Introduction
Motorola had a strong year thanks to its Razr foldables, however, the direction of the Edge series left something to be desired. The brand is one of the few available in the US outside of the Apple-Google-Samsung trinity and shouldn’t be overlooked, even when it doesn’t get things 100% right.
Motorola’s mostly clean Android implementation and the advanced connectivity features (even on some lower-end models) add to what are already some of the better value-for-money phones on the market.
Winners: Motorola Razr series
The Razr 60 series – or as it is known in the US, the Razr 2025 series – has been a smash hit for Motorola. Just look at these results for the global foldable market in Q2, which were shared by analyst firm Counterpoint Research:
Source: Counterpoint Research
Motorola’s share doubled compared to last year and analysts highlighted the success of the Razr 60 / Razr 2025. It was the first flip foldable to hit the $700 mark in the US market. Admittedly, Q2 was just before the arrival of the Z Flip7, the Z Flip7 FE and the Z Fold7, but this is still an impressive success.
The Motorola Razr 60 Ultra / Razr Ultra 2025 also deserves praise – it upgraded to a flagship chipset (Snapdragon 8 Elite) and a large (for the class) 4,700mAh battery with fast charging. It also features better display panels and a better main camera compared to its predecessor.
The Motorola Razr+ 2025 is a bit of an odd duck. It doesn’t help that it is only available in the US. It is a re-release of the Razr Ultra 2024 with one key upgrade – Motorola caught up to Samsung’s IP48 rating for foldables.
Motorola Razr 60
Motorola Razr 2025
Motorola Razr 60 Ultra
Motorola Razr Ultra 2025
Undecided: Motorola Edge 70
Can the Motorola Edge 70 walk away as the winner of the super-slim wars? Well, the iPhone Air and Galaxy S25 Edge certainly lost (the Edge isn’t even getting a sequel), but the Motorola might be too expensive to be called a winner.
This 6.0mm phone doesn’t lose much in the battery department compared to the Edge 60 – the 4,800mAh battery is only 400mAh smaller than that of its 7.9mm predecessor. Battery life is better than the Samsung and Apple phones, for what that is worth. Plus, the phone has fast 68W wired charging. It also features 15W wireless charging and in some markets it is bundled with a MagSafe-compatible case.
We also love the build quality and the 6.7” 1220p+ display. Losing the telephoto camera and the microSD slot does hurt the phone, though, as does the downgrade from UFS 4.0 to 3.1.
With all that said, the deciding factor will be the price – a solid discount can seriously boost the popularity of the Moto Edge 70.
Motorola Edge 70 5G
Loser: Motorola Edge 60 Neo
We wanted to like the Motorola Edge 60 Neo so much – it and its predecessor represent an exceedingly rare class of phone, the small mid-ranger. With a 6.36” display, this offers a more affordable alternative to the Galaxy S25 and Pixel 10.
However, Motorola never figured out the cameras on the Neo phones. They look good on paper – look, a dedicated telephoto camera on a non-flagship phone! – but the image quality is always disappointing. Also, while not as expensive as the Galaxy and Pixel phones, the Neo isn’t exactly cheap either. Its Dimensity 7400 chipset belongs in entry-level models and not in this price bracket.
Winner: Motorola Edge 60 Pro
For whatever reason, Motorola didn’t build an Ultra model for the Edge 60 series, which leaves the Motorola Edge 60 Pro as the top of the line model. Okay, it’s priced as a mid-ranger and we will judge it as such, we’re just saying that a flagship model would have been appreciated.
This 2025 release switches over from a Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (with UFS 2.2 storage) to a Dimensity 8350 Extreme (UFS 4.0) and delivers a tangible upgrade to performance. The 6,000mAh battery also improves endurance over the 4,500mAh battery of the previous model. The charging hardware was downgraded (90W wired and 15W wireless vs. 125W and 50W on the Edge 50 Pro), but it’s still decently fast – with the right wired charger it does 0-100% in 44 minutes.
The upgraded ultra-wide camera (from 13MP to 50MP) doesn’t quite make up for the downgraded selfie camera (no autofocus), but we were still quite happy with the camera in our review.
Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Loser: Motorola G Power (2025)
The Motorola G Power (2025) was a promising phone that let us down. Its MSRP of $300 was too high for the hardware on offer and even now that it goes for around half that, it’s still hard to overcome some of the phone’s flaws.
The G Power has an attractive design that looks very much like that of its pricier siblings. And Motorola checked a lot of boxes with a microSD slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, stereo speakers and even wireless charging (rare on a budget phone).
However, the Dimensity 6300 is just too low end for this price segment, the camera was sub-par overall (even beyond the lack of 4K video) and the 6.8” LCD panel has uniformity issues. Battery life is only average too. Where’s the power?
