Best Flip Phones

Flip phones have matured from novelty into genuinely practical alternatives to traditional slabs. The best models fold down to pocket-friendly sizes without sacrificing screen quality, processing power, or camera performance.

The Motorola Razr Ultra (2026) takes the top spot overall, pairing a large, bright cover display with strong internals and a refined hinge design. Those shopping on a tighter budget should look at the Motorola Razr (2026), which keeps much of what makes its pricier sibling a great option.

Scores here update automatically as new devices launch and benchmarks are added, so the rankings always reflect the latest data. Scroll down for full comparisons and detailed breakdowns of each phone's strengths and weaknesses.

Best Flip Phone Overall

Motorola

Razr Ultra (2026)

Ranked #19 of 51 devices tested

587Overall / 744

Price (at release): $1,499.99

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Score Overview

Display616/ 845

Performance761/ 1012

Camera514/ 606

Battery584/ 799

Charging329/ 837

Speaker544/ 857

Biometrics713/ 1036

Microphone610/ 949

Data Transfer116/ 877

Flip phones have historically meant compromise on performance. The Razr Ultra (2026) mostly breaks that pattern. Its Snapdragon 8 Elite scores 9,161 in multi-core, and GPU benchmarks climb meaningfully over last year's model. It’s got enough power to ensure it’ll perform well during heavy multitasking and heavy gaming alike.

Battery life holds up better than most foldables manage. The inner display runs to around 31 hours of video playback; the outer screen pushes past 32. Gaming drains the pack noticeably faster than casual use, but two full days of mixed use is realistic for most people. The 68W wired charging gets you there quickly when it runs low.

The camera is solid but not the reason to buy this phone. Main lens sharpness and color accuracy have improved substantially over the 2025 model, though plenty of slab phones offer significantly better camera systems if that's your priority. Speaker output is also genuinely weak — it ranks near the bottom across phones we've tested.

For the flip form factor, though, this is where the balance of performance, battery, and daily usability sits right now.

Best Flip Phone Under $800

Motorola

Razr (2026)

Ranked #46 of 51 devices tested

414Overall / 744

Price (at release): $799.99

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Score Overview

Display533/ 845

Performance203/ 1012

Camera433/ 606

Battery481/ 799

Charging288/ 837

Speaker657/ 857

Biometrics447/ 1036

Microphone322/ 949

Data Transfer89/ 877

The Razr (2026) stretches to 33 hours of continuous video playback on its outer display — a meaningful jump over the 2025 model's 26 hours, and the clearest upgrade Motorola made between generations. Gaming drain is modest at 17%, which tracks with the Dimensity 7450X's modest performance ceiling. Multi-core scores sit well below what you'd get from a Snapdragon 8-series chip, and if raw processing power matters to you, that gap is real.

The display peaks at 3,884 nits HDR, which is genuinely high and outpaces the Nothing Phone (3)'s 1,602 nits by a wide margin. You'll notice that difference in bright sunlight. The main and front cameras are sharp in good light, though they trail the Nothing Phone (3) meaningfully on overall camera quality — which, at the same $799 price, is a legitimate reason to pause if photography is a priority.

Connectivity and microphone performance both sit near the bottom of what we've tested. Those aren't caveats to skim past.

What this phone offers that the Nothing Phone (3) doesn't is the flip form factor: the folding build, the cover screen, the pocketability. If that's why you're here, the 2026 Razr is the only flip available under $800. That's the actual case for it.