Flip phones used to rule the world – then touchscreens made them obsolete and then advances in touchscreens brought them back. The tech industry can be funny that way. The US is missing out on most of the foldable action, but two of the best flips are available.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 is a major upgrade from its predecessor – the huge 4.1″ cover display with a regular size makes the phone much easier to use when closed compared to the awkwardly shaped 3.4″ display on the Z Flip6.
Plus, the new model is thinner (6.5mm open and 13.7mm closed vs. 6.9mm and 14.9mm) with a larger 4,300mAh battery to boot (up by +300mAh). The Exynos 2500 is a bit of a bummer if you were expecting a Snapdragon, but it’s certainly fast enough – the Z Flip7 is also the first Z Flip with DeX support. Unfortunately, Samsung neglected to upgrade the cameras – a 50MP main (1/1.57”) and a 12MP ultra-wide are all you get.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7
$200/$267 off
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12/256GB – $900 at Amazon US 12/512GB – $953 at Amazon US
The Motorola Razr Ultra 2025 is named after one of the best flip phones back in the day. It features a 4.0″ cover and 7.0″ inner display (compared to 6.9″ on the Samsung). Both phones are rated IP48 for basic ingress protection and resistance against submersion.
The Razer uses the Snapdragon 8 Elite which you’d expect from Samsung. And it has more RAM to boot, 16GB vs. 12GB. However, it lacks ReadyFor support, which is Motorola’s alternative to DeX.
With a larger 4,700mAh battery, the Moto Razr Ultra 2025 lasts longer (15:10h vs 11:52h active usage score). The 68W wired charging is much faster than Samsung’s 25W. In half an hour, it takes the phone to 78% compared to 46% (despite filling the larger 400mAh battery). A full charge takes half the time – 45 minutes vs. 1 hour 31 minutes. Wireless charging is also faster, 30W vs 15W.
motorola razr ultra 2025
$400 off
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16/512GB – $900 on Amazon US
Motorola is promising only 3 OS updates and an additional year of security patches for the Razr. This is much smaller than the 7 OS updates that Samsung is promising for the Galaxy Z Flip7. What’s worse, the Galaxy launches with Android 16, while the Razer launches with Android 15, further exacerbating the update disparity.