The Motorola Razr 2020s inner and external display screens are unchanged. (Image credit: Motorola) Design and display
The Razr 2020 has a similar design to the Razr 2019, however it has actually been tweaked and refined a bit. Both phones have a clamshell kind element, with a little front screen and the capability to turn the phone open for a bigger 6.2-inch smartphone-sized inner POLED display. (Both displays went unchanged in the newer Razr.).
However, while the Motorola Razr 2019 has a large chin with a finger print scanner on it, for the Motorola Razr 2020 the chin is smaller and the scanner is on the back.
The similar style results in nearly similar measurements, though the new phone is much shorter yet thicker. Unfolded the Motorola Razr 2020 can be found in at 72.6 x 169.2 x 7.9 mm, while folded its 72.6 x 91.7 x 16mm. When unfolded and 72 x 94 x 14mm when folded, the previous Razr meanwhile is 72 x 172 x 6.9 mm.
In spite of being slightly thicker yet not as long, the brand-new Razr is also lighter at 192g compared to the Razr 2019s 205g.
Colors differ a little too, with the Motorola Razr 2020 being available in Polished Graphite, Liquid Mercury and Blush Gold tones, while the Razr 2019 is just readily available in Noir Black and Blush Gold.
Both phones are water-repellent, however neither of them have any substantial water resistance. Motorola declares the brand-new Razr has been stress-tested for better hinge resistance, declaring it will last through 200,000 folds– or approximately 100 folds a day for 5 years.
We werent really impressed with the Razr 2019s battery (Image credit: Future) Specs and features.
Among the huge additions for the Motorola Razr 2020 is 5G, which should future-proof it somewhat even if youre not someplace that presently has 5G coverage.
Thats made it possible for by a Snapdragon 765G chipset and 8GB of RAM in the Razr 2020, both of which are upgrades on the Snapdragon 710 chipset and 6GB of RAM in the Motorola Razr 2019. Both are still setups we d expect from mid-range phones.
The Motorola Razr 2020 likewise has more storage, at 256GB compared to 128GB in the Razr 2019. Plus the Motorola Razr 2020 ships with Android 10, whereas the older model introduced with Android 9– though it can now be upgraded to 10.
Its worth keeping in mind that Android 11 has actually simply landed, so neither of these are rather as much as date, however we d fully anticipate the Motorola Razr 2020 will get updated to Android 11 at some point, and the Razr 2019 likely will too– though it will undoubtedly stop getting updates before the brand-new phone does.
Takeaway.
The Motorola Razr 2020 searches in some methods like a really similar phone to the Razr 2019– certainly the style is similar, albeit with some improvements and tweaks.
The screens are comparable too, but the real modifications are under the hood, with the Motorola Razr 2020 getting 5G connection, updated video cameras, more power, more storage, and a bigger battery, all for a lower launch price.
But while the brand-new model unsurprisingly looks much better than the old one, the real question– which well intend to address in our complete evaluation– is how much better, as the Razr 2019 was a flawed gadget, and with high competitors from the similarity the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip, Motorola may require to make big enhancements to complete.
The Motorola Razr 2019 is one of the couple of collapsible phones not made by Samsung, and while it pulls off the collapsible part, we found it fell short in a number of locations– resulting in a 2.5 star review where we wondered whether its potential would be realized in a follower device.
Well, that successor device is here, as the Motorola Razr 2020 has actually now been revealed. So will this new foldable phone meet its predecessors potential?
Youll have to await our complete review to discover out for sure, but looking simply at the on-paper specifications and design, together with its rate, weve compared it to the previous Motorola Razr to provide you some concept of how the brand-new phone followed up on the old.
The Razr 2019s screen is simply as big as the 2020 designs (Image credit: Future) As for the display, the 2 Razr designs both have a 6.2-inch 876 x 2142 collapsible main screen and a 2.7-inch 600 x 800 secondary screen. They both use POLED for the primary screen– the P being for plastic.
However while theres not much modification to the hardware for the screens, there has actually been some change to the software to help you get more out of the secondary screen– things like faster ways to make calls straight from the secondary screen. Although a few of these enhancements have pertained to the previous Razr since launch too, as part of its Android 10 update.
( Image credit: Motorola) Motorola Razr 2020 vs Motorola Razr 2019 rate and schedule
The Motorola Razr 2020 will cost $1,399/ ₤ 1,399 (approximately AU$ 2,500) when it goes on sale in early Autumn (Q3 2020)– presumably suggesting September or October.
Thats a little less than the launch rate of the previous Motorola Razr, which cost $1,499/ AU$ 2,699 at launch, while in the UK it was just available on agreements starting at ₤ 94 monthly with ₤ 100 upfront– producing ₤ 2,356 over 24 months.
Both designs cost a lot, but you get upgraded specs at a lower launch rate on the Motorola Razr 2020, which is great to see. However, we anticipate the Razr 2019 to get discounted now that theres a newer model headed to market.
The Motorola Razr 2020 keeps the selfie-previewing capabilities of its predecessor. (Image credit: Motorola) Camera.
One big modification for the new Razr model is the camera, as the Motorola Razr 2020 has a 48MP f/1.7 primary snapper (which defaults to 12MP pictures by integrating pixels to let in more light) and a 20MP f/2.2 front-facing camera. The main electronic camera likewise has optical image stabilization (OIS).
The Motorola Razr 2019 on the other hand has a 16MP f/1.7 main camera (with no OIS), and a 5MP f/2.0 front-facing electronic camera.
On paper then the Motorola Razr 2020 noises like a clear upgrade here, but well have to see how it carries out in practice.
Battery.
The battery in the Motorola Razr 2020 is 2,800 mAh, which isnt especially huge but is larger than the 2,510 mAh one in the Motorola Razr 2019. Charging speed hasnt changed though, with both supporting approximately 15W. Neither model has cordless charging.
In practice we werent extremely pleased with the battery life of the Razr 2019 when we put it through a review, so well have to wait and see whether the bump in size here has actually made a considerable difference.
The Razr 2020 has a comparable design to the Razr 2019, but it has been tweaked and improved a bit. (Both screens went the same in the newer Razr.).
Unfolded the Motorola Razr 2020 comes in at 72.6 x 169.2 x 7.9 mm, while folded its 72.6 x 91.7 x 16mm. The previous Razr meanwhile is 72 x 172 x 6.9 mm when unfolded and 72 x 94 x 14mm when folded.
The battery in the Motorola Razr 2020 is 2,800 mAh, which isnt particularly massive but is bigger than the 2,510 mAh one in the Motorola Razr 2019.
