What the reviewers said
Android Police US
8.5/10Aug 1, 2026A strong first big-screen foldable from Motorola with ergonomic design, a versatile camera and good battery life, though its price and timing against rivals are tough.
- Ergonomic, comfortable design despite the specs
- Versatile, vibrant camera system with useful 3x telephoto
- Fast charging and solid everyday battery life
- Easy multitasking and clear foldable features
- Clean, mostly bloat-free Android with long update promise
- Hinge feels less refined than rivals
- Noticeable screen crease
- Screen hard to see in bright sunlight
- Gets warm when fast charging
- High price in a crowded foldable market
Tech Advisor UK
4.5/5Jun 2, 2026Motorola's first book-style foldable is stylish, well-built and strong on displays, cameras and battery, though performance is not cutting-edge and the price is high.
- Tactile, grippy design that feels approachable
- Strong triple 50MP camera system
- Bright, large inner and outer displays
- Good battery life and fast charging
- Bundled Moto Pen Ultra stylus
- Relatively bulky and heavy for a foldable
- Stylus charging case is bulky and not integrated
- Older Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip
- Dust resistance weaker than IP68 phones
- AI Key easy to press accidentally
Android Central US
No scoreMay 16, 2026A camera-focused review finding the Razr Fold's cameras excellent, especially zoom, and a strong reason to choose a foldable despite its limits.
- Very bright, vibrant images on the foldable's AMOLED display
- Pantone-validated colors with accurate skin tones
- Telephoto zoom is strong, usable up to 10x and beyond
- AI-assisted 50x and 100x zoom shots are clean and usable
- Strong subject detail and background blur versus Galaxy Z Fold 7
- Dynamic range could be punchier; cloud details get overexposed
- Colors can be overly punchy in Vivid mode
- Blacks are not as rich as they could be
- Photos take a few seconds to finish processing
- Motion handling in low light has limits
Tom's Guide US
4.5/5May 14, 2026Motorola's first notebook-style foldable is called the best foldable on the market, undercutting the Galaxy Z Fold 7 with larger storage and strong battery life.
- Record-setting battery life for a foldable
- Rugged, durable design with IP48/IP49 ratings
- Fast 80W wired charging
- Lower price than Galaxy Z Fold 7 with 512GB base storage
- Useful Desk and Laptop modes
- Odd app transitions between main and cover displays
- Fewer new AI features than rivals
- Main display peak brightness trails rivals
- Limited color choices, black or white only
- No dedicated manual video mode
Engadget US
8.8/10May 14, 2026Motorola's first book-style foldable is a major success, with excellent screens, strong cameras and class-leading battery life, despite being thicker and heavier than rivals.
- Big, bright inner and outer displays over 6,000 nits
- Excellent battery life, over 24 hours in video test
- Sharp, saturated main camera photos
- Native stylus support
- Fast charging up to 80W wired
- Thicker and heavier than Galaxy Z Fold 7
- No built-in stylus storage; pen costs extra
- IP49 dust rating weaker than rivals
- AI features feel barebones compared to Samsung and Google
- No power adapter included; proprietary fast charging
The Verge US
6/10May 14, 2026A foldable with excellent battery life and attractive styling, but its $1,900 price and rough edges make it hard to recommend over rivals.
- Excellent battery life, rivaling the best slab phones
- Useful multitasking system on the inner screen
- Attractive design with soft-touch back and good color options
- Improved image processing over past Motorola phones
- Tent mode works well
- Costs $1,900, a steep price for the middling overall package
- Too many preloaded apps and bloatware
- No Qi2 magnets built in
- Stylus has no attachment or case storage
- Inconsistent color and shadow processing between cameras
Verdicts, pros and cons are short summaries in our words of each publisher's review; scores are as the publisher gave them. Specs are taken from the reviews' spec boxes — where they differ, we show the value most of them give; price is the US launch price of the base model. Read the originals for the full picture.
