Motorola has revealed a bit more about its upcoming folding phone, and all signs point towards a premium option – not a budget-friendly option that the category could use.
For starters, the Razer Fold will cost €1,999 (about $2,350) with the Moto Pen Ultra. It will go on sale first in Europe, followed by North America “in the coming months.” Motorola hasn’t confirmed how much it will cost without the stylus, or what the price is in US dollars.
The Razer Fold will come with a massive 6,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, making it the first foldable sold in North America to use this technology. It’s not the biggest battery Any Folding, but only because Honor just announced the Magic V6 yesterday with a 6,600mAh battery.
Ready for the firehose of specialties? The Fold will come with Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, IP48 and IP49 rating for dust and water protection, 50-megapixel 1/1.28-inch type Sony LYTIA main camera sensor, 80W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
Motorola is really emphasizing camera performance – the 50-megapixel 3x optical zoom includes optical image stabilization, and the 50-megapixel ultrawide covers a 122-degree field of view and doubles as a macro camera. The Razer Fold comes with “up to seven years” of OS upgrades and security updates, which has become a standard on flagship phones over the past few years.
Overall, it seems like the Razer Fold is taking some cues from foldables outside the US market, which may inspire Samsung and Google to innovate their foldables a bit more; A welcome development indeed.
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