Motorola razr ultra (2026) review

I haven't used the 2026 razr ultra. Every number below comes from Notebookcheck's review, which printed a full spec table and ran its own battery and brightness tests. The 7.5 is my opinion.

The money first. The razr ultra costs $1,499.99Not verifiedNot verified at Motorola (checked November 1, 2026). Notebookcheck lists the price among its cons. I agree, mostly because of the update section further down.

If you own the razr ultra 2025

Keep it. Notebookcheck scored the 2026 model 85% and concluded it makes only minor improvements over its predecessor. Good score, small change. Paying full price for a minor step is a bad trade, so I'd wait a generation.

If you want the fastest flip Motorola sells

This is it. It sits at the top of Motorola's 2026 flip family, above the razr+ and the base razr. Inside, per Notebookcheck's spec table, are a Snapdragon 8 Elite, 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of UFS 4.0 storage.

The main screen is a 6.96-inch AMOLED at 2992 x 1224 and 165 Hz. Notebookcheck measured it at 1436 cd/m² peak, and the 4.0-inch cover screen at 1002 cd/m². The whole thing weighs 199 g.

Battery and charging

The battery is 5000 mAh. Notebookcheck's Wi-Fi browsing test ran 16h 14min, and idle it lasted 28h 46min. At maximum brightness under load it dropped to 5h 9min, which is the number to remember if you game outdoors.

Charging is 68W wired, 30W wireless and 5W wired reverse. Notebookcheck didn't time a full charge and only says the phone charges quickly. That bugs me. 68W is the figure on the box, and minutes are what you'd actually plan a morning around.

The update problem

Notebookcheck says security updates are scheduled until February 2030. It also notes that the EU's EPREL listing shows 6 years of update availability, and that Motorola doesn't read this as a promise that updates must be current. Notebookcheck counts the whole update situation as a con.

By my arithmetic, a phone bought this November gets about 3 years and 3 months of scheduled security patches. If you keep phones 2 or 3 years, that's fine. If you keep them 5, I'd skip it. At this price I want a longer runway.

The small print

Notebookcheck lists the rating as IP48. Motorola announced the phone in late April 2026, and TechRadar and Notebookcheck reported pre-orders from May 14 and shipping from May 21. The Razr Fold launched alongside it, but that's a book-style foldable and a different buy.