Google Pixel 8 Pro vs Motorola Razr Fold

Google Pixel 8 Pro

Google

8.5

Best Pixel of 2023 — AI camera + 7-year update commitment

Motorola Razr Fold

Motorola

8.3

Best US book foldable, big battery

Google Pixel 8 Pro

What Reviewers Agree On

Industry-first 7-year software update commitment (through 2030) — meaningfully longer than Samsung's 4 OS / 5 sec at the time
Magic Editor, Best Take, Audio Magic Eraser and Zoom Enhance — Tensor G3 enables a Google-only AI camera/editing suite
6.7-inch LTPO at 2400-nit peak — brighter than the iPhone 15 Pro Max (2000 nits) and S23 Ultra (1750 nits) of its era
Triple-camera upgrade: 50MP main, 48MP ultrawide (up from 12MP on Pixel 7 Pro), 48MP 5x telephoto periscope
Magic Editor lets you reposition subjects, change backgrounds, add detail — most-discussed new feature of late 2023

Pros & Cons

Google Pixel 8 Pro

Pros

Industry-first 7-year software update commitment (through 2030) — meaningfully longer than Samsung's 4 OS / 5 sec at the time
Magic Editor, Best Take, Audio Magic Eraser and Zoom Enhance — Tensor G3 enables a Google-only AI camera/editing suite
6.7-inch LTPO at 2400-nit peak — brighter than the iPhone 15 Pro Max (2000 nits) and S23 Ultra (1750 nits) of its era
Triple-camera upgrade: 50MP main, 48MP ultrawide (up from 12MP on Pixel 7 Pro), 48MP 5x telephoto periscope
Magic Editor lets you reposition subjects, change backgrounds, add detail — most-discussed new feature of late 2023

Detailed Comparison

Performance

Google Pixel 8 Pro

Tensor G3 is purpose-built for AI workloads but still trails Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and A17 Pro on raw performance. Runs hotter under sustained load; gaming performance is the weak spot.

Tensor G3 (4nm) + 12GB RAM + UFS 3.1 — purpose-built for Google's AI workloads, integrates the new TPU for Magic Editor / Best Take.
Tensor G3 still trails Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and A17 Pro on synthetic benchmarks — Google's chip strategy continues to prioritize AI over raw performance.
Runs hotter under sustained gaming/4K recording than Snapdragon-based rivals — Tensor G3 thermal throttling is a recurring real-world complaint.
Three years on (2026), Tensor G3 still handles everyday Android smoothly — only sustained gaming exposes the chip-vs-Snapdragon gap.

Motorola Razr Fold

Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 with 16GB RAM — fast for everyday use and surprisingly good in long sessions, but the choice of the non-Elite chip in a $1,899 phone is the headline criticism.

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Motorola Razr Fold

What Reviewers Agree On

Best battery life of any notebook-style foldable — roughly 14h31m (16h10m optimized), far ahead of the Galaxy Z Fold 7's ~10h44m
DxOMark's #1 foldable camera (≈164 points, ~8th overall), with a triple 50MP system Motorola made a genuine strength
Standout software — multitasking, laptop mode and a Pixel-meets-Samsung balance reviewers repeatedly praise
Excellent, very bright displays — an 8.1-inch ~6,200-nit inner panel and a 165Hz ~6,000-nit outer screen
Active stylus support (Moto Pen Ultra) that works even on the cover screen, a Z Fold limitation
Undercuts the Galaxy Z Fold 7 by about $100 ($1,899 / £1,799) and includes a case plus a 90W charger in the box
Best book foldable you can actually buy in the US, since the Oppo Find N6 and Honor Magic V6 aren't sold there

Deal Breakers

Uses the non-Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 in a $1,899 flagship — a clear cost-down some reviewers find disappointing
Heavy at 243g (≈28g more than the Galaxy Z Fold 7) and only IP48/IP49 rated, not full IP68
Motorola's poor track record for timely updates, plus a genuine source conflict over whether it gets 7 years or only 3 years of OS updates
Foldable repair costs and Motorola's screen-peeling warranty history are recurring trust concerns

Motorola Razr Fold

Pros

Best battery life of any notebook-style foldable — roughly 14h31m (16h10m optimized), far ahead of the Galaxy Z Fold 7's ~10h44m
DxOMark's #1 foldable camera (≈164 points, ~8th overall), with a triple 50MP system Motorola made a genuine strength
Standout software — multitasking, laptop mode and a Pixel-meets-Samsung balance reviewers repeatedly praise
Excellent, very bright displays — an 8.1-inch ~6,200-nit inner panel and a 165Hz ~6,000-nit outer screen
Active stylus support (Moto Pen Ultra) that works even on the cover screen, a Z Fold limitation
Undercuts the Galaxy Z Fold 7 by about $100 ($1,899 / £1,799) and includes a case plus a 90W charger in the box
Best book foldable you can actually buy in the US, since the Oppo Find N6 and Honor Magic V6 aren't sold there

Cons

Uses the non-Elite Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 in a $1,899 flagship — a clear cost-down some reviewers find disappointing
Heavy at 243g (≈28g more than the Galaxy Z Fold 7) and only IP48/IP49 rated, not full IP68
Motorola's poor track record for timely updates, plus a genuine source conflict over whether it gets 7 years or only 3 years of OS updates
Foldable repair costs and Motorola's screen-peeling warranty history are recurring trust concerns

Battery & Charging

Google Pixel 8 Pro

4,950mAh battery + Tensor G3 efficiency delivers ~6 hours of SOT typical, fully a day for most. 30W wired charging is modest — slower than 45W on S23+/Ultra, much slower than OnePlus 11's 80W.

4,950mAh battery (largest in a Pixel) — fully a day for most users, ~6 hours of screen-on time typical.
Multi-phone drain test (7-phone shootout): Pixel 8 Pro knocked off first at 8h10m — beaten by iPhone 15 Pro Max (~11h), Vivo X100 Pro, OnePlus 12 and even the S23 Ultra (8h21m).
30W wired charging — modest by 2023 standards, 0-50% in ~30 min, full in ~1h20m. Slower than S23+/Ultra's 45W.
23W Qi wireless via Pixel Stand 2; standard Qi caps at 12W — wireless charging is a real-world strength on the Pixel.

Motorola Razr Fold

The standout: the largest battery in the book-foldable space delivering class-leading endurance, plus 80W wired charging — three times faster than the Galaxy Z Fold 7.

Lasting an impressive 14 hours 31 minutes, the Razr Fold is officially the best notebook-style foldable for battery life (16h10m with refresh-rate optimized).
The Galaxy Z Fold 7 managed only 10h44m in the same test, with a 4,400mAh battery versus the Razr Fold's 6,000mAh cell.
I found the battery basically impossible to kill in a single day, even with the Fold's hotspot supplying an entire office internet connection over 12 days.
It charges at 80W wired — over three times as fast as the Galaxy Z Fold 7's 25W — plus 50W wireless and 5W reverse, with a 90W charger and a case included in the box.
The 6,000mAh cell is colossal — about 20% larger than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold's — though there's also more display to power.
If you use the camera a lot or run games, the battery does drain quite quickly and you may need an afternoon top-up.