A Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 Rival? – Gizbot News

Motorola introduced the Moto Razr 2022 foldable phone in the Chinese market in August this year. After two months of deliberation, the Lenovo-backed brand has finally made it global. The smartphones are being sold under the name Moto Razr 22 in European markets and will soon be released in the UK. The Moto Razr 22 locks horns with its arch rival, the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4. Let’s see what it brings to the table in comparison.

Moto Razr 22: How does it compare to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4?

The Moto Razr 22 gets a completely redesigned design compared to the older Moto Razr Flip phones. It ditches the chin found in previous iterations by reducing the bezels and increasing the display’s active area. Motorola claims that the new hinge system enables a gapless folding design and also reduces the display bezel. The phone is 7.62mm thick when unfolded and 16.99mm thick when folded.

Moto Razr 2022 offers a 6.7-inch OLED with Full HD+ resolution, 10-bit color, 144Hz refresh rate and HDR10+ support. The Galaxy Z Flip4 has a 6.7-inch display, however, with a lower refresh rate of 120Hz. The Moto Razr 22 also sports a larger 2.7-inch G-OLED display with a resolution of 800 x 573 pixels compared to the 1.9-inch display of Samsung’s Flip 4. Similar to Samsung’s Flex Mode, the Moto Razr 22 can also be positioned. Half-folded mode for taking pictures and videos, multi-tasking, video calling etc.

Unlike the older Moto Razr, which had a mid-range chipset, the Moto Razr 22 comes with a flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset. Its rival, the Galaxy Z Flip 4, is powered by the same processor. The phone is equipped with up to 12 GB LPDDR5 RAM and 512GB UFS 3.1 storage.

Talking about the cameras, the Moto Razr 2022 again rivals Samsung’s Flip device as it comes with a 50MP primary camera with OIS as opposed to the Flip4’s 12MP primary sensor. There’s also a 13MP ultra-wide snapper with a macro shooting feature. Selfies and video calls are handled by the 32MP sensor in the punch-hole camera cutout at the top of the main screen. In comparison, the Flip4 comes with a modest 10MP selfie camera.

Some other notable features of the Moto Razr 22 include 5G support, dual SIM, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth v5.2 LE, GPS (L1+L5), NFC, and USB Type-C 3.1 port, stereo speakers, and an in-display fingerprint sensor. Fingerprint sensor, among others. The smartphone comes with a smaller 3,500mAh battery compared to the Galaxy Flip4’s 3,700mAh, but it gets 30W fast charging support.

Moto Razr 22: Price, Availability

The Moto Razr 22 is priced at €1,199 (approximately ₹98,540) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant in Europe. It is €100 cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip in Europe. It is also expected to launch the Galaxy Z Flip4 in the UK market. The Moto Razr 22 comes in one Satin Black color variant. Expect this device to reach Indian shores soon.