Motorola Razr's hinge lasts just 27,000 folds in durability test

07 February 2020
CNET performed a fold test on Motorola's Razr and found it quite fragile.

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  • 15 Feb 2020

Makimaki, 11 Feb 2020Thats why it is not appealing at all. We are in age of styl... moreAns still the only truly stylish phones come from Apple

    Anonymous, 11 Feb 2020You dont know how influential the OG Razr is so shut up cau... moreWow, now im hurt. Lol. No really. I dont care about motorola flip or flop...was just expressing something you wont understand

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      • 11 Feb 2020

      Makimaki, 11 Feb 2020Thats why it is not appealing at all. We are in age of styl... moreYou dont know how influential the OG Razr is so shut up cause you dont have the chance to use the original one and you cant afford this one either, just stick to your copycat XIAOMI.

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        • 11 Feb 2020

        Judging by my average of 50 unlocks per day for my phone, this phone would last less than 1.5 years.

        Assuming I unlock my phone less and leave it unfolded for ease of access - I work in a mobile phone retailer so use my phone a lot - then the Razer would last me approximately 2.9 years.

        I'm a heavy user, and I could imagine it lasting quite a bit longer for others, yet I don't believe casual phone users would be the ones who get a Razer.

          wantone, 10 Feb 2020the idea with the look and "big 1cm Bump" was to make the h... moreThank you for normal answer, but nobody said that rebranding is always good, so i don't know how will that sale in this age, with this price. Okay so that it fits and looks as moto handset from way back, they made it like this, but to my eyes this would be better to go flat.

            Anonymous, 07 Feb 2020Did you hear or see the news? This phone is the same as the... moreThats why it is not appealing at all. We are in age of stylish, thin smartphones. This bulky thing gets in the way. It is not appealing sorry.

              Makimaki, 07 Feb 2020Style? Look at that at the bottom of the phone. 1 cm big bu... morethe idea with the look and "big 1cm Bump" was to make the handset look like the original razr handsets, so to do this the handset has the same 1cm bump at the bottom to fit and match with the look of the original.
              Had they designed a totally new device and not follow the range/branding, the look would be different and the Bump would no doubt not be there.

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                • 10 Feb 2020

                Anonymous, 09 Feb 2020perfect combination of beauty and beast beautiful design ... morebeastly price for a beta product!
                maybe Motorola razr3 will be better...but not this one.

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                  • 09 Feb 2020

                  perfect combination of beauty and beast
                  beautiful design
                  beasty price.

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                    • 09 Feb 2020

                    Matt99, 09 Feb 2020I just love how human behaviour has gotten us to the point ... moreYou just described the entire fashion industry.

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                      • 09 Feb 2020

                      I just love how human behaviour has gotten us to the point where its cool to have something that is not fit for purpose because its new, we're brainwashed folks!

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                        • 09 Feb 2020

                        The thing is they coulde just made a single lcd top panel and bottom is a keypad just like the OG Razr and not this disposable plastic panel.

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                          • 09 Feb 2020

                          Lenovo quality! My moto G6 Play is terrible full of problems but my G2 was a lot better in many ways, it was released the era that Motorola was owned by Google!

                            : Manufacturers don't care about the durability of a cell phone (especially folding ones). They just care about how many units they've sold and how much profit they've made. All these folding phones won't be cheap and I bet they won't have all the latest technological updates either ! It's just a cell phone fad !!!

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                              • 08 Feb 2020

                              Update :
                              Motorola Razr also breaks while folding to the opposite direction. While Samsung fold survived it.

                                M.G., 08 Feb 2020Really? Thats your defense? I work for around 12 hours a d... moreIt wasn't any sort of defense.
                                You just use your phone as a work tool, that's a different story. The other person used it this many times even before work, which is sort of sad.

                                  The folding screen will not outlive the hinge anyway. Don't really care about folding phones for now.

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                                    • 08 Feb 2020

                                    Who cares.
                                    Most will get bored of the gimmick in less than 1000 flips .
                                    After the novelty wears off,all you left is the feeling you could have bought a phone thats way better with the money you spend.

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                                      • 08 Feb 2020

                                      Sonu4678, 08 Feb 2020This is a very subjective thing and people here at GSMA see... moreSamsung doesn't make Ugly phone if we look into their history.
                                      So, just wait and let the Z flip be released and We'll see how beautiful it is compared to Razr.

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                                        • 08 Feb 2020

                                        Anonymous, 08 Feb 2020Your objection is idiotic; you’re drawing a conclusion from... moreSamsung galaxy fold lasted 200000 folds in other test done by a German tech co. So, what's your point ?
                                        https://www.chip.de/news/Folded-200000-times-What-the-Samsung-Galaxy-Fold-now-looks-and-sounds-like_175929937.html