After briefly announcing its new foldable at CES, Motorola is now set to introduce its first book-style foldable at MWC 2026. There are many features we already knew about, including Motorola’s new Pen Ultra stylus and support for at least five cameras. However, many specifications were still unknown. There are some pleasant surprises.
Motorola decided to make both screens much brighter than any of its competitors. The Razer Fold’s main 8.1-inch foldable display has a peak brightness of 6200 nits, while the outer screen nearly matches it at 6000 nits. For comparison, both of the Pixel 10 Fold Pro’s screens have a maximum brightness of 3000 nits and the internal screens of other foldables typically have significantly lower brightness levels. Inside Motorola’s demo room, filled with windows and Barcelona sunshine, I had no trouble reading any of the screens.
The main display is a 2K (2,484 x 2,232) LTPO display that can reach a peak refresh rate of 120Hz, while the external display has a 2,520 x 1,080 resolution and peaks at 165Hz. Both screens also support Dolby Vision.
Along with those high-brightness levels, Motorola has opted for a silicon-carbon 6,000mAh battery, which is another key specification among foldables at the time of writing. It will be interesting to see what the battery life is like powering those big, bright screens. The Razer Fold also supports up to 80W fast charging and up to 50W wireless charging with the company’s own (sold separately) TurboPower charger.
With a silicon-carbon battery providing high energy density, Motorola’s largest foldable remains surprisingly thin despite its massive battery. The Razer Fold is 4.6 mm (0.181 in) thin when opened and 9.9 mm (0.39 in) thin when closed. Yes, Samsung’s latest Z Fold is thinner (4.2mm; 8.9mm), but it has a significantly smaller 4,400mAh battery.
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The Razer Fold’s hardware continues with many of the design touches found in recent Razer Phones. I spent most of my time with the dark blue version of the Razer Fold, with a woven pick design that felt easy to hold and didn’t pick up fingerprints. There will also be a Lily White color which does not have the pickup design, but has a more satin finish.
The Razer Fold has a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor, which is the de facto flagship Android processor at the moment. The foldable also has its own liquid-cooling system to maintain consistent performance during rigorous tasks and gaming sessions.
The Razer Fold’s cameras will have to do a lot more than what we’re used to seeing on flip-style Razer smartphones, which have been weak in the past. Luckily, it looks like it could be a very capable smartphone camera. The main 50-megapixel sensor has an AF/1.6 lens and 3.5 degrees optical image stabilization. It will also work with a multi-spectral 3-in-1 light sensor to improve color accuracy. The Razer Fold’s ultrawide camera has a 50MP sensor, a 122-degree field of view, and support for macro photography. The 50MP periscope telephoto camera can reach 3x optical zoom and 100x superzoom through image cropping and AI-boosted image processing. And finally, there are two selfie cameras: a 32MP internal camera that can record up to 4K video and a 20MP external selfie camera, both with AF/2.4 lenses.
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Motorola is already claiming that it has the best camera on a foldable smartphone, with the highest DXOMARK score among foldables. If you haven’t heard of DXOMARK before, it’s a benchmarking website and lab in France that provides professional image quality testing for smartphones, camera lenses, and cameras. It also offers a consulting service to help manufacturers improve the camera performance of their devices.
It’s too early to tell if this is actually a better cameraphone than Samsung’s Z Fold 7, but I was particularly impressed by the Razer Fold’s telephoto camera results. Similarly, I’m amazed by Motorola’s decision to support its latest stylus, the Moto Pen Ultra. When the foldable arrives for review it requires further testing.
Motorola has not announced pricing and availability for the Razr Fold. It will be coming to North America “in the coming months.”
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