Razer Phone (codename: cheryl) was launched in the year November 2017. The handset came with Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Recently this device has received the official TWRP recovery support. So, on this page, we will guide you to install the TWRP Recovery on Razer Phone. This guide contains both the written instruction and video tutorial to help you install it quickly. Make sure to download the files required and then jump straight into instruction on how to install TWRP Recovery and Root your Razer Phone.
Keep in mind that before heading over to the process, you will need to unlock the device bootloader at first. As the smartphone OEMs provide a locked bootloader to its devices due to some security concerns, in order to install any third-party file, you will need to unlock the bootloader. Then you will be capable to install TWRP Custom Recovery on your Razer Phone device and root as well. The TWRP Recovery can also take Nandroid backups, restore, wipe out system/data/cache, and more.
If we speak about the specifications, Razer Phone features a 5.7-inches IGZO IPS LCD display with a screen resolution of 1440 x 2560 pixels with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor coupled with 8GB of RAM. The phone packs 64GB internal memory and can be expanded via microSD Card. The camera on the Razer Phone comes with Dual 12MP Rear Camera and 5MP front shooting camera. Razer Phone runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box with a Non-removable Li-Po 4000 mAh battery. It also has a Fingerprint sensor on the side.
TWRP Recovery and its Advantages
Team Win Recovery Project is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android-based devices. It provides a touchscreen-enabled interface that allows users to install third-party firmware and back up the current system which is functions often unsupported by stock recovery images. – WikiPedia
Advantages of TWRP Recovery:
- You can flash Custom ROM on Razer Phone using TWRP
- You can flash modding zip files to customize your phone
- Easy to flash and use Xposed Modules using TWRP
- Easy to Root and Unroot using TWRP Recovery flashable zip SuperSU
- You can install Magisk on Razer Phone
- Easy to Create and Restore Nandroid Backup using TWRP Recovery.
- Easy access to restore the Nandroid Backup.
- You can flash the image file using TWRP Recovery on Razer Phone
- Easy to remove all bloatware using TWRP Recovery on Razer Phone.
- To underclock and overclock.
- You can clean Wipe, Cache, and Data.
