Motorola Razr 60 review: no big upgrades, but a lot to like

Last year’s Motorola Razr 50 (review) turned quite a few heads. It offered a functional external display, a sleek foldable form factor, and came in at a price that made foldables more accessible to everyday users. Now, the Motorola Razr 60 has arrived with some incremental upgrades over its predecessor, including a better processor and improved battery life. The biggest surprise, though, is the price. It’s launching at Rs 15,000 less than the Razr 50 did, which makes the value proposition even stronger. In this review, I’ll be sharing my experience with the Razr 60 and answering the big question… is it worth your money? Let’s find out.

Verdict

The Motorola Razr 60 offers a stylish design, a good build, and decent cameras at an affordable price for a foldable. It is compact, easy to use, and handles everyday tasks well. However, it may not suit heavy users, as performance can dip under load and battery life is just average. For anyone looking to try a foldable phone without spending too much, the device is definitely worth consideration.

Design

The Motorola Razr 60 carries forward the design of its predecessor, the Razr 50, without many changes, except for the rear panel finishing.

On the outside, you get a 3.6-inch cover display that has a thick bezel around the hinge. The hinge area has a stripe of fabric-like material that matches the phone’s colour theme. We received the Gibraltar Blue version, which has a unique nylon-like texture. It feels nice and grippy, and the same finish continues on the lower half of the back panel.

Motorola also includes a two-part hard case in the box, made from recycled plastic. It has a matte finish that not only looks clean but also keeps smudges and fingerprints away. Even with the case on, the phone doesn’t feel bulky. It is slim, light, and easy to carry, especially when folded.

One useful upgrade this time is the IP48 rating, which means the Razr 60 is now better protected against water and has some resistance to dust too, something the last model lacked.

As for how it feels to use, the folding mechanism is solid. There’s no visible gap between the two halves when the phone is shut, and you can keep it open at different angles (90 to 135 degrees) without any issues. It feels well-built and flexible in day-to-day use.

Display

The Motorola Razr 60 comes with a 6.9-inch LTPO pOLED main display that feels great to use. It offers Full HD+ resolution, a smooth 120Hz refresh rate, and can get impressively bright at 3,000 nits, making it easy to see even in direct sunlight. The display is essentially the same with no major changes, and I don’t mind it. As they say, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. The crease in the foldable display is barely noticeable, and it doesn’t get in the way while using the phone.

Immersion feels a bit lacking, however, as when you’re watching content across YouTube or other streaming services, there’s a decently sized band that appears around the video. Discounting that, the panel is a joy to watch; it’s vibrant and bright and comes with HDR10+, so streaming quality is quite excellent. The speakers are another important highlight here, quite loud and well balanced, significantly improving the multimedia experience.

The Razr 60 retains the 3.63-inch pOLED cover display from its predecessor with an FHD+ resolution, 90Hz refresh rate, and 1,700 nits peak brightness. You can reply to messages, navigate with Maps, use apps like Gmail and WhatsApp, and even play games like BGMI, though the cramped space makes it more of a novelty than a real gaming option.

There are also options to access AI tools like Moto’s AI suite & Gemini, although the ‘Update me’ feature needs the main display, likely due to privacy concerns. However, it is not perfect. YouTube playback often stops when switching, even with the continuation prompt, as it exits you from the video you’re watching. I found that a fair bit annoying.

Cameras

The Motorola Razr 60’s camera system is the same as that of its predecessor. It retains the 50MP primary camera paired with a 13MP Ultrawide camera. For selfies, you still get a 32MP snapper. The phone takes good photos across most lighting conditions. In daylight, the pictures look bright and colourful, with rich blues and greens. It may not capture the best details, but the sharpness, exposure, and dynamic range are consistent enough to keep most users happy. Portrait shots also look pleasing, with decent subject separation and accurate focus.

What makes the experience even better is the variety of camera modes. You get options like Slow Motion, Video, Portrait, Mirror, and Photo Booth, which are great for trying out different shots and having a bit of fun with the camera. With flip phones like this, it is also easier to frame your photos just right since you can preview everything on the cover screen.

Selfies is another major highlight for the device. Skin tones look quite natural, and there’s plenty of facial detail. Having said that, to be honest, I barely used the selfie camera. One of the perks of a flip phone like this is that you can just fold it and use the main camera for selfies, and the results are better that way.

The ultrawide camera is decent too, although it can sometimes shift colours, which affects consistency when compared against the primary lens. Low-light performance is better than expected. The Razr 60 manages ambient light well, keeps light flares under control, and produces images with decent clarity. It still struggles a bit with fine detail and colour accuracy in tricky scenes, but overall, the results are pretty decent for a phone in this category.

I also compared the phone’s cameras against the Pixel 9a (review) and iQOO 13 (review), check it out below:

Daylight

In daylight shots, the Motorola Razr 60 and Pixel 9a are fairly evenly matched. The main difference lies in colour science, where the Razr 60 delivers punchier, more vivid images with richer greens and blues, while the Pixel 9a sticks to a more natural, true-to-life tone. The Pixel also has a slight edge in detail, but both perform similarly in terms of sharpness, dynamic range, and exposure.

The iQOO 13’s daylight output looks visually similar to the Razr 60 due to a similar colour profile, but it boosts contrast more and enhances shadow areas. This results in sharper-looking images, especially around edges and buildings. It also captures more detail overall, though the added sharpness sometimes introduces noise in darker regions.

Ultrawide

There’s a major colour shift in the Motorola Razr 60’s ultrawide image, which presents with a green cast while the Pixel 9a remains consistent with its primary camera. In terms of colours, the Pixel 9a is clearly better, but it doesn’t pack as many details and lacks the sharpness of the Razr 60’s shot.

The iQOO 13’s image is also slightly inconsistent with its primary camera, but its colour reproduction still remains superior to the Razr 60’s image. In terms of clarity and detail, however, the Razr 60 is in a firm lead here.

Portrait

Portrait shots follow a similar pattern. The Razr 60 and Pixel 9a retain the colour tuning of their main cameras, with the Razr leaning vibrant and the Pixel staying natural. Edge detection is slightly better on the Pixel 9a, but both are well-matched in terms of facial details and sharpness.

The iQOO 13, thanks to its dedicated telephoto lens, outperforms both its competitors. It delivers crisp facial details, accurate edge detection, and a good level of clarity. Although its colours are a little saturated, and it lies between the Pixel 9a and Motorola Razr 60 in terms of colour accuracy.

Selfie

The Razr 60 performs well in selfies, delivering near-natural skin tones and good detail. The Pixel 9a offers more realistic colour and overall balance, but its selfies have slightly softer details in comparison.

The iQOO 13 is impressive here too. It captures the most accurate skin tone and excellent facial detail, and outperforms the other two phones in clarity. The only downside is a slightly warm cast, which affects overall colour accuracy.

Low-light

In low-light shots with night mode, the Razr 60 beats the Pixel 9a in colour reproduction, clarity, and ambient light handling. The Pixel’s output looks softer with less defined edges, and lens flares are more noticeable.

The iQOO 13 takes brighter, more vibrant low-light shots, but often pushes colours too far from reality. Still, its detail retention and sharpness are top-tier. Ambient light and lens flare control, however, is an area where the Razr 60 still does better.

Performance and software

The Motorola Razr 60 runs on the MediaTek Dimensity 7400X, a minor upgrade over last year’s 7300X. It comes with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage.

While everyday performance is smooth, the phone starts to struggle with heavy multitasking or demanding apps. App load times are slower than expected for a phone in this price range, making performance one of its weak spots. But if you’re not a heavy gamer and like casual games, you can have loads of fun. Even the cover display can handle games quite well. Every title I tested ran smoothly, but the only catch is the small screen size, which can make controls feel a bit cramped or awkward at times.

Benchmark scores on the Razr 2025 are decent for the Dimensity 7400X but fall short when compared to similarly priced phones and even some cheaper conventional ones. That’s expected, though, since performance clearly isn’t the focus here. For Motorola’s most affordable foldable, the trade-off leans more towards design and usability than raw power.

The Motorola Razr 60 runs Android 15 with Hello UI on top. Motorola’s OS usually sticks close to stock Android and comes without unnecessary bloatware, so it was somewhat surprising to see a couple of third-party games pre-installed. They can be uninstalled easily, but their presence still felt out of place. Overall, day-to-day performance is smooth, and Hello UI brings plenty of Android 15’s personalisation features and your regular ensemble of features like Smart Connect, etc.

The Motorola Razr 60 also comes with the brand’s new AI-powered features in the Moto AI suite. Catch Me Up provides summaries of missed notifications, Pay Attention can transcribe conversations in real time, and AI Signature Style lets you apply your favourite photo styles to your own shots. Motorola promises 3 years of OS updates and 4 years of security patches, which feels somewhat lacking now for this price segment.

Battery and Charging

The Motorola Razr 60 packs a 4,700mAh battery with support for 30W wired and 15W wireless charging. The wired charger is included in the box and took 46 minutes to charge the phone from 20 to 100 percent in our test. Battery life, however, is a letdown. The phone scored just over 9 hours on the PCMark battery test, which is quite low for its price. Real-world usage backed that up.

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. Screen-on time hovered around 6 to 7 hours with moderate use. Overall, battery life is one of the Razr 60’s weakest points. Charging speed, however, is pretty acceptable. The in-box 33W charger tops up the phone in about 46 minutes from 20 to 100 percent, which is reasonable for the capacity.

Final Verdict

The Motorola Razr 60 stands out from regular smartphones as a flip phone built for lifestyle users who prioritise style over raw performance. Its compact, foldable design is unique in its price segment, offering a form factor that no other phone at this price currently matches. That said, power users may find it lacking in performance.

If you’re not specifically looking for a foldable, there are strong alternatives. The Pixel 9a (review) also offers a compact design, but adds a better camera system, smoother performance, and a larger battery. The iQOO 13 (review) is in a different league altogether; it’s a true performance flagship with far better processing power, a bigger battery, high-quality cameras, and a brighter, higher-resolution display. For those still set on a foldable, the Tecno Phantom V Flip 2 is another affordable option, though we haven’t tested it ourselves to comment on its overall quality.

What the Razr 60 does offer is a premium experience at a more accessible price point than most other foldables, including its own predecessor. You get great multimedia capabilities, fun camera features, a chic and compact design, and decent camera quality. If you’re looking to add a bit of flair to your everyday phone or want to try the foldable experience without spending a fortune, the Razr 60 is definitely worth considering.

Editor’s rating: 7.8/10

Reasons to buy:

• The Motorola Razr 60 has a stylish, eye-catching design, and the hinge feels smooth and well-engineered
• The speakers are loud and clear, offering an excellent audio experience for calls and media
• Both the main and cover displays are vibrant and sharp, making content consumption enjoyable
• The camera offers several fun features that add creativity and versatility to photographs

Reasons not to buy:

• Performance is underwhelming for the price, especially during heavy multitasking or demanding tasks.
• Battery life is rather average and may not last a full day for power users.