This is the exact same thing that I did. I was coming from an iPhone 11 pro Max and this phone is absolutely wonderful. It's high quality. The screen is beautiful. The folding part it's so useful when it comes to fitting inside my pocket
Had this phone for a little over a month now, and it's the best I've ever had! I love everything about this phone. Mine was $200 since I use Boost Mobile and kept my same phone number.
I bought mine recently and love it. Fantastic device and features. I was surprised by the destop experience on TV, accomplished wirelessly. Works so well. Great battery life. Very fast, snappy. Too fast/responsive actually. Sometimes you have to be a bit slower with gestures. I was going to buy an iPhone 15 Pro Max but didnt feel it was innovtive enough. Razr 40 is just the coolest phone. It comes with a protector case and charging cable too. And the box .... it had a smell of perfume. Whaaaaat!! Very nice smell. Interesting that Mororola would do this.
Thanks for the video. I'm not ready to get a new phone yet but plan on getting this one. I;m happy to read the comments buying it / enjoying it, I hope motorolla sticks to the budget foldable smartphones!
So I bought this phone 2 weeks ago and I felt it getting hot so I took it back because the battery was dying to quick so I got it traded and it works perfect doesn't get hot it was just a defective
I bought this phone on a whim two weeks ago. At our family Thanksgiving dinner, we took a family picture outside right at sunset and for my phone took the better pictures when compared to my siblings iPhone. However, like everything YMMV with the camera.
I bought this phone two weeks ago on a BF deal £480 - absolute bargain. Currently on holiday using it everyday on hill walking. When you understand and use the settings, it takes excellent photos with non of the inconsistency that so many reviews mention. I have my DSLR with me and haven't used it once. I use the camera closed for landscape shots with either of the volume controls as the shutter button. Launch camera with double press of the power button. In this mode you are taking photos "blind" with no viewfinder but it's so easy to do when you get used to it. Stops you chimping and waiting till you get home to look at the photos is like proper photography. Images are excellent in all conditions and the Motorola processing and use of Google Photos is just as good (and often better) than my Samsung S23 and my previous iPhone 13 Mini. Battery life is incredibly good and I always get two days to a charge and I only charge to 85)90%.
No way, you get two days from a charge?! I have had mine for a few days and today is my best day so far (first few days weren't representative as whatapp got stuck in a backup loop) and I'm at 27% with normal use and it's 8.30pm, started the day at 6am 100%.
@@willhicks8769 it's amazing how you know more about my phone than me. I get two two days out of my Razr 40 and I only charge to 85/90%. I don't play games but I do take a lot of photos. I take all my photos with the phone closed and it uses very little battery that way. I have the phone set up to conserve as much battery as possible. The only thing I don't use it for is emails. I use my S23 for that. Other than that it's social media, WhatsApp etc - quite a lot and the occasional phone call. Also CZcams Music a bit each day and podcasts. It's a 4200 ma battery so it should have a good battery life.
@@willhicks8769 drop the refresh rate and color saturation. Turn off bluetooth if you're not using it. Ensure all background apps that you dont need are stopped. Mine lasts 4 days with light use. I charged my phone to 100%, didnt use for 12+ hours and it had only dropped 5%. With moderate use it dropped to 75%. So I estimate 3 - 4 days before needing to charge again.
Ive had my Motorola RAZR 2023 for about a week now. So far its been a great device. Battery is great and the design is quality. Hing is strong and the phone has a wonderfully comfortable leather external design which grils very well keeping the phone from being suler slick and slippery which i cannot stand from a device. Highly recommend if your looking for a stylish phone that works seemlessly and very resposive. Good luck on your choice 💯
Sold! I just ordered one, because like michaelsweet said, I don't carry a handbag, I put things in my front pocket. If/when I have to carry something too thick, or too long, it gets taken out and set down ?somewhere? I put a store demo of this phone in my pocket, and it was smaller in every dimension than my wallet, so I did in fact invest in this phone. After the Z fold came out at $3K, I am very happy to get this phone for under $500. Thanks for posting this expert/knowlegable and informative review! UPDATE: I accidently broke my phone two weeks ago; my wedding ring banged the screen just wrong and damaged it. Motorola sent me a shipping label, they fixed it, and shipped it back to me at no cost; in fact they threw in a nice Turbo charger with cable in the bag. I'm satisfied that I went with Motorola and I feel they support their customers well.
Just to add, the display itself isn’t cheap, or something they tried to cut costs on. It’s the same screen on the plus, but with a lower refresh rate. Glass can’t bend, so all foldables use the same plastic. And on another note, DO NOT REMOVE OR ADD A SCREEN PROTECTOR. It voids the warranty. After the year of coverage is up, get iFixits kit for 30, it comes with the screen protector and alignment tools you won’t get elsewhere
Most current gen foldables actually use UTG (ultra-thin glass) for the displays, where Schott UTG is one of the main suppliers. But yeah, most, if not all, come with screen protectors pre-installed to support that uber thin glass.
I had mine going on 3 months and had to send it back to motorola. Pixels went out at the crease, shooting light streaks across my screen, and about 40% of my calls and texts don't ring. They took it back right away, now just waiting.....
Some carriers in US are offering this phone at amazing deals right now. Cricket Wireless is offering it at $199 with a new line or $299 if existing customers who are keeping their phone number.
Yup. At first i was skeptical and thought of canceling my order because my family complained how i kept getting cheap phones (apparently$300 is cheap but they are iphone users xD) So instead of getting a galaxy S23 FE out of the blue i decided to do more research and thank goodness for this review. Not only will ill be getting a decent upgrade but im saving money
Yeah but it still kinda sucks though cause use who are loyal existing customers should be getting the $200 price tag not the $300 and it is even more then that cause if you are upgrading you have the $25 upgrade fee plus the case and charger block so by the time everything is said and done you are close to $400 unlike the new users to cricket at the $300 mark….
@@saramcdonald1150 I agree that it's BS us loyal customers get charged more. We've had a family group account with them for the last 15 years so it pisses me off. But then I look at the price on Motorola and calm down lol 😁. Honestly I usually buy unlocked phones to get good trade-in deals etc, Cricket doesn't do trade-ins for existing customers either 😩. I'm glad I already have a 30 watt charging brick and I never buy Cricket's overpriced cases, I usually buy them from Amazon.
I moved to this from an Apple device as ive been wanting to try a flip design. nostalgia for the 90's/00's style. I love it, it fits snugly in my hand both open and closed. It looks great and the include case matches the colour peefectly. I dont think i will be going back to apple for some time.
I just found out that this phone is useless if your a gig shopper there seems to be some kind of conflict with the shopper scanner . Really sucks that i have to return it.
I am ready for a new phone and started looking around for a new one. I e used Motorola phones for years now. I see we can get it for 499.99 right now. The only question I have is..can you make and receive phone calls without opening the phone ? If so, this will be in my pocket. I've watched 10 videos and read many discussions on this phone and have yet to find out if closed phone calling/receiving is possible. Thank you for your video
always check AUE before you buy any Android phone. Motorola provides only 2 years of updates for most of the phone but not sure for this one. so be careful. AUE is Auto Update End Date
Ordered a phone from Motorola almost a week ago and they tell me it is still in there facility, my brother ordered a phone from Google on Monday he already got it. Has anyone else had a problem with Motorola taking a long time to send something?
I've noticed that my unit has a lot more creaks than it should. I had a flip 3 for a few months a year ago so maybe I'm used to the tight design that had. Other than the flexing I have no complaints besides camera but that has always been a weak point for Motorola
@@thejumpropeninja9820the hinge fine. I think it just creaks a little bit cause of the cost. I've haven't had it gone out yet and I accidentally flung it while opening it one handed. It does feel more durable than the flip 3 I had. Just more loose feeling
See if your razr is magnetic bacause Mine sure was, and so is the replacement one they sent. Motorola Razr 2023 has a strong magnetic pull on it. It actually picked up my pen and some screws from my work desk. It was only a couple weeks old when I felt a slight burn on my ear and started to get a headache using it. Now I only use it on speaker. I believe these are dangerous, unless proven otherwise.
Returned mine, compared to my three year old Pixel 5, the camera quality was pretty subpar. Overall, I enjoyed the experience. I questioned the durability of the phone.
Fortunately, phone cameras are pretty good these days. Motorola phone cameras have been a step behind the competition for years. I use my phone for work, it's nice being able to do it all in one device. Unfortunately, for me, the RAZR 2023 wasn't that device.
@@conspicuousrod4910 You should know by now that you shouldn't expect great cameras from a flip phone. Galaxy flip has worse camera than s23. It cannot be any different. You just can't fit a great camera in a phone that is 7mm thick, has 2 screens and 15% of entire volume taken up by the hinge. Especially in this price range. You can try Razr 40 ultra. It has better cameras (still not the best, but decent). I find the camera setup adequate for work related use and for everything else I have a DSLR.
Had mine for over 6 months. The screen keeps going out, gets lines across the screen from pixels going out. I already sent it back, blah blah blah etc. etc. Ain't going to keep fixing the same problem over and over again. Waste of time energy and money.
I found the flip not to be any kind of a good deal. Bad battery life. Audio out to Bluetooth really sucks. It's not lighter in weight than other phones. Cases make it a fat cube of a phone in your pocket. What's with the pre applied screen protector, can we trade it out? who knows. No matter what notifications you have on the small outside screen, You'll most likely have to open the phone anyway. Having to open a phone as many times I deal with the content is going to stress the fold in time, which is the point of failure for the phone and get really tired of doing after awhile. More work for the fold.
BS. any small a mount of dust that goes in your flip metal will break your screen. I got mine a month ago.. and I already have a dead pixel line in the screen. Did NOTHING to the phone, hasn't been dropped or anything. The only explanation I have is dust went inside the hinge. CRAP PHONES if you ask me. This is the second of this type and they don't last a year. Just done with these fancy technology.. I'm going back to thick bricks for phones. Those lasted me years.
@@RK-um9tu oh yeah thats right cuz that ONE video that said the screen busted after a short while disappeared,....I forgot. oh and WHERE exactly is it selling well?.... 🙄
This phone has only been out for about two months what are you on? 😂 I’m sorry I meant what’s your definition of old and damn you speak for everyone now “no one wants this phone anymore”
I thought that phone, the razr 5, was from 2020? And this phone is the 2023 model, plus it's less than $500 brand new. I know there are better phones but I don't need the bleeding edge...
I definitely agree that Motorola is making a flip smartphone affordable to a much larger segment of the population! Yay Motorola! 🎉❤
Just got mine for $99 on metro. And I’m an iPhone guy. I just got it for the nostalgia for the old school razr
This is the exact same thing that I did. I was coming from an iPhone 11 pro Max and this phone is absolutely wonderful. It's high quality. The screen is beautiful. The folding part it's so useful when it comes to fitting inside my pocket
Had this phone for a little over a month now, and it's the best I've ever had! I love everything about this phone. Mine was $200 since I use Boost Mobile and kept my same phone number.
72 hrs in love it the compact design is handy for work I use the flashlight for my job at Disneyland as a custodian while picking the flowerbeds
I bought mine recently and love it. Fantastic device and features. I was surprised by the destop experience on TV, accomplished wirelessly. Works so well.
Great battery life. Very fast, snappy. Too fast/responsive actually. Sometimes you have to be a bit slower with gestures.
I was going to buy an iPhone 15 Pro Max but didnt feel it was innovtive enough.
Razr 40 is just the coolest phone. It comes with a protector case and charging cable too.
And the box .... it had a smell of perfume. Whaaaaat!! Very nice smell. Interesting that Mororola would do this.
Thanks for the video. I'm not ready to get a new phone yet but plan on getting this one. I;m happy to read the comments buying it / enjoying it, I hope motorolla sticks to the budget foldable smartphones!
So I bought this phone 2 weeks ago and I felt it getting hot so I took it back because the battery was dying to quick so I got it traded and it works perfect doesn't get hot it was just a defective
I bought this phone on a whim two weeks ago. At our family Thanksgiving dinner, we took a family picture outside right at sunset and for my phone took the better pictures when compared to my siblings iPhone. However, like everything YMMV with the camera.
Thinking about ghosting iPhone this phone is gorgeous
I bought this phone two weeks ago on a BF deal £480 - absolute bargain. Currently on holiday using it everyday on hill walking. When you understand and use the settings, it takes excellent photos with non of the inconsistency that so many reviews mention. I have my DSLR with me and haven't used it once. I use the camera closed for landscape shots with either of the volume controls as the shutter button. Launch camera with double press of the power button. In this mode you are taking photos "blind" with no viewfinder but it's so easy to do when you get used to it. Stops you chimping and waiting till you get home to look at the photos is like proper photography. Images are excellent in all conditions and the Motorola processing and use of Google Photos is just as good (and often better) than my Samsung S23 and my previous iPhone 13 Mini. Battery life is incredibly good and I always get two days to a charge and I only charge to 85)90%.
No way, you get two days from a charge?! I have had mine for a few days and today is my best day so far (first few days weren't representative as whatapp got stuck in a backup loop) and I'm at 27% with normal use and it's 8.30pm, started the day at 6am 100%.
@@willhicks8769 it's amazing how you know more about my phone than me. I get two two days out of my Razr 40 and I only charge to 85/90%. I don't play games but I do take a lot of photos. I take all my photos with the phone closed and it uses very little battery that way. I have the phone set up to conserve as much battery as possible. The only thing I don't use it for is emails. I use my S23 for that. Other than that it's social media, WhatsApp etc - quite a lot and the occasional phone call. Also CZcams Music a bit each day and podcasts. It's a 4200 ma battery so it should have a good battery life.
@@willhicks8769 drop the refresh rate and color saturation. Turn off bluetooth if you're not using it. Ensure all background apps that you dont need are stopped.
Mine lasts 4 days with light use.
I charged my phone to 100%, didnt use for 12+ hours and it had only dropped 5%. With moderate use it dropped to 75%. So I estimate 3 - 4 days before needing to charge again.
Have you been using the phone fairly lightly, other than taking pictures on holiday, to actually get 2 days out of the battery?
Please make a video on how to take optimised shots using moto camera
Liquid glass could be used on the inside scree as well as the outside screen to protect from scratches over the camera lenses.
Love the whole affordable flip phone thing they're trying to do. Tempted to get it, looks very nice but at the same time I already have the Z flip 5
Ive had my Motorola RAZR 2023 for about a week now. So far its been a great device. Battery is great and the design is quality. Hing is strong and the phone has a wonderfully comfortable leather external design which grils very well keeping the phone from being suler slick and slippery which i cannot stand from a device. Highly recommend if your looking for a stylish phone that works seemlessly and very resposive. Good luck on your choice 💯
I love mine I switched over from the status 5G 2022 then this has been one of the best phones I've had so far
Sold! I just ordered one, because like michaelsweet said, I don't carry a handbag, I put things in my front pocket. If/when I have to carry something too thick, or too long, it gets taken out and set down ?somewhere? I put a store demo of this phone in my pocket, and it was smaller in every dimension than my wallet, so I did in fact invest in this phone. After the Z fold came out at $3K, I am very happy to get this phone for under $500. Thanks for posting this expert/knowlegable and informative review! UPDATE: I accidently broke my phone two weeks ago; my wedding ring banged the screen just wrong and damaged it. Motorola sent me a shipping label, they fixed it, and shipped it back to me at no cost; in fact they threw in a nice Turbo charger with cable in the bag. I'm satisfied that I went with Motorola and I feel they support their customers well.
Did you have insurance?
Just to add, the display itself isn’t cheap, or something they tried to cut costs on. It’s the same screen on the plus, but with a lower refresh rate. Glass can’t bend, so all foldables use the same plastic. And on another note, DO NOT REMOVE OR ADD A SCREEN PROTECTOR. It voids the warranty. After the year of coverage is up, get iFixits kit for 30, it comes with the screen protector and alignment tools you won’t get elsewhere
Most current gen foldables actually use UTG (ultra-thin glass) for the displays, where Schott UTG is one of the main suppliers. But yeah, most, if not all, come with screen protectors pre-installed to support that uber thin glass.
I got one and I love it it's perfect for me!! It does everything I need it to do and very simple to use..I'd recommend it to anyone 👍👍
Yo , I've been thinking to pick up the razer 40 , but been worrying about the hinge in the long term, any thoughts?
Got my ultra 4 days ago for $300 at my local carrier store
Im loving it hope it lasts atleats 2 1/2- 3 years
I had mine going on 3 months and had to send it back to motorola. Pixels went out at the crease, shooting light streaks across my screen, and about 40% of my calls and texts don't ring. They took it back right away, now just waiting.....
After using this phone for over a month, it force restarts quite often. Sometimes the keyboard stops responding and it gets hot.
Thank you, best comment.
Some carriers in US are offering this phone at amazing deals right now. Cricket Wireless is offering it at $199 with a new line or $299 if existing customers who are keeping their phone number.
Yup. At first i was skeptical and thought of canceling my order because my family complained how i kept getting cheap phones (apparently$300 is cheap but they are iphone users xD)
So instead of getting a galaxy S23 FE out of the blue i decided to do more research and thank goodness for this review. Not only will ill be getting a decent upgrade but im saving money
Yeah but it still kinda sucks though cause use who are loyal existing customers should be getting the $200 price tag not the $300 and it is even more then that cause if you are upgrading you have the $25 upgrade fee plus the case and charger block so by the time everything is said and done you are close to $400 unlike the new users to cricket at the $300 mark….
@@saramcdonald1150 yeah it sucks but at least they offer a discount. I believe for cricket even after everything it should be below $400
@@saramcdonald1150 I agree that it's BS us loyal customers get charged more. We've had a family group account with them for the last 15 years so it pisses me off. But then I look at the price on Motorola and calm down lol 😁. Honestly I usually buy unlocked phones to get good trade-in deals etc, Cricket doesn't do trade-ins for existing customers either 😩. I'm glad I already have a 30 watt charging brick and I never buy Cricket's overpriced cases, I usually buy them from Amazon.
@@ZyroShadowPony So what you are saying is that you family isn't very tech smart or money-wise.
Do not do not add another screen protector to the phone because that's even what they say in the manual
Is this unit on carrier or is it unlocked
Just got this phone the other day and I feel like it's better than the Galaxy Flip 4 that I had.
I'm going to get this phone
Does this phone connect to Android Auto while it's closed??
I moved to this from an Apple device as ive been wanting to try a flip design. nostalgia for the 90's/00's style. I love it, it fits snugly in my hand both open and closed. It looks great and the include case matches the colour peefectly. I dont think i will be going back to apple for some time.
Yours included a case?
Yeah there was a matching plastic case in the box with the phone
@@robedmunds5063 Mine didn't have a case. I got it for $150. I like it without a case, but I'm scared to drop it.
hey guys did you discover the doble tap function on the back of the phone? for a quick launch ...
iPhone has that too (people just aren’t smart enough to know that ) so it wasn’t a surprise to me the razr has it
I just found out that this phone is useless if your a gig shopper there seems to be some kind of conflict with the shopper scanner . Really sucks that i have to return it.
I am ready for a new phone and started looking around for a new one. I e used Motorola phones for years now. I see we can get it for 499.99 right now. The only question I have is..can you make and receive phone calls without opening the phone ? If so, this will be in my pocket. I've watched 10 videos and read many discussions on this phone and have yet to find out if closed phone calling/receiving is possible. Thank you for your video
You can
Most definitely do not put on an extra screen protector on top of the one that's already on there.
always check AUE before you buy any Android phone. Motorola provides only 2 years of updates for most of the phone but not sure for this one. so be careful. AUE is Auto Update End Date
Can you listen to CZcams and other things with it shut?
Yes you can
Hello, Can the razr 40 connect to a car (android auto) with the flap closed? THANKS
Yes
@@TechTitan1 thank you I was convinced when closing the flap it would delete the Android-auto connection
What are the speakers like? Can't believe that info wasn't provided.
It's extremely loud and clear
Ordered a phone from Motorola almost a week ago and they tell me it is still in there facility, my brother ordered a phone from Google on Monday he already got it. Has anyone else had a problem with Motorola taking a long time to send something?
I got my Motorola Razr in less than a week.
Guess that makes you comment irrelevant.
Got mine for 250 ill say thats a steal lol
0:00-9:34 “For the most part”
At 4:34 he says "most fart" lol
@superbrybry22 😂😂I really said that
I've noticed that my unit has a lot more creaks than it should. I had a flip 3 for a few months a year ago so maybe I'm used to the tight design that had. Other than the flexing I have no complaints besides camera but that has always been a weak point for Motorola
Yo , I've been thinking to pick up the razer 40 , but been worrying about the hinge in the long term, any thoughts?
@@thejumpropeninja9820the hinge fine. I think it just creaks a little bit cause of the cost. I've haven't had it gone out yet and I accidentally flung it while opening it one handed. It does feel more durable than the flip 3 I had. Just more loose feeling
See if your razr is magnetic bacause Mine sure was, and so is the replacement one they sent. Motorola Razr 2023 has a strong magnetic pull on it. It actually picked up my pen and some screws from my work desk. It was only a couple weeks old when I felt a slight burn on my ear and started to get a headache using it. Now I only use it on speaker. I believe these are dangerous, unless proven otherwise.
Dang
Returned mine, compared to my three year old Pixel 5, the camera quality was pretty subpar. Overall, I enjoyed the experience. I questioned the durability of the phone.
If you want great camera quality get a real camera.
You never see photographers using smartphones.
Fortunately, phone cameras are pretty good these days. Motorola phone cameras have been a step behind the competition for years. I use my phone for work, it's nice being able to do it all in one device. Unfortunately, for me, the RAZR 2023 wasn't that device.
@@conspicuousrod4910 You should know by now that you shouldn't expect great cameras from a flip phone. Galaxy flip has worse camera than s23. It cannot be any different. You just can't fit a great camera in a phone that is 7mm thick, has 2 screens and 15% of entire volume taken up by the hinge. Especially in this price range. You can try Razr 40 ultra. It has better cameras (still not the best, but decent). I find the camera setup adequate for work related use and for everything else I have a DSLR.
Just got mine for $150. Boost Mobile.
Can you check texts/emails from external display?
Yes, you can read both, you must open the phone to respond however.
Oh it has an external display!?
What does hit or miss mean? It’s like saying “it sucks but it doesn’t it’s really really good”. Has to be one or the other sir.
In good natural lighting it’s good in artificial light it struggles
Had mine for over 6 months. The screen keeps going out, gets lines across the screen from pixels going out. I already sent it back, blah blah blah etc. etc. Ain't going to keep fixing the same problem over and over again. Waste of time energy and money.
I found the flip not to be any kind of a good deal. Bad battery life. Audio out to Bluetooth really sucks. It's not lighter in weight than other phones. Cases make it a fat cube of a phone in your pocket. What's with the pre applied screen protector, can we trade it out? who knows. No matter what notifications you have on the small outside screen, You'll most likely have to open the phone anyway. Having to open a phone as many times I deal with the content is going to stress the fold in time, which is the point of failure for the phone and get really tired of doing after awhile. More work for the fold.
Now this cellphone cost $199 plus tax at cricket wirless its December 2023
Just got one for $269 from Motorola
You left out your trade-in
@@RK-um9tuyeah, my 2022 edge.
tks for the review I have decide refuse to buys this trash phone, tks again
For the most part….
You hate this phone
BS. any small a mount of dust that goes in your flip metal will break your screen. I got mine a month ago.. and I already have a dead pixel line in the screen. Did NOTHING to the phone, hasn't been dropped or anything. The only explanation I have is dust went inside the hinge. CRAP PHONES if you ask me. This is the second of this type and they don't last a year. Just done with these fancy technology.. I'm going back to thick bricks for phones. Those lasted me years.
Should have kept the original shape just made it touch screen. This phone looks dumb. I was considering buying this.
Let me guess you rode the small bus to school, correct?
Also, Motorola doesn't care what you think.
Motorola brought this out ONLY to fund the next year's round of refreshes, LMFAO!
🤣🤣🤣
What is your point?
@@msp5138 read it again and ask that question.....🙄
@@PhillipLemmon
The phone is selling well and has great reviews?
So what is your point in making up and posting nonsense.
@@RK-um9tu oh yeah thats right cuz that ONE video that said the screen busted after a short while disappeared,....I forgot.
oh and WHERE exactly is it selling well?....
🙄
This phone is old hat now that the razr 5 is out. Why are you reviewing this when no one wants this phone anymore.
This phone has only been out for about two months what are you on? 😂 I’m sorry I meant what’s your definition of old and damn you speak for everyone now “no one wants this phone anymore”
I thought that phone, the razr 5, was from 2020? And this phone is the 2023 model, plus it's less than $500 brand new. I know there are better phones but I don't need the bleeding edge...
Why do you speak for everyone? I actually happen to want this phone. Thank you very much
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