Revisiting The Motorola Razr - Now With Android 10! [Into The Fold Episode 2]
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- As one of only two smartphone makers offering a clamshell folding phone in 2020, Motorola finds itself locked in a brutal battle with Samsung. Besides nostalgia, the biggest advantage Motorola's Razr foldable phone can claim over the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip is the large outer display. And with the latest Android update, Motorola just leaned into that advantage in a big way.
Welcome back to Into The Fold: a MrMobile video series that explores the many facets of life on a folding screen. In this episode, an exclusive first look at Android 10 running on the Motorola Razr - a phone that’s pushing the boundaries of what you can do with a foldable, without even opening it.
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[ABOUT INTO THE FOLD EPISODE II: MOTO RAZR ANDROID 10 HANDS-ON]
This is the second in a series of episodes exploring the many facets of life on a folding screen. From the best foldable phones of 2020 to the bleeding-edge world of folding-screen laptops, Into The Fold is MrMobile’s showcase for the most exciting movement in mobile technology since 2007!
Episode II, a hands-on featuring the Android 10 update for the Motorola Razr, was produced following five days with a Blush Gold Motorola Razr review sample running Android 10, provided by Motorola. No company paid a fee or otherwise offered compensation in exchange for this coverage, nor did any company preview or approve this content before publication.
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This just in: Motorola today confirmed that Android 11 will *also* be coming to the Motorola Razr (at least to US customers)! No timeframe as of yet, but encouraging news for Razr owners ... and the foldable space on the whole!
WOW. 😍
Awesome!
So it's like regular phone with a regular screen now ? 🤔 Why do we even need foldables ? Yes foldables are kinda sweet to look at but do they really provide us a better experience than regular phones ? Seems like a form over function kind of product. Nice video tho. I like your reviews a lot ✌️
It will only give Android 11 after that well bye bye folks see you soon. (Remember two major OS updates!😁); Whereas the Samsung one will provide till Android 12. Now if you eat 🥜, tell me which one will you choose?
Did Galaxy Flip release with Android 10? Because if it did, it means it will get Android 12, which is one major update more than Motorola. That is a huge point to note.
This is what I love about Michael, he presents useful insights, instead of just repeating the specs which we've all come to know from thousands of reviewers.
Arnab Majumder this is an idiotic comment.
@@shoneie Alright genius, just keep it to yourself.
@@shoneie Your reply to his comment is an idiotic comment.
Yeah I'm really impressed by his ability to keep the spec sheet reads and manufacturer bullets to a minimum.
Another great reviewer is flossycarter
love this unicorn, we need more unique ideas. phones and laptops are all the same now. nice to see experimentation.
Speaking of experimentation, I can't wait to see how Lenovo's weird X1(?) foldable tablet laptop thing plays out! (The one with the detachable bluetooth keyboard)
Those folding screens opened the flood gates!
This looks surprisingly innovative.
One thing Motorola can never seem to accomplish.
It's such an amazing phone but the specs do not reflect it for the price. It's unfortunate because i like the design better than the galaxy z flip but the z flip had extremely better specs and cameras and a lower price
@@davidlegkodukh6969 They shouldn't even call it Motorola anymore. Just call it Lenovo.
@@davidlegkodukh6969 you just didnt know that Motorola invented the mobile phone
It's not. Z flip is the better, and cheaper device.
I love my Z flip, that RAZR is calling my name though, the nostalgia is too much to resist....
Unfortunately, I don't have Verizon and I'm not interested in switching.
It's been so nice to be back on the Razr. I love all my foldables, in their own ways, but the Razr has a character that's absent from the others.
@@TheMrMobile that's why I'm itching to get one ☹️
Dont
Better wait for 2nd gen IMO. It is very much needed for a huge refresh to make it at least relevant in today's market. Don't get me wrong I like it but I really want to see Moto do better than this, cheers :D
@@TechDove If you travel a lot (outside of current conditions) DON'T. Verizon and Sprint (premerger) were nothing but a pain for me with international travel. I pretty much stay on my Tmobile plan, buy my phones unlocked out of pocket by saving (LG V20 which I had till last summer, S10+ for now) and if I'll be in country long enough that the free 1g for text notifications and hoping on wifi is a hassle, I'll pay the 40-60usd in local currency (always cash) for a burn sim on the local network.
Why hasn't this channel hit 1M is beyond me.
As always, great script Mr. Mobile 👌🏻Top video
It's getting there. Don't worry he'll get his due!
google: adds a full radar sensor to sense your hands
Motorola: hold my speaker.
Really moto is doing well
True... This seems to be the perfect balance between space optimization as the loud speaker has dual purpose and it's efficient enough to make the phone more aware of its surrounding.
@@akshayviruss exactly and now i want this feature on my s10. but we know thats never gonna happen😂
@@vireshgosain1627 theoretically the hardware is alredy present in all new phones which used the latest generation loud speakers... Hopefully it's just a matter of time others integrate it via software...
@@akshayviruss ah, wouldn't it be nice if developers watched these videos and thought "wow, I want this feature on our phone!"
Dolce & Gabanna is staring at this gold razer with nostalgia and envy
the same on Naomi campbell used to fend off invasive and sticky racist folk
If this Razr came in hot pink (or “rose gold”) I bet that would also be popular lol
3:35 I flinched so hard when I saw that 😹
Same
Definitely a pucker moment that could make diamonds.
Anyone noticed that Mr.Mobile's quarantine hair looks like his hairstyle from 2010?
and its good
⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻⸻ Pick a better name, please
@@stacia6678 😂
He looks like Robin Thicke... **shudder**
I guess he must be wanking more than often, thanks to quarantine free time!
I don't know why, but Razr looks more "foldable" to me than Z flip...
Yeah the flip Just looks like a galaxy A71
Walter Clements Didn’t you say “walter” in another video and get over 100 likes?
@@stacia6678 possibly, I think I've done that sometime but I'm not the only person named Walter Clements so maybe
@lasest2 yeah but it's soooo cool......😍
Nonsense
"A big hearty bar of gold pressed latinum ..." Quark approves !!
Always loved the multiple Star Trek reference, even more so now, since I have started off on DS9.
These little touches make this my favourite tech TH-cam channel 👌
Ive been a Star Trek fan for 28 years now after I discovered TNG. Naturally I then went to DS9, VOY, and ENT. I will say I laughed out loud when he said it.
omg "Gold pressed Latinum" awwww ...Never mind just a communicator!......... OMG, now I want one with a LCARS UI! ooooo or TOS-Communicator dialer skin! (complete with beep sequence!) hmmmmmm..... TOS-communicator case?????!!!!!!!!!!!!
you: 12 hours aren’t enough
my iphone: 3 hours take it or leave it
My Motorola G5 Plus: 2 hours take it or leave it
next gen iphone: less than your current model, we know your guna take it lmfao
My samsung s6 now: 1 millisecond take it or leave it
@@ezrilebeau8234 do you know what you're talking about? iPhones are getting better and better batteries
My iPhone 6 kept charge for a whole day of heavy use, but my SE (first gen) dies just sitting on the table😞
If I ever decided to buy an android, this will be it
This makes me want this now. Dang.
Honestly, I’d forgive all of its flaws if the battery life was good. That’s my only real gripe!
And it didn't tie you to a network that isn't 100% compatible with other international networks.
Its a businessesque device not for gamers.
That price though
@@XerxesGammon200 with that price tag, there's no excuse.
@@XerxesGammon200 it's cheap though
Michael's hair is on point in this vid.
Hell, it always is, who am I kidding?
In 10 years, I'll have a really awesome folding phone that cost $250 ish.
I love seeing this innovation
I just got one for $350 aussie dollarydoos
@@michaeljamesm Damn! That's only $235 USD and it's only been 3 years! That is awesome!
What this video really reminded me of is how much looks and nostalgia can factor in. Almost everything about the Z Flip is better than this phone, including (for me) the fact that it's a Samsung. It's cheaper, it's sturdier, it's available at all outside of Motorola's more limited capacity, and yet I can't stop thinking about having the Razr in my hand. How good this phone looks and that display really do matter, especially the developing foldable space. Sometimes you pay for design and genuinely feel good for it and happy every time you see and interact with that object and this phone is pushing so hard into that that it has me thinking a lot and that's rly cool. Just some stray thoughts I felt like sharing :x
I’m digging the longer quarantine hair
Yeah was about to write that. Fits him well.
I’m digging you
@@raskarl but she ain't
@@nathanthebe6497 Awww what a shame 💔
@@nathanthebe6497 🤣🤣🤣🤣
2:20
Can dogs hear it tho
Good question. The cat doesn't seem bothered ...
I've been using it for the last three weeks, and my dog is like usual.
5:14
argumentative Apple users: Write that down, write that down!
I really like the subtle sound notifications in this video when changing between talking points.
I would love to get more long term reviews on foldables and especially this one
Love it. Can't wait till these evolve and also sell for like $599
Finally the future!!
Please make more foldable videos. I love them and you are by far the best at reviewing unconditional stuff like foldables.
How Motorola bruoght Android Wear back... on a foldable phone(?)
Ha! It absolutely reminds me of Android Wear v1.
Jouten Zennousha hahaha good one
5:19 I thought you were trying to ask him to smoke you up! I was like, "OK Mr. Mobile, we see you!" 🤣😉
I’ll wait for more generations 🤔
4:57 a Jaime Rivera cameo always makes me smile, even if it's just his contact icon
One of the best storytelling 🙂
I don't know why I am doing a MrMobile marathon during lockdown. I can just listen to Mr. Fisher all day.
Excited to see where folding phones go in the future.
I love anything Motorola, Nextel and BlackBerry things. I still own a Motorola since Samsung let me down when it came to a lot of things. To this date I will always pick a Motorola over Samsung and Apple any day. Anyone else think he should do a whole video to do with Nextel, since he worked there and plus it has a very cool story from how was founded to when Sprint killed it.
Finally a real phone !👍 first honest review about this phone .there’s too many haters trying to hammer this device . If can’t afford it don’t hate
Hi! Do you own one of these? Am a dev looking for testers for few Apps I am building for the front screen, cheers! :)
i've had my razr for a year now, never had a single issue. love it!
How does lock screen work!!!? My girlfriend becomes real detective while I’m knocked out to bed😜😜😜😜😜
haha that's what I was thinking
00:21 Amazing footage of that display. Never seen any other youtuber show that.
Have fun early adopters, we're all counting on you
I’ve got one ordered. A lot of people and reviewers have been knocking it for its camera, mid-tier specs, and etc. but I think I am going to keep it once it gets in. It’s available on a decent carrier in Canada and I managed to get the first gen Razr for only $652 with a free moto 360 third generation smart watch so I am not complaining. I have used both android and iOS in the past, but excited to try it out!
I really appreciate all the work you put in to each and every video you post! It’s so refreshing to not see the same agenda as most TH-cam reviewers!! Thank you and I look forward to your future videos!!
1:54 2:50 This just cemented for me, why can't we have phones like this...as in this Small. No more large screens, no flipping out or open displays. Just a phone the size of your "Palm". :-\
Makes me reminisce of the days of yor, for Nextel. LoL
Likely because there are less than 5 people on all of Earth who would want that
Maybe not this small, but I wouldn't mind a 3.5 in phone with bezeless display. My iPhone 4s fits nicely in my palm.
There are many phones like that. People don't buy them so they stop getting made. Phones STARTED that way and evolved for a reason. No one wants to read or consume content on some baby screen.
I also want a phone like this. Just small and handy
Well the iphone se is small
Ok but the fact that they still continuing the razr series 👏👏
So that hairstyle is on point, i think you should keep the long hair
The fact theyre also confirming Android 11 is also EXTREMELY nice. I really hope foldables start becoming a bit more commonplace
1:42 "hello hELLO HELLAW"
can't wait for future generations of this phone. I never had the original non-fold Razr and because of the price and exclusivity on Verizon blegh, i won't have the original folding Razr but I'm happy i can live somewhat vicariously through your videos!
Are we going to ignore the fact that he called himself “slick”?
what about it?
he is hahaha
Nope, was about to mention it myself...
Yes
Thanks for showing me a Gboard feature I didn't know about at 5:20!
Ooooh yes, this is great. I'm so into this phone, I've not wanted one this bad in years.
I do kind of REALLY want a nerdy lanyard hole. That phone is pricey AF, and I drop my phone on the regular. Not a good combination 😅
As long as it drops flat and not on the hinge area, it can withstand multiple "hits" - mine has!!!
the old to the new. glad to be seeing this! thanks mrmobile!
"thanks slick!" Haha epic script as always 😂👌
Some 10 years ago I was on therapy as a kid, and my therapist once told me how his friend was working on making a glass that you can bend.
I always think back to that when I see these wacky folding phones.
Michael Fischer: "Any chance we can get widgets to work on this lockscreen display?"
Motorola: "Yeah, we're trying to figure that out."
Android KitKat: _ANGRY BLOB EMOJI_
Ahhhhhh. That amazing feeling of flipping the phone closed after the call 🥰 I miss those days!
Last time I was this early OG Razers were still around damn...😂😂😂
I’m proud Motorola isn’t going anywhere! Glad they’re upping their game :)
Android 11 is coming in a month and this Moto just got Android 10..... Wow
That would be the Beta. Officially it won't come out until later in the year.
Motorola has committed to Android 11 on this device as well. See pinned comment.
@@thomasok16833 nope the dev conference is next month
@@lukeet331 everything I read says June 3rd is public beta.
dude just found your channel and gotta say, top notch coverage on stuff.
This phone hasn’t been out for a year and it already feels like an outdated piece of potential that never lived up to it (due to Verizon, Pricing, Compromises)
I must say that Razr still has its magic way back in the day when the OG Razr was announced.
Motorola devices are getting android 10 before my LG. -_-
It’s brilliant. Using the small screen might comes off as a niche feature but people will eventually dive into it. Nicely executed by motorola.
ALMOST FIRST, DAMN IT
Hey MrMobile! you released this video on my birthday! great timing
You’re one of the top 10 creators for me. Your content it’s 🔥💥💯💎
Flippin' awesome to see some updates keen to adopt folding when it's had another couple generations
For the challenges posed by foldables , the main comes from the always available real estate that is populated in our candy bar form factor devices. People have gotten used to it for the part of the decade and to make people get used to the fold is the main challenge. If they continue the upgrading of the experience as seen in your video and the edit comment of yours , the the foldable future will be a more amazing one . Hope for a more jam packed foldable 2021
Imagine this, a moto Razr without the folding display but with a folding form factor. In the sense a folding phone with two displays inside of it, the nostalgia of the yester years and the tech of the future in a sturdy reliable form 🤔.
I love your videos including vintage phones. And of course old and new flip phones. Huge fan of that
I have to admit that mr mobile grows on me with every review. He is genuine, the content is interesting and I really love the part where a company isn’t allowed to approve the content of the review. Michael sounds like a nice guy too. Well done mate, you earned my subscription my comment and my thumbs up if that means anything
Yo I see the all the custom options you changed to get the shots! Thats why you earned every subscription!!!!!
I really like the support and updates for the RAZR. Getting so close to pulling the trigger on this one...
Disclosures are worth gold. Thanks for being an stand up guy
This is encouraging. Moto seems to do things quietly but it's good to see the support and that's a big improvement.
Speech-to-text would be a really useful function for when the phone is closed.
Motorola is like the Alfa Romeo of phones.
Flawed but when everything works, they're such a joy
I hope this kind of form factor catches on. The outer screen is more than enough for most functions you pull your phone out of your pocket on the go for - take or make a call, reply to a message, check your next turn if you’re using google maps for walking directions, play pause music.
with a massive internal screen to use when you want to sit down and watch videos, browse the Internet, take a proper look at a map, or anything you keep your phone out of your pocket more than half a minute for. All this with a small form factor and the outer screen isn’t weird-looking in the whole design (looking at you Samsung fold).
If I was rich this is the one I’d be getting
I’m glad to know that foldable phones are coming back. Flip phones bring me so much great memories.
I really enjoy your presentation style! Much better than some other Tech TH-camrs. (Jaime) Thanks for the interesting content!
Thank God phones are FUN again! And not just a giant black rectangle that at times most brands all just start to look similar.
If i May ask could you do a review on the Nokia e90 communicator. I still use this phone and it was one of the greatest phones from 2008.
00:22 looks amazing
ITS LIKE SINGING FROZEN'S SONG
INTO THE FOLD🎶🎶
INTO THE FOLD 🎶🎶
Seriously Michael. What are you using to record these videos? Watching on FHD and it's FLAWLESS, perfect focus!
I appreciate how you revisit these phones, long term use is important to average consumers.
I'm still surprised by how refreshingly good your reviews are compared to other youtubers with millions of subscribers.
Very cool! I still have a soft spot for Moto because of touchless control and the lock screen capabilities. Don't forget *chop chop* and my flashlight is on! I miss that future more than anything on my Samsung .
I myself am the owner of the iPhone pro max, but these foldable phones, especially that Razr, are really starting to peak my interest. Especially the more updates that are being put out.
No way to having the phone, but the voice attracting me the most to watch this video :3
I love your casual Star Trek references!
Drinking game idea: take a shot every time Mr Mobile references Nextel
Foldable phones have to go a longggg way to reach to a broader audience and it's refreshing to see different approaches made by manufacturers for making the experience better
I'm just happy to see experiments being done by everyone
I am very in the mood for a phone change. Between the new flip technology making rapid improvements and the keypads coming back I'm eager to see what will be out by the fall when I'm ready to buy. I wouldn't mind seeing a Sidekick come back of some kind!
Good to see Motorola is actually trying to be innovative in User experience aspect. Other android OEMs are just packing heavy specs. If Motorola can improve their OS update schedule, they will bring back their golden days.
The razr: oh so your approaching me?
Mr mobile: I can’t review you if I don’t approach you
This phone keeps getting better and better
Loving this video series, nice to see someone taking an unbiased long-term view on the genre.
How does this guy not have a million subs but JON RETTINGER does?
As a ZFlip owner, I am envious of the larger outer screen. It looks way more useful than the small micro screen on the ZFlip.
Great video. Isn’t this pocket now guy or?