Motorola ThinkPhone 25

The Motorola ThinkPhone 25 has a non-folding, non-rugged design that measures 154.1 mm tall, 71.2 mm wide, and 8.1 mm thick, with a total volume of 88.87 cm³ and a weight of 171 g. It carries an IP68 ingress protection rating, classifying it as waterproof against dust and sustained water immersion.

The ThinkPhone 25 uses an OLED/AMOLED touchscreen measuring 6.36″ with a resolution of 1220 x 2670 px and a pixel density of 462 ppi. It supports a 120Hz refresh rate along with HDR10 and HDR10+, though Dolby Vision is not supported. The display also features branded damage-resistant glass, an Always-On Display mode, and there is no secondary screen.

The ThinkPhone 25 is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7300, a 4 nm chipset with 6,200 million transistors, an octa-core CPU running at 4 x 2.5 GHz and 4 x 2 GHz across 8 threads, and integrated LTE. The chip uses big.LITTLE architecture with HMP support and pairs with a Mali G615 MC2 GPU clocked at 1047 MHz, which supports DirectX 12 and drives a single display. The device comes with 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM running at 6400 MHz — expandable up to a maximum of 16 GB — alongside 256 GB of internal storage, and it achieves Geekbench 6 scores of 1026 single-core and 2932 multi-core.

The ThinkPhone 25 features a triple rear camera system with sensors at 50, 13, and 10 MP and corresponding apertures of f/1.8, f/2.2, and f/2.0, backed by optical image stabilization and 3x optical zoom. It uses a CMOS sensor without back-side illumination, and autofocus options include phase-detection and touch AF for photos as well as continuous AF during video, though laser autofocus is absent. The main camera records 4K video at up to 60 fps, supports slow-motion recording, but does not offer HDR10 or Dolby Vision recording, 3D capture, or 360° panoramas; standard in-camera panoramas and timelapse are supported. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while manual shutter speed is not available, and the camera can shoot in RAW format with burst mode also on hand. A single LED flash is present on the rear — with no dual-tone or RGB flash — and the 32 MP front camera sits at f/2.4 in a standard position above the display, without a front flash or a secondary front lens.

The ThinkPhone 25 runs Android 14, an open-source platform that supports multi-user operation, split-screen multitasking, Picture-in-Picture, widgets, dynamic and manual theme customization, dark mode, and an extra dim mode. Privacy controls include clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access management, and the ability to block app tracking, though cross-site tracking blocking and Mail Privacy Protection are absent. Productivity is further supported by Live Text, full-page scrolling screenshots, a media picker, customizable notifications with notification permission controls, offline voice recognition, voice commands, and the ability to play games while they download. The device also includes a battery health check, phone tracking, a child lock, and sharing intents, but does not offer Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, app offloading, Quick Start, direct OS vendor updates, or the ability to function as a PC.

The ThinkPhone 25 is equipped with a rechargeable 4310 mAh battery that supports 68W wired fast charging as well as 15W wireless charging, with a charger included in the box. A battery level indicator is built in, though the battery is not removable and reverse wireless charging is not supported.

The ThinkPhone 25 features stereo speakers, a built-in radio, and a dual-microphone setup, but does not include a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Wireless audio codec support is limited, with no aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, or LDAC available.

The ThinkPhone 25 supports 5G connectivity with a dual-SIM cellular module, and its wireless networking spans Wi-Fi 4 through Wi-Fi 7 (802.11n/ac/ax/be), covering both standard and 6 GHz band operation. Bluetooth 5.3 and NFC are also on board, while wired connectivity is handled via USB Type-C at USB 2.0 speeds; there is no HDMI output and no external memory slot. Download and upload speeds reach up to 3270 Mbit/s, and the device includes a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, though 3D facial recognition and an iris scanner are not present. For location and motion sensing, it carries GPS with Galileo support, a compass, gyroscope, and accelerometer, but lacks a barometer, heart rate monitor, infrared sensor, and motion or optical tracking. Crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, ANT+ support, DLNA certification, a stylus, and a built-in projector are all absent.

The ThinkPhone 25 includes a video light for use during video recording, while its display is flat rather than curved and uses neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel.