The new Razr can be folded 200,000 times. Motorola shows us how 

Bought and sold that phone this week. Wanted to like it. The flip was super satisfying. The tiny external display was helping me avoid using the phone as a distraction device. But it needed to be charged like twice a day, the single speaker was very tinny, the performance of some apps (LastPass, for example) in Android was less smooth than iOS, and the final, worst thing of all was that Android Auto was completely broken. It didn't work at all wirelessly, only facilitated phone calls; wired, it would start to work for a couple seconds and then break. This is something Motorola has been aware of since the phone launched in October (almost half a year now) with no fix. No cool flip is worth giving up music in my car-particularly for a phone with so many other problems. It's a shame. Hopefully in the next few years they'll have gotten all this stuff (the battery in particular) under control. I admire their ambition, but for me this phone just was not it.

Motorola"s test equipment was simple but effective at testing the durability of the phone.

The testing is like opening the phone in both hand very gently. Whereas in reality, most people will do that with one hand and with one finger inserts in between and flips that open. The will create a lot more pressure to the hinge...

355 microns is not 3.5mm. It is 0.355mm....

And this is me, watching another review of a phone I will never buy.

I just bought a razr 5g last week on sale at T-Mobile for 499.

Would like to know whether the test phones survived AFTER open and closing 200,000 times? Did Motorola tried to fold and unfold beyond 200,000 times? At which point did the phones fail/start showing issues?

This is just an ad for the Razr. I still don't understand why cnet's test was 25k+ and razr is 200k+...are they testing it properly?

I have this version MOTOROLA RAZOR 5G, I Love it.

The phone isn't being opened on the hinge. The closing arm is taking the shock from being open, not the hinges. Sorry but I not trust.

Hopefully this gets perfected in the future

I really like the idea of bringing back flip phones while improving the smartphone software. No need for a bunch of phone cases if the phones close off the screen and is durable enough for daily use. I’m just waiting on an iOS flip of some sort.

355 microns is 3.5mm, that’s what I heard ???

Opening the flip with wire is the worst idea !! Most users would open the flip from one of the corners! So, this 200k number is just for marketing and not really testing.

MOTOROLA RAZR VERY SMART LOOKING PHONE I EVER SINCE BEFORE. ❤️📱❤️

The phone is like a smart phone version of a flip phone

The display of my almost brand new Razr got out of just folding it casually. Motorola hasn’t been helping in replacement either. Money wasted!!

Saw one on display at jb hifi. With screen cracked at the fold line.

😂😂😂 Cnet used the worst bot to test that phone. Smh. They literally slammed it against itself. Smh

at 200,001 times they started to fail

No it can't. The RAZR barely lasts a year before folding screen fail. Oh, and it's a $499.00 repair.

Cnets test was garbage and not at all how the everyday user would treat the device, still lasted 27k times tho 🤷🏻‍♂️

I think you go for quality ( Razr ) or you go for quantity ( Fold 3 ) It's up to you !

Remember when Apple used to care about durability? Sapphire crystal. Endurance tests?

355 Microns is 0.355 mm NOT 3.5

Come on CNET, try to be more objective. Nobody opens their phone with equal pressure on both sides of the hinge.

Do not buy this phone as the screen peels off within 2 months of use, don’t waste your money, see the reviews as it is all over the internet about the screen issues, would suggest don’t buy as it completely crap. I have bought it and it has been replaced by Motorola twice but still the issues persist

What happens after 10 days? I want to see them fail

Do they know about friction?

A string is not our hands. Is that a valid test?

What’s so cool about a foldable phone i don’t understand

Complete false don’t believe it mine last 6 month the first time 2 months after a warranty repair it failed again

Hello CNET, after paying upwards of One-Thousand Plus dollars, one should expect nothing less than 'Perfection'! In my personal opinion, the reason(s) why the screen failed in the first test was due to the fact (?) that the motion of opening and closing, was 'Way Too Fast', creating sufficient heat from the constant motion, which, in turn, placed too much stress on the glass. It certainly makes sense to me! Well, tomorrow, 12/27/2023, I'm taking my Personal Leap of Faith, and purchasing the Motorola Razr, with the folding screen...it might be a 'Crap Shoot', but well-worth the chance...hoping it offers good insurance coverage! If it fails, "I'LL BE BACK!" Thank you! Addendum: On Second thought...!

Do these phones have wireless charging?

I bought a Motorola Phone last year. I have a love for Motorola since I grew up near Sunrise FL. The Phone Sucked!! Took it back because of the issues, got another of the same and the same problem. The phone will all of the sudden have a mind of its own. It seem to happen when I came from my Air conditioned house to the hot outside weather. Too bad..

if this thing have a hand band like a watch... it's will be a cool if can wearing it like a watches 🤪

If next motorola razr is 999e I think we'd have massive hit then.

I dont get it why the folding phone its better with normal phones

I love this...but I’m so attached to my iPhone.

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Jesus you guys dont know anything do you

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