The Moto Razr and Razr Plus are victims of shrinkflation

Motorola Razr Plus 2026 shown in green color option

The Razr Plus only comes in one color, but it’s a good one.

The memory crisis claims another couple of victims. Motorola’s midtier and entry-level flip phones cost $100 more than their predecessors, and have few upgrades to show for it.

The 2026 Razr Plus costs $1,099, up from $999. It still comes with a Snapdragon 8S Gen 3 chipset – two years old at this point – with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. Its silicon-carbon battery offers a 4,500mAh capacity compared to the 4,000mAh capacity on last year’s model, which is a significant boost.

Motorola Razr 2026 showing cover screen

But that’s its biggest improvement. The main camera hardware is unchanged, but Motorola swapped the previous generation’s 50-megapixel 2x telephoto for a 50-megap …

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