Motorola’s Razr 50 Ultra peaked in terms of design and functionality in my review last year. It fixed a lot of issues which plagued Razr phones for the past few years. However, there were a few areas that needed some attention. This included the heating issue when using the video recording feature, a processor which wasn’t exactly flagship grade (given its ‘Ultra’ branding) and a battery, which only lasted a day of use.
With its Razr 60 Ultra, Motorola’s engineers weren’t just laser-focused on the shortcomings of the previous model, but also worked on adding new hardware and AI features. Do these features work as expected and raise the bar for the coveted clamshell foldable? Or do they add new chinks in its shiny armour? I’ve been using this phone for a couple of weeks, and here’s what I think.
Motorola Razr 60 Ultra Design: Same but different
- Dimensions (folded) – 88.1 x 74 x 15.7mm
- Dimensions (unfolded) – 171.5 x 74 x 7.2mm
- Weight – 199g
- Durability – IP48
As mentioned earlier, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra’s design is nearly identical to that of the 
Motorola Razr 60 Ultra primary camera samples (tap images to expand)
For a clamshell foldable, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra surely holds its own when it comes to camera performance. Its primary camera delivers impressive images, which are a tad bit saturated, even after selecting the Natural style. Colours aside, noise is under control and sharpness is on point. Even in low light, photos pack in good dynamic range and are low on noise.
Motorola Razr 60 Ultra 2x camera samples (tap images to expand)
What blew me away are Motorola’s 2X digital lossless captures. In daylight, the primary camera produces some tack-sharp 2X close-ups. There’s plenty of detail when you go pixel peeping as well. The same magic applies to low-light captures, provided there is a source of light in the vicinity. Dim settings are where image quality starts to deteriorate.
Low-light portrait selfie captured using the primary camera using the cover display (tap image to expand)
Portrait selfies using the primary camera and the cover display (shown above) show impressive detail with good edge detection even in low light. The 50-megapixel selfie camera also produces equally good selfies in daylight, but photos appear a bit flat in low light as the camera lacks autofocus.
Motorola Razr 60 Ultra, ultrawide camera samples (tap images to expand)
The 50-megapixel ultrawide angle camera isn’t exactly flagship grade, but still gets the job done nicely, capturing plenty of detail and near-accurate colours in daylight. In low light, image quality gets a bit too soft, but because of the aggressive noise control and no optical image stabilisation.
4K video recordings pack plenty of detail with accurate colours and good stabilisation in daylight. Dolby Vision is also an option, but is best kept off because it makes the overall quality quite soft. In low light, video recordings appear a bit contrasted, there is some noticeable noise, but it gets the job done just fine for a foldable device. While the primary camera shoots good-quality video, there’s noticeable softness in the footage captured by the ultrawide camera in low light.
Motorola Razr 60 Ultra Battery: Impressive
- Battery capacity – 4,700mAh
- Wired charging – 68W
- Wireless charging – 30W (5W reverse)
- Charger in the box – Yes
Motorola has definitely upped its game when it comes to battery life. The clamshell foldable surprised us, both with daily usage and in our battery life tests. With heavy usage of constantly being connected to 5G networks and continuous app usage, calls and more, the phone easily managed a day with 20 percent left before plugging it in. If you are not a heavy user, you can get up to a day and a half of usage with no problems.
This slim and compact foldable design surprisingly manages to pack a 4,700mAh battery and support 68W charging
In our video loop battery test, which plays a video in a loop till the battery runs out, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra managed a solid 22 hours and 50 minutes, compared to the 20 hours and 28 minutes of the Galaxy S25 Edge, which managed just 16 hours and 25 minutes. We also ran PCMark’s Battery Life test, which runs a number of tasks in a loop till the phone’s charge drops to 20 percent. In this test, the Razr fared well, managing a solid 15 hours and 3 minutes compared to the Galaxy S25 Edge’s 12 hours and 17 minutes.
Motorola Razr 60 Ultra Verdict
No! The Motorola Razr 60 Ultra isn’t the perfect foldable, but it does come very close to that claim. The phone’s only shortcoming is that it heats up if you spend a lot of time shooting video outdoors. At the same time, I don’t see gamers purchasing a Razr 60 Ultra as regular bar-shaped devices are better-suited for this purpose.
For the clamshell foldable target audience, this is indeed as good as it gets, as Motorola has shoved in a top-end processor and managed to deliver a very capable set of cameras along with above-average battery life, which is also the reason to upgrade to this new model.
Heating issues aside, the Razr somehow makes a solid case for itself when it comes to competing with thin and premium smartphones like Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge. It’s smaller, comes with enough dust and water resistance this year and has cameras that somehow manage better image quality than the bar-shaped slim phone.
