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7.8 / 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 Ultra 2026 $1,500 at Amazon Pros Alcantara fabric in orient blue looks gorgeous
Battery life is solid
Cover display is a delight to use Cons The $1,500 price
Oversaturated colors in photos
Can't wirelessly charge at its top speed
Digital video zoom is bad
The new Motorola Razr Ultra is the best flip phone I've tested. But you shouldn't buy it.
The new foldable phone is identical to the 2025 Razr Ultra whose battery life, useful cover screen and playful design impressed us enough to receive a CNET Editor's Choice Award. But the new Razr Ultra costs $1,500, $200 more than last year. Insert the proverbial record skip.
At a time when Motorola is the dominant maker of clamshell-style foldable phones in the US, the 2026 Razr Ultra's nosebleed price and relatively minor upgrades make it hard to recommend. It's unclear how much the ongoing RAM shortage -- due to the demand for memory in AI data centers -- is to blame. It's why Samsung raised its prices earlier this year, but Motorola didn't say as much. In a statement to CNET, a Motorola representative said, "Pricing is always subject to change based on market conditions." So yeah, it's probably the RAM.
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