Motorola Razr Plus (2025) vs Galaxy Z Flip 6 Preview: Motorola goes flagship to challenge Samsung

We expect Motorola to launch the Razr Plus (2025) this month, and rumors about the phone are shaping it up to be an stronger rival to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 6 than the 2024 model!

Last year, Motorola impressed us with a better display and faster charging, while Samsung stayed ahead in performance and long-term software support.

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The Razr Plus (2025) is expected to look very similar to last year’s model but with some new materials and finishes. Leaked renders show a red faux-leather back with visible stitching, and even a unique wood-finish version.

Samsung’s Z Flip 6 also looks a lot like the Flip 5, but it has flatter sides and a slightly improved hinge that reduces the crease when opened (although still not as invisible as the latest Razr Plus).

The Z Flip 6 also comes in fun colors like Mint and Yellow, plus some Samsung.com exclusives like Crafted Black and Peach. It also has better scratch protection with Gorilla Glass Victus 2.

The Razr is expected to keep IPX8 water resistance, while the Galaxy has dust resistance (IP48), giving it an edge in durability.

The inner foldable displays are likely to be similar to last year: 6.9 inches on the Razr and 6.7 inches on the Z Flip. What we are hoping to see on the new Razr Plus is higher brightness. Last year’s model was good and matched that of the Z Flip 6, but both phones can improve on this front.

As for the biometrics methods, expect side-mounted fingerprint scanners offer face unlock, both of which should work similarly well between the two phones.

Samsung is using the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 for the Z Flip 6, the same chip that’s in the flagship Galaxy S24 series. It’s very fast and handles gaming, multitasking, and AI features with ease. The Flip 6 also jumped to 12 GB of RAM, which is great news for performance.

Motorola, on the other hand, might go a step further with the new Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, which would be a shift for the series, since previous models haven’t featured flagship processors. The phone is also expected to come with 18 GB of RAM, which would be a first for a clamshell foldable.

On the software side, the Z Flip 6 shiped with Android 14 and One UI 6.1.1. It supports Galaxy AI features like Instant Slow-Mo and Generative Edit, and Samsung promises 7 years of software updates.

The Razr Plus (2025) should launch with Android 15 and some of the new Moto AI features like “Remember This” (recalling saved information on your phone), “Catch Me Up” (catching up on missed calls and messages), “Pay Attention” (creating text summaries from audio with transcription) and more

The Z Flip 6 finally got a big camera upgrade with a new 50 MP main sensor, which delivered sharper and more natural-looking photos during our review. As for the rest of its camera system, it kept the same 12 MP ultra-wide and 10 MP selfie camera as before.

Leaks suggest the Razr Plus (2025) will also feature a 50 MP main sensor, plus a 50 MP 2x telephoto camera. Its 32 MP selfie camera should return, and Motorola is likely to improve image processing and add some camera AI features this year.

What would be a major win for the Razr, though, is if Motorola added a third, ultrawide camera in the mix. The predecessor lacked one, as Motorola decided to go for the 2x telephoto instead, which resulted in a poor camera score. That said, a third camera on a flip phone is mostly wishful thinking, so we wouldn’t get our hopes up.

Motorola may again win the battery round. The Razr Plus (2025) is expected to pack a 4,275 mAh battery with fast 45W wired and 15W wireless charging. That’s larger and faster than the Flip 6, which has a 4,000 mAh battery and tops out at 25W wired and 15W wireless.

Last year’s Razr Plus already had great battery life. In fact, it had the best battery life we had ever tested on a foldable phone. However, the new flagship processor could change this, as it might be more power hungry, especially during gaming sessions.

If Motorola makes the big move to a flagship processor and bumps up the software support, it has the potential to outshine the Z Flip 6 completely. Of course, let’s not forget that the Galaxy Z Flip 7 is also coming this year, so Samsung has plenty of opportunity to one-up Motorola.