Motorola Razr Plus vs. Galaxy Z Flip 4: which is the best flip phone?

While the Razr Plus and the Galaxy Z Flip 4 are relatively similar smartphones in terms of their overall design, they greatly differ when it comes to their cover displays. The Razr Plus has a 3.8-inch AMOLED screen that covers nearly its entire front, allowing the phone to be used without even having to unfold it. The cover display on the Flip 4, however, is a different story.

Both the Motorola Razr Plus and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 are outfitted with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, a chipset that, up until Qualcomm released its successor this year, was one of the very best on the market. Both phones offer similar experiences in terms of performance. However, the Razr Plus edges out the Flip 4 just barely since it’s offered with two RAM options: 8GB and 12GB. Both phones also offer similar storage options, with the Razr Plus having 256GB and 512GB options while the Flip 4 offers 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB.

Similarly, both phones offer comparable battery life since they feature battery cells that are nearly identical in terms of capacity — the Razr Plus has a 3,800mAh cell, and the Flip 4 has a 3,700mAh cell. Both phones will be able to last you through your entire day without needing to recharge, but don’t expect either of them to last you much more than that, as they’ll both need a charging session at night.

When it comes to charging, the Razr Plus offers a slightly better wired charging speed at 30W compared to the Flip 4’s 25W speeds. That said, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 charges much faster when using wireless charging, offering 15W speeds compared to the Razr Plus’ 5W wireless charging speeds. Additionally, the Flip 4 is able to reverse charge other devices with a 4.5W speed, which is a feature not even offered with the Razr Plus, so the Flip 4 is overall the better option — even if just by the skin of its teeth.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

Neither the Razr Plus nor the Galaxy Z Flip 4 have camera arrays that are as impressive as other smartphones in their price range. While they may seem solid on paper, in practice, the phones don’t perform as well as other, similarly priced devices. The Razr Plus has a dual-camera array on its cover screen: a 12MP main lens and a 13MP ultrawide shooter. On the inside, the Razr is outfitted with a 32MP selfie camera, but as outlined in our review of the foldable, the cameras were decent but not anything that stood out among its peers.

Similarly, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 has a dual-camera setup on its cover screen: a 12MP main lens and another 12MP ultrawide lens. Unlike the Razr Plus’ high 32MP selfie lens, the Z Flip 4 has a 10MP selfie camera. Similar to the Razr Plus, the cameras on the Flip 4 are good but not excellent. They’ll certainly get the job done for most people, but they don’t produce images that are as stunning as other, similarly priced smartphones that have nicer cameras.

You can compare the image quality yourself using the photos above, but if you ask us, we give the Galaxy Z Flip 4 the upper hand. Although it’s not an amazing camera, it produces better-looking images more consistently than the Razr Plus.

Winner: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4

The Motorola Razr Plus is available for purchase now and retails starting at $999. It’s supported by most major carriers and can be found in most major electronics retailers or purchased directly through Motorola.

The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 is also available globally and retails starting at $999, but is often on sale at various retailers since it’s nearly a year old. The Flip 4 will also likely get a price drop later this year when the Galaxy Z Flip 5 launches. It’s supported by most major carriers and can be found in most major electronics retailers or purchased directly through Samsung.

While the Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Motorola Razr Plus are technically tied with two wins each, we’re still giving this one to the Razr Plus. The Z Flip 4 is certainly an impressive foldable. However, the Motorola Razr Plus has a critical feature that makes it much more appealing — and that’s the 3.6-inch cover screen that’s far more versatile and useful than the one featured on the Flip 4. While the Razr Plus isn’t exactly leagues above the Flip 4 when it comes to its technical specs or cameras, its user experience is far better-designed thanks to the cover screen.

There’s something to be said, however, that if this were a comparison between the Razr Plus and the rumored features and specs of the upcoming Galaxy Z Flip 5 — which, like the Razr, is also said to have a sizable cover screen — the results of this head-to-head comparison might be different. With the current specs and features of the Z Flip 4, though, the Razr Plus is simply a better phone.

Take note that some of that is due to the fact that the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is nearly a year old at this point, meaning that the Razr Plus had a lot more time to get more right. As mentioned above, given the same time to make another version of the Flip, Samsung might be able to outdo Motorola. But, at least for now, Motorola has Samsung beat in the flip phone foldable battle.

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