Motorola Razr Plus (2026) vs Plus (2025)

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Motorola Razr Plus (2026) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3) that was released on April 29, 2026, against the Motorola Razr Plus (2025), which is powered by the same chip and came out 1 year and 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Razr Plus (2026)
  • The phone is 1 year and 11 months newer
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
Reasons to consider the Motorola Razr Plus (2025)
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Razr Plus (2026) and Plus (2025) crucial features
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.
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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type POLED POLED
Size 6.9 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 1084 x 2640 pixels 1080 x 2640 pixels
Aspect ratio 22:9 22:9
PPI 414 ppi 413 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-165 Hz) Yes (1-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1200 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits 3000 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 300 Hz 300 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.9% 84.9%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 171.42 mm (6.75 inches) 171.42 mm (6.75 inches)
Width 73.99 mm (2.91 inches) 73.99 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.09 mm (0.28 inches) 7.09 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 189 g (6.67 oz)
Waterproof IP48 IP48
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Eco-leather
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Green, Brown Blue, Pink, Brown
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Razr Plus (2026) and Motorola Razr Plus (2025)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3
Max clock 3000 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 4 + 3) 8 (1 + 4 + 3)
Architecture - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A520
- 4 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A720
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X4
L3 cache 8 MB 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 735 Adreno 735
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 1100 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS ~1689.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Razr Plus (2026) and Motorola Razr Plus (2025)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 9198 9182
Single-core score 1984 1980
Multi-core score 5001 4989
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
1846775
CPU 552755 597967
GPU 552755 453995
Memory 512658 350794
UX 338704 391644
Total score 1846775 1794400
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 62%
Graphics test - 7 FPS
Graphics score - 930
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 18 FPS
Section 1 - 22 FPS
Section 2 - 19 FPS
Section 3 - 13 FPS
Graphics score - 4721
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 16967
Video editing - 7227
Photo editing - 31938
Data manipulation - 14761
Writing score - 22058

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory clock - 4200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.0 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 16 Android 15
ROM - Hello UI

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
Max charge power 45 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes Yes
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes Yes (73% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 0:49 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 07:56 hr
Watching video - 12:02 hr
Gaming - 04:19 hr
Standby - 61 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 2x Optical, 2x
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.7
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor - Samsung ISOCELL GN8
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length 47 mm 47 mm
Sensor - ISOCELL JN1 (JN5)
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 6528 x 4896 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.5
Focal length - 25 mm
Sensor - OmniVision OV32B
Sensor size - 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
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 5.4
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
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2026 June 2024
Release date May 2026 July 2024
Launch price (MSRP) - $999
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the Motorola Razr Plus (2026). It has a better display, gaming, battery life, software, and design.

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