technology news: The foldable Motorola Razr revival could still land by the end of this year

vendredi 27 septembre 2019

The foldable Motorola Razr revival could still land by the end of this year

The long-rumored Motorola Razr reboot — which supposedly will feature a foldable display on the interior of the device — was supposed to land this past summer. However, summer came and went without a peep from Motorola.

Now, according to a scoop from CNET, it appears the phone is still on the way and could land before the year closes out.

Unlike the other notable foldable devices this year — specifically the Samsung Galaxy Fold and the Huawei Mate X — the Motorola Razr is expected to be more of a mid-range device. Although it likely will be pretty expensive simply due to the foldable display (rumors suggest a $1,500 price tag), its specs could be of a much lower-grade as compared to the Galaxy Fold and the Mate X.

However, Motorola has a bit of a hill to climb when it comes to releasing a foldable device. The initial problems plaguing the release of the Samsung Galaxy Fold got the supposed foldable trend off to a very rocky start, and even the "fixed" Galaxy Fold is still facing problems. Huawei still hasn't launched the Mate X, likely due to the Fold's bad publicity.

Motorola might have a workaround in mind though. According to CNET, the Razr might only make an appearance in 2019 during a press event, but the device might not actually hit store shelves for a while. In other words, the press and general public will get to see that the phone exists, but it could be a long while before anyone is able to buy one.

According to the most recent rumors, the Motorola Razr could ship with the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor, either 4GB or 6GB of RAM, either 64GB or 128GB of storage, and a 2,730mAh battery. That would all be housed in the familiar Razr-style flip phone housing with a foldable display on the interior and a small "peek" display on the front.

What do you think? Are you ready for a Razr reboot? Let us know in the comments.