5 Best Folding Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other Folding Phones to Consider

Motorola Razr+ (2025): There is technically a 3rd telephone successful Motorola's latest Razr lineup: nan Razr+ 2025. However, it's astir identical to past year's Razr+ 2024, pinch caller colors and nan improved IP48 standing and titanium-reinforced hinge. It sits successful an awkward mediate ground, though. It's not arsenic affordable arsenic nan modular Razr, which offers a beautiful bully acquisition for nan money. But it's besides not as flagship arsenic nan Razr Ultra. It is besides nan only 1 of nan lineup without nan ultrawide camera. I usually emotion telephoto zoom lenses, but ultrawides are truthful useful connected flip phones for group selfies. If you're considering this model, it's besides worthy considering nan Razr+ from 2024, arsenic you'll spot immoderate bully discounts connected it passim nan year.

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 for $1,000: The 2023 fifth-generation Galaxy Z Flip5 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) is simply a polished flip-style handset pinch an IPX8 water-resistance rating and a silent hinge. It closes wholly level without leaving a spread successful nan middle, and this loop has a larger screen surface connected nan front, which lets you look astatine ample widgets for illustration nan calendar, weather, measurement count, and timer—plus notifications pinch nan expertise to respond to them via a full-size keyboard—without opening nan instrumentality up. The newer Flip6 doesn't adhd galore caller features—the upgrades are successful nan software, and nan Flip5 has received galore of them. Make judge you do not salary anyplace adjacent to MSRP for this phone.

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 for $1,250: The Galaxy Z Fold5 (7/10, WIRED Recommends) from 2023 still shares galore similarities pinch nan newer Galaxy Z Fold6, though nan beforehand surface is not arsenic wide and tin beryllium a small annoying to usage (apps tin consciousness a spot squished). It's still an excellent, well-built phone, but you should debar paying thing adjacent MSRP. Wait for a sale.

OnePlus Open for $1,700: I loved nan OnePlus Open (7/10, WIRED Recommends) erstwhile it debuted successful 2023, truthful I was sad to spot nan institution denote earlier this twelvemonth that it scrapped plans for a successor. You can't bargain this telephone from OnePlus aliases Amazon anymore, but it's disposable astatine Best Buy, and you tin besides find it used. I don't deliberation it's worthy nan MSRP today, truthful effort to find it astatine a discount. The Open has nan champion multitasking strategy I've seen connected a booklike folding phone. I had Gmail and X unfastened successful split-screen, and past Slack hidden distant astatine nan bottom—you tin easy scroll down to spot nan full-size 3rd app aliases bring each 3 into position adjacent to each other. There's nary wireless charging support. It besides has only an IPX4 water-resistance rating, truthful I'd beryllium really observant utilizing this adjacent a pool. Take into information entree to repairability and customer service—Google and Samsung person a wider repair web (at slightest successful nan US), and fixing a surgery OnePlus mightiness beryllium much troublesome.

Xiaomi Mix Flip for $899: Xiaomi’s first flip telephone has a beautiful creation pinch fantabulous displays wrong and out, agelong artillery life pinch accelerated charging, and flagship-level performance, which makes a bully alteration arsenic flip phones often person middling specs. It besides boasts a coagulated dual-lens camera, opting for telephoto alternatively of ultrawide alongside nan tin main shooter, which is much useful for astir folks. The package lets nan statement down a little; there’s nary IP rating, and it is very pricey, but I had nosy pinch this flip phone. —Simon Hill

Xiaomi Mix Fold 4 for $1,399: Launched only successful China for illustration its predecessors, Xiaomi has promised a wider merchandise for nan Mix Fold 4 astatine immoderate constituent (though not successful nan US). It’s not overmuch thicker than nan Honor Magic V3 above, and nan surface crease is much pronounced erstwhile you unfastened it. Performance and artillery life are impeccable, and it supports accelerated wired and wireless charging. There’s besides a versatile Leica-tuned camera. But it doesn’t consciousness for illustration a immense upgrade complete past year’s Xiaomi Mix Fold 3. —Simon Hill

Oppo Find N5 Flip: You tin deliberation of this arsenic nan belief successor to nan OnePlus Open. (Both companies are owned by BBK Electronics.) Sadly, it isn't disposable successful nan US, UK, aliases Europe. It's nan world's slimmest booklike foldable astatine conscionable 3.6 millimeters heavy erstwhile open. The displays are excellent, it has top-end specs for illustration nan Snapdragon 8 Elite processor astatine its heart, not to mention 80-watt wired charging for speedy top-ups. The cameras aren't arsenic great, though, and Oppo's package is still clunky and buggy.

Nubia Flip 5G for $499 (£500): This supercute flip foldable has a stylish information surface connected nan front. The Nubia Flip 5G (6/10 WIRED Review) is nan astir affordable foldable we person seen, extracurricular of discounts for different models. Sadly, nan beforehand surface is not very practical, and this is simply a distinctly mean performer pinch constricted processing powerfulness and artillery life. The package is besides dated, and we person concerns astir Nubia’s update policy. But for folks keen to effort a foldable connected a constricted budget, nan Flip 5G is simply a measurement to do it. —Simon Hill

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