The Folding Motorola Razr+ Is $450 Off Right Now
Does the word "Razr" make you instantly nostalgic for the flip phones of the early aughts, like it does for me? If so, good news: 20 years later, you can get an all-new version of Motorola's latest Razr, the Razr+, for $549.99 (originally $999.99). This deal, from Woot, works out to a whopping 45% discount and is the lowest price I have seen for this phone.
If you have Amazon Prime, you get free shipping; otherwise, it’ll be $6 to ship. (Heads up, though: Woot only ships to the 48 contiguous states in the U.S.)
The Razr was my first phone, and getting a flip phone during the height of The Matrix movies felt like a fashion statement (the commercials were very Matrix-inspired). But Motorola has continued and come a long way since the original Moto Razr V3, all while keeping the flip phone aesthetic that the Razr is so well known for. And the good news is that the Razr+ isn't just for looks: This unlocked device (8GB RAM, 256GB, 32 MP camera) garnered "excellent" reviews from the likes of PCMag when it came out in 2023.
The Razr+ has three screens: one visible while it’s closed and two when you flip it open. The two screens that show when the phone is open function as one long screen (like a traditional smartphone). The outside display screen (when the phone is closed) is, in my opinion, a big selling point: You can almost do anything with the outside screen that you can when you have the phone open. The outside screen is very customizable, too, making it an alternate way to use your phone quickly if you don’t want to open it.
Flip phones are definitely not as cool as they were once in the early 2000's, but there seems to be a comeback with Samsung releasing the Galaxy Z Flip 5 last August. If you're ready to get back in on the flip phone craze all these years later, the Razr+ is a great choice, and this is the best time to get it at a bargain.