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The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is more than just yet another flip phone. For one thing, it up-ends the form factor with its over-sized exterior display, vastly increasing how much you can do with the phone without ever opening it up. More than that though, the company’s fourth attempt at a foldable phone is the first to feel like it captures the charm and cool factor of the original noughties flip phone. Best of all? It also happens to be really, really good.
DESIGN
It’s hard to talk about the design of the Razr 40 Ultra without addressing that eye-catching cover display. I’ll cover how it works later, but what you need to know is that it stretches from near the top of the phone right to its bottom edge when closed – even wrapping around the cameras and flash.
This is an immediate contrast from other folding flip phones like the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, Oppo Find N2 Flip, or indeed last year’s Razr, all of which feature comparatively compact outer screens primarily for notifications (though it’s worth noting that leaks so far suggest Samsung is about to reveal a similar design in its Z Flip5). If you’re not a fan of that expansive screen, remember that Motorola also offers the regular Razr 40 (or Razr (2023) for the States), which packs a more familiar smaller outer display.
Back to the Ultra. One
