Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Review
Motorola tries to balance the mid-tier model between a super expensive Ultra and a good-enough base model.
The Motorola Razr Plus (2026) strikes the best balance of price and features | Image by PhoneArena
Using the Motorola Razr Plus 2026 feels incredibly familiar. The phone hasn't changed much in the past two years, with Motorola only tweaking the color scheme.
More so, the new Razr Plus also uses the same processor as the last two models, which would absolutely doom it if it were a regular phone.
But it's not — it's a flip phone, and there are not many competitors around. Priced at $1,100 in 2026, it is also $100 more expensive than its predecessor, so it now competes directly with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip series, which also has the same price.
Is Motorola giving us more and better features for that price? Some other areas have improved. You now get a 4,500mAh battery, 12% larger than before, but in reality, that means that a casual photo walk is no longer a battery squeeze. Motorola also replaces the 2X telephoto camera with an ultra-wide one, which seems just a bit more versatily.
In the United States, the Razr Plus 2026 is available at AT&T and Verizon, and T-Mobile announced they will have this model "in the coming months", whatever that means.
Not surprisingly, the Razr Plus 2026 is not available on smaller US carriers. Brands like Google Fi, Visible, Cricket, Metro by T-Mobile and Boost Mobile only carry the cheaper, base model Motorola Razr 2026 (the $800 one).
You can also buy the phone on Amazon, Best Buy and Motorola.com, and the latter offers a $300 discount with a trade-in plus a pair of free Swarovski Moto Buds Loop headphones.
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Also read:
- Motorola Razr 2026 review
- Motorola Razr Fold review
Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Design and Display
Only one color option in the US
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The Razr Plus is only available in one color — green (the official name is Pantone Mountain View), with a vegan leather back cover that feels soft to the touch.
The aluminum frame is also color matched, which helps achieve a more cohesive look.
Unfolded, the Razr Plus isn't quite razor-thin, measuring 7.1mm thick, but it doesn't feel excessive in the hand either. It's noticeably taller than non-folding phones, though.
Folded, it gets chubbier at 15.3mm. That's nearly 10% thicker than the Galaxy Z Flip 7 (but you do get a bigger battery in exchange).
Aside from that, the phone weighs 189 grams, on par with the Galaxy.
It also has IP48 water and dust protection (only protected against larger dust particles, sized at over 1mm).
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Inside the box, you will find:
- the Motorola Razr Plus 2026 itself
- USB Type-C cable
- SIM ejector tool
- User manuals
The main display is a 6.9-inch OLED panel with Full HD resolution and 165Hz refresh rate (in daily use, it still runs at 120Hz, the benefit is mostly for gaming).
The Razr Plus boasts a nearly creaseless experience thanks to a teardrop-style hinge, and in a direct comparison with the base model the crease indeed looked a bit shallower to my eyes.
The external screen is 4 inches, going edge to edge, and that's the biggest advantage over the non-Plus model, which has a 10% smaller display.
Display Measurements:
On our in-house display lab tests, the Razr Plus 2026 scores a higher peak brightness score, which is a welcome improvement. We recorded max brightness reaching nearly 1,500 nits compared to 1,200 nits on the Razr Plus 2025 (we tested the main screen).
The fingerprint scanner is embedded in the side-positioned power button. It's an old-school capacitive fingerprint reader, and I've had no issues with it as it unlocks the phone quickly and reliably.
Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Camera
Swapping the zoom camera for an ultra-wide one
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All 2026 Razr flip phones come with a dual camera system with two 50MP shooters, a main camera and an ultrawide one.
Last year's Razr Plus 2025 edition features a 2X telephoto secondary camera, so switching to an ultra-wide second camera is a big change. Of course, that comes at the expense of worse-looking zoomed shots, but it seems that the trade-off is worth it for many people.
As for the main camera, no big changes: the Razr Plus has the same mid-tier 1/1.95-inch sensor size as the base version (the Ultra is the only one with a larger main camera sensor).
Main Camera
In a direct comparison with the previous model, we see that some things have changed, but for the most part, it's the same camera.
Images on the newer model tend to have a brighter exposure and boosted colors, but the level of detail is similar. It's hard to pick a winner here.
Portrait Mode
Portrait mode now features more pleasing, softer bokeh, so I would say it's a small step forward for the Razr Plus 2026.
Zoom Quality
As you would expect with the Razr Plus 2026 dropping the zoom camera, zoom quality has gotten worse compared to the previous model. Last year's Razr Plus captures sharper and more plentiful detail.
Ultra-wide
The new ultra-wide camera brings extra wide perspectives that unlock plenty of creative photo opportunities.
Razr Plus 2026 ultra-wide | Image by PhoneArena
Razr Plus 2026 ultra-wide | Image by PhoneArena
Razr Plus 2026 ultra-wide | Image by PhoneArena
Selfies
Selfies have also improved quite a lot, with better skin handling and dynamic range.
Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Performance & Benchmarks
Disappointing
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Under the hood of the Razr Plus 2026, you have the same Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset as the last two Razr Plus generations. Disappointing, that's for sure. This is paired with 12GB of RAM, an upgrade over the 8GB of RAM on the base Razr 2026 version.
In daily use, the Razr Plus feels noticeably snappier than the base model which comes with a slower Mediatek processor, so for speeds alone the Plus has an advantage.
CPU Performance Benchmarks:
Geekbench 6: A high single-core score is what makes your phone feel snappy during everyday tasks like opening apps, typing and browsing. The multi-core score matters most when doing heavier work like video editing or gaming.
It's quite revealing, though, that the performance of the similarly priced Flip 7 from last year is still much faster than the new Razr Plus 2026. That's not a good look.
AI Quantized: This test measures how efficiently your phone’s 'brain' handles AI tasks, ensuring that features like live translation and smart photo editing feel instant and fluid without draining your battery.
Motorola also does not seem to prioritize on-device AI speeds, as they are way behind the competition.
GPU Performance
Wild Life Extreme is a heavy graphics workload used to measure a device's sustained GPU performance and thermal throttling. It uses older mobile rendering techniques and is friendly to older or lower-end mobile devices.
Steel Nomad Light Stress Test: Measures your phone’s "gaming stamina" by comparing its peak speed (High) against its throttled speed after it heats up (Low), revealing whether your performance will stay smooth or start lagging during a long session.
GPU performance is again identical to last year's model and sometimes half the speed of what you can get on the Galaxy Flip 7. Samsung easily wins the performance race in flip phones.
Storage speed
The Razr Plus comes with either 256GB of built-in storage (there is no microSD card support here).
Storage tests measure how quickly your phone can move data. Random read and write show how fast your phone can find and move thousands of tiny, scattered files. This is the most important metric for an average user because it’s what happens when you open an app, check your notifications, or search through your photo gallery. Sequential read and write measure the speed of moving one giant, continuous file. You’ll notice this when you are saving a 4K video you just recorded or downloading a massive game update.
Our measurements were a mixed bag of results, as on some tests the new Plus model fell behind the predecessor, while on others it was a bit faster.
Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Software
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The Razr Plus 2026 arrives with Android 16 and Motorola's light custom skin on top that looks very close to stock.
The Razr Plus 2026 arrives with Android 16 and Motorola's light custom skin on top that looks very close to stock.
Software updates remain the big disappointments. We can somehow overlook that on the $800 cheaper base Razr model, but there is no excuse for this $1,100 phone to only support three years of Android OS updates (basically, you get Android 19 and that's it).
Motorola has also added a few small AI improvements, though there's no dedicated AI button on the phone. You long-press the power key to pull up Gemini, same as before.
These are the main Moto AI features on the Razr 2026, most of which actually go back to last year:
These are the main Moto AI features on the Razr 2026, most of which actually go back to last year:
- Catch Me Up: Summarizes your missed notifications and chat threads, including stuff from WhatsApp and Messages. It runs a bit faster now and handles more regional languages directly on the device.
- Pay Attention: Records live conversations or meetings and automatically transcribes and summarizes everything into Moto Notes. This one's been around since 2025, but multi-speaker separation is noticeably better this time around.
- Remember This: Whenever you take a screenshot or snap a photo, the AI adds a text description to it so you can search for it later just by describing what you're looking for.
- Look and Talk: Lets you wake the assistant just by looking at the cover screen while the phone is propped open in Tent mode. When this first came out in 2025 it was exclusive to the Razr Ultra, but now it's available across all 2026 Moto foldables.
- Playlist / Image Studio: You can generate custom wallpapers from a text prompt or describe a musical feeling in your own words and get a music playlist built around it.
Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Battery
Big battery size improvement
With a nearly 10% bigger battery, the Razr Plus 2026 fixes the biggest complaint we had against the 2025 model — it's way too small battery.
The new phone comes with a 4,500mAh battery size (the older one had a 4,000mAh cell).
PhoneArena Battery Test Results:
Results on the web browsing test were half an hour better than last year's model, while we had an interesting anomaly on the video streaming test with the phone lasting a record 15+ hours.
In terms of charging, you get 45W wired and 15W wireless charging. Not the fastest out there (the Razr Ultra supports 68W wired charge), but quite good.
A full top up takes around 1 hour if you use a cable. There are no magnets on this phone (hence, no Qi2/MagSafe support), which is a bit of a disappointment.
Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Audio Quality and Haptics
The speakers are improved a bit and sound very decent for a flip phone.
Haptics are also tight and lively, which we definitely appreciate, no complaints on that front.
Motorola Razr Plus 2026 Specs
Here is an overview of the Motorola Razr Plus 2026 specs:
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| Motorola Razr (2026) | Motorola Razr Plus (2026) | Motorola Razr Ultra (2026) |
| Dimensions | ||
|---|---|---|
| 171.30 x 73.99 x 7.25 mm | 171.4 x 74 x 7.1 mm | 171.48 × 73.99 × 7.19 |
| Weight | ||
| 188.0 g | 189.0 g | 199.0 g |
| Size | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6.9-inch | 6.9-inch | 7.0-inch |
| Type | ||
| AMOLED, 120Hz | AMOLED, 165Hz | AMOLED, 165Hz |
| System chip | ||
|---|---|---|
| MediaTek Dimensity 7450X (4 nm) | Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm) | Snapdragon 8 Elite SM8750-AC (3 nm) |
| Memory | ||
| 8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 3.1) | 12GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) | 16GB (LPDDR5X)/512GB (UFS 4.0) |
| OS | ||
| Android (16) | Android (16) | Android (16) |
| Type | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4800 mAh | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Charge speed | ||
| Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W | Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W | Wired: 68.0W Wireless: 30.0W |
| Main camera | ||
|---|---|---|
| 50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.95" Pixel size: 0.8 μm | 50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.95" Pixel size: 0.8 μm | 50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 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) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 μm | 50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/2.93" Pixel size: 0.6 μm |
| Front | ||
| 32 MP | 32 MP | 50 MP |
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Should you buy it?
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The Motorola Razr Plus 2026 suffers from being the middle child.
It has to find the perfect balance of features and price, but with the new and higher $1,100 price it's not cheap. It's also $300 more expensive than the base Razr 2026 model, and for most people, I think that price premium is not worth it. You get a bigger cover screen, which after using the phone does not translate as a massive advantage. The only other big reason to opt for the Plus is a faster processor, but for casual use the base model is fine.
Worryingly, Samsung's last year Flip 7 outperforms the Razr Plus in many areas, while costing the same (or less with all the discounts).
The Razr Plus 2026 is not a bad phone, of course, but it seems to be made for a very specific user, and with the higher price, it will be a tougher sell.
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