Motorola Razr Fold review: The new US foldable champ
Affiliate links on Android Authority may earn us a commission. Learn more. MobileJoe Maring / Android AuthorityThe Motorola Razr Fold shouldn't matter, but I can't put it downThe Motorola Razr Fold took its time to get here, but the wait was 100% worth it.By Joe Maring•May 28, 2026•0••Add AndroidAuthority on GoogleMotorola Razr Fold (2026)The Razr Fold took its time getting here, but it was absolutely worth the wait. Motorola's first book-style foldable hits all the right notes — delivering excellent hardware, long battery life, fantastic cameras, and good software support, too. For most people, it's the new best foldable to buy.MSRP: $1,899.00Check priceWhat we likeComfortable, stylish designFantastic displaysTwo-day battery lifeSurprisingly excellent camerasGreat multitasking featuresSeven years of Android updatesWhat we don't likeThe AI Key is badFrustrating charging setupMoto AI is uselessMotorola Razr Fold (2026)The Razr Fold took its time getting here, but it was absolutely worth the wait. Motorola's first book-style foldable hits all the right notes — delivering excellent hardware, long battery life, fantastic cameras, and good software support, too. For most people, it's the new best foldable to buy.The Motorola Razr Fold shouldn’t matter. Samsung has a stranglehold on book-style foldables in the US, while companies like OPPO, HONOR, and vivo have been pushing the form factor forward in other markets around the globe. In just a few months, we expect Apple to turn the entire industry on its head with the long-awaited iPhone Fold.The Razr Fold is multiple years late to the foldable party. It’s thicker and heavier than the latest Galaxy Fold, lacks the Pixel Fold’s clever AI features, and will surely be overshadowed by Apple’s foldable later this year.But despite all of that, the Motorola Razr Fold still stands out as something special. Using it over the last couple of weeks has been an absolute treat, and for my money, it’s the best folding phone available in the US right now. The Razr Fold’s hardware is (mostly) a home runJoe Maring / Android AuthorityAlthough Motorola has ample experience with flip-phone foldables, the Razr Fold is still the company’s first-ever attempt at a book-style one. Because of that, I expected some hardware pain points for what’s essentially a first-gen device. However, Motorola absolutely nailed it here.Measuring 9.9mm when closed and 4.6mm open, the Razr Fold isn’t as impressively thin as the Galaxy Z Fold 7’s 8.9mm closed and 4.2mm open measurements. The same is true of its weight; at 243 grams, the Razr Fold is noticeably heavier than Samsung’s 215-gram foldable.On paper, that’s not a great look for Motorola. But in practice, I’ve found the Razr Fold to be supremely comfortable. Holding the Razr Fold, it feels much closer to a “normal” slab phone than, say, the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold (which continues to feel like a brick by comparison). The Razr Fold easily slides in and out of pockets, fits nicely in one hand while closed, and the rear camera housing serves as a nice resting point for your index finger — helping alleviate some of the extra grams.Beyond the thickness and weight, Motorola gets a lot of smaller details right, too. The two ends of the phone are curved slightly inward, making it extremely easy to open (much better than the Z Fold and Pixel Fold). The textured back on my “PANTONE Blackened Blue” unit feels wonderful, and the side-mounted fingerprint sensor is not only fast and reliable, but you can also swipe down on it to view your notifications/quick settings. It’s such a nice touch.Joe Maring / Android AuthorityI’m less enthused about the “AI Key” that sits next to the volume buttons when the Fold is shut. In addition to the awkward placement (I’ve repeatedly pressed the AI Key when I meant to adjust the volume), Motorola greatly restricts what you can do with it. The button supports double-tap and press-and-hold gestures, but only Moto AI actions can be assigned to these. I’m down with an extra button if I can do with it as I please, but this implementation is bad.Slightly more important than buttons on a folding phone is the hinge, and here, Motorola has done a really good job. The Razr Fold opens smoothly without feeling loose or wobbly. Simultaneously, the hinge is sturdy enough to keep the phone open halfway if you want to prop it up on a desk or table. The only issue is that, because the rear camera housing is so heavy, the Razr Fold is more top-heavy than other foldables I’ve used when in this “laptop mode.” However, as we’ll get to in a minute, that’s a fair trade-off considering what these cameras bring to the table.Motorola’s hinge on the Razr Fold doesn’t fully eliminate the crease (like we’ve seen from the OPPO Find N6 this year), but it is less noticeable than the one on the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. It also helps that the Razr Fold’s 8.1-inch inner display is outstanding — offering lovely colors, good viewing angles, and a ridiculous 6,200 nits of peak brightness. I also really like the Razr Fold’s aspect ratio, which is notably taller than the Pixel and has a really great widescreen layout when turned sideways.But as much as I love the inner screen, I have to admit that most of my time with the Razr Fold has been spent on the 6.6-inch cover screen. It has the same 21:9 aspect ratio as the Galaxy Z Fold 7, and, just like on that phone, it makes the Razr Fold’s cover screen extremely comfortable to use for almost everything. Apps scale nicely, the screen is comfortable to type on, and it’s surprisingly easy to manage with one hand. It also has an equally absurd 6,000 nits of peak brightness and shares the same LTPO P-OLED panel technology as the inner screen. Simply put, Motorola killed it with the displays.Joe Maring / Android AuthorityFinally, I should mention the Moto Pen Ultra. This is Motorola’s stylus accessory for the Razr Fold, and it’s about as good as a stylus gets. It works with both the cover and inner displays, has pressure sensitivity and tilt detection, and offers plenty of clever software integrations — such as a pop-up toolbar and customizable shortcuts when you single-press and long-press its physical button. Just like the S Pens of old, you can also use that button as a remote shutter for the camera.All of this is great, but over the two weeks I’ve been using the Razr Fold, I’ve barely used the Moto Pen Ultra. You can’t store the stylus inside the Razr Fold for easy portability. Hell, Motorola doesn’t even sell a case for the Razr Fold with a spot for the stylus. Instead, the Moto Pen Ultra has to live inside its included charging case. The case is well-constructed, but it’s also another thing to carry, and it’s not easy to use with the Razr Fold while out and about.Joe Maring / Android AuthorityThat design choice makes the Moto Pen Ultra a non-starter for me, especially when Motorola is charging $100 for it on top of the $1,900 you’re already paying for the Razr Fold. I’d love to see this pen fully integrated into a future version of the Razr Fold, but in its current form, it just doesn’t make practical sense.An unbelievably great camera systemJoe Maring / Android AuthorityGoing into the Razr Fold, my camera expectations were limited, to say the least. Motorola has never been known for its impressive camera systems, and foldables as a whole almost always deliver good but not great cameras. Even for a phone as expensive as the Razr Fold, I wasn’t expecting much.So, you can imagine my surprise when, after just a few days of using the Razr Fold, I had completely fallen in love with its camera experience.There are three cameras on the back of the Razr Fold, all of which are 50MP sensors. The primary camera is physically larger and has a wider aperture than those on the Z Fold 7 and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The telephoto camera supports 3x optical zoom, while the ultrawide camera has a 122-degree field of view. The primary camera is simply outstanding. The photos it captures are wonderfully sharp, autofocus works well, and the large camera sensor means pictures with a clear subject have a really gorgeous natural bokeh. The camera also handles motion quite well and does an admirable job with the black cat fur test. 3x6x6x11x3x3x10x30x Additionally, I’ve been legitimately impressed by the telephoto camera. Even when using it indoors with limited lighting, the results still look incredible. I’ve also regularly pushed beyond the 3x optical quality range, often capturing images at 6x and 10x. The photo of the squirrel really blew me away, as did the shot of the two pigeons out on my deck (which was captured through a dirty window). You can technically go all the way up to 100x, and while I appreciate the flexibility, the AI processing starts looking heavy-handed around the 30x mark. That said, it’s leaps and bounds better than the 20x maximum zoom on the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Primary camera (1x)Ultrawide camera (0.5x)Primary camera (1x)Ultrawide camera (0.5x) The ultrawide camera is solid, too. It’s perhaps the least impressive of the trio, but it’s still great. There’s more sharpness and detail than I’d expect from an ultrawide camera on a foldable, and the colors/image processing are very consistent with the primary and telephoto sensors. There's a real sense of character with practically every photo I've taken with the Razr Fold. That’s actually the throughline of the Razr Fold’s camera system and what makes it so special. Beyond the sensors’ technical prowess, Motorola’s color science is shockingly good. The Razr Fold regularly cranks up the contrast and shadows in a way I’d kill for any modern Pixel to do. Colors are deep and saturated. There’s a real sense of character with practically every photo I’ve taken with the Razr Fold. It’s a phone that makes me excited to press the shutter button every time, and that’s perhaps the highest compliment I can give it. 20MP cover screen camera32MP inner screen camera50MP primary cameraA couple of other ca