Motorola Razr 40 review

28 July 2023


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All in all, this is the best foldable so far. The price is more than OK, for the last generation of a foldable, grip is awsome, hardware is good, even SD 7 gen1. Yes, gaming is not a big deal on this one, but who really plays hardcore games on foldables and their plastic screens? This might be the first midrange foldable phone and I would like to see more of them from other brands.

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    • Anonymous
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    • 28 Jul 2023

    Anonymous, 28 Jul 2023Is it strange that I expected more battery life with that c... moreOn screen time is good for 6.9" 120Hz + 4200mAh while using chip made at Samsung.
    Only call time was bad. Should be at least 7-8h more.

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      • sr4
      • 28 Jul 2023

      So... the Snap 7 Gen 1 indeed is a poor CPU, no matter who uses it. I would have thought the lower chipset can at least transform to excellent battery life. But that is even worse than competition with smaller batteries.
      Motorola, take this tragedy back to China.

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        • Anonymous
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        • 28 Jul 2023

        I was expecting good battery score on this since I'm currently considering to buy it but 85 hrs is a bit of a disappointment especially considering the size of it's battery and a relatively advance chipset than on my current phone
        The standby performance appears to be especially poor as someone else pointed out. Idk why or how moto has optimised it but it's a big disappointment

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          • AngryLithuanian
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          • 28 Jul 2023

          justasmile, 28 Jul 2023At this price, a poor chipset just for a flip factor is not... moreDepends on your priorities. I would take "Great sustained performance, no throttling, no heating." over any high performing chip that would cost even more.
          The only downside I see for this device is its battery life, particularly stand-by time. Was hoping for something similar to Oppo's Flip endurance score.

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            • Anonymous
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            • 28 Jul 2023

            Is it strange that I expected more battery life with that chip?

            Looks fine for the rest of it, saw this model for €760 already here, however Flip 4 512gb sits at around €790 here.

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              • Anonymous
              • KA9
              • 28 Jul 2023

              Just 200 hours standby very low for a 4200 mah battery cell. That's weird

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                • Anonymous
                • KA9
                • 28 Jul 2023

                Standby performance seems quite terrible. Just 200 hours for 4200 mah battery is very very bad

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                  • Anonymous
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                  • 28 Jul 2023

                  Anonymous, 28 Jul 2023Stress tests shows 7g1 has no issues. It is miUI that mak... moreLooks like you are right. 7 Gen 1 bad reputation is Xiaomi's fault. Here Moto got better batterylife than TSMC's 4nm based 8+ Gen 1.

                    Thanks for the excellent review @team GSMARENA!

                    Very tempting, and if it only carried the SD 7 Gen 2, I'd have pressed "order" already...

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 28 Jul 2023

                      Stress tests shows 7g1 has no issues.
                      It is miUI that makes some SoCs have bad reputation.
                      Mediatek chips got bad reputation years ago because cheap phones from xiaomi and oppo, while they were fine on LG and Sony.

                        At this price, a poor chipset just for a flip factor is not worth it. Its better if you just get a normal bar phone instead.

                          Seems like a pretty decent foldable
                          Nice job Moto

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