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Motorola Razr 2025 vs Samsung Galaxy S25
Motorola Razr 2025
Motorola
7.8
Best-value flip for most people
Samsung Galaxy S25
Samsung
7.8
Safe small-Android pick
Motorola Razr 2025
What Reviewers Agree On
The best-value flip phone for most people — it brings the core Razr experience to a far more affordable ~$699 price.
The 4,500mAh battery comfortably lasts all day, with light users stretching well beyond.
The build holds up impressively over a year — the hinge and crease age well and feel durable.
Motorola's clean, light-touch software with handy gestures is a genuine plus.
The bright 3,000-nit inner display is excellent for media, and the 4-inch cover screen runs full apps usefully.
Deal Breakers
Pros & Cons
Motorola Razr 2025
Pros
The best-value flip phone for most people — it brings the core Razr experience to a far more affordable ~$699 price.
The 4,500mAh battery comfortably lasts all day, with light users stretching well beyond.
The build holds up impressively over a year — the hinge and crease age well and feel durable.
Motorola's clean, light-touch software with handy gestures is a genuine plus.
The bright 3,000-nit inner display is excellent for media, and the 4-inch cover screen runs full apps usefully.
Detailed Comparison
Design & Build
Motorola Razr 2025
A genuinely premium-feeling, durable flip at a mid price — the crease keeps getting better hidden year over year and reviewers consistently report it holds up well over time.
This is the basic version of the Moto Razr (not the Plus or Ultra), and year after year Motorola does a better job of hiding the crease.
It's a tall phone with an 84.9% screen-to-body ratio and IP48 rating (submersible 1.5m for 30 minutes).
After one year focused on the hinge and crease, an owner who bought it himself says the fold quality is great and he'd buy it again — it looks fantastic and the build is super nice.
Be careful with the inner display — it's plastic so it scratches easily, and a damaged front screen can be expensive to repair.
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The MediaTek Dimensity 7400X is mid-tier — it throttles to ~60% after about 5 minutes of sustained load and is far behind the Razr Ultra.
Only 3 years of OS updates and 4 of security, delivered slowly and typically one Android version behind.
Cameras are just fine — the front/selfie pipeline notably trails the Galaxy Z Flip and there's no telephoto.
Samsung Galaxy S25
What Reviewers Agree On
The 6.2-inch form factor makes the S25 the last 'reasonably sized' Android flagship you can buy in the US — a real selling point in 2025.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy delivers a legitimate generational jump (Engadget measured multi-core 8,950 vs 7,049 on the S24; Trusted Reviews logged Geekbench 6 multi 9,450) and the phone stays cool in normal use.
Battery life is meaningfully better than the S24 despite the unchanged 4,000 mAh cell — Engadget measured 28+ hours of video playback, roughly four hours longer than its predecessor, thanks to the more efficient 3nm chip.
The 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display is bright (2,600-nit peak), sharp at 1080p / 416 ppi, and pleasant to use day to day.
Seven years of OS and security updates match Google and Apple and remain one of the strongest reasons to buy a Samsung flagship.
One UI 7 on Android 15 is a genuinely big software step — the Now Bar, redesigned Quick Settings, smoother animations and deeper Gemini integration are reviewer favorites.
Build quality is high — IP68 dust/water resistance, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back, Armor Aluminum 2 frame, and a 5g weight reduction over the S24.
Deal Breakers
Hardware is virtually unchanged from the S24 — the same camera trio, same 4,000 mAh battery, same display, same 1080p resolution and same $799 price tag make the upgrade case very weak.
The 12MP ultrawide is now lackluster — the S25 Ultra got the new 50MP ultrawide and the base S25 / S25+ did not, so reviewers like Wired call out that an $800 Pixel 9 has a 48MP ultrawide for the same money.
Cameras still lag the Pixel 9 and iPhone 16 in stills for most reviewers — Wired and Trusted Reviews both say the competition has pulled ahead while Samsung stood still.
Charging is slow versus rivals — 25W wired and 15W wireless trail the OnePlus 13R (80W) and many Chinese flagships; full charge takes around 90 minutes (Trusted Reviews), and Qi2 'Ready' only works through a separately purchased magnetic case.
Galaxy AI is a mixed bag — Gemini cross-app actions help, but Now Brief is openly described as useless by Digital Trends and 9to5Google, and Samsung will not commit to whether Galaxy AI stays free after the end of 2025.
Cons
The MediaTek Dimensity 7400X is mid-tier — it throttles to ~60% after about 5 minutes of sustained load and is far behind the Razr Ultra.
Only 3 years of OS updates and 4 of security, delivered slowly and typically one Android version behind.
Cameras are just fine — the front/selfie pipeline notably trails the Galaxy Z Flip and there's no telephoto.
Samsung Galaxy S25
Pros
The 6.2-inch form factor makes the S25 the last 'reasonably sized' Android flagship you can buy in the US — a real selling point in 2025.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy delivers a legitimate generational jump (Engadget measured multi-core 8,950 vs 7,049 on the S24; Trusted Reviews logged Geekbench 6 multi 9,450) and the phone stays cool in normal use.
Battery life is meaningfully better than the S24 despite the unchanged 4,000 mAh cell — Engadget measured 28+ hours of video playback, roughly four hours longer than its predecessor, thanks to the more efficient 3nm chip.
The 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display is bright (2,600-nit peak), sharp at 1080p / 416 ppi, and pleasant to use day to day.
Seven years of OS and security updates match Google and Apple and remain one of the strongest reasons to buy a Samsung flagship.
One UI 7 on Android 15 is a genuinely big software step — the Now Bar, redesigned Quick Settings, smoother animations and deeper Gemini integration are reviewer favorites.
Build quality is high — IP68 dust/water resistance, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back, Armor Aluminum 2 frame, and a 5g weight reduction over the S24.
Cons
Hardware is virtually unchanged from the S24 — the same camera trio, same 4,000 mAh battery, same display, same 1080p resolution and same $799 price tag make the upgrade case very weak.
The 12MP ultrawide is now lackluster — the S25 Ultra got the new 50MP ultrawide and the base S25 / S25+ did not, so reviewers like Wired call out that an $800 Pixel 9 has a 48MP ultrawide for the same money.
Cameras still lag the Pixel 9 and iPhone 16 in stills for most reviewers — Wired and Trusted Reviews both say the competition has pulled ahead while Samsung stood still.
Charging is slow versus rivals — 25W wired and 15W wireless trail the OnePlus 13R (80W) and many Chinese flagships; full charge takes around 90 minutes (Trusted Reviews), and Qi2 'Ready' only works through a separately purchased magnetic case.
Galaxy AI is a mixed bag — Gemini cross-app actions help, but Now Brief is openly described as useless by Digital Trends and 9to5Google, and Samsung will not commit to whether Galaxy AI stays free after the end of 2025.
After several months the only physical degradation is a faint, hard-to-see mark on the inner screen — a minor first sign rather than a real problem.
Moto offers Pantone-inspired colourways and vegan-leather finishes that look classy and feel premium for the price.
Samsung Galaxy S25
The S25 keeps the S24's flat-edge aluminum chassis nearly intact — 0.4 mm thinner, 5 g lighter, and visually distinguishable only by slightly more prominent camera rings. Reviewers unanimously call out that this is now the last 'small' Android flagship you can buy in the US, which has become a feature in its own right. Build quality is high: Gorilla Glass Victus 2 front and back, Armor Aluminum 2 frame, IP68 rating.
The Galaxy S25 is secretly the best small Android phone you can buy in the US — almost more by attrition than by design, since Google's Pixel only comes in big and bigger.
After several years of testing 6.5-inch-plus phones, having the 6.2-inch S25 around is refreshing — small enough to use one-handed but still big enough for everything but extended video.
The S25 is a 'pocket powerhouse' — its lightweight, compact build delivers a refreshing change from larger devices while still offering a big enough display for everything you need.
Aside from the camera lens hubcaps and the new chip inside, the S25 is essentially the same boxy, sharp-cornered phone we've seen for the past three years.
Spot-the-difference between the S25 and S24 is a tough game — the camera lenses sit slightly more prominent on the rear, the weight is 5g lower, and that is basically the entire visual delta.
Build quality is excellent — Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on both sides, an Armor Aluminum frame, IP68 water and dust resistance, and a high-quality feel in the hand.
The S25 series is so visually similar to the S24 that the new color palette is one of the few obvious ways to tell them apart — Black is now a Samsung.com-exclusive, leaving Navy, Mint, Icy Blue and Silver Shadow at most retailers.
Unbox Therapy noted the S25 design language is 'as minimal as you can get' — a familiar boxy phone with very little flair in the camera layout, branded with a small mirrored Samsung logo on the back.
Performance
Motorola Razr 2025
The mid-tier MediaTek Dimensity 7400X is fine for everyday use but is the phone's clearest weakness — it throttles hard under sustained load and trails the Razr Ultra by a wide margin.
It runs a MediaTek Dimensity 7400X with 8GB RAM and a 4,500mAh battery — adequate for daily use.
It's not a particularly powerful chipset — you can get better numbers from much cheaper conventional phones — and the CPU throttling test showed a steep drop after ~5 minutes to roughly 60% of the initial result.
In benchmarks the base Razr 2025 scored 1,026 (6.15fps avg) in 3DMark Wildlife Extreme versus the Razr Ultra's 6,754 (40.45fps) — a massive gap.
The new processor was only ~5–6% faster than the previous generation, with the gains focused on AI features.
For most owners — scrolling social, light gaming, YouTube — 99% will be perfectly happy with the performance.
In casual gaming it holds ~90fps in lighter titles (capped to 60fps in heavier ones) with little temperature rise, dropping to ~60% battery after 50 minutes.
Samsung Galaxy S25
The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy is the single substantive hardware change this year and reviewers agree it delivers — Engadget measured multi-core Geekbench jumping from 7,049 on the S24 to 8,950, Trusted Reviews logged 9,450 multi-core / 3,101 single-core. The base S25 lacks the Ultra's larger vapor chamber so it warms up under sustained load, but everyday performance is butter-smooth. RAM is now 12GB across all storage tiers — a real upgrade.
With the 3 nm Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy, CPU multi-core hit 8,950 (up from 7,049 on the S24) and GPU scored 19,158 (up from 15,082) — a meaningful generational jump.
Geekbench 6 multi-core landed at 9,450 and single-core at 3,101, putting the S25 at the top of the Android pile and roughly on par with the iPhone 16 in multi-core.
Everyday tasks and gaming run smoothly — the S25 got warm under stress tests and back-to-back generative AI plus 4K video uploads but never uncomfortably hot.
Back-to-back generative AI requests and shooting and uploading 4K video made the S25 heat up — it lacks the expanded vapor chamber that Samsung added to the S25 Ultra.
Battery & Charging
Motorola Razr 2025
A 4,500mAh cell that's the base Razr's quiet strength in daily use, though lab rundowns are more middling. Charging is modest (30W, no in-box brick) but acceptable for the price.
The larger 4,500mAh battery delivers excellent real-world life — owners comfortably get through a full day.
With light use one reviewer could squeak out roughly four days on a charge (4–5 hours of screen-on time spread over those days).
Controlled lab testing was more middling — a mediocre active-use score of about 9h28m.
9to5Google found the battery life absolutely rock solid in everyday use.
A full 0–100% charge took about 55 minutes with a proper adapter (0–61% in 30 minutes); another test hit a full charge in roughly an hour on its 30W charging.
There's no charger in the box and no wireless charging — modest, but acceptable for the price tier.
Samsung Galaxy S25
The 4,000 mAh battery is unchanged from the S24, but the more efficient 3 nm chip pushes real-world endurance noticeably further — Engadget recorded 28+ hours of video playback (about 4 hours longer than the S24), Trusted Reviews ended most days with 30%+ remaining, 9to5Google occasionally killed it in a heavy day. Charging is the weakness — 25W wired, 15W wireless, with Qi2 'Ready' working only via a separately purchased magnetic case. The OnePlus 13R's 80W wired charging is a generation ahead.
The Galaxy S25 clocked in at over 28 hours of video playback — almost four hours more than the S24, and a real testament to processor efficiency gains since the battery itself didn't grow.
Battery life was decent overall — most days finished with over 30% remaining, comfortably getting through a day but not a full two-day phone.
A 4,000 mAh battery at $799 is not great — 9to5Google could kill the phone in a single heavy day, and a midday top-up may become routine as the battery ages.
The S25's 4,000 mAh got me through a full day of moderate use — a smaller battery is a concern in a tiny device but the new chip earns the phone enough efficiency to compensate.
The base S25 misses the S25 Ultra's anti-reflective Gorilla Armor 2 coating and the new 200MP / 50MP ultrawide cameras — reviewers say the gap between the S25 and the Ultra has widened, not narrowed.
The base S25 misses the S25 Ultra's anti-reflective Gorilla Armor 2 coating and the new 200MP / 50MP ultrawide cameras — reviewers say the gap between the S25 and the Ultra has widened, not narrowed.
The Snapdragon 8 Elite is the most powerful chip on Android to date, with a special enhanced 'for Galaxy' variant supporting Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 — the biggest upgrade in years.
Across all S25 devices the Snapdragon 8 Elite shows roughly 25–30 percent better real-world battery efficiency over the previous generation — and that is the change that matters most.
For now this is the most powerful small phone on the market — the Snapdragon 8 Elite makes the S25 feel slick and top-of-the-line, and dropping the Exynos chip globally is a big win for non-US buyers.
All three S25 models share the same Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and 12 GB of RAM — the biggest practical differences between them come down to battery size and screen size.
Charging speeds aren't the fastest — 25W wired and 15W wireless trail the OnePlus 13R's 80W, but Trusted Reviews considers it comparable to Apple and Google and not a deal-breaker.
Qi2 charging only works through a compatible third-party magnetic case — the phone itself has no built-in magnets, and Samsung's first-party magnetic case has 'weak magnets' that lose hold over potholes.
0–50% wired charging took 33 minutes and a full 0–100% charge took 90 minutes — Trusted Reviews benchmarks confirm Samsung is happy to stay conservative versus 80W-plus Chinese rivals.
Samsung has stuck to the same 4,000 mAh capacity, 25W wired, 15W wireless and 4.5W reverse wireless charging as the S24 — there's an upgrade to Qi2.1 Ready, but it can go easily unnoticed.
