Motorola Razr Teardown - One of the Most Complex Phones Ever

Before we got fancy touchscreen displays, foldable phones were all the rage. And while big touch screens are great for browsing the web and playing Goat Simulator, you really shouldn’t fold them. Now, there’s the Moto Razr. It’s a phone… with a touchscreen… that folds. Now, I know what you’re thinking-didn’t Samsung try this already, with the Galaxy Fold? They did, and it was not great. Something tells us the Razr is different. Let’s find out and tear it down!
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[@InformatrIIcks]

I would have given bonus point for the "modularity" of the design. It looked hard to disassemble, but it felt like a 2 to me more than a one

[@paryzfilip]

I agree! Everything was taken apart and nothing seemed to be broken! I thought it would fall apart but it held very well!

[@rodrigocosta2365]

Replacing a battery glued to the screen caused this 1.

[@paryzfilip]

@@rodrigocosta2365 it is glued to the plastic compartment that is then glued to the screen. It's not in direct touch.

[@rodrigocosta2365]

@@paryzfilip but if someone tries to remove, they will need to apply some force indirectly on screen.

[@Rowrin]

yeah, solid 2 imo. Hard but do-able and in a non-destructive manner. A 1 is hard, do-able but destructive with 0 being not do-able at all.

[@Omnium__]

Seeing what they had to put in such a small place, I don't blame them for their components placements. It is not like a macbook lol

[@volkingdeath5312]

DaSheriff Louis Rossmann would approve

[@berni8k]

As an engineer i can only bow down to how much work it must have taken to design this complex masterpiece

[@Josmersuero]

@@volkingdeath5312 screw him

[@flclkun5479]

thats only really real beef with iFixit. They always try to make the companies out like they are intentionally designing tech so they cant be worked on. Now this might be the case with some products like computers (apple), but it comes to tech like phones and tablets its a direct result of the majority of people wanting thin, powerful, and water proof/resistant devices. There is no way in hell companies can make tech that meets the majorities demands all while make everything easy to take apart and maintain water resistance/proofing. It's just not really feasible nor cost effective.

[@Shadowninja1200]

@@flclkun5479 I used to work on phone repairs. Iphones were actually some of the easiest to repair (the x is actually one of the easiest one imo). They can absolutely take into consideration making a device easier to repair and take apart. Foldable phones are new but I suspect it will become more refined in the construction of it eventually.

[@southerncharity7928]

Deserves a "solid" 3.5 out of 10. 1 should be reserved for devices that involve damaging components to disassemble

[@greengamerguy623]

seems logical

[@dragonmaster391]

I agree, but at the same time I understand their rating. The odds of a user, even with decent skills, not breaking anything on it are low. The cables are all easy to snap in their config, and the 2nd battery is likely to break the screen getting removed from it. Even with the knowledge here, It would not be an easy job.

[@southerncharity7928]

@@dragonmaster391 yes, but it is not in the same league of repair hell as EarPods. Some fixes can be made.

[@dragonmaster391]

@@southerncharity7928 oh for sure, I agree with you. But Im saying I understand why they gave it a 1

[@Diykstrapro]

Is it? To me it seems logical that is if disassembly can't be done without breaking something then it is 0 - because it is nearly unrepairable. But yes, this phone deserves 2 or 3. Tricky wiring and dangerous battery removal are pretty common even in non-foldable phones.

[@ElZamo92]

You gotta give Motorola credit though. This phone I one of the most complex pieces of tech out there, and the fact that it is repairable AT ALL is quite an achievement in my eyes.

[@MrJasenstewart97]

I had to get the screen replaced on my razr and while expensive the tech I took it to said it was fun to take apart and they have a folding rig that they have to put the phone in and open and close the phone 20 times to make sure the hinge is working properly

[@lordmashie]

Even for a 1/10, still better than I expected from a folding phone

[@balbuena1225]

And then samsung topped them

[@zeroskill990]

@@balbuena1225 by a long shot

[@matttypes2695]

Now put it back together

[@karwan6385]

That's a nightmare.

[@janistenic7904]

AGREE! This should be a good metric to evaluate a repairability. It's easy to rip things apart but it takes a lot of patientce to put it back together without any visible or functional damage. This comes from my own experience.

[@Wilson84KS]

Yeah, I wonder how they do that in the factories, that poor people who have to do this... even a machine would say "screw you, use your old phone, for that shit you use it for even that is ways too good".

[@ADeeSHUPA]

Matt S hm

[@aizekjo]

Jerry rig everything: hold my beer

[@pineconeeagleman6101]

“Moto made a phone that actually fits in your pocket” *laughs in men’s pants pockets*

[@Desugan69]

Men pocket Club can even fit an RPG in their pockets

[@ridzuand.monkey272]

Samsung galaxy fold score 2/10 Motorola razr score 1/10??

[@dmitrii7661]

The scores are absurd!

[@Pendleton115]

"That's Some Bullshit"

[@artelemon4951]

I thing everything was paid by S...... (you know that I mean). You haven’t noticed how recently this Razr was oppressed, and suddenly others released a new Z Flip. Coincidence? I think Not)))

[@Razzy_D9111]

Easy to pull apart, nerve-racking to put it back together again.

[@ridzuand.monkey272]

@@artelemon4951 paid by smsung?? Lol... Can you prove it?

[@dside_ru]

Seriously? 1/10? Next to devices that just cannot be disassembled at all without damage?

[@yfs9035]

To be fair it is a phone with a 2100 mAh battery, so if that didn't already tell you what you're getting yourself into I've got news for you

[@RicardoRiSkAmaro17]

@@yfs9035 What does the battery capacity or any specs have to do with the disassembly score?

[@yfs9035]

@@RicardoRiSkAmaro17 it costs $1600and it has a battery half the size of just about any other smartphone with a traditional form factor. Of course full and screens aren't going to change power consumption by very much as it's still OLED. Obviously it's at best a flex phone

[@yfs9035]

@Systremor Motorola is not known for having user-friendly hardware replacements. You are buying an obscure Motorola... What are the odds it's easier to service?

[@xpdos]

@@yfs9035 get back under your bridge lol. Jk, he didn't say anything about the hardware not being flagship he was merely complaining that the score does seem low just. I think they didn't know where to rate it because the design is very unconventional compared to phones the past few years, that have all come apart pretty much the same.

[@Kuraio]

Now the price seems justifiable when you think about the amount of R&D that went into this thing

[@atfb19007]

No its not

[@zayanh2823]

Adrian Baumgarten meh, it kinda is man.

[@Doobie3010]

Yu Lei no it dosent.

[@xpdos]

Easy to hate, harder to see how much work went into something. Agree 100% even if version 2 I probably the one to buy.

[@mjc0961]

Nope, price still isn't justifiable. $1500 is still too much money for any phone. Even one with a lot of R&D. R&D doesn't make up for the fact that you're buying a low spec phone that's easily breakable for $1500.

[@zeeshanarshad5003]

Ifixit upload before jerryrigeverything. Jerryrigeverything: crying at level 6 Weeping at level 7

[@TechDove]

I absolutely love my RAZR 5G. I had the original RAZR V3 when it first came out and I remember that thing turn heads like nothing else could, so glad Motorola revived the name and did it proper justice with a folding display. Never really cared that it doesn't have a flagship tier processor, I haven't noticed any performance difference between it and my snapdragon 865+ powered note 20 ultra.

[@TQoE_2021]

Currently watching this on my razr 5g, and honestly, so happy they improved their design over this older model. This is my favorite phone I've ever owned but God do I hope I never have to fix it.

[@DumahBrazorf]

I would give a 3 because hey, it's the first phone of his kind and it is possible to put it back together.

[@fardoushhassan2567]

This phone can be literally separated into modules though it's complex. at least it's not like an Iphone

[@EdwardJamesBickels]

@Wilhelm the fact that iPhones have multiple screw lengths just to mess with the novice, a non replaceable rear glass panel, and components that are locked together in code.

[@keyboard-commentator]

@Wilhelm they didn't purposely make it hard to fix. there are lots of parts on the iphone (and other apple products) that are impossible to replace because apple chose to make them impossible. this phone is hard to fix because it's design is complex. motorola will probably make all of the parts available to repair shops, apple doesn't do that. in fact, apple actually does the opposite, they threaten legal action and put repair shops out of business.

[@marius8032]

@Wilhelm you are the perfect example of natural selection, the dummest can't survive cause he has no money to buy food, but has all the type of ishit

[@RennieAsh]

Petri Rush here’s a mirror 🌫

[@EA_47_]

Take it easy on the kid guys. I hate Apple but the kid just asked a question he is trying to understand the comments point. You don't have to force your haterd to Apple on him because of his comment.

[@UItEnthusiast]

Me: bends phone Everyone in the Apple store: hol'up

[@whatislovebutonelonggame5406]

were you able to put them back together?

[@DanSlotea]

3:18 "compared to other flagship phones". I thought hardware makes a flagship, not price?

[@AlcorSalvador]

ehh, more like the "cream of the crop" for each individual company. not all flag ships are ultra powered, it just so happens that the vast majority are.

[@HiyasuJ]

Ifixit disassembly team be like : " finally a worthy opponent "

[@vinylmodsmanitoba]

And yet their teardown videos are nerfed in terms of difficulty, they remove the video clips that show how hard some pieces are to remove, completely skip over some components and make the dissasembly for other phones seem like a breeze when in fact they are not. All in the name of having a somewhat 'cleaner' looking video.

[@gurkiratsingh8747]

0:20 How to shame Galaxy Fold? Just get a small pocket.

[@GrandSil90]

For real lol, the fold is not taller than most normal phones out there, so any phone wouldnt fit in that pocket.

[@smug_slime]

Yeah but it's a women pants so of course it has ridiculous small pockets or even nonexistent at all.

[@born2burn1]

Female pants have very small pockets, especially on the front. All about making them legs look longer. That's why women carry their phones in their butt pockets.

[@MisterRorschach90]

People complaining that it has mediocre specs but forget that it’s still faster than they would ever need.

[@erikburzinski8248]

I prefer a more powerful processor so that I can down clock it more and save battery life.

[@N1ko0L]

Well it's still scam if i give you half a cake for the price of a cake "because you're not hungry" it's still a scam

[@DrewLakebrink]

My complaint is the price for what you get. Samsung gave flagship specs in their Z Flip at almost $200 less than the new Razr. The detriment is Motorola not wanting to move away from the Razr's original design. It's time to evolve the device or move on.

[@liteoner]

Please tell me how fast do I _need_

[@mjc0961]

It's $1500, which is overpriced for literally any phone you could possibly buy. "Still faster than they would ever need" doesn't even begin to make up for it. I wouldn't buy any phone for $1500, let alone an underpowered phone that'll easily be destroyed by pocket lint.

[@mjc0961]

0:19 - What unusually small pockets are those?! If I bought jeans with pockets that small, I would return them. That's absolutely ridiculous.

[@born2burn1]

Female pants have very small pockets, especially on the front. All about making them legs look longer. That's why women carry their phones in their butt pockets.

[@corniel657]

I suggest you to edit your comment m8 before everybody jumping on you lol

[@creazychannel]

*JerryRigEverything* : It's my job!!!!

[@creazychannel]

@@7h0p0r Exactly

[@treshanremolano159]

Because glass is glass and glass can break...

[@creazychannel]

@@treshanremolano159 Zack Nelson's first law!!

[@WKPROTIPS]

Phones are meant to be tested. Zack is letting you to know about the durability while iFixit is more about teardown only.

[@Leonvolt28]

@@treshanremolano159 but this phone screen is made out of plastic

[@JDL16]

This device deserves more than a 1 for repairability.

[@navehbh]

i think most of us waiting for the galaxy z flip teardown and it thin glass

[@uTubed007]

Praise-for-iFIXit : I don't know if you take what I am about to write, into consideration when you produce a "tear down video" : The nails of the person are manicured, the skin on the hands and fingers appears moisturized which doesn't detract from the tear down sequence when they appear in certain shots. This iFIXit subscriber appreciates that.

[@bryandepaepe5984]

I would imagine the bendable screen will not react well with freezing winter temperatures outside especially if a delivery guy leaves it on the front porch.

[@alexanderekin84]

This is why it cost $1500

[@karwan6385]

Because folding is new.

[@GbMuthu]

@@karwan6385 also

[@psychologicaltirefire8190]

Early adopter tax.

[@GhostGL]

@@karwan6385 and still not worth it.

[@nothing9220]

What kind of repairblity do you expect on such compact design?

[@WAncouvOR]

Complex and fragile design as well.

[@grayismysuperpower]

Thanks for the video. I'm about to perform an inner display replacement using a donor phone bought online that has a good display. I see two batteries removed in the process. Does it damage the adhesive using IPA to detach them?

[@latitudeash]

The hard bit is putting it back together...lol

[@LadBooboo]

$1500 for an over engineered but lackluster hardware specs? Nah, I'm not interested. For 1500 there are plenty of other more capable phones on the market without the folding gimmick, I have already used folding phones 10+ years ago.

[@fVNzO]

This is quite clearly a halo product, just as the galaxy fold is. Don't think for a second this is high volume. You're short sighted thinking that exploring new form factors wont be beneficial for future product development. Every single iteration of the phone - in all of it's forms - is an exercise in form factors. You remind me of old people yelling at the 4 inch android phone screens back in 2010 because iPhones doesn't need to be bigger than 3.5 inches. Yet they're now all using 6 inch iPhone screens. You haven't used folding phones before, you've used dial pads with screens which could be tucked away. You must be getting old.

[@Raja995mh33]

Kristian Friis most people are still using 4.7" iPhones dude. The 6"+ are only a small part of the iPhone sales. And you don't need to use such a gimmick phone to know that it's nonsense. I already know that I HATE the fact that I have to open the phone every single time to even be able to use it. And for what? For something that didn't even existed a few weeks ago: having problems to fit a phone into your pocket. People wanted bigger and bigger phones and never had problems fitting them into their pockets for literally a decade but NOW it's a problem? Come on dude.

[@LadBooboo]

@@fVNzO Folding phones are not a new "form factor" when had that years ago. Those 4" android phones from 2010 brought something new and fresh to the table, E.g. Touchscreens, haptic feedback, WiFi/data connectivity etc. This moto Razr brings nothing new to the table, not even the form factor is new. "dial pad with screens that could tucked away" yeah, that's a folding phone. The Razr is literally for people blinded by rose tinted nostalgia glasses. At least the galaxy fold can be a tablet when you want it to, "best of both worlds" I guess? E: Old? Nah, BB Pearl Flip 8220 existed 12 years ago. You must either be young or too dumb to realise that.

[@fVNzO]

@@Raja995mh33 All the latest Samsung phones, apples new iPhone are all around 6 inches in size. This is the norm now. But it doesn't really matter. My point is that phones have continuously been evolving. You can't sit here and shit on these folding phones for being useless when they're paving the way for folding tech going forward. It's like shitting on the first gen iPhone for not having a real keyboard as people did back then. It doesn't matter if you don't want to open the phone each time. There will be folding phones with screens on the inside and outside. It doesn't matter how bad you think it is today. It's a crucial part of the evolution in phones and portable form factors. This is my point. And so in 10 years when you got a phone as slim as the one you have now but is able to fold out into an 8 inch screen and otherwise functions like the one you have now, there will be a new way to interact with a pocket computer. The last 100 years has been an exercise in miniaturization of tech. How someone does not see the obvious pattern here is beyond me.

[@fVNzO]

@@LadBooboo yes thanks for illustrating my point. That thing is literally the very attempt at constructing a more intuitive form factor for phones. It is not a coincidence that Samsung and LG and Apple and everyone else making designing or buying screens are invested in folding them. It's literally the thing we've been doing with our tech for decades. Having a continuous screen there is indeed a new form factor compared to two components with a flex cable in between. As soon as you create a device which can house a bigger thing in a smaller footprint you've made a new form factor. But it's cool. You hate change until it's spoonfed to you because the world has moved on. The galaxy fold and moto suck today for sure. But they're pretty god damn significant nonetheless.

[@I3OGGYs]

iFixit gets 0/10 for this teardown

[@UItEnthusiast]

How did they even assemble this thing?!

[@s8wc3]

Tiny chinese hands and wishful thinking

[@tango8011]

Robots or child slave labour

[@HeyImGaminOverHere]

I am impressed with how much they fit in such little space.

[@MrBledi]

but does it still turn on?

[@SuperKidontheblock]

They need props for this design tbh. This isn’t an everyday phone. I think we call agree that it’s more a collectors item.

[@AJRestoration]

To be honest, we don't need foldable phones, but it's necessary for technology development so that it can be implemented in other devices that can actually be useful.

[@H2VPROEternal]

iFix it!! you guys are awesome!! right to repair!! :)

[@smyaknti]

Well its a first gen foldable from them, I'm surprised they made it a retail variant. I was thinking it would be a limited edition thing.

[@nervenjere]

i disagree with the rating

[@shogun2215]

Regardless of how hard it is to disassemble, it's still an effortlessly cool phone, and I can see it becoming very popular when the price drops below $1000 dollars.

[@AaronStarkLinux]

It's one of the first foldable phones, of course, it's not easy to repair. It was a big challenge to create that technology with safe materials and ready for consumers.

[@NativeVsColonial]

iFixit: let's see what's inside the new Motor Razor 😺 Jerry rig everything: wait that's illegal 🙀

[@narutokunn]

1 even when it has 1 type of screws.

[@foxhound6364]

Wow. I did not realize this phone only had a 710 in it. That is unbelievable. A 710 isn't even mid tier in 2020, and you can get phones with them for less than $80 brand new, with the same 6gb of RAM. The 710 was basically made for extremely cheap smartphones for the Chinese and Indian markets.

[@fightdecorona2452]

iFixit -Thumbs down for ridiculous score.. seriously 1point?while iPhone11 has 6points? At least you opened this thing up with no damages also had single screw type..

[@Chalky.]

New technologies are usually more complicated but also more repairable, so I'm not expecting future folding phones to be any easier as they work on improved(cheaper) manufacturing methods.

[@midhun-007]

Now we can expect many disassembly videos of Motorola Razr due to iFixit's 'code crack'...😅👍

[@m00gleboi]

The innards look rather cheap. I mean, they're probably not - but conventional bar phone innards seem more wholesome. It may be high-end now but a resurgence of cheap flip phones doesn't seem impossible.

[@daltoncx]

Can't wait to see the Galaxy Z Flip teardown

[@jugb93]

Nothing is ever good enough for ifixit. btw, your guy cut a cable in the video, not a good look.

[@jardelkaique2522]

Since fold phones are on trending these days, I'm wondering if it will become standard in the next five years or so.. I would probably love it.

[@MaDDog90]

I’m eating 2min noodles, I can’t afford shit! Lol

[@foxley95]

iFixit : booby traps Jerryrigeverything : LEGOs

[@uss_04]

Was just thinking. This would have been interesting to use during my Pokémon Go days

[@aidenstanley7305]

'all of this is non-destructive' makes me think this would easily get at least a 4 if reassessed, especially when looking at the Samsungs (where you're guaranteed to break the screen) getting at least a 2.

[@gavincurtis]

Still a gorgeous device. Complicated stuff is complicated.

[@kaylor87]

I feel like all this complexity is gunna translate into unreliability...

[@instantstupor]

While they show a "typical" total of 2510 mAh, this teardown also allows us to see that they are truly only "rated" for 2350 mAh. When the battery is that small, that extra 160 mAh is not nothing. If paying $1500, you'd think they'd make sure the "rated" capacity was 2500 mAh - under promise, over deliver.

[@ghost-4230]

They complimented the use of torx screws? That's a first. Usually they go off the walls

[@airakawairashi4528]

HTC One M8: am I joke to you?

[@aadhyatmverma8962]

Unfair, it's a foldable phone iFixit..it should go atleast 4.

[@FinlayDaG33k]

So... this pretty modular phone that might take a little while to disassemble and re-assemble gets a 1 out of 10 because it might take a while... but spending hours on removing shields from the inside of the Surface Pro X still gets a 6 out of 10... What the actual F?

[@viralityfactor987]

I was expecting a disaster. But this is less complex than replacing backplate of iPhone 8 and above smartphones.

[@trnjbx6006]

Her voice awwwww

[@gtone339]

Jerryrig (Zack) should test out the durability of the Galaxy Z Flip & the Galaxy S20 soon hehe!

[@thetechfromheaven]

Nah it seemed like a 3, pop up screen makes it somewhat imaginable that flex screens might get cheaper to produce sooner or later, it's made of plastic anyway, so it means it will be a race for developing the most scratch resistant and most flexible no crease displays from now on

[@pochakajeoi8943]

I like this channel

[@ylewkowicz]

watching this teardown gave me some serious anxiety flare ups lol

[@brendansmith9677]

I would have personally given it a 2 since it's components were fairly modular. What happened to repair radio? I haven't seen you post any new episodes in a while.

[@juniuschan3701]

just buy the Samsung Z flip just do it or you will be sinned

[@24t7]

Why?

[@juniuschan3701]

@@24t7 its cheaper, better camera, better battery life, better processor and a more durable hinge

[@Raja995mh33]

Just buy none of these. You'll get more for much less and don't have to live with stupid compromises just because "it folds".

[@UnlimitedSpadeWorks]

That crease, though...

[@McNibbler]

I know it’s got its issues but goddamn this is a beautiful phone

[@deathab0ve]

Yo I had no idea Ifixit has a channel. Not gonna lie I bought 2 tool kits for $20 one because the first broke and now the second one. And it was casual use. I have been looking for a kit that is more expensive and better and did not know who to pick. The very fact I see this has a huge YT channel with a real following. I think I am going Ifixit next. I have seen Linus sponsor it, but didn't know this many people liked the company. Must say something about the product.

[@HarnaiDigital]

Wow Jerryrigeverything Will Also upload A teardown Of That phone. Can't Wait for Zack To Upload This Vidoe too.😏

[@KenoshaCaptures]

Your repairability score is probably like a game for these companies... whoever makes the most difficult phone repair wins.

[@jonjohnson2844]

I'm even more confused about how these things work, looks like it's just two displays? But how can it look like one whilst folding?

[@Nenad-ICXC-Shuput-GFAMMA]

Great review

[@shijojose6082]

Im in love with this tech! Dope phone

[@Retrotech_nerd]

I want one but they don’t sell it in NZ

[@titanium9494]

I am a little bit shocked that they still use screws instead of just gluing everything together

[@rifatbobos]

😒🤚 "have you tried to turn it on and off again?" 😏👉 "have you tried to disassemble and reassemble it again?"

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

My first cellphone was a flip phone. It was $20 back in 2010.

[@uiopuiop3472]

I feel like a 3 or 4 would have been a better rating for it. It has a lot of modularity inside it given the screen they had to work with

[@trendy_nails]

What glue do you use to glue back the mesh piece covering the speaker panel? Mine came off due to hot and humid weather.

[@nixie2462]

The question is, could the secondary battery holder be taken out from the screen, so we can use it on other devices taking advantage of the conformability of the display?

[@vinylmodsmanitoba]

I really wish manufactures would just bring back removable batteries already.

[@VioletViolent]

I'm really curious as to what Samsung has done differently with the Z Flip

[@FrancisSyCoCo]

so not only is this a very delicate phone to use, but also harder to repair!! so $1500 no way!!

[@Joemamma664]

What.. You can get goat simulator for phones now.. Wild

[@yibochen1492]

when ifixit says it's difficult to repair, it's absolutely difficult...

[@Warrentheo]

Parts offered, and non-destructive teardown should have gotten this at least 3 on repairability...

[@KangJangkrik]

JerryRigEverything: I'm going to teardown Moto Razr on the next video iFixit: No... We first

[@jamesvalentine925]

At least we will see JerryRigEverything put it back together again and see if it still works.

[@TechDunk]

I think 1/10 is a little harsh It got the same screws, nothing destructive and everything could be replaced

[@nonnnth]

At this point, I think ifixit repairability score depends on the mood of the person disassemble the device.

[@jbritain]

"playing goat simulator" oh shit I forgot about that game

[@theneongamer4957]

Damn even the haters have notification on

[@xmaxnetx]

Do you have a paper what your criteria are for the score? That would make it more compareable.

[@davidgrisgraber8864]

Only one out of those three cables was even slightly hidden, and you say you are prying a battery out against the display when it’s clearly in its own tray, protecting the display. A one. Wow. I guess we should all consult with ifixit before we revolutionize the smartphone next time. Maybe try a potato, they might be happy with that

[@born2burn1]

Nah, this is at least 3 for repairability. It is a maze of booby traps but at least you can buy individual components should just one of them break. While you are at it, just buy a few ribbon connectors since they are so easy to damage.