If the folding screen makes the Android camp break through Apple's setting for smartphones, then the moto razr released in 2019 is an important step in the lightweight exploration of the folding screen, different from the left and right folding "Fold" folding screen, the vertical folding screen led by moto razr can control the weight and volume of the product within a reasonable range, therefore, the more difficult design of the "Flip" vertical small folding has become a well-deserved high-end mobile phone.
The moto razr 40 series on June 1 this year, the "Ultra" model in it brings the main use experience of the external screen; Moto Razr 40 even put the starting price of the folding screen to 3999 yuan, after using it for nearly half a month, our evaluation is "butterfly wings".
Without further ado, here's a review of the Moto Razr 40.
First, appearance: the fourth generation of star orbit shaft + low saturation color matching
The moment you get the Moto Razr 40, you can feel that this is a product that is not quite the same tone as the Moto brand. I have the impression that the design lines of MOTO products are tough, and at first glance they look rough and masculine. The overall line of Moto Razr 40 looks very soft, the matte aluminum alloy frame feels delicate, the 188.6g body is not heavy, the 7.35mm thickness feels very thin, and the chamfer will not have a sharp feeling when holding.
Our Moto Razr 40 is a bright moon white color scheme, low saturation versatile and soft, the visual effect is a little close to milk white, not tired of watching for a long time. Echoing the color is the air nanoskin appearance material, which is a recyclable and environmentally friendly material that is not only easy to clean and maintain on a daily basis, but also has a leather-like damping texture to create a high-end texture for the body.
Moto Razr 40 is like a small cosmetic mirror in the folded state, with an external 1.5-inch screen, the resolution of this screen is 368*194, the display ratio is 2:1, and the surface protection material is Corning GG7 glass. At the same time, this Corning GG7 glass also protects the external 64 million main camera and 13 million ultra-wide-angle lenses, reducing a lot of holes in terms of visual effects, so that the folding screen mobile phone is as close to the "all-in-one" design as possible.
In addition to the soft exterior design, we paid more attention to the fact that the moto razr 40 adopts the fourth generation of star orbit hinge technology, which is moto's latest hinge technology and an important symbol to distinguish other Flip models. Flip vertical folding screen, different from Fold horizontal folding screen, in order to expand the display area of the inner screen, tends to be light and small in size. This makes the hinge technology very much affect the actual use experience of the mobile phone, it can be said that the demand for hinge technology of the Flip folding screen is higher than that of the Fold.
MOTO's shaft technology is called Star Orbit Shaft, four generations of technology inheritance, three generations of mass production changes, in addition to lighter and thinner and more durable conventional upgrades, but also through technical blessing to achieve signal improvement.
I thought that the internal space structure of the shaft reserved space for the antenna, but I didn't expect it to be the gain of coating technology, which reminded me of the advanced large aircraft surface paint can reduce flight fuel consumption, the application field is different, but the pursuit is also to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
Second, the screen: the external screen for message notification, the internal screen display effect is high-quality
Regarding the screen, we want to talk about this 6.9-inch inner screen first. Moto razr 40 is a full series of Huaxing Optoelectronics, the network news before the release is true, to prove that we see "CSOT" in four English inside the mobile phone to illustrate the hardware source of the screen.
MOTO has long used domestic screens, and domestic screen suppliers led by Huaxing Optoelectronics have gone from "alternative" to "preferred", which is the epitome of China's industrial upgrading, and the blue strands of Chinese screen people have solved the supply problem of top screens. Ten years ago, Chinese screens were still struggling with the siege of international giants, and now we only have one opponent of Samsung. Who would have thought that the Chinese screen would become out of reach?
We also studied the screen parameters of moto razr 40, 2640x1080 resolution, 22:9 screen ratio, 144Hz maximum refresh rate, 10bit color depth, contrast ratio 5000000:1, HDR10+ certification, SGS eye protection double certification + full DC dimming... In terms of parameters, the two products of the moto razr 40 series are different in addition to the refresh rate, and the parameters on other paper are consistent, and we will use these two products for screen comparison in the future, we guess that the screen of the moto razr 40 series is only different from the refresh rate driver IC.
In actual experience, the screen of Moto Razr 40 is good in terms of screen fineness and color expression. The inner screen surface is protected by UTG glass, and in the inner screen crease problem that everyone is concerned about, the crease is present, and the actual use has been "almost invisible".
Just now when we introduced the appearance, we have roughly said the parameters of the external screen, the biggest role of this 1.5-inch external screen is message push and control, can realize WeChat message led by information push, can also achieve system shortcut switch, and the addition of elves and moo (Moer) themes. Moore is the breakthrough in the software of the Moto Razr 40 series, which can show different interactive interfaces depending on the time. Mole and the six elves are mainly reflected in the form of a themed clock on the Moto Razr 40, which makes the use of the outer screen interesting.
3. Photography: 64 million main camera, rich shooting gameplay
Moto Razr 40 external 64 million main camera (model OV64B, 1/2 inch, 0.7μm, support pixel 4-in-1, 6P lens, f/1.7) and 13 million ultra-wide angle lens (model HI-1336, 1/3", 1.12μm, 5P lens), built-in 32 million camera (model OV32B40, 1/3.15-inch, f/2.4, 0.7μm, support pixel 4-in-1).
It's not easy to fit three unmatched lenses into a compact size like the Moto Razr 40, and the Moto Razr 40 does a good job in our real-world tests.
Please see the figure below for the actual photo.
From the actual shooting point of view, Moto Razr 40 has the gain of the shooting algorithm, which is reflected in the picture to make the picture more layered and the color closer to the human eye. It can be said that the current moto razr 40's camera algorithm is not bad, and there are certain advantages in the same "Flip" model.
Thanks to the design characteristics of the folding screen, moto razr 40 can also achieve a variety of interesting shooting, such as folding the mobile phone 90 degrees, opening the camera, separating the display interface from the operation interface, the effect is close to DV, as well as smile photography, tent shooting, enriching the playability of mobile phone shooting.
In addition, the mobile phone can turn on the camera by shaking left and right twice in the closed state, and use the 1.5-inch external screen to check the selfie angle, making the selfie angle and picture more refined. You can take photos by tapping the screen directly or double-clicking the power button, of course, you can also take photos through smiley face snaps or gesture selfies, which is very convenient to use.
Fourth, the system & hardware: myui 6.0 blessing, there are many around the flagship
Moto Razr 40 uses the Snapdragon 7 Gen1 chip, according to the well-known digital blogger Feiwei's observation, this Snapdragon 7 Gen1 chip is actually numerically consistent with the Snapdragon 7 Gen1 enhanced version used in the honor 90, this low-key approach is still commendable, this chip is more smooth to use with Myui 6.0 in daily use.
Moto razr 40 has a built-in 4200mAh battery and supports 33W wired fast charging, 5W Qi wireless charging and 8W moto wireless charging. For smartphones, the support of wireless charging or not, brings a completely different use experience, this 4200mAh battery can basically meet the needs of a day's use. Dual-speaker, X-axis linear motors are also not absent on the moto razr 40, and there is a full-featured NFC that supports access cards and bus cards. In addition, moto razr 40 also supports the rare dual-SIM dual-standby dual-5G function on the Flip vertical small fold, not only supports the four major domestic operators, but also supports 15 5G frequency bands, 24 4G frequency bands, with ASDiv2.0 technology, to achieve the balance of signal and power consumption.
At the beginning, we mentioned an argument that "folding screen is the current high-end smart phone display", which is not an exaggeration, whether it is Fold horizontal folding or Flip vertical folding, folding screen mobile phones have been different from traditional straight board smartphones, bringing new use value. Taking a product like Moto Razr 40 as an example, it brings better carrying size and weight, even if the built-in hinge, we can say that this phone does not sacrifice any experience, and even this folding method brings users a more fashionable and simple way to use.
More importantly, the price of this mobile phone of 3999 yuan makes all the premium of Flip folding screen models wiped out, and the same type of products need to weigh in front of this product "what are the highlights of the product to make the Flip folding screen mobile phone sell for more than 3999 yuan". The folding screen is not a high-end absolute security field for smartphone brands, but the 3999 yuan Moto razr 40 is definitely the butterfly of the Motorola brand in the 5G era.