2023年6月29日,

當iPhone仍隻是一個閃爍的眼睛蘋果創始人史蒂夫·喬布斯,摩托羅拉手機從2004年開始統治著宇宙。標誌性的苗條,堅固的RAZR手機被粘在手上的名人帕麗斯·希爾頓詹妮弗·加納艾薇兒在其2000年代初的全盛時期。蘋果與摩托羅拉合作產生的iTunes電話叫ROKR,釋放iPhone之前,基本上沉沒手機RAZR發射後的幾年裏。從那時起,已經有一係列的失敗恢複品牌(有許多模型包括原裝手機的超薄設計和下巴的底部),但今年夏天看到RAZR返回可折疊手機,公然chin-free RAZR +。它折疊一個怪物第二屏幕6.9英寸的屏幕可以用來回答電子郵件或消息(圖片:羅伯·沃)電話褶皺緊密,是最薄的翻蓋(圖片:羅伯·沃)3.6英寸、144 hz的第二個“屏幕極其動人的(雖然有點指紋磁鐵,所以你要保持布方便)。廣告它還提供了“哇”因素在黑桃,遠比原始RAZR的2.2英寸屏幕(或者實際上最初的iPhone的屏幕)。最好的一點是,您可以運行完整的應用程序,接收通知和利用檢查信息,如天氣(以及顯然看到了時間)。舉個例子,您可以快速回複電子郵件或文本消息沒有打開手機的巨大的6.9英寸的屏幕。三星等競爭對手的Z翻轉4,你必須展開電話如果你真的想做什麼,和外部屏幕小得多(盡管三星據說今年推出模型與一個更大的屏幕)。還可以使用外部屏幕“鏡像模式”來檢查你的頭發,或(由於某種原因)應用霜效果和碎玻璃在你的臉。 When you take photos of friends, they can see themselves on the second screen (it sounds pointless, but in an era where most phones are pretty much the same boring black slab, it’s actually exhilarating). Unlike a lot of current foldables, it feels like there actually is a point to it beyond, ‘We’re doing it because we can.’ In my time testing it, I found myself using the external screen more and more. Motorola has revamped the hinge from last year’s model, and it’s seriously impressive - and, true to the RAZR brand, it’s seriously thin. Folded over, it’s 15mm thick, and 7mm when unfolded (to put that in context, the original RAZR was 10mm thick, a then-unheard-of level of skinny). RAZR Plus compared to Sony's new Xperia 1 V and the iPhone Plus (Pic: Rob Waugh) You can use the second screen as a viewfinder or mirror thanks to a few new features Helpfully, it never feels like it's liable to snap (Pic; Rob Waugh) The RAZR 40 Plus is the thinnest clamshell out there when fully folded (although it’s worth noting it’s not fully waterproof, just splash-proof). In the hand, it harks back to the days when Paris Hilton was the biggest source of gossip on the planet, and you could actually put your phone in your pocket without a fight. Unfolded, the screen is HUGE (it’s 6.9 inches, bigger even than the huge Galaxy S23 Ultra) and feels very long (it’s similar to Sony’s superb Xperia handsets in that, and although it’s thin, there’s plenty of space). Under the bonnet is the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, backed with 8GB of RAM, and it’s perfectly speedy. The version of Android isn’t too loaded down with unnecessary bloatware, there are a few Motorola apps, but it’s largely clean. The camera itself is good, rather than great, lagging behind heavyweights in the category like Google’s AI-assisted Pixel 7 Pro - but in all honesty, the difference is fairly marginal. Battery-wise, the 3800mAh battery here is pretty decent, lasting a full day in our test (and that included me showing off the camera functions to various people). If you’re scrolling down this review wondering where there’s a ‘but’ coming, there is one fly in the ointment here - the price. At $1,099, this is definitely heading into seriously premium territory here (Google’s Pixel 7 Pro is $899). But if you’re the sort of techy person who might have felt tempted by a folding phone before but never knew exactly why, this is the handset that offers an answer - it’s folding, but not just for folding’s sake.