SpecEagle review · Motorola

Motorola ThinkPhone review: Lenovo ThinkPad-branded business phone with PC integration.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2023·$700
Overall
80/100
Class rank
#167 of 241
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The ThinkPad of phones.

ThinkPhone leveraged Lenovo's ThinkPad brand for an enterprise-focused Motorola — aramid-fibre back, MIL-STD ruggedness and deep Think 2 Think PC integration with ThinkPad laptops. A niche but well-executed pitch at IT managers.

01Display

86/100

86/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

TypeP-OLED, 144Hz, 1200 nits
Size6.6 inches
Resolution1080 x 2400 px

02Camera

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2023.

Main50 MP, f/1.8, OIS
Ultrawide13 MP, 121 deg
Depth2 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

88/100

88/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2023.

ChipsetSnapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 (4nm)
GPUAdreno 730

04Battery

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging68W wired, 15W wireless

05Build

88/100

88/100 puts it above the 84-point average for flagship phones of 2023.

What works
  • Aramid-fibre back + MIL-STD ruggedness
  • Tight Lenovo ThinkPad PC integration
  • Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 + 68W + 15W wireless
What doesn't
  • IP52 only — not full IP68
  • No 3.5 mm jack
  • Software updates short for business pitch
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? .