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1 MOTOROLA RAZR 60 ULTRA
● £1,099, motorola.com
There’s an argument to be made that Motorola’s turtle is finally bearing down on Samsung’s snoozing hare. Where the Korean giant’s flippers and folders have gotten thinner and incrementally neater, the Chinese-owned challenger has been toiling away to the point where its own collapsible phones might actually be as good a choice, if not slightly better.
Basically everything on the 60 Ultra has seen an upgrade from the previous edition – the chipset, the screen, the camera, the battery, even the charging speed – and while the price has also been upgraded, as it were, it’s pretty difficult to argue that this isn’t a stronger phone than the now year-old Z Flip 6.
Timing-wise, though, the Razr 60 Ultra has only a couple of months to prove itself, with Samsung likely to release the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in July, and perhaps a lower-cost FE model to compete with the Motorola’s line. And then there’s the cachet to worry about. Current owner Lenovo has been pushing Motorola upmarket, but its years in the midrange trenches means the Motorola name remains synonymous with cost savings. This is a premium phone, so it’ll need to work double hard to stand out.
We’ll say this: we’re pretty much convinced. There’s something about the flip – nay, the Razr – form factor that’s just more satisfying than anything else. And if Motorola has really got it right, this will earn its place in the pocket.
PROCESSING POWER
There’s a full-on Octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite chip in the Razr 60 Ultra. That’s wild, and it might be overkill if it can’t keep itself cool. In terms of cameras, the 50MP main sensor can manage 8K video, there’s a 50MP ultra-wide, and another 50MP sensor up front.