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Motorola Razr+ 2023 vs Samsung Galaxy S25+
Motorola Razr+ 2023
Motorola
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Best clamshell foldable cover screen of 2023
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Samsung
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The unflashy choice that's right for most
Motorola Razr+ 2023
What Reviewers Agree On
Best clamshell cover screen of 2023 — 3.6-inch 144Hz AMOLED runs full apps, beat Samsung's Z Flip 5 3.4-inch screen to market and on functionality.
Teardrop hinge with no visible gap when folded + minimal crease — meaningfully better than Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5's hinge per multiple reviewers.
165Hz inner LTPO AMOLED + 144Hz outer panel — fastest refresh rates on any 2023 foldable, smooth for gaming + scrolling.
Aggressive 50%-off Black Friday + carrier discounts dropped the $999 launch price to $399-549 — making it the best clamshell value of 2023.
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 + 8GB RAM delivers solid 2022-flagship performance — no real-world slowdown for typical use.
Deal Breakers
Pros & Cons
Motorola Razr+ 2023
Pros
Best clamshell cover screen of 2023 — 3.6-inch 144Hz AMOLED runs full apps, beat Samsung's Z Flip 5 3.4-inch screen to market and on functionality.
Teardrop hinge with no visible gap when folded + minimal crease — meaningfully better than Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5's hinge per multiple reviewers.
165Hz inner LTPO AMOLED + 144Hz outer panel — fastest refresh rates on any 2023 foldable, smooth for gaming + scrolling.
Aggressive 50%-off Black Friday + carrier discounts dropped the $999 launch price to $399-549 — making it the best clamshell value of 2023.
Detailed Comparison
Display
Motorola Razr+ 2023
The 6.9-inch 165Hz LTPO inner panel and 144Hz cover screen are the fastest of any 2023 foldable — both AMOLED, both bright, both class-leading for the form factor.
6.9-inch foldable LTPO AMOLED, 165Hz, HDR10+, 1,400-nit peak — the fastest inner foldable display of 2023.
3.6-inch external AMOLED, 144Hz, 1,100-nit peak, HDR10+ + Gorilla Glass Victus — bright enough outdoors per real-world owners.
Wired: '165Hz refresh rate makes interacting with the cover display feel responsive' — first to ship this refresh rate on a phone in 2023.
Phandroid: 'one of the best smartphone displays for mobile gaming' thanks to 165Hz refresh + AMOLED color.
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Near-universal praise for the 6.7-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X — 1-120Hz LTPO, 1440p resolution, 2,600-nit peak brightness, HDR10+. Two important caveats: this panel does NOT get the Gorilla Armor 2 anti-reflective coating that defines the Ultra's display, and PWM dimming is conservative at 480Hz, which Notebookcheck flags as potentially bothersome to sensitive eyes.
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3,800mAh battery is small — Android Central forum users + reviewers consistently flag battery as the Razr+'s weakest point.
Only IP52 splash resistance (no dust or full water protection) — Galaxy Z Flip 5's IPX8 is meaningfully better protected.
Cameras lack a telephoto and Wired notes they 'don't measure up to the competition' — 12MP main + 13MP ultrawide both trail Galaxy Z Flip 5 in low-light + zoom.
Samsung Galaxy S25+
What Reviewers Agree On
The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy delivers fast, fluid performance with noticeably better thermals than the S24+ — gaming sessions don't stutter and the phone stays cooler under load.
The 6.7-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 120Hz and 2,600-nit peak brightness is one of the best displays on any smartphone, full stop.
Battery life on the unchanged 4,900 mAh cell easily lasts a full day, with most reviewers ending around 25-40% remaining.
Samsung's seven years of OS upgrades and security patches is a best-in-industry commitment that justifies the long-term investment.
One UI 7 is Samsung's most polished software ever — the split Quick Settings/notifications shade, snappy animations and Circle to Search are genuine improvements.
Build quality is excellent and the body is meaningfully slimmer (7.3mm) and lighter (190g) than the S24+ despite identical screen size.
At $999 it's $300 cheaper than the S25 Ultra while sharing the chip, RAM, display tech, AI features and update window — it's the value pick of the S25 lineup if you want a big phone.
Deal Breakers
The camera hardware is entirely carried over from the S24+ (and S23+) — same 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP 3x telephoto — and now lags rivals like the OnePlus 13 and Pixel 9 Pro that ship 50MP ultrawides and 5x periscope tele lenses at the same price.
Qi2 wireless charging is 'Qi2 Ready' only — the phone has no built-in magnets, so MagSafe-style accessories require buying a separate magnetic case, and third-party cases are hit-or-miss.
Galaxy AI features are guaranteed free only through the end of 2025, with Samsung hinting at a future paid tier and refusing to commit to pricing.
Virtually nothing has changed externally from the S24+ — same shape, same camera island layout, even the same colors-of-the-year feel. Reviewers from The Verge, Wired, Trusted Reviews and 9to5Google all note this directly.
The 3x optical telephoto is a clear weak spot at $1,000 — rivals at the same price now offer 5x periscope cameras that capture noticeably more detail at longer zoom ranges.
Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 + 8GB RAM delivers solid 2022-flagship performance — no real-world slowdown for typical use.
Cons
3,800mAh battery is small — Android Central forum users + reviewers consistently flag battery as the Razr+'s weakest point.
Only IP52 splash resistance (no dust or full water protection) — Galaxy Z Flip 5's IPX8 is meaningfully better protected.
Cameras lack a telephoto and Wired notes they 'don't measure up to the competition' — 12MP main + 13MP ultrawide both trail Galaxy Z Flip 5 in low-light + zoom.
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Pros
The Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy delivers fast, fluid performance with noticeably better thermals than the S24+ — gaming sessions don't stutter and the phone stays cooler under load.
The 6.7-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X with 120Hz and 2,600-nit peak brightness is one of the best displays on any smartphone, full stop.
Battery life on the unchanged 4,900 mAh cell easily lasts a full day, with most reviewers ending around 25-40% remaining.
Samsung's seven years of OS upgrades and security patches is a best-in-industry commitment that justifies the long-term investment.
One UI 7 is Samsung's most polished software ever — the split Quick Settings/notifications shade, snappy animations and Circle to Search are genuine improvements.
Build quality is excellent and the body is meaningfully slimmer (7.3mm) and lighter (190g) than the S24+ despite identical screen size.
At $999 it's $300 cheaper than the S25 Ultra while sharing the chip, RAM, display tech, AI features and update window — it's the value pick of the S25 lineup if you want a big phone.
Cons
The camera hardware is entirely carried over from the S24+ (and S23+) — same 50MP main, 12MP ultrawide, 10MP 3x telephoto — and now lags rivals like the OnePlus 13 and Pixel 9 Pro that ship 50MP ultrawides and 5x periscope tele lenses at the same price.
Qi2 wireless charging is 'Qi2 Ready' only — the phone has no built-in magnets, so MagSafe-style accessories require buying a separate magnetic case, and third-party cases are hit-or-miss.
Galaxy AI features are guaranteed free only through the end of 2025, with Samsung hinting at a future paid tier and refusing to commit to pricing.
Virtually nothing has changed externally from the S24+ — same shape, same camera island layout, even the same colors-of-the-year feel. Reviewers from The Verge, Wired, Trusted Reviews and 9to5Google all note this directly.
The 3x optical telephoto is a clear weak spot at $1,000 — rivals at the same price now offer 5x periscope cameras that capture noticeably more detail at longer zoom ranges.
The 6.7-inch panel has a bump up to 1440p resolution from the 1080p on the S25 — the extra resolution is necessary with such a big display.
Samsung's displays are vivid, bright and gorgeous with refresh rates up to 120Hz — the bigger S25+ has a higher-res QHD+ 6.7-inch display.
It's bright, it's vibrant and it makes all your content look great — Samsung's reputation for displays remains intact.
The display lacks the anti-reflective coating from the Galaxy S25 Ultra — it still features the same 120Hz dynamic refresh rate and 1440 x 3120 resolution as last year.
The bright LTPO display is a clear pro, but PWM dimming is only at 480 Hz, which can bother sensitive eyes.
Still incredibly bright at 2,600 nits like the Ultra, still supports HDR10+, and still has the impressive color accuracy Samsung is known for — one of the best displays on a smartphone today.
ProScaler tech upscales lower-quality photo and video content to look better at the panel's highest resolution — but it's hard to see whether anything is going on without an old device side-by-side.
Slimmer bezels with 1440p resolution and a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate — the LTPO AMOLED panel hits 2,600 nits peak.
Battery & Charging
Motorola Razr+ 2023
3,800mAh battery + 30W wired + 5W wireless — Phandroid measured full charge in ~1h 20min. Real-world endurance is the Razr+ 2023's weakest area; Android Central owners consistently flag battery as the biggest pain point.
3,800mAh dual-cell battery — small for the screen size, Android Central owners: 'the worst thing about this is battery.'
30W wired charging full in ~1h 20min per Phandroid — slow vs Galaxy Z Flip 5's 25W (1h 24min) is similar speed but smaller cell helps Motorola.
5W wireless charging only — Stuff notes the Razr+ wired beats Z Flip 5's 25W but loses on wireless (Samsung does 15W).
YouTuber long-term test (Razr 40 Ultra): 'all-day battery achievable for moderate use' with 165Hz refresh + LTPO panel efficiency.
No charger in the box — Razr+ owners must source their own 30W+ USB-C PD brick.
Samsung Galaxy S25+
Same 4,900 mAh cell as the S24+, same 45W wired and 15W wireless charging caps. The more efficient Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy pushes real-world endurance comfortably to a full day with 25-40% remaining. Real charge time is ~75 minutes wall-to-100% on a 65W charger. The Qi2 Ready implementation without built-in magnets is the consistent frustration, and reviewers note that OnePlus 13's silicon-carbon battery and ~40-minute full charge time make Samsung look complacent here.
The 4,900mAh battery goes all day even with more pixels to light up — frequently ended a day with around 40 to 30 percent battery left and roughly five to six hours of screen-on time.
On several occasions the S25 Plus lasted over 24 hours on a single charge with at least six hours of screen-on time and 10-20% remaining — battery life can satisfy even demanding users.
A quick ten-minute top-up nets around 25%, 50% in 25 minutes, 75% in 40 minutes, and a full charge averages about 1 hour 10 minutes — fastest test was 64 minutes.
Pales in comparison to rivals like the OnePlus 13 which achieves a full charge in under 40 minutes — OnePlus 13's 50W magnetic charger is effectively faster than the S25 Plus on a 45W charger.
Three buying alternatives at $900-$1,000 — OnePlus 13, Pixel 9 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro — each offer something the S25+ doesn't (silicon-carbon battery, best-in-class camera, ecosystem).
Three buying alternatives at $900-$1,000 — OnePlus 13, Pixel 9 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro — each offer something the S25+ doesn't (silicon-carbon battery, best-in-class camera, ecosystem).
Qi2 is one of the most exciting features coming to Android in 2025, but the S25 Plus is Qi2 Ready only — no built-in magnets, so you need a separate magnetic case and third-party options are hit-or-miss.
Galaxy S25+ carries slightly better battery life than the S24+ — a full day with around 25% left over by the evening, versus the S24+ ending around 20%.
Connecting to a 65W charger, after 15 minutes nearly 45%, after 30 minutes 72% — Samsung's slower 45W cap is a deliberate trade for long-term battery health.
An r/Android upgrader said it best: 'I just wish it was using the new silicon lithium batteries that OnePlus has' — Samsung's choice to stick with the same 4,900 mAh cell is the most-criticized hardware decision in the lineup.
