The best... folding smartphones

Motorola Razr 40 Ultra This sleek ultra-thin Motorola flip phone is the biggest challenger to the dominance of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip (below). It has a huge 3.6in cover screen, the cameras let in plenty of light, and battery life is very good (£850; motorola.co.uk).

Google Pixel Fold Google’s folding phone/ tablet hybrid looks and functions like a phone when folded flat; unfolded it serves as a mini tablet. It has class-leading cameras and unbeatable software and is intuitive to use. It’s just a shame more apps are not optimised for its large internal 7.6in display (from £1,749; store.google.com).

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip5 Upgraded last year, this excellent compact pocket flip phone folds down to the size of a Post-it note. The clamshell design opens at any angle, which is useful for selfies or group shots, and the screen on its external cover is a decent 3.4in, which is useful for information you need to be able to access at a glance (from £1,049; samsung.com).

OnePlus Open Opening like a book, this is a phone and tablet in one. It has great battery life, a good camera and the fold crease is less visible than in most devices of this type. But it is only splashproof, and its design makes it quite vulnerable (£1,599; oneplus.com).

Honor Magic V2 This is the thinnest, lightest and most phone-like of the phone/tablet hybrids. An “exquisite piece of hardware”, it has a very long battery life, but is let down by its Android 13-based software and limited updates, its camera, and its fragility: unlike the Google model, it is not water- or dustresistant (£1,700; hihonor.com).