephone didn’t show any notifications about overheating both. Thoughts you, that is nonetheless a clamshell foldable, with a fairly small footprint, so I wasn’t stunned.

On the similar time, our PCMark Wild Life Excessive Stress check was the one app that confirmed a system warning about overheating (in about 4 minutes out of 20), after which the check stopped. Whereas this does point out heating points underneath steady stress, it’s a artificial check meant to take the system to its limits, which isn’t a typical use case situation. Nevertheless, this means that this telephone is just not suited to video games that demand sustained efficiency.

Even Samsung has copied Motorola’s floating cameras on a canopy show structure this yr

 

The audio by the stereo audio system is kind of loud and in addition very clear. Motorola will get Dolby Atmos assist as effectively, and so it sounds very immersive. However I dislike the location of the bottom-firing speaker, which may be very straightforward to dam when enjoying video games or watching motion pictures. The location of the ambient mild sensor additionally will get in the way in which whereas enjoying video games, and so, it’s advisable to show off the adaptive brightness setting when doing so.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely Cameras: Nearly as good because it will get

• Main digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/1.8, OIS
• Ultrawide digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/2.0, AF
• Selfie digital camera – 50-megapixel, f/2.0, FF

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely major digital camera samples (faucet photographs to develop)

 

For a clamshell foldable, the Motorola Razr 60 Extremely absolutely holds its personal in relation to digital camera efficiency. Its major digital camera delivers spectacular photographs, that are a tad bit saturated, even after choosing the Pure model. Colors apart, noise is underneath management and sharpness is on level. Even in low mild, photographs pack in good dynamic vary and are low on noise.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely 2x digital camera samples (faucet photographs to develop)

 

What blew me away are Motorola’s 2X digital lossless captures. In daylight, the first digital camera produces some tack-sharp 2X close-ups. There’s loads of element while you go pixel peeping as effectively. The identical magic applies to low-light captures, supplied there’s a supply of sunshine within the neighborhood. Dim settings are the place picture high quality begins to deteriorate.

Low-light portrait selfie captured utilizing the first digital camera utilizing the quilt show (faucet picture to develop)

 

Portrait selfies utilizing the first digital camera and the quilt show (proven above) present spectacular element with good edge detection even in low mild. The 50-megapixel selfie digital camera additionally produces equally good selfies in daylight, however photographs seem a bit flat in low mild because the digital camera lacks autofocus.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely, ultrawide digital camera samples (faucet photographs to develop)

 

The 50-megapixel ultrawide angle digital camera is not precisely flagship grade, however nonetheless will get the job completed properly, capturing loads of element and near-accurate colors in daylight. In low mild, picture high quality will get a bit too tender, however due to the aggressive noise management and no optical picture stabilisation.

4K video recordings pack loads of element with correct colors and good stabilisation in daylight. Dolby Imaginative and prescient can be an choice, however is finest stored off as a result of it makes the general high quality fairly tender. In low mild, video recordings seem a bit contrasted, there’s some noticeable noise, however it will get the job completed simply fantastic for a foldable gadget. Whereas the first digital camera shoots good-quality video, there’s noticeable softness within the footage captured by the ultrawide digital camera in low mild.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely Battery: Spectacular

• Battery capability – 4,700mAh
• Wired charging – 68W
• Wi-fi charging – 30W (5W reverse)
• Charger within the field – Sure

Motorola has positively upped its sport in relation to battery life. The clamshell foldable stunned us, each with each day utilization and in our battery life assessments. With heavy utilization of continually being linked to 5G networks and steady app utilization, calls and extra, the telephone simply managed a day with 20 % left earlier than plugging it in. If you’re not a heavy consumer, you possibly can stand up to a day and a half of utilization with no issues.

This slim and compact foldable design surprisingly manages to pack a 4,700mAh battery and assist 68W charging

 

In our video loop battery check, which performs a video in a loop until the battery runs out, the Motorola Razr 60 Extremely managed a strong 22 hours and 50 minutes, in comparison with the 20 hours and 28 minutes of the Galaxy S25 Edge, which managed simply 16 hours and 25 minutes. We additionally ran PCMark’s Battery Life check, which runs various duties in a loop until the telephone’s cost drops to twenty %. On this check, the Razr fared effectively, managing a strong 15 hours and three minutes in comparison with the Galaxy S25 Edge’s 12 hours and 17 minutes.

Motorola Razr 60 Extremely Verdict

No! The Motorola Razr 60 Ultra is not the proper foldable, however it does come very near that declare. The telephone’s solely shortcoming is that it heats up should you spend quite a lot of time taking pictures video open air. On the similar time, I do not see avid gamers buying a Razr 60 Extremely as common bar-shaped units are better-suited for this goal.

For the clamshell foldable target market, that is certainly nearly as good because it will get, as Motorola has shoved in a top-end processor and managed to ship a really succesful set of cameras together with above-average battery life, which can be the explanation to improve to this new mannequin.

Heating points apart, the Razr by some means makes a strong case for itself in relation to competing with skinny and premium smartphones like Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge. It is smaller, comes with sufficient mud and water resistance this yr and has cameras that somehow manage better image quality than the bar-shaped slim telephone.