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7 / 10 Score Cnet Score CNET provides expert, unbiased reviews of products and services. When we assign a score, we use a scale of 1-10. Each product we score is evaluated by criteria specific to its category with most assessing pricing, quality, features and performance. Read more on: How we test Motorola Razr Plus $1,100 at Motorola Pros Cover screen looks nice
Silicon battery increases capacity
Good cameras Cons Best if upgrading from a 2023 phone
Only one color
I have a hard time feeling the "Plus" in Motorola's 2026 Razr Plus -- especially given its $1,100 price tag, up from last year's foldable phone, likely due to current market conditions. After testing it out following last year's 2025 base Razr, which I quite liked, the Razr Plus doesn't seem to offer much more functionality to justify the upgrade.
That's not to say the Razr Plus is a bad device. It's just trying to occupy a middle ground between the $800 Razr and the $1,500 Razr Ultra -- while sharing most of the same specs as the 2024 and 2025 Razr Plus models. That's why most Razr-curious people who don't care about having the latest specs will probably be better off with the cheaper model, despite its lower processor performance and photo quality.
The Motorola Razr Plus has a 6.9-inch screen that you can use unfolded or half-folded, like this. Rene Ramos/CNET
The 2026 Razr Plus has three noticeable improvements over this year's base Razr: a slightly larger 4-inch cover screen, a faster 45-watt charging speed and the 3-year-old Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 processor that's still faster than Razr's MediaTek Dimensity 7450X. But all of those features were on the 2024 and 2025 Razr Plus models. While this 2026 edition does get a slightly bigger 4,500-mAh silicon-carbon battery, the cheaper Razr packs an even bigger 4,800-mAh one.
I still enjoy using the Razr Plus in all the same ways as I did the base Razr. The cover screen's great for quick texts and looking up the weather. I like propping it up in a chair-like position to watch videos or for video chats, and unfolding the phone to use its 6.9-inch display for widescreen video and reading websites is very convenient.
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