Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025): How these flip phones could compare

Samsung has a fight on its hands when it comes to foldable flip phones. Our best foldable phones rankings already place the Motorola Razr (2024) ahead of the Galaxy Z Flip 6 as the best flip phone-style foldable. And before Samsung has a chance to wow us with its new model for this year, Motorola has released updated flip phones of its own, setting up a big Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) showdown for later in the year.

The Motorola Razr Ultra is the first on the scene, hitting stores this month. It's the premium model in Motorola's 2025 Razr lineup — you can also opt for the standard version and the Plus — and it promises a larger main screen and bigger battery than last year's version. Motorola's also using a top-of-the line chipset now, a boost from the silicon powering the Razr Plus 2024.

For the Galaxy Z Flip 7, Samsung is reportedly looking at a screen size boost of its own, with both the cover and main displays offering more real estate than the Flip 6. We're looking at a chipset upgrade here, too.

We won't know for certain how this Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) face-off shakes out until Samsung's updated flip phone arrives later in the summer. But we can compare what we know about the Galaxy Z Flip 7 to our Motorola Razr Ultra hands-on time to get a sense of how this flip phones will stack up.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) specs

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) price and availability

The Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) is getting a head start on Samsung's foldable release this year. Announced in April along with the rest of the Razr lineup, the Ultra goes on sale May 15, a little more than a week after the May 7 start of Razr pre-orders. (In the U.K. and other parts of the world, the phone will go by the Motorola Razr 60 Ultra name.)

In contrast, Samsung typically doesn't release its latest foldables until the second half of the year. The latest Galaxy Z Flip 7 release rumor has Samsung showing off its new models in early July, which would be around two months after the Razr's arrival on store shelves.

Samsung could enjoy the rare pricing edge over a competitor. While the standard Razr and Razr Plus cost $699 and $999, respectively, the new Ultra model pushes Motorola's foldable over the $1,000 mark for the first time in a while. You'll pay $1,299 for the Motorola Razr Ultra (2025), though the lone model does come with a generous 512GB of storage.

That means the Ultra costs more than the Galaxy Z Flip 6 — and that's even after Samsung hiked the price on that phone by $100 over its predecessor to $1,099. Galaxy Z Flip 7 pricing is up in the air, particularly as we wait to see if the Trump administration's tariffs have any impact on phone prices this year.

For now, we'll assume the Galaxy Z Flip 7 retains that $1,099 starting pricing, barring any additional pricing rumors. Note that the Z Flip 6 base model comes with 256GB of storage, so even though you're likely to pay more for a Motorola Razr Ultra, you're getting double the storage over what Samsung traditionally offers.

There's also rumors that Samsung is developing a cheaper model of the Galaxy Z Flip to better compete with the standard Motorola Razr, but that's a face-off for another time.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) design and display

If you remember the flip phones from the start of the 21st century — or if you've seen either a Galaxy Z Flip or Motorola Razr of recent vintage — you know what the deal is with these type of phones. It's a compact device when it's shut, and when you need a larger screen, you open it up to reveal the unfolded primary display. On the outside of either phone, you've got a cover display that allows you to handle tasks without having to open up the device.

The Motorola Razr Ultra made few changes from previous models, though my colleague John Velasco notes that it's a little bit thicker and heavier than the Plus model while still maintaining a thin-and-light overall design. The Ultra employs a titanium-reinforced hinge and Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic to protect the cover screen. It's also got an improved IP48 water resistance rating, matching the Galaxy Z Flip 6.

We're expecting the Galaxy Z Flip 7 to retain the basic design of its predecessor, which means that the primary way these phones stand out is by extending their displays. For instance, the Motorola Razr Ultra offers a 7-inch main display, a slight increase from the 6.9-inch panel Motorola includes on its Plus models. The cover display remains a 4-inch pOLED panel.

Rumors tip the Galaxy Z Flip 7 to expand both of its screens, with the main display growing from 6.7 inches on the Z Flip 6 to a 6.85-inch panel. The bigger change is expected for the cover display, which could also reach 4 inches — an increase of more than half-an-inch from the Galaxy Z Flip 6's exterior screen.

At MWC 2025, Samsung showed off a display innovation that resulted in a creaseless panel for foldable phones. This would solve one of the lingering flaws of Samsung's foldables, which have featured visible creases where the main screen folds in half. It's unclear if this innovation will find its way on to this year's foldables like the Galaxy Z Flip 7 or if Samsung designed it with future phones in mind.

In addition to size, the Razr Ultra's screen should hold one other advantage over the Galaxy Z Flip 7 — its' got a fast 165Hz refresh rate on both the interior and exterior displays. We've yet to hear a rumor on whether Samsung plans to boost the Galaxy Z Flip 7's refresh rate from the 120Hz adaptive rate of the current model. However, there are rumors that the refresh rate on the cover panel could jump from 60Hz to 120Hz.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) cameras

While Motorola may have made the better flip phones overall in recent years, one area where Samsung stands out is camera performance. We rate the Galaxy Z Flip 6 as the best camera phone among foldables, thanks to a 50MP main camera that can replicate 2x zoom shots, making up for the lack of a telephoto lens.

The fact that the Galaxy Z Flip 6 cameras perform so well hopefully takes the sting out of the lack of rumors surrounding camera improvements to the Galaxy Z Flip 7. Supposedly, the upcoming phone will offer the same 12MP ultrawide lens to go with that 50MP main shooter. There should also be a 10MP selfie cam on the Z Flip 7's main display.

Motorola is looking to step up its camera game withe the Razr Ultra by replacing the dedicated telephoto lens on the Plus models with a 50MP ultrawide lens. That move may put off some people who like to have a zoom lens on hand, but content creators will like prefer the flexibility of an ultrawide lens for vlogging purposes.

In addition to the ultrawide camera, a 50MP sensor powers the main camera. We'll see if its zoom capabilities can match what the Galaxy Z Flip 7 should offer with its 50MP main camera. Motorola also uses a 50MP sensor for the Razr Ultra's selfie cam.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) performance and battery life

The Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset featured in the 2024 edition of the Razr Plus delivered solid performance, but it couldn't quite match the power of the Galaxy Z Flip 6's Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 silicon. This year's models should find themselves on more equal footing, though.

The Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) features a Snapdragon 8 Elite system-on-chip — the silicon you find in the best Android phones like the Galaxy S25 Ultra and OnePlus 13. We haven't benchmarked the Razr Ultra yet, but we would imagine performance would be very similar to those phones, aided by the 16GB of RAM Motorola packs into its foldable.

If the Galaxy Z Flip 7 follows the pattern of previous Samsung foldables, it should feature top-of-the-line Qualcomm silicon, too, meaning it's in line to get the Snapdragon 8 Elite. As with any Samsung release, there's rumblings that the phone maker could use its own Exynos silicon, but we'd be surprised if that happens.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite does more than just drive strong performance. It's also very power efficient, which is good news for the Motorola Razr Ultra, as last year's flip phones from Moto turned in the best times on our battery test for foldable devices. (The Razr Plus topped 14 hours in our test, where phones surf the web continuously until they run out of power.) We're expecting big things from the Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) once we run our battery test, thanks to that Qualcomm chipset plus a 4,700 mAh battery.

Battery life could improve for the Galaxy Z Flip 7, too, over the 11-hour time posted by the Galaxy Z Flip 6. Leakers tip the new phone to feature a larger battery — 4,300 mAh compared to 4,000 mAh in the current model.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) software and AI

AI is the name of the game with high-end Samsung phones, and we expect that to continue with the Galaxy Z Flip 7. January's Galaxy S25 launch brought new Galaxy AI features to the mix, including the ability to have the on-board Gemini assistant perform multiple tasks across different apps with a single command. You'd imagine the Galaxy Z Flip 7 would add support for cross-app actions, too and potentially new Galaxy AI features geared specifically to foldables.

Motorola's recent Razr releases are trying to up their AI offerings, though there's a lot of ground to make up with Samsung phones. A dedicated button on the side of the Razr Ultra launches AI features like Catch Me Up for a quick summary of notifications, Pay Attention for transcribing and summarizing audio recordings and Remember This to recall saved information. The new Razr has image generation tools, too.

Motorola promises three years of OS upgrades and four years of bi-monthly security updates for the Razr Ultra. That's way behind the seven years of support that Samsung's premium phones get — and we assume that will include the Galaxy Z Flip 7.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) outlook

There's a lot still to learn about both of these flip phones, including how they perform once we get a chance to test them. But with an increased screen size, new camera setup and better-performing processor, the Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) is clearly throwing down a market for the Galaxy Z Flip 7 to beat. We'll see if Samsung's phone is up to the task when it arrives later this year.

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