Motorola Razr Fold vs Vivo X200 Ultra | TechTalkTown
Motorola Razr Fold vs Vivo X200 Ultra
Motorola Razr Fold
Motorola
8.3
Best US book foldable, big battery
Vivo X200 Ultra
Vivo
8.6
Best camera phone, rough software
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
Vivo X200 Ultra
What Reviewers Agree On
The best camera phone of 2025 by repeated consensus — Forbes, Notebookcheck, Android Authority and multiple creators independently crown it, with the 200MP HP9 periscope rated the best telephoto on any smartphone.
Distinctive imaging hardware: a 35mm-equivalent main camera (vs the usual 23–24mm) plus the largest ultrawide sensor in the Ultra class, both on 1/1.28-inch Sony LYT sensors, driven by dedicated V3+ and VS1 imaging chips.
The optional Zeiss 2.35x teleconverter turns the 85mm periscope into a ~200mm optical lens (digital to 400/800mm) — an excellent, relatively affordable modular photography system.
Premium hardware all round: a 6.82-inch 2K 144Hz LTPO AMOLED with 4,500-nit peak (measured ~1,941 nits full-screen auto), an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor among the best in the game, and durable scratch-resistant glass.
Strong, efficient core performance — Snapdragon 8 Elite with ~9,500 Geekbench multi-core and long benchmark-run endurance, staying relatively cool versus rivals.
Deal Breakers
No official global release — it's a China-launch phone you must import (~$900 base, ~$1,120–1,200 with the kit), with no Western warranty and a ~20-minute debloat to make it usable internationally.
Funtouch/OriginOS is the recurring weak point: rough around the edges, AI features gated behind a Chinese Vivo account/SIM, and weaker than Honor/Oppo software for many reviewers.
It will not work with a WearOS/Pixel/Samsung smartwatch, and the camera app can crash and lock you out for a minute or two between shots for some users.
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
Vivo X200 Ultra
Pros
The best camera phone of 2025 by repeated consensus — Forbes, Notebookcheck, Android Authority and multiple creators independently crown it, with the 200MP HP9 periscope rated the best telephoto on any smartphone.
Distinctive imaging hardware: a 35mm-equivalent main camera (vs the usual 23–24mm) plus the largest ultrawide sensor in the Ultra class, both on 1/1.28-inch Sony LYT sensors, driven by dedicated V3+ and VS1 imaging chips.
The optional Zeiss 2.35x teleconverter turns the 85mm periscope into a ~200mm optical lens (digital to 400/800mm) — an excellent, relatively affordable modular photography system.
Premium hardware all round: a 6.82-inch 2K 144Hz LTPO AMOLED with 4,500-nit peak (measured ~1,941 nits full-screen auto), an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor among the best in the game, and durable scratch-resistant glass.
Strong, efficient core performance — Snapdragon 8 Elite with ~9,500 Geekbench multi-core and long benchmark-run endurance, staying relatively cool versus rivals.
Cons
No official global release — it's a China-launch phone you must import (~$900 base, ~$1,120–1,200 with the kit), with no Western warranty and a ~20-minute debloat to make it usable internationally.
Funtouch/OriginOS is the recurring weak point: rough around the edges, AI features gated behind a Chinese Vivo account/SIM, and weaker than Honor/Oppo software for many reviewers.
It will not work with a WearOS/Pixel/Samsung smartwatch, and the camera app can crash and lock you out for a minute or two between shots for some users.
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.
Vivo X200 Ultra
A camera-forward design with the largest central camera bump reviewers had ever seen, paired with durable, scratch-resistant glass and a slight-curve display.
Digital Trends called the camera module one of the best-designed, most visually interesting and classiest it has seen on a phone — though it's the largest central bump a reviewer had ever used.
Over two weeks of caseless use the body picked up no scratches at all — and 100-day testing confirmed it resists scratches better than some Gorilla Glass 7 phones.
The 6.82-inch display has subtle micro-curves on the edges with an otherwise near-flat front, and the build feels premium in hand.
MKBHD noted the plain plastic exterior of the bundled photography kit lacks premium finishing and feels cheaper than Xiaomi's equivalent grip.
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.
Vivo X200 Ultra
The reason this phone exists — a 35mm main, the largest ultrawide sensor in its class, and a 200MP HP9 periscope widely called the best telephoto on any smartphone.
MKBHD called the 14mm shooter the best ultrawide in recent Ultra models and the periscope arguably the best telephoto lens on any smartphone.
Uses a distinctive 35mm-equivalent main camera (Sony LYT-818, 1/1.28") instead of the usual 23–24mm — excellent for street and portrait framing, with improved edge sharpness over the old 1-inch 23mm setup.
The 200MP f/2.3 85mm HP9 periscope (3.7x, 1/1.4") delivers excellent pixel-level detail, and the Zeiss teleconverter cleanly extends it to ~200mm optical with strong natural bokeh.
Notebookcheck found the sensor sizes so balanced it's hard to pick a single 'main' camera — and that anyone who takes portrait photos will love it.
Records 8K 30fps on the main and 4K 120fps Dolby Vision across all rear lenses, with portrait video mode now available on the ultrawide — a first for the line.
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.
Vivo X200 Ultra
A 6,000mAh silicon-carbon cell with 90W FlashCharge — lab-best in some tests, merely-okay on the imported global build in others.
PhoneArena named it the best battery life of 2025 'and it's not even close' — 9h37m total screen-time estimate, 13h41m YouTube streaming, beating the iPhone 16 Pro Max and S25 Ultra by wide margins.
Stayed alive 17h52m of screen-on-time with a benchmark running — on par with the OnePlus 13 and ~2 hours more than the Galaxy S25 Ultra.
On the imported global build, one reviewer struggled to reach the end of the day at only ~4–5 hours screen-on-time, saying the Chinese build lasts substantially longer.
90W FlashCharge (charger in box, Chinese plug) hits ~48% in 20 minutes and a full charge in ~46 minutes — though real measured draw peaks ~54W, with most charge delivered in the first 40 minutes.
Also supports 40W wireless plus reverse wired/wireless charging, and an hour of Crunchyroll drained only 1% — excellent for long flights.
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.
Vivo X200 Ultra
An import-only camera specialist that out-shoots the global flagships — its rivals are the Xiaomi 15 Ultra and the photographer's reason to skip a Pixel.
Forbes: by itself it has a high chance of claiming the 'best smartphone camera' throne of 2025 — a top-notch flagship with the best processor, camera hardware and screen around, starting ~$900.
Android Authority used it for several weeks and concluded 'I wish Samsung would copy its amazing cameras.'
Pixel 10 Pro XL owners comparing the two found the Vivo's telephoto far stronger and the Pixel noisier — enough that one returned the Pixel, frustrated only by Vivo's software as a US user.
Against the Xiaomi 15 Ultra it's the more reliable daily phone with substantially better battery, though some prefer Xiaomi's camera 'soul'; with the teleconverter attached the Vivo clearly beats it.
At heavy zoom the processing applies strong noise reduction that some find less natural than the grainier output of the S25 Ultra or iPhone — though it still beats most competition in the category.
r/Android import owners: 'the camera is amazing and the battery lasts forever' — a recurring sentiment from the enthusiasts who track it down.
