Motorola has long been rumored to revive the Razr
line with its first foldable smartphone, and new details have come in today
about this device. As anticipated, it will be a mid-ranger, and it should
apparently get a release in Europe in December 2019 or January 2020. To get
one, you will need to part with no less than € 1,500.
Compared to Samsung's Galaxy Fold and Huawei's Mate
X that is much cheaper indeed, but the new Razr will still be around 50% more
expensive than its competitors' top of the line handsets with non-folding
screens. Thus, it may turn out to be a tough sell.
The device will fold the way traditional Razrs did,
and also like those models it will have a smaller screen on the outside, which
will display notifications and status icons. This is concept
renders created by Sarang Sheth of Yanko Design.
The new Razr will focus on style above all, like its
predecessors, which means that you shouldn't expect a huge battery to be
built-in. We're assuming that means the trademark thinness of the Razr line
will remain intact.
Past rumors claimed the new Razr would sport the
Snapdragon 710 SoC, 4/6GB of RAM, 64/128GB of storage, and a 2,730 mAh battery,
all of which seems in line with the new information today's rumor has surfaced.
The screen inside was said to be a 6.2-inch panel with 876x2142 resolution,
while the outer panel will settle for 600x800.
In the US, Verizon is allegedly going to offer it,
and it will be priced at US$ 1,500. Expect to see it in stores by the end of the
year.
