The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 arrived on August 10 with its characteristic clamshell design for this series.
The Motorola Razr 2022 was presented the next day, August 11, with the same clamshell design. They promise to be competitive rivals in each of their specifications. We’ve pitted them against each other to see who does better on the spec list.
Design and dimensions
The two foldable smartphones have adopted the same clamshell design, making it easy to see them as rivals.
As for the dimensions, the Galaxy Z Flip 4 when opened registers 165.2 x 71.9 x 6.9 mm, with a weight of 187 grams. For its part, the Motorola has 200 grams and 167 x 79.8 x 7.6 mm.
All things considered, the Galaxy is lighter and smaller than its Motorola competitor, which should be an advantage when held in one hand, as well as being a key feature in this type of clamshell device. In the first round, Samsung wins.
screens
The folding screens of smartphones are one of the most relevant specifications of this type of terminal and Motorola has made a clear commitment to its 6.7-inch P-OLED main screen with Full HD + resolution and a high refresh rate of 144 Hz As if that wasn’t enough, it also added HDR10+ certification and DC dimming. The external G-OLED screen is 2.7 inches and has a resolution of 800×573 pixels.
For its part, the Flip 4 has a 6.7-inch AMOLED main screen, Full HD + resolution and also HDR10 + support. But the refresh rate is 120 Hz. On the outside, the screen is 1.9 inches and has a resolution of 512×260 pixels. In the second round, the victory goes to Motorola, which, in addition to a larger and higher resolution external screen, offers a much higher refresh rate on its main screen.
Processor, RAM and storage
As for the processor, both new models have Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor at the controls and have UFS 3.1 storage in capacities of 128, 256 and 512 GB.
The difference lies in the integrated LPDDR5 RAM. While the Galaxy Z Flip 4 is limited to a capacity of 8GB, the Razr 2022 is capable of providing up to 12GB of RAM in its most advanced variant.
Third round won by Motorola for offering the option with more RAM. Regardless, both models promise to be faster and more energy efficient.
cameras
The Galaxy Z Flip 4 comes with a dual rear camera setup that has a 12-megapixel primary sensor with optical image stabilization and a 12-megapixel ultra-wide sensor. It is capable of recording 4K video at 60 frames per second, in addition to having a 10-megapixel front camera that also records 4K video.
In turn, the Razr 2022 also has a dual rear camera setup, but it integrates a 50-megapixel primary sensor with optical image stabilization and a 13-megapixel ultra-wide angle. With this module it is possible to record 4K video at 30 frames per second. On the front it has a 32-megapixel camera only capable of recording 1080p video.
In the megapixel war, Motorola clearly wins, but the victory is marred by the lack of the ability to record 4K video on the front camera, something that Samsung offers.
Drums
The Razr 2022 is equipped with a 3,500mAh battery with support for 33W fast charging. In turn, Samsung’s Flip 4 is powered by a larger 3,700 mAh battery, but with a lower fast charge that stands at 25 watts.
In this case, we can consider it a technical draw since, despite the fact that Motorola offers a faster charge, Samsung offers a larger battery.
Price and availability
As for availability, Samsung already has pre-orders for the Galaxy Z Flip 4 available worldwide, while the Razr 2022 is currently only available for pre-order in the Chinese market. Advantage for Samsung that soon made the model available globally.
As for the price, Samsung offers the Flip 4 in the base version with 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal memory for 1,149 euros; the variant with the same RAM and 256 GB of storage goes up to 1,199 while the version with 8 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage already costs 1,329 euros.
The Razr 2022 starts at 5,999 yuan (about 862 euros) in the version with 8GB and 128GB of internal storage, it goes up to 6,499 yuan (about 935 euros) with 8GB + 256GB, with the most advanced variant having 12GB of RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 costs 7,299 yuan (about 1,049 euros).
For now, Motorola has a more affordable cost, but we know that when it arrives in Europe these prices will be inflated and will most likely be close to the cost of each variant of the Galaxy Z Flip 4.
