Experts recommend Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra more than Motorola Razr Plus
As of 6 Jan 2025, experts prefer Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra over Motorola Razr Plus, but both Smartphones have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra received 8 recommendations: from The Verge (20 Dec 2024), TechRadar (27 Nov 2024) T3 (28 Oct 2024) and 5 others. By contrast, Motorola Razr Plus received only 1 recommendation from Digital Trends (23 Oct 2024).
| Rank | Change | Price | Smartphone | Laptop Mag  | The Verge  | TechRadar  | T3  | Pocket-lint  | Tom's Guide  | IGN  | Creative Bloq  | Digital Trends  | ZD Net  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $860 |  Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 46 | N/A | $824 |  Motorola Razr Plus The Motorola Razr Plus is a compact and stylish smartphone with a high-quality front-facing camera, impressive performance, and satisfactory battery life, but it may struggle in low light situations and with zoom capability. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 23 Oct 2024 Digital Trends ranked Motorola Razr Plus as #14
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #14 out of 15 Motorola Razr Plus The best flip phone... ... ... Source: www.digitaltrends.com - On 20 Dec 2024
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 8 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra The best high-end Android phone... ... ... Source: www.theverge.com - On 27 Nov 2024 TechRadar ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra as #4
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #4 out of 9 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra The best Android cameras... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 28 Oct 2024 T3 ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra as #2
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 10 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra The best flagship Android phone right now... ... ... Source: www.t3.com - On 3 Jul 2024 Pocket-lint ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra as #2
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 5 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Best premium phone... ... ... Source: www.pocket-lint.com - On 3 Jan 2024 Tom's Guide ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra as #2
Rank Smartphone Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 10 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra The best phone from Samsung... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com -
On 2 Jan 2025 IGN ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra as #1
Rank Smartphone Comment #1 out of 7 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Best Smartphone... ... ... Source: www.ign.com - On 8 Oct 2024 Creative Bloq ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra as #1
Rank Smartphone Comment #1 out of 10 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra The new gold standard for Android AI camera phones.... ... ... Source: www.creativebloq.com - On 2 Jan 2025 ZD Net ranked Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra as #1
Rank Smartphone Comment #1 out of 7 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra Best phone overall... ... ... Source: www.zdnet.com
After counting and adding up the 90 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra outranks Motorola Razr Plus. This is not to say that Motorola Razr Plus is a bad option. Like Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is mentioned by key experts in Jan 2025, while Motorola Razr Plus is not.
| Rank | Change | Price | Smartphone | Laptop Mag | The Verge | TechRadar | T3 | Pocket-lint | Tom's Guide | IGN | Creative Bloq | Digital Trends | ZD Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $860 | Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra | - | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 |
| 2 | - | $999 |  Google Pixel 9 Pro | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | - |
| 3 | - | Check price |  iPhone 16 Pro Max | - | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | - | Check price |  iPhone 16 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | - |
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Expert reviews [11]
Total expert reviews: 11
- with a score: 9
- without a score: 2
| Highest score by ZD Net | 90 |
| Average score based on 11 reviews | 87 |
| Lowest score by samsung.com | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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