Motorola Razr (2020)

Last updated
Motorola Razr
Motorola Razr 5G
Manufacturer Motorola Mobility
Slogan Unmistakable. Unexpected. Unparalleled
ModelXT2000-1
First released4G: 14 November 2019;4 years ago (2019-11-14)
5G: 9 September 2020;3 years ago (2020-09-09)
Availability by region4G: 6 February 2020;4 years ago (2020-02-06)
5G: 15 September 2020;3 years ago (2020-09-15)
Successor Motorola Razr 2022
Form factor Clamshell
Dimensions
  • Unfolded (4G)
  • 172 mm (6.8 in) H
  • 72 mm (2.8 in) W
  • 6.9 mm (0.27 in) D
  • Unfolded (5G)
  • 169.2 mm (6.66 in) H
  • 72.6 mm (2.86 in) W
  • 7.9 mm (0.31 in) D
  • Folded (4G)
  • 94 mm (3.7 in) H
  • 72 mm (2.8 in) W
  • 14 mm (0.55 in) D
  • Folded (5G)
  • 91.7 mm (3.61 in) H
  • 72.6 mm (2.86 in) W
  • 16 mm (0.63 in) D
Mass205 g (7.2 oz)
Operating system Original: Android 9.0 "Pie" (4G), Android 10 (5G)
Current: Android 10 (4G), Android 12 (5G)
System-on-chip 4G: Qualcomm Snapdragon 710
5G: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G
CPU 4G: Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz and 6x2.42 GHz) Kryo 360 Gold & Silver
5G: Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz and 6x2.42 GHz) Kryo 360 Gold & Silver
GPU 4G: Adreno 616
5G: Adreno 620
Memory6 GB (4G/LTE only) or 8 GB (5G only)
Storage128 GB (4G/LTE only) or 256 GB (5G only)
Removable storage non-expandable
Battery4G: 2510 mAh
5G: 2800 mAh
ChargingFast charging 15W
DisplayFoldable P-OLED, 876 × 2142, 6.2 in (16 cm), ~22:9 aspect ratio, 373 ppi
External displayExternal G-OLED, 600 × 800, 2.7 in (6.9 cm), 4:3 aspect ratio, 370 ppi
Rear camera4G: 16 MP, f/1.7, 1.22μm, Dual-pixel PDAF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama, gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
5G: 48 MP, f/1.7, 0.8 μm, Dual-pixel PDAF, Dual-LED dual-tone flash, auto HDR, panorama, gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Front camera 4G: 5 MP, f/2.0, 1.12 μm, HDR, 1080p@30fps
5G: 20 MP, f/2.2, 0.8 μm, auto HDR, 1080p@30/60fps
Connectivity Bluetooth 5.0

Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac

3G/LTE/5G, Direct, Hotspot, GPS
Data inputsSensors:
Website www.motorola.com/us/products/razr

The 2019Motorola Razr (stylized motorola razr, also known as RAZR 2019) is an Android foldable smartphone produced by Motorola Mobility. Unveiled on November 14, 2019, it was released on February 6, 2020. [1] [2] The device is designed to be reminiscent of the original Motorola Razr feature phone series and features a horizontally foldable screen (in contrast to other recent folding smartphones which are designed to be folded vertically). [3] [4] [5] An updated version of the phone, Motorola Razr 5G, was announced on September 9, 2020, and released on September 15 of that year. [6]

Contents

Specifications

The Razr is inspired heavily by the original feature phone line of the same name, and uses a clamshell design to conceal a 6.2-inch 21:9 OLED display. The device's exterior features a secondary 2.7-inch "Quick View" display to access selected features (such as notifications) when the device is closed. The screen is protected by a stainless-steel frame, is "scuff resistant", and has no visible crease at its folding point, with a fingerprint sensor located in the lower bezel. In response to concerns surrounding the Galaxy Fold, Motorola Mobility stated that it had "full confidence" in the durability of the phone's screen, that it would last the "average lifespan of a smartphone", and that they were "not going to go out there and say, consumers should be cautious of how they use the phone". [4] [7] The device was initially sold in a black finish. A second "Blush Gold" option was announced in February 2020. [8] [9] The Razr does not support physical SIM cards, and requires use of eSIM. [4] [7]

It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 system-on-chip and Adreno 616 GPU, with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of non-expandable internal storage. It uses two batteries which have a total capacity of 2510 mAh, and fast charging is supported at up to 15W over USB-C. A single camera is present on the rear with a 16 megapixel lens, while the front-facing camera has a 5 megapixel lens and is housed within a notch at the top of the display. [4] [7]

The Razr shipped with Android 9.0 "Pie", and received an update for Android 10 in mid-May 2020, adding theme support (carried over from the Motorola Edge+) and additional functionality to the Quick View display, such as virtual keyboard support, video calling, and Google Maps support. Motorola Mobility committed to supporting Android 11 as well. [10] The software has a "Retro Razr" mode easter egg which changes the home screen to a recreation of the menu screen and keypad of the original Razr series. [11]

Razr 5G

In September 2020, Motorola Mobility released an updated revision of the Razr branded as the Razr 5G, also known as the Razr 2 5G. Its design is nearly identical to the original model, but the fingerprint reader is re-located to the rear of the device. It now uses a Snapdragon 765G system-on-chip, with 8 GB of RAM and support for sub-6 GHz 5G wireless networks. Its cameras were also upgraded, with a 20 megapixel front-facing camera, and 48-megapixel rear-facing camera with laser autofocus and optical image stabilization. In the United States, the Razr 5G is exclusive to AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile. [6] [12]

Reception

The Razr was met with mixed reviews at launch, with several reviewers making comparisons to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip. Common criticisms included the price, poor battery life and camera, sub-flagship level performance, Verizon exclusivity and bloatware, and an unrefined hinge and display, while praise went to the compact form factor, retro design and stock software. Patrick Holland of CNET gave the device a 7.5/10, praising the design, form factor and usability. Holland was impressed with the secondary Quick View display, but noted that the wide aspect ratio caused pillarboxing for apps and movies, and that the user interface was not well optimized for one-handed use. [13] Sascha Segan of PC Magazine gave the device a 2.5/5, additionally panning the device for weak wireless performance, concluding that "Motorola [Mobility]'s gorgeous folding Razr doesn't deliver the performance you expect from a $1,500 phone". [14]

Julian Chokkattu of Wired gave the Razr a 4/10, stating that "Motorola [Mobility]'s first foldable smartphone makes a good case for the return of the clamshell design, but the Razr is still stuck in the past". [15] Dieter Bohn of The Verge gave the device a 4/10, stating that "if this phone didn't fold, I wouldn't recommend it at one-sixth of its current price". [16] Adam Ismail of Tom's Guide likewise stated that “[the Razr’s] myriad shortcomings — from its fragility, to its performance, to its camera and battery life — mean it's not worth the $1,500 plunge.” [17]

iFixit gave the Razr a repairability score of 1/10, deeming it "the most complicated phone-based contraption we've ever taken apart". [18]

Versions

This information may be incomplete

Razr model numbers
Model NumberYearBandMemoryNetworkInfo/Color
XT2000-120194G128GBVerizonNoir Black, Blush Gold (sometimes "XT20001G")
XT2000-220194G128GBUnlockedNoir Black
XT2071-220205G256GBAT&TPolished Graphite (also Blush Gold and Mercury)
XT2071-320205G256GBVerizonPolished Graphite (also Blush Gold and Mercury)
XT2071-420205G256GB"International" (Dual Sim)Polished Graphite (also Blush Gold and Mercury)
XT2071-520205G256GBT-MobilePolished Graphite (also Blush Gold and Mercury)

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smartphone</span> Handheld mobile device

A smartphone is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities. It typically has a touchscreen interface, allowing users to access a wide range of applications and services, such as web browsing, email, and social media, as well as multimedia playback and streaming. Smartphones have built-in cameras, GPS navigation, and support for various communication methods, including voice calls, text messaging, and internet-based messaging apps.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Motorola Razr</span> Series of mobile phones by Motorola Mobility

The Motorola Razr is a brand of design-oriented mobile phones manufactured by Motorola Mobility, a division of Lenovo. Its current iteration since 2019, styled motorola razr, consist of foldable smartphones reminiscent of the original Razr line of flip phones.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clamshell design</span> Electronic device form factor

A clamshell design is a kind of form factor for electronic devices in the shape of a clamshell. Mobile phones, handheld game consoles, and especially laptops, are often designed like clamshells. Clamshell devices are usually made of two sections connected by a hinge, each section containing either a flat panel display or an alphanumeric keyboard/keypad, which can fold into contact together like a bivalve shell.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Motorola Mobility</span> American consumer electronics company

Motorola Mobility LLC, marketed as Motorola, is an American consumer electronics manufacturer primarily producing smartphones and other mobile devices running Android. Headquartered at Merchandise Mart in Chicago, Illinois, it is a subsidiary of the Chinese technology company Lenovo.

The form factor of a mobile phone is its size, shape, and style, as well as the layout and position of its major components.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Droid Razr</span> Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility

The Verizon Droid Razr is an Android-based, 4G LTE-capable smartphone designed by Motorola that launched on Verizon Wireless on November 11, 2011. It was announced on October 18, 2011 in New York City.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Droid Razr HD</span> Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility

The Droid Razr HD and Droid Razr Maxx HD are Android-based, 4G LTE-capable smartphones designed by Motorola as the successor to the Droid Razr series released nearly a year prior. Notable changes from their predecessors include 720p resolution displays and increased display size while maintaining similar overall dimensions. Additionally, the battery capacity on the standard Razr HD is 42% larger than its predecessor. Both go by the model number XT926. These phones were released on October 18, 2012 exclusively on Verizon Wireless in the United States. The Motorola Razr HD were available as international or global phones in Europe, Latin America, Australia and Canada as early as October 2, 2012. In the summer of 2013, storyboards surfaced of television commercials that have not yet aired. These commercials will feature the Droid Maxx and Droid Ultra, the apparent successors to the Droid Razr Maxx HD and Droid Razr HD, respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moto X (1st generation)</span> Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility

Moto X is an Android smartphone developed and manufactured by Motorola Mobility, and released in August 2013.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Moto G4</span> Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility

The Moto G4 is a line of Android smartphones manufactured by Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Lenovo. They are the successor to the third-generation Moto G, and were first released in Brazil and India on May 17, 2016, with other markets following.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huawei Mate 20</span> Android-based smartphone line by Huawei

Huawei Mate 20 is a line of Android phablets produced by Huawei, which collectively succeed the Mate 10 as part of the Huawei Mate series. The flagship models, the Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro, were unveiled on 20 July 2018 at a press conference in London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung Galaxy Fold</span> Foldable Android smartphone by Samsung

The Samsung Galaxy Fold is an Android-based foldable smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics. Unveiled on February 20, 2019, it was released on September 6, 2019 in South Korea. The device is capable of being folded open to expose a 7.3-inch tablet-sized flexible display, while its front contains a smaller "cover" display, intended for accessing the device without opening it. With the announcement of the Galaxy Z Flip, Samsung's foldable phones were made part of the Galaxy Z series. This also retroactively applies to the Galaxy Fold.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Foldable smartphone</span> Smartphone form factors that use flexible displays

A foldable smartphone is a smartphone with a folding form factor. It is reminiscent of the clamshell design of many earlier feature phones. Some variants of the concept use multiple touchscreen panels on a hinge, while other designs utilise a flexible display. Concepts of such devices date back as early as Nokia's "Morph" concept in 2008, and a concept presented by Samsung Electronics in 2013, while the first commercially available folding smartphones with OLED displays began to emerge in November 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Huawei Mate X</span> High-end foldable smartphone from Huawei

The Huawei Mate X is an Android-based high end foldable smartphone produced by Huawei. It was unveiled at MWC 2019 on 25 February 2019 and was originally scheduled to launch in June 2019, but the launch was pushed back to allow for extensive testing in light of the failures reported by users of a similar product, the Galaxy Fold from Samsung. The Mate X launched in China only in November 2019. Huawei announced the Mate Xs on 24 February 2020 as a hardware revision of the original Mate X; it was released in "global markets" outside China in March 2020. The device features a more durable display, improved hinge function and a redesigned cooling system, as well as the newer Kirin 990 5G SoC and Android 10 with EMUI 10.

The Moto Z3 is an Android smartphone developed by Motorola Mobility, as the successor to the Moto Z2 Force Edition. It is the world's first 5G-upgradable smartphone. Like all of Motorola's smartphones in the Moto Z series, it supports Motorola's magnetically attachable "MotoMods" modules.

The Surface Duo is a dual-touchscreen Android smartphone manufactured by Microsoft. Announced during a hardware-oriented event on October 2, 2019, and officially released on September 10, 2020, it is part of the Microsoft Surface series of touchscreen hardware devices, and the first device in the line that does not run Windows. It also marks Microsoft's first smartphone since the dissolution of Microsoft Mobile and the Windows Phone platform.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung Galaxy Z Flip</span> Foldable Android smartphone by Samsung

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is an Android-based foldable smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics as part of the Samsung Galaxy Z series. Its existence was first revealed in an advertisement during the 2020 Academy Awards. Unveiled alongside the Galaxy S20 on February 11, 2020, it was released on February 14, 2020. Unlike the Galaxy Z Fold, the device folds horizontally and uses a hybrid glass coating branded as "Infinity Flex Display". It is available in three colors for the LTE version and two colors for the 5G version. The 5G version was also made available in a limited-edition "Mystic White" color.

The Motorola Edge (2020) and Edge+ (2020) are Android smartphones developed by Motorola Mobility, a subsidiary of Lenovo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung Galaxy Z series</span> Foldable phones from Samsung Electronics

The Samsung Galaxy Z series is a line of foldable smartphones manufactured by Samsung Electronics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2</span> High-end foldable Android smartphone by Samsung

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 2 is an Android-based foldable smartphone developed by Samsung Electronics for its Samsung Galaxy Z series, succeeding the Samsung Galaxy Fold. It was announced on 5 August 2020 alongside the Samsung Galaxy Note 20, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S7, the Galaxy Buds Live, and the Galaxy Watch 3. Samsung later revealed pricing and availability details on 1 September.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pixel 5</span> Android smartphone model developed by Google

The Pixel 5 is an Android smartphone designed, developed, and marketed by Google as part of the Google Pixel product line. It serves as the successor to the Pixel 4. It was officially announced on September 30, 2020 at the "Launch Night In" event alongside the Pixel 4a (5G) and released in the United States on October 29. It is the first flagship smartphone in the Pixel lineup not to feature an XL version. On October 19, 2021, it was succeeded by the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro.

References

  1. ↑ Amadeo, Ron (13 November 2019). "Moto Razr 2019 is official: A foldable smartphone with no display crease". Ars Technica . Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Krol, Jacob (14 November 2019). "Don't flip out: Motorola's Razr returns in 2020 as a $1,499 foldable". CNN Underscored . Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  3. ↑ Cheng, Roger (13 November 2019). "Motorola's $1,500 foldable Razr is a Verizon lifetime exclusive". CNET. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Gartenberg, Chaim (13 November 2019). "Motorola resurrects the Razr as a foldable Android smartphone". The Verge. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. ↑ Velazco, Chris (13 November 2019). "Motorola's revived RAZR is a fashion-forward foldable". Engadget. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  6. 1 2 Holland, Patrick (9 September 2020). "Motorola Razr is back (again): $1,400 for 5G, new cameras and 2020 specs". CNET . Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Lowe, Mike (14 November 2019). "Motorola Razr review: The flip phone is back for 2019". Pocket-lint. Retrieved 2019-11-14.
  8. ↑ "Motorola Razr Blush Gold version coming this spring, company confirms". GSMArena.com. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  9. ↑ Carman, Ashley (2020-02-10). "Motorola confirms a gold-colored Razr is coming this spring". The Verge. Retrieved 2020-02-13.
  10. ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (2020-05-11). "Motorola's foldable Razr gets some new features with its Android 10 update". The Verge. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
  11. ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (13 November 2019). "Party like it's 2004 with the new Motorola Razr's secret "Retro Razr" mode". The Verge. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  12. ↑ Gartenberg, Chaim (9 September 2020). "Motorola's second-gen foldable Razr adds 5G, better cameras, and a chance at redemption". The Verge . Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Holland, Patrick (10 February 2020). "Motorola Razr review: It's one of my favorite phones, but I won't buy it". CNET . Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  14. ↑ Segan, Sascha (10 February 2020). "Motorola Razr (2020) Review". PC Magazine . Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  15. ↑ Chokkattu, Julian (12 February 2020). "Motorola Razr Review: A Cheap Phone in an Expensive Body". Wired . Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  16. ↑ Bohn, Dieter (13 February 2020). "Motorola Razr review: folding flip phone flops". The Verge . Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  17. ↑ Ismail, Adam (10 February 2020). "Motorola Razr review: A stunningly mediocre $1,500 phone". Tom's Guide . Retrieved 16 February 2020.
  18. ↑ "Motorola Razr Teardown". iFixit . 13 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.