4 reasons to buy and 2 reasons to skip the Motorola Razr 60

• By Marcia Sekhose
Published On: 27 June 2025 | 17:56 IST

Motorola Razr 60 launched in India last month as a more budget-friendly alternative to the premium Razr 60 Ultra (Rs 99,999). It retains the iconic clamshell foldable design, featuring dual rear cameras on the cover screen and a tall 6.9-inch inner display. If you’re eyeing a foldable without breaking the bank, the Razr 60 seems like a compelling option. But is it the right choice for you? We’ve broken down the key pros and cons to help you decide based on our review and benchmark tests.

Reasons to buy the Motorola Razr 60

Stylish design and smooth hinge

The Motorola Razr 60 has a clamshell-folding design reminiscent of the original Razr flip phone. It has a 3.6-inch cover display with a thick bezel around the hinge. The Gibraltar Blue version that we reviewed has a unique nylon-like texture, which feels nice and grippy to hold. The phone comes with a two-part hard case in the box, made from recycled plastic. The case has a matte finish giving it a clean look. It keeps away smudges and fingerprints, and also doesn’t make the phone bulky.

The flip foldable also feels slim, light, and easy to carry. In its folded state, the Razr 60 becomes a compact device. When it comes to the hinge, we found no visible gap between the two halves when the phone is shut. You can also keep the phone at different angles (90 to 135 degrees). The Razr 60 also has an IP48 rating, an upgrade from the Razr 50’s IPX8 rating, which means it’s better protected against water and dust. Overall, the phone feels well-built and flexible for everyday use.

Excellent speakers

This is one area you’re least likely to hear about when it comes to buying smartphones. However, the Razr 60 managed to make a mark with its dual stereo speakers. It’s also equipped with Dolby Atmos and Spatial Sound, which gives a surround sound effect. During our usage, we found that the Razr 60’s speakers were quite loud and well balanced. This can significantly improve the multimedia experience on the foldable. So if you’re someone who’s used to streaming TV shows or movies on your phone, you’ll like this one.

Impressive displays

Starting with the primary display, it’s a 6.9-inch FHD+ LTPO pOLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate, and 3,000 nits peak brightness, which works excellently even in direct sunlight. The crease in the folding display is also barely noticeable. The Razr 60’s main display offers a bright, vivid viewing experience with HDR10+ support, making it well-suited for high-quality content streaming.

The cover display on the Razr 60 is a 3.63-inch FHD+ pOLED panel with a 90Hz refresh rate and 1,700 nits peak brightness. The cover screen lets you reply to messages, use apps like Google Maps, Gmail, and WhatsApp. You can even play games like BGMI but the experience won’t be great. You can also access Moto’s AI suite and Google Gemini through this screen. Although small, the Razr 60’s cover display still lets you do access several features so you don’t have to open the phone all the time.

Fun and versatile cameras

The Razr 60’s cameras are fun to use for the variety of camera modes you can play with. There’s Slow Motion, Video, Portrait, Mirror, and Photo Booth. These features let you try out different shots and have fun with the camera. Since it’s a flip phone, it’s easy to frame your photos just right since you can preview them on the cover screen. This makes it great for selfies as you can fold the phone and use the rear cameras for selfies with the cover screen acting as the viewfinder.

Reasons to skip the Motorola Razr 60

Underwhelming performance

The Motorola Razr 60 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7400X chipset with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The phone manages smoothly for your daily regular tasks but struggles when it comes to heavy multitasking or demanding tasks. App load times ae also slower than expected. So overall, the Razr 60 is capable of being your daily driver but don’t rely on it for anything heavy.

Battery life could be better

The Motorola Razr 60 packs a 4,700mAh battery with 30W wired and 15W wireless charging. You get the charger in the box, and it takes 46 minutes to charge from 20 to 100 percent, which is decent. The battery life, however, is one of its weakest points. The Razr 60’s battery performed poorly in benchmark tests and real-world performance as well. It scored just over 9 hours on the PCMark battery test, which is quite low for its price segment. Even in our 2-hour lab test involving streaming and gaming, the phone lost 31 percent battery, which is worse than the segment average of 22 percent.