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Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 vs Samsung Galaxy S24
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025
Motorola
8.2
Best clamshell, weak update policy
Samsung Galaxy S24
Samsung
8.2
The best small Android flagship
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025
What Reviewers Agree On
It's the best clamshell foldable on the market — the most refined flip phone Motorola has made, and many reviewers' favorite folding phone outright.
Premium, distinctive materials (genuine wood, titanium, Alcantara, Pantone colorways) and a titanium hinge that hides the crease far better than rivals.
The 4,700mAh battery is a major upgrade — comfortably all-day, and far ahead of the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in rundown tests.
The 4-inch external display is the largest and most usable cover screen on any flip phone.
Snapdragon 8 Elite with 16GB RAM delivers true flagship performance, a big leap over the previous Razr Plus.
Deal Breakers
Pros & Cons
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025
Pros
It's the best clamshell foldable on the market — the most refined flip phone Motorola has made, and many reviewers' favorite folding phone outright.
Premium, distinctive materials (genuine wood, titanium, Alcantara, Pantone colorways) and a titanium hinge that hides the crease far better than rivals.
The 4,700mAh battery is a major upgrade — comfortably all-day, and far ahead of the Galaxy Z Flip 7 in rundown tests.
The 4-inch external display is the largest and most usable cover screen on any flip phone.
Snapdragon 8 Elite with 16GB RAM delivers true flagship performance, a big leap over the previous Razr Plus.
Detailed Comparison
Design & Build
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025
The clearest area of consensus: premium, characterful materials, a titanium hinge that hides the crease unusually well, and a finished, want-to-carry feel — though the plastic inner screen and Alcantara longevity draw caution.
Moto has upped its design game with Pantone shades, genuine wood and titanium materials and interesting textures, making the phones genuinely distinctive.
The titanium hinge is roughly four times stronger than the previous one, and the crease reduction is impressive — hardly noticeable when there's content on screen.
The nearly edge-to-edge external display, clean curves and the way it folds make it feel like a well-thought-out, finished product.
For a phone that folds it still feels incredibly sturdy, backed up by its IP48-rated construction — though there's low confidence the Alcantara finish will hold up as well as the others.
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Only 3 years of OS updates and 4 of security on a $1,299 phone, versus Samsung's 7 years — widely called unacceptable.
IP48 rating only (dust >1mm, 1.5m water) — well behind the IP68 of slab flagships and a real durability gap.
No telephoto camera — image quality degrades noticeably past 3x zoom.
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.
Cons
Only 3 years of OS updates and 4 of security on a $1,299 phone, versus Samsung's 7 years — widely called unacceptable.
IP48 rating only (dust >1mm, 1.5m water) — well behind the IP68 of slab flagships and a real durability gap.
No telephoto camera — image quality degrades noticeably past 3x zoom.
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.
Be very careful with the inner display — it's plastic so it scratches easily, and damaged front-screen lines can be expensive to repair.
It's the best Razr phone Motorola has ever made and significantly lighter in hand than something like an S25 Ultra.
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 Ultra 2025
A dual 50MP system (wide + ultrawide) that's improved and creator-friendly, but the lack of a telephoto and merely-good processing keep it a step behind slab flagships.
Two 50MP rear cameras — a primary wide with OIS offering up to 2x lossless zoom, plus a 50MP ultrawide with autofocus for panoramas and macro.
Motorola restoring the ultrawide shooter was the right move, since the Razr lets you use its main camera array for selfies.
Because there's no telephoto camera, images are noticeably degraded compared with dedicated-zoom phones from 3x onward and worse the further you push it.
Content creators get a deep mode set including a new Group Shot that blends the best faces from a burst.
The cameras are pretty good, especially the primary shooter — Motorola's reputation for weak cameras no longer really holds here.
Photos could use more vibrance and clarity, but there's clear growth in Motorola's camera processing year over year.
The camcorder mode now works for both landscape and portrait video, a Razr-only flex for content shooters.
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 Ultra 2025
The biggest year-over-year win: a 4,700mAh cell that comfortably lasts all day and dominates the Z Flip 7 in rundowns. Charging is fast (68W wired / 30W wireless) but the in-box charger situation is muddled.
Over five days of testing, the 4,700mAh battery got through a full day on a single charge with no problem.
An 18-hour day out in London with heavy camera use, lots of screen-on time and streaming still ended with 15% remaining (~7–8 hours SOT).
In a controlled battery test the Razr Ultra hit nearly 19 hours in efficiency mode — whatever the 4,700mAh cell and Snapdragon 8 Elite are doing together works strongly in Motorola's favour.
Versus the Galaxy Z Flip 7 the Razr Ultra lasted 19h32m of video playback to the Flip 7's 8h16m — a clear battery-life win.
A measured 68W charge took it 0–78% in 30 minutes and a full charge in 45 minutes; another full 0–100% test landed at 49m45s.
To hit the advertised 68W you need Motorola's proprietary power brick and cable — and the charger isn't reliably in the box.
A smart battery-protection feature learns your routine and tops up to 100% just before you wake so it doesn't sit idle full — owners report longer battery longevity using it.
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 Ultra 2025
At its $1,299 MSRP the short update policy and IP48 hurt the value case, but frequent steep discounts to $799–1,099 turn it into the clamshell to buy — and it out-specs the Z Flip 7 on hardware.
At full price it's $1,299.99 (1TB $1,499) — Motorola earns the 'Ultra' moniker, including the price tag.
On sale it has dropped to $799.99 — a $500 saving that makes it the only premium unlocked foldable worth recommending right now.
One reviewer who tests 40 phones a year calls the Razr Ultra the one to buy at $900.
Against the Galaxy Z Flip 7 it wins display quality, performance and battery life, while the Flip 7 takes build quality, design and far longer software support.
Software hiccups and AI quibbles aside, it's the best clamshell foldable out there with upgrades that justify even its increased price.
The $1,299 price (more for 1TB) will price out a lot of buyers who'd have been happy with a $1,000 upgraded Plus.
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.'
