Lenovo-owned Motorola is said to be working on
reviving the RAZR series with a foldable display. The device is even rumored to
go official in February, now we have our first look at what looks like Motorola
RAZR courtesy of a recent registration with the World Intellectual Property
Organisation (WIPO).
The design was filed on December 17th, 2018. It
shows a device with a folding screen on the inside, alongside a second smaller
screen on the outside. Though the RAZR name does not appear anywhere on
Motorola Mobility’s registration, cut
the design bears resemblance to the iconic handset. Where the
combination of screen and buttons were present on the old design is now
replaced by a single long, folding screen.
Commenting on the revival of RAZR phone, the RAZR
V3’s co-designer Paul Pierce said: “there was an opportunity” to resurrect the
old phone, but that “it can’t be done just for a gimmick or something of that
nature. We’ve got to figure out how to deliver a breakthrough.”
Since the foldable smartphones are the next
breakthroughs in the mobile industry, the timing couldn’t be any perfect. Earlier
rumor said that it will launch in the US exclusively on Verizon at a US$ 1500
price tag. Sadly though, we don’t know much about the specifications or
hardware aspects of the phone.
