SpecEagle review · Motorola

Razr 40 review: The most affordable flip foldable, with a vegan-leather back.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2023·$700
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#211 of 241
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The affordable flip foldable.

Motorola Razr 40 made flip foldables accessible — a 144 Hz inner panel, vegan-leather back and near-stock Android at ~$700. The small cover display and mid-tier chip are the trade-offs for the lower price.

01Display

84/100

84/100 trails the 88-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.

Main6.9″ foldable pOLED, 144 Hz
Cover1.5″ OLED
Resolution2,640 × 1,080 px (inner)

02Camera

70/100

70/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2023 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main64 MP, f/1.7, OIS
Ultrawide13 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2023 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage256 GB

04Battery

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2023 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity4,200 mAh
Wired30 W
Wireless5 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 trails the 84-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.

06Value

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

What works
  • Most affordable flip foldable.
  • Vegan-leather + 144 Hz inner panel.
  • Near-stock Android + wireless charging.
  • Compact, fashionable design.
What doesn't
  • Tiny 1.5" cover display.
  • SD7 Gen 1 is mid-tier.
  • IP52 (splash only).
  • Average cameras.
Cross-shop it against
iPhone 16 Pro Max
$1,199 · score 91/100

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 241-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .