SpecEagle review · Motorola

Razr 40 Ultra review: The flip with the biggest cover screen of its year.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jun 2023·$999
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#211 of 241
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The flip that maximised the cover screen.

Razr 40 Ultra's near-full-face 3.6" cover display set it apart from the Z Flip. Battery and IP rating are the trade-offs.

01Display

82/100

82/100 trails the 88-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.

Inner6.9″ foldable pOLED, 165 Hz
Cover3.6″ pOLED 144 Hz (full-face)

02Camera

72/100

72/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2023 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main12 MP, f/1.5, OIS
Ultrawide13 MP
Selfie32 MP (inner)

03Performance

82/100

82/100 trails the 88-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8+ Gen 1 (4 nm)
RAM8 GB
Storage256 GB

04Battery

66/100

66/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2023 — 17 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Capacity3,800 mAh
Wired30 W
Wireless5 W

05Build

80/100

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

06Value

76/100

76/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.

What works
  • Biggest cover screen of 2023 flips.
  • 165 Hz inner panel.
  • Near-stock Android.
  • Lighter than Z Flip.
What doesn't
  • Small 3,800 mAh battery.
  • IP52 only.
  • Slow wireless charging.
  • Cameras average.
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? .