Motorola's renovated Razr flip phones showcase cutting-edge artificial intelligence advancements.
In a bold move to redefine smartphone technology, Motorola has reintroduced its iconic Razr and Razr Plus models in 2025, blending foldable elegance with AI capabilities. The new Razr lineup, which includes the Razr 2025 and Razr Ultra 2025, is centred around Motorola's proprietary Moto AI system, integrating hardware and software innovations for a seamless, AI-driven user experience.
The Razr Ultra 2025 introduces a physical AI Key, providing one-press access to Moto AI functionalities. Users can quickly summarise notifications, save important information, and activate voice commands. However, some critics argue that the AI Key's limited number of assignable functions may feel somewhat limited compared to competitors' AI buttons from Google and Samsung.
Moto AI, designed as a conversational assistant, can handle diverse tasks on the fly, such as summarising notifications and screen content, recording and transcribing conversations, generating AI-created images through the Image Studio app, and saving various notes and screenshots. While it lacks the extensive phone control and sophistication found in Google’s Gemini AI or Samsung’s Galaxy AI, Moto AI is an intelligent response system that offers on-the-fly summarization, custom note generation, and security-oriented processing.
AI integration extends to gesture controls like tapping the phone’s back for customisable shortcuts (Quick Launch), karate chop for flashlight toggle, and wrist twist for camera startup. These gestures enhance user interaction by allowing AI-driven shortcuts without needing to open apps manually.
The cover screen of the new Razr series continues to lead in usability, offering quick settings, notification tiles, and essential apps like Google Maps and Photos accessible without opening the device. AI facilitates seamless interactions on this secondary display, improving productivity and convenience on the go.
The photography system of the new Razr models has been upgraded with AI-powered image processing, including low-light enhancement, automatic filtering, real-time scene optimization, and AI-guided framing prompts.
The hinge mechanism of the Razr lineup has been refined for improved longevity and pressure-sensitive folding sensors. The new Razr models also feature an intelligent facial unlock system with enhanced liveness detection.
Motorola has collaborated with Google and Perplexity AI to further develop on-device learning systems, which could eventually eliminate the need for continuous backend processing. The Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets embedded in the Razr series are designed for AI acceleration, providing faster learning curves and reduced reliance on cloud for suggestions, processing, or recommendations.
AI also plays a significant role in continuous learning, flagging suspicious behaviour patterns, and suggesting actions such as app blocking or location monitoring. The sensors allow the phone to adjust its on-screen content based on usage style, opening up new ways for filming, multitasking, and attending video calls.
By embedding artificial intelligence at its core, Motorola has turned its devices into adaptive machines that evolve with users. The new Razr phones, released in summer 2025, are set to release across major markets, starting from $699. With their combination of timeless design and modern innovation, the new Razr models offer a compelling alternative in a saturated market of flat-slab smartphones.
First introduced as a symbol of style and innovation in the early 2000s, the Motorola Razr has now positioned itself as a clear leader in the evolution of smartphones that understand, automate, and secure daily tasks.
The Razr Ultra 2025 includes an AI Key, granting users easy access to Moto AI functionalities, such as summarizing notifications, saving important info, and activating voice commands. Moto AI, designed as a conversational assistant, offers on-the-fly capabilities like summarizing notifications, generating AI-created images, and custom note generation, setting it apart as an intelligent response system, though not as extensive as Google’s Gemini AI or Samsung’s Galaxy AI.
