Back in 2004, Motorola introduced the original Razr. Two years later it had sold 50 million units and turned Motorola’s mobility division back into a money maker. Now the Razr has been reborn.
Like the original, it’s a groundbreaking device. The new Razr is the first foldable smartphone in the world that doesn’t unfold along its vertical axis to transform into tablet. Instead, the Razr folds along the horizontal axis — just like Motorola’s iconic flipper.
When it’s closed, the Razr fits neatly in the palm of your hand. There’s a 2.7-inch, 800 x 600 OLED display that lets you interact with notifications and perform other quick actions like skipping through the songs in your playlist. The Razr’s 16 megapixel camera sits just below.
Unfold the phone and you’ll experience its unique hinge design. It’s the result of a collaboration with Lenovo, and early hands-on reports say that it helps the Razr to avoid some of the mistakes made by other devices like the Galaxy Fold or the Huawei Mate X.
Over on our sister site PCMag you can read about how it works, but here’s a quick take. There are three steel plates that work in concert with the hinge to snap the flexible plastic OLED panel together tightly. There’s no massive, debris-inviting gap when the Razr is closed as on other foldables.
When opened, the Razr’s interior 2142 x 876 display spans 6.2 inches. The Razr also boasts 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. There’s a 5MP front-facing camera, and the phone’s unmistakable chin houses a fingerprint reader.
As successful as the Razr is as a foldable, Motorola’s design does come up a bit short in some ways. For starters, they opted for a Snapdragon 710 processor. It’s a capable chip, to be sure, but it’s not on par with the Snapdragon 855 that powers today’s flagships.
The 16MP camera is likewise good, but it won’t compete with the shooter in the Pixel 4 or Galaxy S10. When you’re paying what Motorola is asking for the new Razr — $1499 — you might be expecting top-end hardware.
Then again, if you go back to the original Razr it was initially marketed more for its distinctive looks. Later, when Motorola was able to drop the price, the company had a huge hit on its hands. Maybe that’s the strategy this time around, too. In the meantime, here are some other upcoming Android phones to consider.
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