Motorola has taken the wraps off its new
foldable device, the Razr 5G. As the name implies, this is the successor to last
year's Razr, and while it improves on a lot of things, it's generally going in
the same direction, of combining the latest foldable screen tech with a hit of
nostalgia.
So it looks like a Razr, and unmistakably
so. Under the hood, you get the Snapdragon 765G chipset this time around, for
more performance and higher mobile data speeds. This is paired with 8GB of RAM
and 256GB of storage. The outer screen is a 2.7" gOLED with 800x600
resolution, for 370 ppi pixel density. On the inside, you have a 6.2"
pOLED with 876x2142 resolution, which has 373 ppi.
More apps now work with the external
screen, such as camera, messages, calculator, Google Keep, Google News, Google
Home, and YouTube. These are just the defaults, though, you can manually grant
permission for any app do do its thing on that screen. This display now has
support for gesture navigation too.
The Razr 5G has a "water repellant
design", a 2,800 mAh battery with support for 15W charging, and a 48 MP
camera with f/1.7 aperture, OIS, and laser autofocus. The selfie snapper is a
20 MP unit with f/2.2 aperture.
The phone will be out sometime this fall
in China and "select European markets" in Polished Graphite (aka
black or dark gray), Liquid Mercury (aka silver), and Blush Gold. Other
countries will follow. In the US it will be offered unlocked at Best Buy,
B&H, Amazon, and Motorola's online store for US$ 1,399. Additionally, T-Mobile
and AT&T will sell it too. It runs Android 10.
