Beyond the Gimmick: The Ultimate Daily Driver Review of the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra

I have always been a book style folding phone fan and for the most part I have ignored the flip style side of the folding market. It is not that I haven't tried them, I reviewed the Xiaomi Mix Flip 2 on this very site! I have just never really seen much of a point of them as they are just a normal phone that gets smaller aren't they. So when Motorola asked if I wanted to review the Razr 60 Ultra for a few weeks I took them up on the very kind offer. TLDR I am glad I did as it may have shifted my perspective slightly.

The other reason I wanted to try this phone out was it might give me an insight into what the software of the upcoming Razr Fold may look like. So without further ado lets dive into the unboxing of the Razr 60 Ultra!

Unboxing

In terms of an unboxing experience it is very much what you would expect from any other phone being sold in the UK, Europe or Western markets, with the exception that my review unit also included a case which i will show you later, needless to say that this is not the standard packaging that you can expect with your purchase if you were to buy one a Razr 60 Ultra for yourself. 

I have been provided with the Mountain Trail colour phone and the reason I went for this colour was that the back panel of the phone feels very much like wood (it is FSC-certified wood), which I really like and it means that I can essentially run this phone caseless which was nice despite the inclusion of the case as previously mentioned above.

Let's start looking around the device starting at the top.

Here we can find two mic pick up points alongside two antenna band lines. We also get a sneak peak of the cameras but will come back to them later.

Next we move around to the right hand side, where we find the volume up and down buttons and the power key/sleep wake button that also pulls triple duty as a fingerprint reader and Gemini shortcut button.

We also have several more antenna lines here breaking the frame up for those all important radio signals to get into the phone. Here it is unfolded as well.

On the base of the phone is where we will find the USB Type C charging port that is capable of Motorola's Turbo charge at up to 68W when used with the appropriate charger which is not included.

You will also find a loudspeaker port that has a mesh grill over it but is recessed enough that it shouldn't sustain any damage unless you poke something into it! We also found a single sim card slot. The phone can also use a second E-sim if required. Flanking the charging port are yet more antenna lines as you would expect. We also have two more pinhole microphones for noise cancellation.

As we continue around the phone we come to the left hand side which has a single button which the Moto Key

There are also four more antenna break lines found on this side. Here is the unfolded view.

Now we can move to the rear of the phone which also doubles as the outer display when the phone is unfolded.

Here is where you can see the full wood effect of the Mountain Trail finish under the wood effect back panel we find there is a wireless charging coil for the 30W wireless charging and 5W reverse wireless charging for earbuds etc.

On the higher portion of the back is where we find the outer display panel. This panel measures in at 4.0' diagonal and as you can see it also houses the two camera modules. The screen specs are a resolution of 1272 x 1080 and it has a PPI of 417. It is an LPTO display made of a Flexible AMOLED and supports HDR 10, 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut and a 165Hz refresh rate. The Touch rate will support up to 120Hz for normal use and 165Hz for game mode. Lastly the peak brightness is 3000nits. I have found the screen to be more than bright enough to use in direct sunlight.

You can set the screen up to either have the cameras be inset into the screen or have the area around the camera lens blacked out. I have gone with the former as it means I can use the full panel for apps that I choose to use on this panel but more on that later.

As for the cameras we have got a dual 50MP setup for a Main camera and then a second Ultra-wide and macro camera. The specs for the cameras are the following respectively

Main camera

• 50 MP (f/1.8, 1.0 μm) or 12.6 MP (2.0 μm Quad Pixel)
• OIS
• 1/1.56"
• Instant-all Pixel Focus
• Pantone™ Validated Colour and Skin Tones

Ultrawide + macro camera

• 50 MP (f/2.0, 0.6 μm) or 12.6 MP (1.2 μm Quad Pixel)
• FOV 122°

Both these cameras are serviceable and due to their positioning some creative usage scenarios can be found but I will cover that much more in the Camera section of this review.

Now that we have covered the back lets move around to the front of the phone and the main display. Here we have a massive 7.012" Super HD display that is also LPTO using a Flexible AMOLED panel with a resolution of 2992 by 1224 and a PPI of 464. The screen will support 120% DCI-P3 colour gamut and up to 165Hz of refresh. Touch rate is again variable depending on the mode you re in for normal use it will reach up to 130Hz and in gaming mode it can reach 300Hz. in terms of brightness the screen has a peak brightness rating of 4500nits and again it is more than bright enough to use in direct sunlight like the external display. Lastly the screen will also support Dolby Vision and HDR10 in apps that will support this service. The screen is a Corning Gorilla Glass ceramic screen with a factory fitted screen protector which is not removable.

Before we move away from the screen I want to talk about the crease, this is after all a foldable screen. Motorola are on their 3rd generation of making Flip style folding phones so it is fair to say they have gained some insight into what they are doing regarding the crease and the corresponding hinge design.

The hinge itself consists of a titanium reinforced hinge that will give a 4x strength improvement over the previous generations of Razr devices.The hinge itself is a continuous gear design ensuring that when in use the phone halves both move at exactly the same rate, especially important for maintaining structural stability! In terms of the resistance this is offered by a Dual-Pin Cam system where cams and springs press against the central hinge pin to provide resistance to hold the angle of the fold for full use of the Flex View. As you can see in the images above the Flex view angles can be quite aggressive and they do hold reasonably well in these positions. With that being said the hinge is also smooth in its movement thanks to the diamond-like coating that is being used as a form of lubrication to give that low friction feel.

So now that we know what is going on with the hinge, how about the screen and the crease. Well there are few things going on here to minimise that crease as much as possible. First up we have Support Plates, These flexible metal "flaps" or support plates sit directly beneath the foldable screen. As the phone closes, these plates move out of the way to allow the screen to tuck into a water drop shape, which prevents a sharp crease.

Next is Screen Recessing, the bottom edge of the internal display actually shifts slightly into the ~base of the frame during folding to alleviate tension on the panel.

Next up is a new Ultra-Thin Glass (UTG), this is a new, 30% smoother UTG layer on the Razr 60 Ultra's 7-inch main screen that works with the hinge to reduce the depth of the crease compared to previous models.

All of the above tech goes a long way to make the crease nearly imperceivable to the touch and visibly very pleasing. Like all folding screens, once you start to use the phone you will hardly notice it is there and this is especially true of the Razr 60 Ultra. Don't get me wrong it is not the best folding screen tech now available, that crown belongs to Oppo with the screen on the Oppo Find N6 but for this style of folding display it is certainly one of the best I have seen.

So with that complete we have now finished the tour of the devices exterior but there is more beauty hiding underneath in the internal Hardware which is where we are now going to take a look at.

Hardware 

Let's get started by looking at the specs for the Razr 60 Ultra.

Motorola Razr 60 Ultra Specs
Processor	Snapdragon® 8 Elite Mobile Platform (3nm), Octa-core up to 4.32GHz
Memory & Storage	16 GB LPDDR5X RAM | 512 GB UFS 4.0 Internal Storage
Operating System	Android™ 15
Main Display	7.01" Super HD LTPO Foldable AMOLED, 165Hz, HDR10+, 4500 nits, 2992 x 1224 (464 ppi)
External Display	4.0" LTPO Flexible AMOLED, 165Hz, 100% DCI-P3, 3000 nits, 1272 x 1080 (417 ppi)
Rear Cameras	50 MP Main (f/1.8, OIS) + 50 MP Ultrawide/Macro (f/2.0, 122° FOV)
Front Camera	50 MP Selfie (f/2.0, Quad Pixel)
Battery & Charging	4700 mAh; 68W TurboPower™ Wired, 30W Wireless, 5W Reverse
Durability	IP48 dust and underwater protection; Corning® Gorilla™ Glass Ceramic
Dimensions	Open: 73.99 x 171.48 x 7.19mm | Closed: 73.99 x 88.12 x 15.69mm
Weight	199g
Audio	Dual stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos®, 3 Microphones, Snapdragon Sound™
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 7, 5G sub-6, NFC, eSIM + physical SIM, Bluetooth, Google Gemini
Security	Side fingerprint reader, Face unlock

 

So now that you have seen the specs how do these transform into actual physical hardware? The answer is very well as the Razr 60 Ultra is a joy to hold and interact with. I have already mentioned the screen above so I don't want to delve into it again too deeply, but I do want to say that the form factor does create some interesting use cases that I hadn't previously thought about. I have found that I am using the external display a lot more than I thought I would.

As an example, a few weekends ago I was out on a new unknown walking trail and I had loaded said trail into the Komoot app. Whilst this is not anything new as I normally do this, the way I was able to interact with the map was new due to the Razr 60 Ultra’s form factor. I could easily hold the phone in the palm of my hand in its close state and view the map for my guidance to the next turning point. Due to it being so small I didn't feel like I had to stop and then deliberately take time to view the map. I just had it right there when I needed it. Whilst I understand that this is a very niche case I have also used the same benefits when finding my way around a new city or if I get a notification I can quickly action it then carry on with the rest of my day/task at hand.

Whilst the above cases could be done on a smart watch (and I do use mine for these scenarios) it was actually much easier on the Razr.

So with that out of the way let's see what makes this phone tick along so smoothly. At its heart we have the Snapdragon 8 Elite and whilst this is by no means the newest chip it is more than sufficient for use in this phone. It is of course paired with the Adreno 830 GPU which ensures smooth and clean visuals on the crisp, clear and punchy display. Powering this excellent chipset combo is a 4700mah which is a Li-Po so sadly no Silicone  Carbon here but the battery still charges very fast at up to 68w wired and 30w wirelessly. This equates to a full charge empty to full in around 45 minutes when used with an appropriately powerful charging brick.

In terms of my usage I can easily get a full day's usage out of the Razr 60 Ultra before I have to worry about hitting a plug socket. If I am working. At the day job when the phone will be mostly dormant (i.e. screen off but still receiving all incoming notifications calls etc and paired to my OnePlus Watch 3) I can sometimes stretch this out to nearer to days but I am hitting a plug by early evening on the second day for sure.

As for the actual performance I don't tend to do benchmarks as in my opinion they don't give that much of a true reflection of the phone's performance. What I can say is there has been no time where I have thought the phone was slow and was left wanting. I was also able to carry out some light gaming and this presented no problem for the phone. I did notice a bit of heat build on the rear of the cover display but nothing alarming and hardly a surprise given this is I presume where the chipset is located.

The build quality of the Razr 60 Ultra is great. The phone does not creak or groan at all. I have had no disturbing sounds coming from the hinges area when opening and closing the phone either. I will say that the hinge is perhaps a bit looser than I would have liked but as this is a review device and may have been used by a few others before me I am not that surprised or concerned by it, I have no way of knowing what tortures this phone may have endured in previous users hands as I mentioned the phone is a review loan device as part of the Motorola MOTOVATOR program.

Speaking of torture, the phone is IP48 rated so maybe this wouldn't it be the greatest choice for a trip to the beach or a work phone in a heavy dust prone environment. For me as someone who doesn't tend to spend a lot of time in these locations I am happy enough with the rating as the phone is far more likely to get wet than be exposed to sand or heavy dust in my daily use. Just be aware that despite the IP rating if evidence of water is found internally your warranty will be void so maybe don't take it for a swim without proper protection!

So with the hardware out of the way let's take a deeper dive into the camera’s 

Camera

Starting with the rear of the device (or the front, if that is how you look at it), the Razr 60 Ultra brings a massive hardware upgrade via its 50MP primary Samsung ISOCELL GNJ sensor. At 1/1.56 inches, we are looking at a sensor roughly 25% bigger than what we saw on older models, which is great for pulling in more light to keep images sharp and clear even when lighting conditions get a bit tricky.

The f/1.8 aperture works in tandem with Motorola's "Instant-all Pixel Focus" tech to deliver snappy, accurate focusing and a pleasing bit of natural bokeh. To help keep your snaps from looking blurry, the setup also features Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), which does a solid job of smoothing out any hand shakes or vibrations.

When things get dark, the camera leans on Quad Pixel tech to bundle four pixels into one 2.0µm "super pixel," which really boosts the light sensitivity. On top of the hardware, we have the moto ai Photo Enhancement Engine working in the background to automatically tweak highlights, shadows, and fine details. It is all Pantone Validated too, so you can trust that skin tones and colours are going to look realistic.

The video side of things is just as capable, offering 8K at 30fps or 4K at up to 60fps, complete with Dolby Vision for that high-end dynamic range. One of the best perks of this folding form factor is that you can use that big 4-inch outer screen as a viewfinder, meaning you can use the main 50MP sensor for some of the best quality selfies you can get on a phone.

Sitting alongside the main sensor is a 50MP ultrawide lens with a 122-degree field of view. This is perfect for those big landscape shots or when you are trying to fit a whole group in without having to walk backwards. Since it matches the 50MP resolution of the main lens, you don't get that annoying "drop-off" in detail or colour shift that often plagues other foldables when you switch between cameras.

This secondary lens also pulls double duty as a Macro Vision camera, letting you get about four times closer than your average lens. It is great for catching those tiny textures or details that you'd otherwise miss. Thanks to the f/2.2 aperture and some clever AI processing, these macro shots stay nice and bright, while the edges of your wider shots are kept sharp and free from that cheap-looking distortion.

Turning our attention to the main internal screen, we find a hefty 50MP selfie shooter. This is a significant jump over the 32MP modules we have seen in earlier iterations, ensuring that whether you are on a video call or grabbing a quick snap for the gram, you are getting flagship-grade sharpness and plenty of detail.

This sensor features an f/2.0 aperture and utilizes Quad Pixel tech to combine pixels for better light gathering, which helps keep your shots looking bright and free from noise when you are indoors or in dimmer environments. It is a bit of a beast for content creators as well, with support for 4K video at 60fps, making for some very smooth and professional-looking social clips.

The actual magic happens when you factor in the Razr's folding design. You can essentially treat the phone as its own tripod by half-folding it, which makes capturing hands-free group shots or selfies a breeze via a simple palm gesture. Whether you stick with this high-res internal camera or swap to that primary 50MP sensor using the outer display, it is easily one of the most versatile selfie setups you can find today.

But enough talk about the specs let's have a look at what this can do in terms of actual photo’s, here is a gallery of some shots that I have been able to capture on the phone. It includes daylight and night time. There are also a variety of zoom settings just for good measure.

In summary, the Razr 60 Ultra represents a significant shift for the foldable camera market. Rather than relying on niche optics, Motorola has opted for a dual-50MP high-res approach that handles everything from massive landscapes to intricate macro shots with ease. When you pair this upgraded hardware with the creative freedom that the folding hinge provides and the background magic of moto ai, it results in a phone that doesn't just compete with standard flagships—it delivers a distinct, high-level photography experience that can literally sit in the palm of your hand.

Next up is software

Software

The software on the Razr 60 Ultra is an interesting proposition as it is trying to be both a folding style phone and normal candy bar style phone however unlike the normal book style folds that I am familiar with working with and using for many years this is a flip style so things by necessity are a bit different.

The Razr 60 Ultra’s 4-inch outer panel acts as a secondary, fully functional handset. Unlike other foldables, Motorola’s Hello UI allows users to launch nearly any app—including Google Maps, Spotify, and Gmail—directly from the cover display.

Optimized for efficiency, the software features personalized panels for schedules, weather, and contacts, alongside a customizable app drawer. App Continuity ensures a fluid experience when switching between screens, allowing tasks started on the main display to resume instantly on the exterior panel upon closing the device.

An example of this is the Komoot App which as I have already mentioned works particularly well and allows you to see everything you would on a normal device.

In a semi-folded state, the device adapts into Stand mode as an alarm clock or Tent mode for viewing photos. Classic Motorola gestures, such as the camera double-twist and torch chop-chop, remain accessible while closed.

Customization options include Pantone-validated clock faces, fonts, and accent shades. Supported by moto ai, the 165Hz panel offers smooth performance and AI-driven features like real-time transcriptions and notification summaries.

The Motorola Razr 60 Ultra runs on Hello UI, a refined advancement of Motorola's software ecosystem that transitions away from legacy Android interfaces toward a more contemporary, unified aesthetic. Developed on Android 16, this interface replaces the My UX branding with a fluid, modern look. A standout feature is the overhauled Control Centre, which utilizes a customizable, translucent layout to separate notifications from quick settings, making the management of connectivity and media more intuitive.

Artificial intelligence is deeply integrated through moto ai, offering several tools designed to simplify daily tasks. This includes Style Sync, which creates personalized wallpapers based on your attire, and Catch Me Up, which provides concise summaries of missed alerts. Additionally, Magic Canvas enables the creation of unique background art through simple text-based prompts.

The software experience extends to the expansive 6.9-inch pOLED inner display, where Hello UI pairs a bloat-free foundation with optimizations specific to the foldable form factor. Its 22:9 aspect ratio is ideal for multitasking, offering ample room for split-screen applications. Responsiveness is prioritized with a 165Hz refresh rate that Moto AI dynamically scales to maintain smooth motion while protecting battery longevity.

Hardware and software synergy is further evidenced by the "Flex View" hinge. Partially folding the phone prompts compatible apps to adjust their layouts; for example, camera controls move to the bottom half while the viewfinder remains on top, effectively turning the device into its own tripod. This functionality also benefits video conferencing by keeping participants at eye level. 

Personalization and versatility are rounded out by various modes and customization tools. The device can function as an alarm clock in Stand mode or as a photo viewer in Tent mode, with options for Pantone-validated clock faces and themes. Furthermore, features like real-time transcriptions and AI-driven notification summaries ensure that the 165Hz panel delivers both high performance and intelligent utility.

Conclusion

Wrapping things up, the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra is a seriously impressive bit of kit that manages to turn a foldable novelty into a genuine daily driver. Between that massive, fully-featured external panel, the upgraded dual-50MP camera array, and the smooth new Hello UI, it provides a versatile feel that really gives standard candy bar phones a run for their money. Even if the IP48 rating and hinge tension aren't quite perfect, the blend of flagship internals and smart software tweaks ensures this is easily one of the most refined flip-style devices you can pick up right now, with the exception of the newly released Razr 70 Ultra which dropped during this review.

I want to thank the guys and girls at Motorola UK for sending the review unit over to me for the purpose of this review. It is thanks to this MOTOVATOR program that I have been abel to review this and the recent Motorola Signature (which shares a lot of similarities with the next Motorola I am going to be reviewing).

If you want to buy the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra then you can do so either via the Average Dad Tech store or the Motorola UK store where you will also find the newer and update version of this meaning that the Razr 60 Ultra has had a drop in  price.