Introduction & First Impressions

So, here’s a wee riddle for you. What’s normally 4 in, but expands to 7 in with a bit of light fumbling and is guaranteed to get you all kinds of lux if you whip it out down the pub. Why, it’s the Motorola Razer 60 Ultra, of course. My new favorite Flippy type phone boasting stupidly powerful performance, upgraded battery life, and mandatory AI shenanigans.

Design & Build Quality

Now fans of the Razer reboots will know exactly what to expect from this latest Ultra. It’s yet another flip phone where the front end is practically all display, a 4-in panel pockmarked by those two external cameras.

That front screen is also defended by fresh new Gorilla Glass ceramic. So, while you don’t have any kind of pre-installed screen protector on here, after plenty of rough handling, still no signs of damage — no nicks, scratches, scuffs, or anything.

And sadly, no, ceramic is not anti-reflective unlike Gorilla Glass armor. But thankfully it is plenty bright enough so that visibility is not a problem even on an incredibly sunshiny day. As you can see there, quite happily copes even with the overbearing studio lights.

Materials & Durability

It’s actually been incredibly sunny here in Blighty this past week. So I’ve been out there a lot putting this thing through its paces after slapping the factor a thousand on my alabaster skin.

The Razer 60 Ultra boasts a reinforced titanium hinge. You’ve also got yourself a metal frame. And my review model boasts that lovely and rather unique wooden ass. This just feels really pleasant in the hand — kind of like you’re stroking a sycamore or fondling a fur.

Not to mention the fact that it adds a slightly rough texture as well, just to aid the grip. Looks absolutely banging and so far again just as durable as that front end. So overall, the Razer 60 Ultra has a rather premium vibe, but it’s also reassuringly rugged, helped along by the IP48 water and dust resistance. Wee bit of extra peace of mind if you happen to be buggering about at the beach.

Usability & Hinge Design

As usual, the Razer 60 Ultra is not too chunky and has absolutely zero hinge gap, which is the least you would expect in 2025. And yet, despite that gapless design, it’s surprisingly easy to flip open one-handed. You don’t need too much wrist dexterity — which I’ve got in spades anyway, believe me.

Biometric Features

As for the fingerprint sensor, well, that’s actually really bloody good despite being built into the ludicrously skinny power button. Super responsive and rarely fails, certainly when you’re clutching the smartphone like so. And also works fine when you’ve got the Razer unfolded, even if it is quite high up that edge in this case.

However, that fingerprint sensor is also slightly awkward to use when the phone is sat on a desk. Now, thankfully, the face recognition tends to work pretty well when the phone is propped up like so.

Let’s try unlocking… and no, it’s not recognized me this time. Bloody thing. Come on. You know you want to. There we go. However, the old face unlock never seems to work ever when the phone is propped up like so in tent mode. So, try it again. Yeah, no joy as usual.

Front Display Usage

So, I quickly learned when I did have the Razer 60 Ultra sat on a desk to have it flipped over like so rather than sat in tent mode just to avoid constantly entering my PIN or doing that whole awkward reach-around. There’s a hashtag for the ages — awkward reach around.

During the working day, the way I tend to use the Razer 60 Ultra is I have it sat on the desk next to me like so. So I can immediately see any notifications that pop through, and I can also jab the screen to skip tracks in Spotify, etc.

That front screen can do pretty much anything you need. You can add tons of different widgets to it. Can check out your messages and quickly reply to them. And that onscreen keyboard is just about big enough to avoid being frustrating, though good old autocorrect does a lot of heavy lifting.

You can also play a bunch of surprisingly decent wee mini-games or even, yes, watch a wee bit of Netflix or YouTube or whatever. However, I certainly wouldn’t recommend streaming a show or a movie on this dinky panel unless it’s just some dumb comedy or something you’re kind of half keeping an eye on.

Main Display Experience

Still, as one of the bigger flip phone cover screens out there, and with the ability to run basically any app you like on this thing, I found that as usual, I could do most of what I needed to on this dinky cover without actually having to bother unfurling it.

As a sort of approximation, I’d say I probably opened up the Razer 60 Ultra about 20ish times a day — if there was a really long, complicated email I needed to properly read or I wanted to play a game or enjoy a proper bit of Netflix.

Still, if you do want to put your thumb through a bit of a workout and flip the Razer 60 Ultra open, that internal 6.7 in POLED is an absolute cracker.

Display Quality

As usual, you can absolutely still see that central crevice and feel it as well when you run your thumb or finger over it, but it’s reasonably subtle these days, and it’s effortless to actually see what’s going on on this massive screen outdoors, even when it’s sunny, despite that super glossy screen protector.

Those visuals are crispy thanks to the 1224p resolution. While the sausage-shaped aspect ratio means the screen is perfect for cinematic shenanigans as well as a good bit of gaming on titles like Call of Duty, giving you a supremely wide point of view.

You got three different color presets to choose between with a bit of Pantone validation apparently. I certainly like the more vibrant offerings for my nerdy anime and general cartoon shenanigans.

Refresh Rate & Issues

You’ve also got yourself a 165 Hz refresh rate, full LTPO tech as well, so that refresh rate scales all the way down to preserve battery life when needed.

My only real complaint is that a couple of times during these past 9 to 10 days, that internal screen seemed to suddenly give up on life and just absolutely failed to respond to my swipes and jabs. Although thankfully, this was easily rectified each time simply by locking and unlocking the phone.

Audio & Media Playback

Those stereo speakers are pretty beefy as well. And thankfully, the earpiece speaker holds its own. So, when you are watching video with the Razer 60 Ultra propped up on a table or a desk or whatever, the audio that is actually blasted at your face is still pretty loud and clear.

And I have found that transitioning between the different states — folded, unfolded, propped open, etc. — is natural and intuitive here on the Razer 60 Ultra. It’s rarely frustrating. Like 19 times out of 20, the phone will do what you expect it to do.

The occasional weird bit of bulkiness — like if you start watching a film in Netflix on the internal screen, flip to the external screen — sometimes it’ll skip back to a different point in the movie or something weird like that. That’s pretty much it.

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Software & Updates

As usual, the Motorola Razer 60 Ultra sports a fairly stock Android vibe with pretty much no crapware stuffed on here at all. Just a couple of little bits like Facebook. That’s pretty much it. Yes. Just love how it’s still a lovely clean stock finish here.

Although not loving the software support pledge of Motorola quite as much. Sadly, the Razer 60 Ultra will only enjoy three guaranteed OS updates and 4 years of security patching on a bimonthly basis. That’s obviously not as good as what a lot of rivals like Google, Samsung, OnePlus, etc. offer with their more premium blowers.

Features & AI Integration

Still, the little bits and features that Motorola has added to the Razer 60 Ultra are worthy as always. You can quickly and easily personalize the phone. You got some great gesture support, including — oh yeah, baby — fast flashlight. And yes, this even works when the phone is folded up, although sometimes takes a couple of goes. There we go.

And like many manufacturers in 2025, Motorola is getting itself balls-deep in AI. You can quickly activate Moto AI in a couple of different ways — easiest way being holding down the dedicated key on the left edge.

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