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CNET’s Test of Moto Razr Ends After Just 27,000 Folds
February 09, 2020
After around 27,200 folds across a nearly four-hour test, the Moto Razr didn’t want to fold anymore. It creaked and whined and stopped short of folding while, developing a kind of hitch in the fold mechanism.
The good news:
The test doesn’t seem fair; using a metric of 2.5 folds/sec vs. a typical usage pattern that is unlikely to exceed 1 fold/minute is excessive and likely to create problems that don’t exist under normal conditions.
A Motorola spokesperson said, “SquareTrade’s FoldBot is simply not designed to test our device. Therefore, any tests run utilizing this machine will put undue stress on the hinge and not allow the phone to open and close as intended, making the test inaccurate.” Hopefully, Motorola will provide a more definitive response to the test results.
CNET’s Test of Moto Razr Ends After Just 27,000 Folds
February 09, 2020
After around 27,200 folds across a nearly four-hour test, the Moto Razr didn’t want to fold anymore. It creaked and whined and stopped short of folding while, developing a kind of hitch in the fold mechanism.
The good news:
- Despite the hinge problems, the phone remained functional. Despite the hinge going bad, the phone remained usable and functional, with no display issues.
- The Samsung Galaxy Fold stress test lasted over 125,000 folds; hinge completely broke when the test ground to a halt.
- The number of folds per second cranked up to about 2.5, which isn’t real-world usage and would build up a lot more heat and stress than typical usage of 10 times/hour or 100 times/day.
- Opening a phone 50 times a day equals around 540 days of usage.
- At 100 times a day, that’s 272 days of usage, or less than a year of folding functionality.
- Android Central reviewed the Moto Razr and found that the phone's screen feels more fragile than the Galaxy Fold, with an audible creak from the hinge during folding.
- At $1500, 27200 folds is 5.5 cents per fold.
The test doesn’t seem fair; using a metric of 2.5 folds/sec vs. a typical usage pattern that is unlikely to exceed 1 fold/minute is excessive and likely to create problems that don’t exist under normal conditions.
A Motorola spokesperson said, “SquareTrade’s FoldBot is simply not designed to test our device. Therefore, any tests run utilizing this machine will put undue stress on the hinge and not allow the phone to open and close as intended, making the test inaccurate.” Hopefully, Motorola will provide a more definitive response to the test results.
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