Motorola brought back the Razr as a foldable, and now they're on version two. Problem is, the Razr Ultra still costs too much for what you get. Sam Rutherford tested it and was blunt about the timing: "With Samsung expected to announce a new Z Flip before the end of the summer, buying a Razr Ultra right now at full price feels like a bit of a trap." It's a solid phone. It's just not $1,400 solid.

That's the theme running through Engadget's latest batch of reviews—a lot of good hardware, a lot of awkward pricing or timing. AMD's new Radeon RX 9070 GRE is another case study. The GPU uses older architecture but costs less, which sounds smart until you realize what you're actually giving up. Devindra Hardawar tested it and wouldn't call it a must-buy. "Given the times we're in, I can't easily recommend that you run out and buy the Radeon RX 9070 GRE," he wrote. "But if you're in desperate need of an upgrade, and you can't wait until next year, it's a solid choice for midrange 1440p gaming." That's not a ringing endorsement. That's a shrug with caveats.

Honor's new Magic V6 foldable came out just seven months after the Magic V5. The company wanted to claim the world's thinnest foldable, so it rushed. Editor Daniel Cooper found a phone that felt unfinished—UI bugs, software glitches, the kind of stuff that should've been caught before launch. "The tragedy of this device is that you can throw a rock and hit an issue with the UI design or software that you would expect to have been caught during the QA period," Cooper said. "Some of these would be forgivable in a cheaper handset, but not in an ultra-premium flagship of this caliber." Speed matters less than polish when you're asking people to spend $2,000.

Not everything's a letdown. Marshall's Milton ANC headphones fill a real gap—good noise-canceling on-ear headphones are actually hard to find. Most companies gave up on that form factor years ago. James Trew found the Milton's ANC solid for something you wear on your ears instead of over them. "The heritage of the popular Major line clearly has been put to good use here to make an on-ear headphone for the more discerning listener," he said. Same story with Logitech's Mobi Fold, a folding mouse that actually makes sense for people who travel with a laptop. Sam Rutherford called it "one of the most travel-friendly pointers on the market." It's a niche product, but it nails that niche.

The real pattern here isn't about whether these devices are good—most of them are. It's about whether they're worth the money or the wait. If you're thinking about dropping cash on a Razr Ultra right now, don't. If you need a GPU upgrade badly enough to compromise on performance, the RX 9070 GRE works. The Honor Magic V6? Skip it unless you like debugging software on a $2,000 phone. Samsung's Z Flip refresh is coming in the next few weeks. That's what you should actually be waiting for.