Motorola Razr Fold vs Xiaomi 14 Ultra

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.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

The centerpiece and the reason to buy: a 1-inch-type variable-aperture Leica main plus 50MP 3.2x tele, 50MP 5x periscope and a notably clean 12MP ultrawide. Hardware is class-leading; software processing is the only real limit.

• Quad 50MP: a 1"-type f/1.6–f/4.0 variable-aperture main, 75mm 3.2x tele, 120mm 5x periscope, and a 12mm ultrawide, plus a 3D ToF sensor.
• TechRadar's verdict is unambiguous: 'the king of the camera phones'.
• The 1-inch-type main sensor is nearly 30% bigger than the 1/1.3-inch sensors in Samsung/Apple rivals, and with an f/1.6 variable aperture captures more light than most phones — great for low light.
• Official camera samples across all four lenses were called 'stunning' and 'pretty fantastic' ahead of launch.
• It has 'blown everyone's mind with its camera capabilities' and delivers on all fronts, especially the camera department.

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.

• Motorola stuck Qualcomm's excellent Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (16GB RAM, 512GB) inside its first full-fold flagship.
• With a phone this expensive it is a bit disappointing Motorola couldn't go all the way with the Elite chip.
• In a 20-minute stress test the Z Fold 7's 8 Elite was ~10% better on the first loop, but the Razr Fold ran better through the 20 minutes and ended ~20% ahead on sustained performance with similar thermals.
• Recording 4K120 for a long time makes the Snapdragon CPU run quite hot, though it cools down fairly fast.
• The non-Elite chip, 243g weight and IP49 dust rating could be causes for concern, even if the experience is smooth.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with Adreno 750 and up to 512GB UFS 4.0 puts it among the fastest 2024 flagships, with Xiaomi's IceLoop cooling keeping sustained gaming temperatures in check.

• Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 with Adreno 750 and 512GB UFS 4.0 — Notebookcheck rates it 'very good (89%)' overall.
• It's the reason it makes complete sense to put it against the best flagships — a phone that delivers on all fronts.
• Some camera lag appears only in dimly lit auto-mode scenes — raising EV and adjusting exposure in pro mode cuts it down significantly.

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.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

A 5,000mAh cell (global) with very fast 90W wired / 80W wireless charging. Endurance is improved over the 13 Ultra but still only middling for the class, and heavy gaming drains it quickly.

• The global Xiaomi 14 Ultra has a 5,000mAh battery — same capacity as the 13 Ultra — and endurance is a step up but doesn't win hearts.
• The biggest improvement is gaming endurance — up 33% over the 13 Ultra's underwhelming 5 hours, no longer miles behind competitors but still not class-leading.
• Charging: 90W wired fills empty-to-full in ~33 minutes (matched in testing), plus 80W wireless to 100% in ~46 minutes and 10W reverse wireless.
• Owners are 'not disappointed' with daily battery life, though some wish screen-on time were a bit better.

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.

Xiaomi 14 Ultra

At ~$1,600 / €1,500 (often bundled with the Photography Kit) it's priced at the very top against the iPhone 15 Pro Max and Galaxy S24 Ultra. Its value case is camera supremacy, not all-round polish or availability.

• Notebookcheck lists it from ~€1,500 (Xiaomi advertises ~US$1,600), and asks whether the Leica phone is worth the money — concluding it 'comes up trumps'.
• In Italy it bundled at €1,499 with the camera case, an 80W wireless charging stand and a Xiaomi Watch 2 Pro — strong value against an iPhone 15 Pro Max at €1,489 plus separate accessories.
• TrustedReviews flagged it as 'sure to be in the running for the best Android phone of 2024'.
• Tom's Guide called it 'an ultra-impressive phone, especially in the camera department' — the consistent value framing across publications.
• The honest counterpoint: against an OnePlus 12, owners argue the Xiaomi camera lead isn't '100 miles ahead' for the price premium.