Mid-range · 2023

Motorola Razr 40

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

A solid mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen and a 144Hz display.

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Strength AMOLED screen, 144Hz smooth scrolling

6.9″ Dynamic AMOLED · 144Hz

Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 8 / 128 GB

4200 mAh 30W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

In the Real World

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

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Full specifications

What stands out

Opens into a bigger foldable screen for tablet-style use

Dolby Atmos for higher-quality listening

Pro camera extras: RAW, laser AF

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

Brightness

1064 nits

HDR

Supported

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

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

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

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

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

No

IR blaster

No

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

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)

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

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 15 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

Trades blows 1 win 2 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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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