Motorola Razr Fold vs Samsung Galaxy S24 | TechTalkTown
Motorola Razr Fold vs Samsung Galaxy S24
Motorola Razr Fold
Motorola
8.3
Best US book foldable, big battery
Samsung Galaxy S24
Samsung
8.2
The best small Android flagship
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
Pros & Cons
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
Detailed Comparison
Design & Build
Motorola Razr Fold
Motorola's first book-style foldable trades the iconic flip for a Samsung-like book form, with a Material Expressive look, a flat-folding hinge and a notably heavy body.
Motorola's first book-style folding phone is a premium option, not the budget-friendlier alternative the category could use, with a 6,000mAh battery, top-tier chipset and serious camera hardware.
At 243g it's about 28g heavier than the Galaxy Z Fold 7, largely because of the camera array, though it feels balanced and not heavy in the hand.
The design is Google Material Expressive instead of a misguided attempt to match Apple.
Motorola leveraged decades of hinge engineering to pull the screen taut, resulting in a surface that is startlingly flat and masks the crease.
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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
Samsung Galaxy S24
What Reviewers Agree On
It is the best small/compact Android flagship — full flagship performance in a genuinely pocketable 6.2-inch body.
The flat 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X at 120Hz with 2,600-nit peak is excellent and a big jump over the S23's 1,750 nits.
Battery life improved markedly over the S23 (17:46h video, ~9:46h browsing) despite a still-small 4,000mAh cell.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy delivers flagship performance and stays fast years later, with seven years of updates keeping it current.
It launched cheaper than the S23 ($799/128GB) and is an outstanding value on the used market in 2026 (~$400).
Deal Breakers
Charging is still capped at 25W wired with no UWB — unchanged from the S23 and slow by 2026 standards.
The camera is good but not class-leading; the telephoto and fine detail trail the best, and it's largely unchanged from the S23.
The Exynos 2400 variant runs hot, drains faster and has had 5G freezing and global-vs-US quality complaints.
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
Samsung Galaxy S24
Pros
It is the best small/compact Android flagship — full flagship performance in a genuinely pocketable 6.2-inch body.
The flat 6.2-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X at 120Hz with 2,600-nit peak is excellent and a big jump over the S23's 1,750 nits.
Battery life improved markedly over the S23 (17:46h video, ~9:46h browsing) despite a still-small 4,000mAh cell.
Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for Galaxy delivers flagship performance and stays fast years later, with seven years of updates keeping it current.
It launched cheaper than the S23 ($799/128GB) and is an outstanding value on the used market in 2026 (~$400).
Cons
Charging is still capped at 25W wired with no UWB — unchanged from the S23 and slow by 2026 standards.
The camera is good but not class-leading; the telephoto and fine detail trail the best, and it's largely unchanged from the S23.
The Exynos 2400 variant runs hot, drains faster and has had 5G freezing and global-vs-US quality complaints.
The build feels relatively sturdy with a zero-gap hinge and flush closure, though the soft inner screen still makes dust and dirt a concern.
Samsung Galaxy S24
A compact, flat-sided 6.2-inch body with rounded corners and an aluminium frame — easy to use one-handed and still feels sturdy years later.
It's easy to use one-handed and still feels sturdy in everyday use.
Even after two years the Galaxy S24 still looks premium and modern with a solid build and no major wear.
Two years old, it still feels like a flagship to hold and use.
The compact 6.2-inch size hits the 'Goldilocks zone' that small-phone buyers want, unlike the larger S24+ and Ultra.
Cameras
Motorola Razr Fold
Historically the foldable Achilles heel — but Motorola invested in hardware and software here, and DxOMark ranks it the best camera in any foldable.
DxOMark rates the Razr Fold the #1 camera among foldables — roughly 8th overall across all phones — with a Gold Label.
A 50MP main (f/1.6, OIS), a 50MP ultrawide (12mm, 122° FOV, f/2.0) and a third 50MP camera — all selfies can use the best 50MP main.
This is without question the best Motorola camera I've ever used.
Comes up just short of modern flagships like the iPhone 17 Pro, Find X9 Pro and Xiaomi 17 Ultra, with a DxOMark score of 164 points.
Took it for a street-photography spin and came away genuinely impressed — the camera hardware was what caught attention.
Highest-quality camera in a folding phone in the US — better than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold and Galaxy Z Fold 7, which use older sensors.
Samsung Galaxy S24
A 50MP main, 10MP 3x telephoto and 12MP ultrawide (identical to the S24+). Competent and consistent, but not the line's strength.
Triple camera: 50MP main, 10MP 3x optical telephoto, 12MP ultrawide and a 12MP selfie, with strong portrait shots.
The main camera captures fantastic detail and accurate colours; pro mode produces shots that look from a much more expensive camera.
Run through DXOMARK's full camera suite for photo, video and zoom quality (Exynos variant).
A Samsung owner notes the camera is the one clear downside versus a Pixel.
Featured among the best camera smartphones of 2024 for its hardware-plus-software point-and-shoot results.
Battery & Charging
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.
Samsung Galaxy S24
A 4,000mAh cell (up from the S23's 3,900) with markedly better endurance — but charging is still capped at an unchanged 25W.
Battery grew from 3,900mAh to 4,000mAh; video playback hit 17:46h (~4h more than the S23 and beating the Pixel 8), browsing 9:46h, gaming 7:34h.
Charging remains 25W wired / 15W wireless / 4.5W reverse with no UWB — unchanged from the S23.
In a multi-phone endurance test the Snapdragon S24 outlasted a Pixel 8 that has a 22%-bigger battery — Tensor G3 is clearly less efficient than the Exynos 2400.
After a year of charging, gaming and streaming the battery still measured 100% health at 302 cycles (Samsung's hidden diagnostics).
The Exynos S24 ran hotter (43°C even on Wi-Fi) and was the first to die in the multi-phone drain test.
Value vs Competition
Motorola Razr Fold
At $1,899 it undercuts the Z Fold 7 and is the only premium book foldable many US buyers can actually purchase — value hinges on whether the non-Elite chip and update questions matter to you.
At $1,899.99 / £1,799.99 it undercuts the Galaxy Z Fold 7 by about $100/£100, and the pre-order Moto Pen Ultra bundle adds real value — the sum of its parts is the best foldable on the market.
If you're tired of Samsung-only or have no interest in the Pixel Fold, this may be the best folding phone you can get in the US right now — the Oppo Find N6 and Honor Magic V6 aren't available there.
It could be called a disappointment, especially compared to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold and Honor Magic V5 — it should have offered something more compelling to stand out.
If Motorola drops the price by even two or three hundred dollars within the first few weeks, this phone suddenly becomes a much stronger contender.
It competes fairly well with the Oppo Find N6, which is amazing to see.
Samsung Galaxy S24
Launched at $799 (128GB) — $50 cheaper than the S23 — and now an exceptional sub-$400 used buy. The recurring criticism is the 256GB upcharge.
'The best small Android smartphone gets cheaper but not better' — $799 for 128GB, $50 less than its predecessor.
It's safe to assume the S24 is still worth buying in 2026, much as an iPhone 15 is worth owning after the iPhone 17.
After serious testing, USA Today's Reviewed recommends the Samsung Galaxy S24 to most people.
At around $400 used in 2026 it's an excellent device that still feels like a flagship — just expect some battery degradation.
At $800 the fingerprint sensor, GPS and Bluetooth modules should be better, and the 256GB-over-128GB upcharge is 'theft.'
