Motorola Razr (2024) vs Razr (2023)
65 out of 100
VS
61 out of 100
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Motorola Razr (2024) (with MediaTek Dimensity 7300X) that was released on June 25, 2024, against the Motorola Razr (2023), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Razr (2024)
- Shows 13% longer battery life (21:15 vs 18:44 hours)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- Delivers 21% higher peak brightness (1296 against 1070 nits)
- The phone is 1 year and 1 month newer
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Motorola Razr (2023)
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2640 pixels | 1080 x 2640 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 22:9 | 22:9 |
| PPI | 413 ppi | 413 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 3000 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1400 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | - |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85% | 85.3% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 105.2% | 98.6% |
| PWM | 90 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 1 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 171.3 mm (6.74 inches) | 170.82 mm (6.73 inches) |
| Width | 73.99 mm (2.91 inches) | 73.95 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 7.25 mm (0.29 inches) | 7.35 mm (0.29 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 188.6 g (6.65 oz) |
| Waterproof | IPX8 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Gray, Orange, Yellow | Blue, Green, Purple, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7300X | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2500 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 3 cores at 2.36 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A710 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek APU 655 | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Mali-G615 MP2 | Adreno 644 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 768 |
| GPU clock | 1047 MHz | 443 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~536.1 GFLOPS | ~1013.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 189034 | 229784 |
| GPU | 149502 | 171319 |
| Memory | 127485 | 134277 |
| UX | 153324 | 136670 |
| Total score | 619345 | 672050 |
| Samples | Less then 3 | Less then 3 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 3200 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128, 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 | Android 13 |
| ROM | Hello UI | My UX |
| OS size | 51 GB | 16 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4200 mAh | 4200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | Yes (5 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (59% in 30 min) | Yes (57% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:02 hr | 1:01 hr |
| Web browsing | 09:07 hr | 07:43 hr |
| Watching video | 16:19 hr | 12:27 hr |
| Gaming | 04:39 hr | 04:55 hr |
| Standby | 81 hr | 82 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 64 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 9248 x 6936 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 120 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 120° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP | 1) Standard: 64 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 64 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.7 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | 25 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL GN8 | OmniVision OV64B |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" | 1/2" |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 13 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX 258 | Hynix Hi1336 |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" | 1/3" |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 50 | - |
| Preview | 56 | - |
| Zoom | 49 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Motorola Razr (2024) from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6528 x 4896 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | OmniVision OV32B | OmniVision OV32B |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" | 1/3" |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.7 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG | - Charging - USB-Storage mode |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | June 2024 | June 2023 |
| Release date | July 2024 | June 2023 |
| Launch price | $699 | $599 |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 33 W |
Further details
Notes on Razr (2023):
- In all countries except the USA, the smartphone is called the Motorola Razr 40.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
