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I've not looked into Razor phones since they were first released, would you recommend one then?

I personally would wait a couple years more before buying a foldable. I have the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and after a year the crease in the middle of the screen became very noticable and the screen protector you can't remove has a load of dust under it.

I think it'll be a couple more generations before these stand the test of time, which you want them to given the prices.

Ingwie Phoenix (aka. birb) 2y ago

Ok, I should probably clarify a little because Razer, the gaming brand, and Motorola Razer (or Razr? however tf they spell it now...) are two different things - sorry for the confusion!

The "gaming phone" Razer Phone 2 is my daily driver since about... mid-2020; I still ran my iPhone XR as my main phone, but by the start of 2021, I completely, utterly and entirely ditched Apple (iPhone XR, Apple Watch 6, iPad Air 2, ... all of it, at once) and went to just the Razer Phone 2.

With Motorola's Razer+ foldable, where the cover screen is actually huge and great for doing things like going back and forth in spotify or reading notifications, I really think I found my personal favorite of foldables. However; I have grown used to LineageOS, microG, Magisk, Aurora Store, NeoStore, NeoBackup and all these things - so I am waiting for people to make custom ROMs for those foldables in the future.

For the time being, I am sticking to my Razer Phone 2. Would I recommend it? It gets things done, and isn't slow. Runs good PlayStation 2 emulation and lasts a whole day. The less you run, the more it lasts. MicroSD support is also there and it has pretty modern specs. So, for a more "casual but sometimes a tiny bit more hardcore" phone, it's great! Due to my visual impairment, taking advantage of the LED logo on the backside of the phone to blink in the color of an app to tell me about incoming notifications is an absolute win; I hardly look at the screen.

Would I recommend a Motorola Razer foldable? I have no experience with them but if you look at Mr. Mobile on youtube, he has a very, very in-depth review. And, I really like what I see! So I am patiently waiting :)

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Pablo Xannybar 2y ago

Ah I was wondering if Razer (the company) had put out new phones and you had one or had tried one out. I remember MKBHD saying nice stuff back when their first device dropped. Since you're using the 2020 model and are looking at other brands I take it they're not still making new phones? Haven't seen anything about them in ages!

Btw you should be aware Motorola is Chinese. It's owned by Lenovo who have a history of preloading malware on their laptops. Whether that affects your decision is obviously up to you, just making you aware. Custom ROM should sort it but it's very easy to hide things in firmware.

I'm sure you know this already but you can use Neo Store (great choice btw I use the same!) and apps from it without a custom ROM. Magisk and anything relying on it is a different story ofc!

I do think Motorola's Razr foldable looks super cool and it hits my love for nostalgia tech but folding screen tech is still very early days so I'm personally waiting a couple more years before buying another foldable phone.