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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    It’s by design. Why should Motorola make it more durable? They expect the owners of this RAZR to upgrade to a newer phone by the 1 year mark anyway.

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      • M.G.
      • s8h
      • 08 Feb 2020

      Pabliell, 08 Feb 2020You either have a really long mornings, or you don't leave ... moreReally? Thats your defense?
      I work for around 12 hours a day and still end up unlocking my phone for around 150 to 250 times a day (and that is figure is on a busy day) and end up receiving 800-1000+ notifications a day.
      The Digital Wellbeing feature shows everything quite accurately.

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        • Anonymous
        • Bwx
        • 08 Feb 2020

        Foldable screens are just a dumb, gimmicky idea. I really think this is going to be a passing fad.

          babak, 07 Feb 2020i dont think so. to me mate x has better quality than samsu... moreBetter quality XD

          You know because you tried it?
          I mean that phone is surrounded by fragile screen on all sides, tell me how will that make it live longer?

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            • Anonymous
            • kW}
            • 08 Feb 2020

            AnonD-754814, 07 Feb 2020Your logic is useless. Samsung Fold lasted 120,000 folds te... moreYour objection is idiotic; you’re drawing a conclusion from 2 sample sizes of 1.

              Anonymous, 08 Feb 2020Who are you and what decade are you living in - I'll have f... moreYou either have a really long mornings, or you don't leave the house at all. No working man has time to check the phone this many times before going out.

                Makimaki, 07 Feb 2020Style? Look at that at the bottom of the phone. 1 cm big bu... moreThis is a very subjective thing and people here at GSMA seem to have liked Moto more. Personally, style is not a preference for me.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • StU
                  • 08 Feb 2020

                  Pabliell, 07 Feb 2020Math says 27000/730=37 So in 2 years you can unfold the Ra... moreWho are you and what decade are you living in - I'll have flipped it open 37 times before even leaving the house in the morning!

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                    • Anonymous
                    • StU
                    • 08 Feb 2020

                    Stone dead

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                      • DkK
                      • 08 Feb 2020

                      Now where that all guyz who prevsly complaining about pop camera module durability? Hahaha (sorry for poor eng)

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                        • Anonymous
                        • U2T
                        • 08 Feb 2020

                        lolol no moving parts more durable a hinge not only weak but adds to d hi price lolol

                          'Variety' magazine, reported in 2018, that the average U.S. consumer checks their phones 52 times daily. 37,000 ÷ 52 = 711.5 . Hmm.

                            travstr, 07 Feb 2020it's because Motorola promised way more durability - that t... moreMath says 27000/730=37
                            So in 2 years you can unfold the Razr 37 times daily. Considering you have the smaller screen to check the notifications, I don't think anyone, except for heavy users, will reach that number.
                            And heavy users will choose a different phone, because that battery won't last for that many unfolds.

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                              travstr, 07 Feb 2020it's because Motorola promised way more durability - that t... more30 folds a day seem reasonable for normal use. Unless you rely way to much on your phone.

                                geek-a-contra, 07 Feb 2020" ... hinge lasts just 27,000 folds in durability test " ... moreit's because Motorola promised way more durability - that the phone would last at least two years. if you do the math (or look at some of the other comments here), on average 27k folds isn't enough for even one year. especially since you have to unfold the phone to get proper use, to take a phone call, snap a picture with the rear camera that isn't a selfie etc.

                                also the galaxy fold managed to last 120,000 folds, so "just" is perfectly fine here. one thing I will say though is that the test on the RAZR didn't seem fair and the machine apparently wasn't calibrated properly for the size of the phone.

                                  Guys, mind to see the thumbs up and down before sharing a YouTube video, i myself wouldn't even watch it let alone sharing it.

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                                    geek-a-contra, 07 Feb 2020care to share a link?Why don't you read the article ? Or you commented without reading it ?
                                    Even this article says an American(not heavy users) averagely check their phone 52 times a day.

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                                      • Anonymous
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                                      • 07 Feb 2020

                                      so here is what old humans proud of.
                                      and i think its a shame to spend $1400 for a
                                      prototype device. if you old humans want a nostalgic
                                      feels then dont use it, just put it on a ball glass.
                                      lmao

                                        There's also a gap the screen lifted up when open and close the Razr that most reviewers including Motorolla are not telling.