I took 200 photos with the Motorola Razr Ultra and here’s what I learned

The Razr Ultra 2026 has three 50-megapixel cameras: wide-angle, ultra-wide, and selfie cameras. This shot was taken with an ultra-wide camera. All the cameras are identical to those found on last year’s Razr Ultra, but the main camera has a new type of sensor.

The main camera has a LOFIC sensor which helps preserve details and colors in the brighter parts of the image as in the bright sunlight in this shot.

The Razr Ultra lacks a dedicated telephoto lens, but many photos taken zoomed in at 2x or 3x, like this one, come out well.

The Razr Ultra applies a lot of sharpening to images. Notice the fur on the cat’s belly.

The Razr Ultra and its new LOFIC sensor shine in scenes at golden hour.

Once again, the Razr Ultra does a good job of balancing the slightly darker interior with the brighter scene outside the window.

I like the different textures captured in this photo of an old, rusty truck.

Night Vision, which is Motorola’s name for night mode, has improved with the Razr Ultra 2026.

One of the best parts about any Razr clamshell phone is that it can act as its own tripod. I can use the cover screen as a preview and trigger a countdown timer for selfies by placing my palm on the camera.

I dig the way this ultra-wide camera distorts scenes. It’s enough to look dramatic without going full fish eye.

The restaurant’s facade and its tattoo art-like sign are visible in this photo.

This photo of a cup of coffee was taken from the main camera under a mixture of daylight and warm overhead lighting.

Here’s another wide-area dynamic scene nailed by the Razr Ultra. She kept the photographer, CNET’s Celso Bolgatti, well exposed while capturing the scene outside the windows.

Photos from the main camera have saturated colors.

This intense saturation isn’t always bad, as is the case in this photo of sweets from Dandelion Chocolate in San Francisco.

I love how the Razr Ultra captured the interior of this library.

This scene was backlit and the Razr Ultra enhanced the shadows and color saturation.

The colors on these sunflowers are really enhanced. In real life, they weren’t that yellow.

This was captured at 4x digital zoom.

The new LOFIC sensor prevented the sky in this image from turning white.

The building with its scratchy black and white exterior is the perfect subject for the updated Razr Ultra camera.

This photo of the atrium is from a Motorola Razr Ultra 2025.

This photo of the same lobby is from the Razr Ultra 2026.

In this image of Mission Basilica, the trees have a “halo” around the edges that may be the result of poor alignment between the layers of the HDR image.

A shot of palm trees from the Razr Ultra 2025.

Here’s a photo of the Razr Ultra 2026 with the same palm trees. Notice that the edges of the trees have a strange “halo” around them.

Another photo shows the tree showing a strange “halo” around its top.

Overall, the camera setup on the Razr Ultra 2026 is good. It has some shortcomings that I hope Motorola can fix with updates.