Flip phones used to rule the world – then touchscreens made them obsolete and then advances in touchscreens brought them back. The tech industry can be funny like that. America is missing out on most folding action, but there are two excellent flips available.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 is a significant upgrade from its predecessor. Uses the room with a regular shape when closed on the Z Flip 6 more easily than the oddly shaped 3.4.
Also, the new model is slimmer (6.5mm open and 13.7mm closed vs 6.9mm and 14.9mm) with a larger 4,300mAh battery (+300mah) to boot. The Akinos 2500 is a bit of a curveball if you were expecting a Snapdragon, but it’s certainly fast enough — the ZFlip 7 is even the first ZFlip with DeX support. Unfortunately, Samsung neglected to upgrade the cameras—a 50MP main (1/1.57″) and a 12MP ultra-wide get you.
The Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 has been named as the best flip phone ever. It features a 4.0″ cover and a 7.0″ internal display (vs. 6.9″ on the Samsung). Both phones are rated IP48 for basic internal protection and weather resistance.
The RAZR uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite that you’d expect out of Samsung. And it has more RAM to boot, 16GB vs 12GB. Not ready to help with that, however, is Motorola’s replacement for Dex.
With a large 4,700mAh battery, the Moto Razr Ultra 2025 lasts longer (15:10h vs 11:52h active usage score). 68W wired charging is much faster than Samsung’s 25W. In half an hour, this phone reaches 78%, compared to 46% (despite filling a battery that is 400mah larger). A full charge takes half the time – 45 minutes vs 1 hour 31 minutes. Wireless charging is also faster, 30W vs 15W.
Motorola is only promising 3 OS updates and an additional year of security patches for the RAZR. This is much smaller than the 7 OS updates that Samsung is promising for the Galaxy Z Flip 7. To make matters worse, the Galaxy launched with Android 16, while the RAZR launched with Android 15, which widens the gap in updates.
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