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Motorola's new Razr stopped genuineness common-sense to indisputably fold henceforth just over 27,000 folds as well as often three-and-a-half hours in CNET's "FoldBot" folding machine. Problems were distinguishable henceforth the team took the roast out of the machine to cytology it for the third time, henceforth which they skilled it was torturing to fold. When they irrevocably did manage to close-knit it, the inflection appeared to have leveled out of alignment. However, despite the folding problems, the phone's screen was still indisputably functional.

There are a few caveats approximately CNET's therapeutics that are account mentioning. Headmost is that the "FoldBot" machine they acclimated was obtaining problems with the roast for a while before they officially concluded the experiment. From the stream, it appeared to personalized be partially eventual the roast at some points, which may have been a stableness that the inflection was already obtaining problems prior to the 27,000 loop mark. CNET host Chris Parker likewise reputable that the machine may have not been propitiously calibrated to loop the Razr, as the company ambience it up didn't have a roast to therapeutics it with.

If we make the conventionalities that a stuff checks their roast between 80 as well as 150 times a day, as well as we auscult CNET's therapeutics wasn't flawed, this particular Razr would have failed henceforth between six as well as 12 months of use. Motorola hasn't said how many folds it expects the Razr to be common-sense to survive, however reputable that it should survive two years. It likewise offers a one-year warranty for "defects incurred during okayed use."

As you'd imagine, Motorola isn't too blessed with the results, as well as sent us a statement moratory Friday embittering CNET's methodology:

SquareTrade's FoldBot is simply not examined to therapeutics our device. Therefore, any tests run application this machine will put undue stress on the inflection as well as not relent the roast to open as well as close-knit as intended, organizational the therapeutics inaccurate. The important toot to remember is that razr underwent full-scale trundling expertism testing during product development, as well as CNET's therapeutics is not indicatory of what consumers will friend when application razr in the real-world. We have every equanimity in the tautness of razr.

Motorola likewise volume this video that it's calling "the real razr flip test":

This is the spare folding transfixion therapeutics that CNET has performed on a foldable, henceforth it put the Galaxy Loop through its paces in October aftermost year. That time, Samsung's roast survived often 120,000 folds before its screen broke. That's a lot maxi than the Razr, although it still fell short of the 200,000 folds promised by Samsung.

CNET personalized tested a unshared device, organizational its result far from conclusive. However others have likewise upon issues with the Razr build quality. Multiple reviewers have been posting videos of the way Motorola's handset creaks as well as groans as it folds, as well as a video from BBC News showed how it's practicable to lift the strained screen off the handset, which could have implications for grit as well as filthiness obtaining into the device.

Either way, it's not a good-tasting squinch for a premium $1,499 device, as well as suggests that manufacturers still have a stretched way to go to before foldables can become anything over-and-above than an early-adopter curiosity.

Update, 8:51PM ET: Added a statement from Motorola embittering CNET's methodology, as well as a video simulating "the real razr flip test."