Motorola Razr 70 Ultra/Razr Ultra 2026 review

Familiar 7.0-inch foldable OLED and 4.0-inch cover screen

Naturally, the Razr 70 Ultra features two displays. One foldable inside and a small cover screen outside. Let's start with the main one.

When unfolded, the Razr 70 Ultra shows off a 7.0-inch foldable LTPO OLED display with 1224 x 2992px resolution. It supports 165Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color depth, Dolby Vision and HDR10+. It covers all bases for a flagship display. In other words, there are no changes compared to the previous generation Razr Ultra.

The cover screen is 4.0" with a square-ish aspect ratio and 1272 x 1080px resolution, but it's still LTPO OLED with the same features on board - 165Hz refresh rate, 10-bit color depth, Dolby Vision and HDR10+.

Even though Motorola advertises 5,000 nits peak brightness, we were unable to make the display boost that high. Still, it performed well in our tests, reaching 1,486 nits on a 75% white patch.

Unusually, there was no boost in max auto brightness when reducing our white patch from 75% down to 10%. These figures are more than enough for comfortable outdoor use even on a bright sunny day, but HDR performance is somewhat lacking. We were expecting at least 2,000 nits with the smaller patch. It could be an issue with our review sample.

The cover display posts slightly lower results, but still more than good enough to provide a solid outdoor experience.

The minimum brightness is approximately 2.8 nits, which is a bit too high for some users when using the phone in a pitch-black environment.

Refresh rate

Both the inner and the outer displays are marketed as 165Hz, but the hardware boosts to 165Hz only during some games when you enter Motorola's Gametime gaming mode. So for the most part, you can only go up to 120Hz. Also, some apps like Google Chrome can't go beyond 90Hz for some reason unless you force the Hyper Smooth setting.

Since the two displays are LTPO, they dial down to 1Hz when idle and boost up to 120Hz in most cases. They even match the videos' frames on YouTube, so you get 24Hz in 24fps videos, 30Hz in 30fps videos and so on.

Battery life

Perhaps the most notable change in the newer Razr Ultra is the battery capacity. It's now 5,000 mAh, up from 4,700 mAh last year, but since the rest of the hardware remains unchanged (same SoC, same displays), we weren't expecting any dramatic battery gains to begin with.

The tests show some positive movement in the video and game scenarios, but this year's web test seems identical to the one from last year.

Still, in the context of flip phones, the Razr 70 Ultra seems to be doing more than fine with its 16:32h Active Use Score. It outperforms its biggest competitor, the Galaxy Z Flip7, by a significant margin.

Charging speed

The Razr 70 Ultra supports the same 68W PD charging and 30W wireless charging as its predecessor. The modest change in the battery capacity doesn't seem to have affected the Razr 70 Ultra's ability to charge fast, so as expected, it performs just as well as the previous generation.

You can enable the usual options for prolonged battery lifespan such as Optimized Charging (going by your habits) and overcharge protection (80% limit most of the time and 100% once a week).

Charge boost is the opposite - it recharges faster, but the battery gets warmer. This is the mode we used for our charging test above.

Speakers

The Razr 70 Ultra relies on a dual set of hybrid stereo speakers. There's one that acts as an earpiece while the full-fledged loudspeaker is at the bottom, sitting behind the large hole next to the USB port. Even though it's a hybrid setup, the balance is quite okay. Still, the bottom one is noticeably louder.

Even though there's no reason to believe Motorola tinkered with the speakers, the results from our loudness and quality tests suggest otherwise. The newer Razr Ultra is not only quieter but also produces less-than-ideal sound quality. The tracks sound flatter with virtually no bass and with toned-down vocals in comparison. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is also objectively better when it comes to sound quality.

Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal "0db" flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.