The Motorola Razr Plus is one of the best folding flip phones you can buy in 2023. But the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 has arrived — and it packs a punch.
This story is part of our Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2023 coverage Samsung has finally added a big cover screen to its Flip lineup with the Galaxy Z Flip 5. After years of offering tiny cover displays that are good for widgets and notifications ,but nothing more, the Flip 5 is a major step forward.
Related Starting off with the display of the cover screen, the Galaxy Z Flip 5 features a 3.4-inch Super AMOLED display with a 60Hz refresh rate. By contrast, the Motorola Razr Plus has a bigger 3.6-inch AMOLED screen with a 144Hz refresh rate. The bigger number on the Razr Plus doesn’t convey the whole story because you don’t get to use the display portion that’s covered by the two cameras.
The Motorola Razr Plus comes equipped with the previous-gen Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. It goes through day-to-day tasks with fluidity, but starts getting a bit warm if you push it. The device packs a slightly bigger 3,800mAh battery and lasts a full day if you aren’t a heavy phone user. The Razr Plus comes with up to 12GB RAM, while the Flip 5 is limited to 8GB of RAM.
The Razr Plus can run almost any app on the outer display right out of the box, whereas Samsung’s experience is more limited. By default, the Z Flip 5 only allows you to use select apps on the cover screen — including Google/Samsung Messages, WhatsApp, Google Maps, YouTube, and Netflix. However, after some tinkering with the Good Lock app, you can start using any app you wish.
While we generally prefer the software experience of the Razr Plus more, the company will only support its device with three years of OS upgrades and four years of security patches. In contrast, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 will be supported with four years of OS upgrades and five years of security patches.
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