After a few years of flip phone-only foldables, Motorola is finally releasing a book-style device in the Razr Fold. I’ve been keen to use it after a couple of early looks at trade shows earlier this year and, now that I’ve been using it as my main phone for the past week, I’m sold – the Motorola Razr Fold isn’t just good, it might the best foldable*.
The Motorola Razr Fold is technically a first-generation product, but it sure doesn’t feel like one. This phone clearly draws on Motorola’s near-decade of foldable experience in the Razr clamshells to put together what it easily a top-tier piece of foldable hardware.
The hinge on Razr Fold is smooth, yet springy, without the crackles that were so common on older Razr generations. It opens smoothly but, when you go to close it, the hinge is ready to quickly snap closed. As far as the display crease is concerned, it’s perfectly manageable. Is it invisible? Not at all. Rather, I’d say this is about the average. After a week of use, it’s still less visible than my 9-month-old Galaxy Z Fold 7’s crease, and about on par with what Samsung’s device looked like at launch. That’s not exactly high praise, but I’d argue it’s more than acceptable!
Noteworthy here is the slight inward slope on the frame, which makes it much easier to open this device.
