Motorola Razr 40, Razr 40 Ultra discounted by up to Rs 50,000 in Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale: should you buy? | Tech Tips

Amazon’s Great Freedom Festival sale is now live and this brings some very lucrative deals on smartphones. One such deal is the one of the Motorola Razr 40 and Motorola Razr 40 Ultra, which were launched as premium flip-style foldables. These are the predecessors of the newly launched Razr 50 lineup. Check out the deal and whether you should still buy them over a regular candy bar-style flagship.

Motorola Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra deals 

• The Motorola Razr 40 Ultra launched in India at Rs 89,999 for the single 8GB/256GB model while the Razr 40 debuted at Rs 59,999.
• As a part of the Amazon Great Freedom Festival sale, the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is currently listed at Rs 46,749, which is a whopping Rs 43,250 straight-up discount.

• There is a Rs 750 discount through the SBI card when paid in full and up to Rs 1,500 discount through EMI. This is believed to bring down the price to Rs 45,999.
• Although the vanilla Motorola Razr 40 is not in stock/available at the moment, Amazon teased the price to be 32,999, including a bank offer.

Should you buy the Motorola Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra?

The Motorola Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra are a generation-old foldable phones on the market. However, this shouldn’t stop you from considering them if want phones with a unique form factor. These are some of the cheapest foldables on the market from a known brand. The software experience is clean without any bloatware or ads and the build quality is also sleek and rigid. 

The Ultra model can be on your wishlist as it is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which is decent for day-to-day performance and tasks like checking emails, browsing, taking pictures and others. There is also a 3.6-inch second screen on the back, which is a sweet little addition and is also functional for some tasks like controlling music, checking notifications and others. However, there are some compromises in the battery department as we get just a 3,800mAh battery and 30W fast charging.

On the other hand, the Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 is a little old, especially in the Rs 35,000 segment where we have models with Snapdragon 8-series SoCs, which are way powerful and are backed by AI features as well. We get a 64MP primary camera on the back, a 32MP shooter on the front, and a 1.47-inch secondary screen on the back panel. We get better specifications on the competition for the price.

All said and done, if you strictly want a foldable phone and are on a budget and can’t afford Samsung foldables, the Motorola Razr 40 Ultra is a pretty good option and should hold up well. But for the rest, the OnePlus 12R, iQOO 12, OnePlus Nord 4, and iQOO Neo 9 Pro are better alternatives.