Motorola Razr Fold vs Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra: Main differences
Here's how the Motorola Razr Fold will compare against the Galaxy Z Fold 8.
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Motorola has had a very formidable presence on the clamshell foldable phone market for years now, but it didn't compete in the slightly more premium book-style foldable niche. The latter has been dominated by Samsung and a few other key players, but it's the South Korean giant that's domineering the niche.
Well, this changes this year, as the Motorola Razr Fold has joined the ranks of large foldables you can buy, and it's actually a pretty decent deal. That's largely in preparation for the arrival of the foldable iPhone, which, if history repeats itself, could potentially dominate the industry in a couple of years' time. Brands are increasing their efforts in order to have the best possible footing for the upcoming clash.
Meanwhile, Samsung just announced the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra on July 22, and it's the same familiar book-style foldable as previous Folds, but with some key upgrades and improvements that most fans have been asking for for years. Here's how it compares against the Moto Razr Fold.
Motorola Razr Fold vs Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra differences:
| Motorola Razr Fold | Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra |
|---|---|
| A stylish book-style foldable phone | A book-style foldable with |
| Ever-so-slightly larger 8.1-inch internal display | Smaller 8.0-inch inner screen with smaller crease |
| Slightly larger 6.6-inch outer screen | Also a 6.5-inch cover display |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 (3nm) inside | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy |
| 256 GB/512 GB storage options | 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB storage options |
| Triple 50MP cameras at the back | 200MP main + 50 MP ultrawide + 10 MP telephoto |
| 32MP cover camera + 20MP inner selfie camera | Possibly dual 10MP selfie cameras |
| A 6,000 mAh Li-Po battery | A 5,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery |
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Design and Size
Can Motorola easily pull off what took Samsung years to achieve?
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The Motorola Razr Fold looks like something we've already seen, as it doesn't stray away from the already established design language and overall presentation of a foldable phone.
It is a moderately thin device that relies on the usual aluminum/glass sandwich build. All pretty modern and posh, just like most Motorola foldables out there. The exact dimensions and size are still kept secret by Motorola, but we'd probably get them in due time.
Motorola has also outfitted the phone with IP49 water and dust resistance, which means it's not completely dust-proof but would survive even strong water jets.
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| Motorola Razr Fold | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| 160.05 x 144.47 x 4.55 mm (~10.68 mm with camera bump) | 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm (~9.19 mm with camera bump) |
| Weight | |
| 243.0 g | 215.0 g |
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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra retains the general looks of the Galaxy Z Fold 7, but comes with some key upgrades in the build. For example, it now has magnets in the build that improve the opening and closing of the device. That's a change inspired by the TriFold.
Samsung has also thrown in a titanium plate beneath the display as well as an ultra-thin titanium alloy film that's less than 30% the width of a single human hair all in order to further make the crease shallower and non-existent.
Colors-wise, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra will be available in Violet Shadow, Cream, Graphite, and Violet Green (exclusively online). The Motorola Razr Fold arrives in Blackened Blue and Lily White, both Pantone-certified colors.
Display Differences
Specs-wise, the Razr Fold features a large 8.1-inch internal screen, making it one of the largest ones on a foldable phone right now.
It's an OLED panel, of course, with up to a 120 Hz refresh rate, HDR support, and a decently high brightness of around 2,000 nits as per our review tests. The cover display is also pretty large at 6.56 inches across, and it's also a 120 Hz one.
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| Motorola Razr Fold | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra |
| Size | |
|---|---|
| 8.1-inch | 8.0-inch |
| Type | |
| OLED, 120Hz | Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz |
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The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra inherits the same display measurements as its predecessor. This means an 8-inch screen and a 6.5-inch cover display, which is quickly becoming something of a standard for book-style foldables.
One major improvement to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra is the new Flex Titanium technology inside, which pairs an extremely thin titanium alloy film inside the display and a new titanium plate immediately beneath the display. The goal is to further improve the shallowness of the display crease, which is now even flatter.
Performance and Software
Benchmark race
It's the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 that powers the Moto Razr Fold. Just a step below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, this still flagship chip will definitely be up for any task Motorola fans could throw at it. In our review, this chipset proved more than enough to deliver a decently flagship experience for both everyday multitasking and heavy gaming.
At the same time, the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra relies on the 3 nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy, the most powerful version of the chip that features a higher-clocked prime core in comparison with other phones featuring this Qualcomm chipset.
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| Motorola Razr Fold | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra |
| System chip | |
|---|---|
| Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845 (3 nm) | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm) |
| Memory | |
| 16GB (LPDDR5X)/512GB (UFS 4.1) | 12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB |
| OS | |
| Android (16) | Android (17), up to 7 OS updates |
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Memory-wise, the Moto Razr Fold arrives with 16 GB of RAM, as well as either 256 GB or 512 GB of storage. The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra comes with 12 GB of RAM in both 256 GB and 512 GB versions, while the 1 TB version carries 16 GB of RAM.
Camera
Triple cameras for all
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We get a triple-camera setup on the Moto Razr Fold. The phone will feature a triple camera consisting of a 50 MP main, a 50 MP ultrawide, and a 50 MP telephoto with a 3X optical zoom. Decent hardware on paper and in real life, where Motorola doesn't disappoint at all.
Meanwhile, Samsung is bringing a host of mostly software improvements to the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, like an enhanced ProVisual engine that delivers a more advanced low-light video processing. There's also more flexible 8K video recording and editing, support for Samsung's efficient APV codec, as well as four new cinematic LUTs for on-device color grading of your log video.
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| Motorola Razr Fold | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra |
| Main camera | |
|---|---|
| 50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm |
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm |
| Second camera | |
| 50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm |
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm |
| Third camera | |
| 50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Focal Length: 71 mm Sensor size: 1/1.95" Pixel size: 0.8 μm |
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm |
| Front | |
| 20 MP | 10 MP (HDR) |
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Hardware-wise, the Ultra scores a new 50 MP ultrawide camera, an upgrade from the 12 MP one used previously. The main camera remains a 200 MP one, and the telephoto is the familiar 10 MP one.
Battery Life and Charging
A win for Motorola?
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The Motorola Razr Fold comes along with a large 6,000 mAh Li-Po battery in the back. It fares relatively well in our custom battery tests, achieving 12 and a half hours in our web browsing test, seven hours in the 3D gaming one, and finally, almost eight hours in the video playback test.
The Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra has all the potential to beat that. See, Samsung has finally caved in and brought a 5,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery on a phone, which will likely have massive repercussions for the future of the batteries on the company's phones as far as raw capacity.
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| Motorola Razr Fold | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra |
| Type | |
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| 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge speed | |
| Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W |
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 20.0W |
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Charging-wise, the Razr Fold comes up on top with 80 W wired and 50 W wireless charging. The Z Fold 8 Ultra has also scored much faster 45 W wired charging that will fill 67% in just 30 minutes. There's 20 W wireless charging as well.
Specs Comparison
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| Motorola Razr Fold | Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra |
| Dimensions | |
|---|---|
| 160.05 x 144.47 x 4.55 mm (~10.68 mm with camera bump) | 158.4 x 143.2 x 4.1 mm (~9.19 mm with camera bump) |
| Weight | |
| 243.0 g | 215.0 g |
| Size | |
|---|---|
| 8.1-inch | 8.0-inch |
| Type | |
| OLED, 120Hz | Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz |
| System chip | |
|---|---|
| Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845 (3 nm) | Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy SM8850-1-AD (3 nm) |
| Memory | |
| 16GB (LPDDR5X)/512GB (UFS 4.1) | 12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB |
| Type | |
|---|---|
| 6000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge speed | |
| Wired: 80.0W Wireless: 50.0W |
Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 20.0W |
| Main camera | |
|---|---|
| 50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.28" Pixel size: 1.22 μm |
200 MP (OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL HP2 Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3" Pixel size: 0.6 μm |
| Second camera | |
| 50 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm |
50 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL JN3 Aperture size: F1.9 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 0.7 μm |
| Third camera | |
| 50 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Focal Length: 71 mm Sensor size: 1/1.95" Pixel size: 0.8 μm |
10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 67 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm |
| Front | |
| 20 MP | 10 MP (HDR) |
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Summary
Th Razr Fold came as a surprisingly adept alternative to other mainstream book-style foldables. It's one quite competent phone that serves as a welcome alternative to the Z Folds and Pixel Folds in the US.
However, with the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra, Samsung is vying to retake the spot at the top with a large mainstream foldable done right. Important upgrades in the design, battery, and camera, as well as further perfecting the inner screen mean that this phone will start from a very high point.
We can't wait to put these two phones against one another.
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