With the Razr 50 Ultra – or Razr Plus in the States – Motorola has establish one of the most impressive foldable clamshells to engagement .
The question is , has it done enough to tip theSamsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 ? Can that cover display make up for some of its weaknesses ? allow ’s plunk in and liken two of thebest foldaway phoneswe have reviewed .
Design and Durability
With a foldaway earphone , there ’s a portion to turn over when it comes to the overall form . There ’s the way the phones look , the manner they feel , and how undestroyable they are , and which of those you prioritize might just make your decision for you .
Samsung ’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 is the more stocky of the two . It ’s a short slender , short , narrow and the midget bit lighter . That impacts how it feels when you ’re holding and using the phone , but what ’s just as of import is the shaping .
The Flip has wholly flat side with a matte finish , whereas theRazr 50 Ultrahas the opposition : burnished , curving edges .
There are benefits to both approaches . Motorola ’s phone has more of a laurel wreath friendly feel to it . As well as those rounded edge , it ’s got a textured vegan leather on the back , which is grippy and warm .
The minimalist coming from Samsung on the Z Flip 6 go to a colder , severely find . However , there ’s a very substantial sense that it does feel stout , and that it would have an easy clip handle a sudden impact .
Opening and shut the phone , the flexible joint has a smoother , more control spirit to it . Motorola ’s alternative feel the tiniest bit looser and wiggles a little more but in truth , there ’s not a huge amount in this .
The hinge on the Z Flip 6 also has an easier clip of holding at different slant , whereas the Razr tend to spring assailable or shut at angles where the Z Flip 6 can slant itself pretty steadily . add to its durability factor , the Flip ’s IP48 ohmic resistance stand for it ’s just as water resistant as the Motorola , but has better tribute against forcible objects catch inside the phone .
Outer display
The cover version presentation is one domain the Motorola Razr 50 Ultra really does outshine the Z Flip 6 , thanks to the 4 - inch display on the outside of the phone . It takes up far more quad than Samsung ’s smaller alternative .
That size makes a Brobdingnagian conflict to how commodious it is for anything that is n’t just swipe through weather report , calendar and stock gimmick .
load up up Google Maps for instance , you may go over for the next turning without having to start the phone . you’re able to see so much more , and the layers of the port are far less cramped .
Similarly , typecast using the onscreen keyboard in WhatsApp or Messages is less of a cramped experience . It feels almost the same as typecast on the primary display in terms of space , whereas your digit turn on over themselves a flake more on the Z Flip 6 .
Internal display
Moving on to spill displays , it must be said that we were a shade underwhelmed by the Razr 50 Ultra compared to the Galaxy Z Flip 6 .
First , let ’s tattle about reflexion and brightness . Because of whatever picture show is on top of Motorola ’s display , it does n’t seem quite as effective at foreshorten out bright lighter and reflections as the Samsung .
In examination , the Samsung cover was always more visible and easier to employ for framing shots peculiarly when looking at it from ill at ease angles . This was with both maximum brightness and when out in bright daylight .
In fact , even indoors forth from bright visible light , the Z Flip 6 ’s presentation always seemed brighter and clearer when viewing it from any slant that was n’t like a shot head - on . Look at them read/write head - on and there ’s not a Brobdingnagian difference at all .
As for the crinkle , both are visible with the screen off and the Razr 50 Ultra has the more obvious of the yoke when the projection screen is on . Neither is a monolithic inconvenience though .
Cameras
Both the Galaxy Z Flip 6 and Razr 50 Ultra have two lenses on the front , and both principal television camera are also 50MP .
However , it ’s the secondary camera that mix things up . Motorola ditched the ultrawide and flip in a 2x soar camera instead . Samsung stayed with the ultrawide , which means if you need to zoom you ’re forced to rely on sensing element cropping and AI processing .
If you want a really full dead reckoning , to outfit as much of the scene in as possible , the Samsung Z Flip 6 allows you to do that . Thanks to the sensing element cropping you may zoom to 2x and still get relatively crisp shot . Detail does start to fall off a chip if you advertize further than that , especially if light levels start to drop .
At 4x zoom you could see the texture on the Samsung and the Motorola start to dangle off a routine , with the Motorola doing a minuscule better at hold back some of the natural texture . Zoom further than that on either and the results do n’t inspire at all .
After much examination , we found Samsung ’s images to be a morsel crisper , with color that more closely resemble reality . The Z Flip 6 also seemed to do better at focalize on object that were tight to the lens .
While the Razr 50 Ultra does tend to overcook warm gloss , Samsung ’s pictures often have a bit of a light-green tint , and sometimes saturate pot on landscape , while also give even sunless gray skies a blue hue .
Samsung ’s Z Flip 6 has stronger video performance as well . The HDR in the video recording is better at controlling bright skies , both from the extraneous and internal camera .
Software
Motorola ’s package on the Razr 50 Ultra is cleaner with less bloatware , and it comes pile good deal of useful features like gestures for launching the tv camera and torch , plus dissimilar standby modes for the top show when it ’s sat on your desk .
Samsung ’s One UI has a plenty more bloat , and has a very unique skin that ’s far from the clean version of Android . However , Samsung will get you update for seven years while Motorola will only get you three .
Performance and Battery life
Both of these phones are powerful and degenerate . However we will say Samsung , again , has the upper hand here – even if it is only slenderly .
TheSnapdragon 8 Gen 3inside the Z Flip 6 allow it to cope more well with demanding games and our benchmarking tests than the Motorola could with theSnapdragon 8S Gen 3 . Still , for everyday use , casual gambling and typical functions you ’ll have a degraded , fluent speech sound regardless of which one you pick .
The welfare of the Samsung probably would n’t be immediately clear unless you go to encounter 20 - 30 minute long academic session of Genshin Impact or Call of Duty in their high place setting . If you do , both phone can get quite warm in that top glass helping , so neither enjoy the experience as much as some of the most powerful premium smartphones .
Motorola has a clear advantage when it comes to bear down speeds . The Razr 50 Ultra can refill at 45W speeds , which with the 4000mAh bombardment inside mean a full refill in under an hour , or 62 % charge in half an hour . Samsung ’s 25W velocity ca n’t cope with that .
Because the battery sizes are identical , performance is similar on both . Both speech sound will well make it to the oddment of a full day with about 10 - 20 % left over for heavier uses .
Verdict
If you want the phone that makes the most logical sensory faculty as an investment then the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 is the better overall selection .
It feels more indestructible , will get software support for much longer , has adept cameras and a better internal display . It ’s also a somewhat more powerful phone .
However , the cover display on the Motorola is really commodious , and a genuine joy to apply . It feel much squeamish thanks to that leather - corresponding rear texture and the rounded edge . If you see yourself treasure those features most then by all odds go for the Razr 50 Ultra .
The Razr 50 Ultra is also brassy , come with more storage as standard and ship with a battery charger and a cable . If it had better camera operation , and had a more long - lasting approach to build and software package , it would be – without dubiousness – the best folding phone on the market place .
