![]() ![]() I just don't find it attractive in any way-maybe it's just the dull black color. In its closed form, the Razr feels hefty and, dare I say, even premium. She recalled her flip phone from more than a decade ago and relished the thought of once again carrying around a smaller device. My mom's eyes lit up when I showed her the Razr. If you have ever complained about phones being too big these days, this phone presents a solution. I say all this because it's precisely why anyone would want to buy a clamshell phone. The phone is a lot narrower than a traditional smartphone, since it maintains a 21:9 aspect ratio, so it's easier to wrap my hands around. Flip it open and the Razr offers a vertical screen that measures 6.2 inches on the diagonal (and ends up being a hair taller than the 6.3-inch Pixel). That's about half the size of a big-screen phone like the Google Pixel 4 XL, or if it helps, perhaps slightly bigger than a stack of square Post-It notes. When closed, the Razr is just 2.83 inches wide and 3.7 inches tall. Not to mention the hinge now gently creaks like an old gate, while the plastic screen groans every time I flip the phone open and closed. With every passing day, it feels like I find a new bump on the screen, as though the display is itching to peel itself off. But I also don't have a ton of confidence in its durability. I've also inadvertently started using it as a fidget toy, opening and closing it whenever I'm mulling something over. The past few days using it, I've grown accustomed to having a little more space in all my pockets. But with a clamshell design, the benefits over a traditional smartphone are more simple: It's easier to fit in a pocket or purse. That style offers a tabletlike screen when you open the phone, allowing you to run two full-size apps side by side for better multitasking. ![]() Until now, we've only seen foldable phones in the form of a book, like the Samsung Galaxy Fold. (Please just imagine it and don't try to bend your phone closed.) But instead of a physical keyboard on the bottom half, you get more touchscreen-think of the smartphone in your hand right now, but folded in half. This rebirth of the iconic Razr brand from 2004 emulates the classic clamshell design we all got used to before smartphones came along. You could say my experience using the Razr, Motorola's first foldable phone has been bumpy. The tap makes an audible tick sound, too. It's the sensation I get when I tap on the bottom left corner of the Motorola Razr's screen. It's as though my fingers are pushing together two sheets of paper with an air bubble trapped in between. ![]()
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