SpecEagle review · Motorola

Razr 2022 review: The flip that grew up — SD8+ Gen 1, 144 Hz, bigger battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2022·$999
Overall
76/100
Class rank
#182 of 210
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The flip that caught up.

Razr 2022 fixed the line's weaknesses — SD8+ Gen 1, a 144 Hz inner panel and a near-creaseless hinge. The small cover screen and battery are the remaining gaps.

01Display

82/100

82/100 trails the 86-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

Inner6.7″ foldable pOLED, 144 Hz
Cover2.7″ external OLED
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px

02Camera

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2022 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Ultrawide13 MP
Selfie32 MP (inner)

03Performance

84/100

84/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2022 — 17 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,500 mAh
Wired30 W

05Build

76/100

76/100 is one of the weaker build results among flagship phones of 2022 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

06Value

72/100

72/100 trails the 76-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2022.

What works
  • SD8+ Gen 1 + 144 Hz inner panel.
  • Near-creaseless teardrop hinge.
  • Bigger battery than rivals' flip.
  • Near-stock Android.
What doesn't
  • Small 2.7" cover screen.
  • No IP rating.
  • 30 W charging.
  • China-first global rollout.
Cross-shop it against
Nubia Red Magic 9 Pro
$649 · score 89/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 210-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .