Older high-end · 2023

Motorola Razr 40

From ₦280,000 to ₦600,000 · 7 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), 144Hz AMOLED

Extras Foldable display, Reverse wireless charging

6.9″ AMOLED · 144Hz

7 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 30W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Razr 40 looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

6.9″ · Dynamic AMOLED · 1080 × 2640 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.9"

Panel type

Dynamic AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2640 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Adaptive refresh

LTPO · varies 1–120 Hz

Battery-smart

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1064 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 644

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

699,600

v10

GeekBench

2,905

v6

Graphics test

GFXBench 18 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 644

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

1x2.4GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.36GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades · 3-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, up to 3 major Android upgrades

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.7 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.7

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.4

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

RAW, laser AF

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4200 mAh · 30 W wired · 5 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4200 mAh

Lab endurance

85:00h

Wired charging

30 W

Wireless charging

5 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

No

Audio

Very good (-25.6 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.6 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

3

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

No

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

5G

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

No

IR blaster

No

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

M

B20 indoor reach

M

B28 indoor reach

G

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

6 g · 7.4 mm

Height

170.8 mm

Width

74.0 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

6 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer (USA only)

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

vs

Apple iPhone 15

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

Dynamic AMOLED vs OLED panel · 144 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.9″ vs 6.1″ screen

25% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 20 W charging · 4,200 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

700k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

vs

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Sharper screen

1080 × 2640 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · 6.9″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

700k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Where to buy

7 sellers·Used from ₦280,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦290,000

Fair for used

PROMISE GADGET

1.4 yrs · 25 feedback · 256GB

Jiji Used

₦360,000

Fair for used

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 256GB

Jiji Used

₦420,000

Chibyke Nini Communication Ventures

1.3 yrs · 14 feedback · 256GB

Jiji Used

₦550,000

Fair for used

gadgetzplace

7.8 yrs · 95 feedback · 256GB

Jiji Refurbished

₦600,000

Gadget Flow NG

8.5 yrs · 29 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦280,000

Prime mercury World

1.1 yrs · 1 feedback · 128GB

Jiji Used

₦350,000

New seller · verify

Expinos Gadgets

9.3 yrs · 7 feedback · 128GB

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