[Motorola Razr 2022 Unboxing] In 2019, the Motorola Razr foldable phone made its debut, and as a continuation of the Razr series, the new Motorola Razr has received great praise for its new vertical foldable form. After 3 years of settling down, recently Motorola brings the third generation of the series, which is the Motorola Razr 2022. So today let’s unbox the incredible foldable phone and talk about our first impressions of it.

Unboxing

I kind of like the premium box here. Obviously, Motorola designed the solid packaging to correspond to the phone’s form, focusing on minimalism with a flip cover. Open it and now we can see the latest Razr here. The unfolded phone holding in my hand feels just like a regular phone with a slightly large display. Even after seeing and experiencing quite a few foldable models, I don’t want to gloss over that the Razr 2022 is still incredibly compact. The Razr series still evokes the nostalgia of the age of flip phones, and the Razr, which has survived the changes in the mobile phone industry, is certainly the best vehicle for this.

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First impression

Like the Galaxy Flip series, the new Razr still adheres to the vertical folding form. But the Razr doesn’t maintain the classic look and feel of its predecessor with a jutting chin at the bottom covering the upper part. When closed, it looks familiar with the latest Samsung flip models.

But I must stress that this isn’t a disappointing change, since more internal space of the phone will be freed up. For example, Motorola upgrades the camera module to a dual-lens setup, with better sensors; the battery is also upgraded to a larger capacity of 3500mAh.

Inner foldable 6.7″ display

On the front face, you can have a bigger 6.7-inch foldable display with narrower edges. It’s interesting that the top and bottom edges of the display were presented in a curved design, which gives it a more visually pleasing fit to the phone’s appearance.

What’s surprising is that the Oled display supports up to 144Hz rate, which was never seen on other foldable models. But in display settings, there’s only an auto mode and another 60Hz mode for options. The auto mode could optimize the refresh rate up to 120Hz but not the maximum 144Hz. The 144Hz mode seems to be only available in specific games.

But I have to say that the operation system, MyUI, is pretty smooth and responsive. The whole experience is so close to the original Android 12. It has a more comfortable animation and a simpler interface than most customized OS based on Android, which I think is great for global users that hates learning again about software of a new phone.

Quick View outer 2.7″ screen

Apart from the full-sized display, the smaller 2.7-inch interactive Quick View display also got reserved on the new model. No doubt it’s the most useful sub-screen among all the compact folding phones. It can do a lot more than you think. In addition to displaying a customizable clock, making phone calls, and showing notifications, you can turn it into a fully functional second display for supported apps.

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For example, you can watch YouTube videos on the small display, listen to music on Spotify, navigate on google maps, etc.. Or even you can play most games on the Quick View display. But I don’t really recommend playing games that require complex operations on this small screen, such as PUBG or Genshin Impact, because it’s too small for users to put clumsy fingers touching the right positions of all the buttons. However, in games like Subway Surf, the small screen is incredibly suitable, no matter for easy holding or power saving.

Another great experience of the small screen is taking selfies with the dual cameras down below it. Motorola redesigned the interface of the camera UI for the outer display to make sure it well fits the compact size. You can access almost all the camera features here without opening the phone.

But there’re still some apps that can be shown here but have a terrible experience, such as TikTok. There’s no room for showing contents beyond displaying the bars at the top and bottom. Since the display doesn’t support rotation, you might give up using certain apps on it.

Hinge

The hinge felt pretty smooth when I opened or closed it. except for the faint hiss of the screen movement, it’s solid without generating annoying noise no matter for folding or unfolding. Under the folded form, it closes almost completely with no visible gap. When unfolded, it’s quite surprising that the new hinge has pretty good crease control. But it might be more visible after frequent folding movements.

By the way, there’s an annoying detail you should know about closing. When I quickly close it, the folding part of the flexible screen sometimes popped outwards a bit but then quickly returns to the folded position. I’m sure it’s not a big deal, but it still made me scared the first time it happened if it would do any damage to the screen. But as it turned out, nothing happened.

Performance & Cameras

The new Razr is powered by the most powerful chipset, the Snapdragon 8+. So there’s nothing to worry about the performance. But it’s not a good option for long gaming, since it only features a 3500mAh battery. But it can still last for a full day of daily use, which is much better than the previous Razr.

As for cameras, we took a few photos here. The module includes a 50MP main camera, a 13MP wide-angle lens, and another 32MP front camera. The improvement compared to the previous Razr is huge. Especially for night shooting, the overall brightness is dramatically boosted. Even under extremely low lighting, the capture is much better than I expected. As for daytime, it remains a solid performer with good detail.

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Pricing

Other features like 33W fast charging, a side fingerprint reader, and stereo speakers also got upgraded with a better experience. And the pricing is probably the most surprising thing about the new Razr. This first compact foldable model powered by the 8+ chip officially starts from about 885 USD. But unfortunately, it goes exclusive to China by far. You can only get it at a few third-party retailers that are able to deliver to your place.

We are planning to make a comparison among compact foldable models, so more detail about the new Motorola Razr 2022 will be discussed in that comparison. If you have a nice candidate in mind for the comparison, please tell us down below the Youtube video here. And just stay tuned!