Motorola teases folding Razr phone using concept video

Lenovo’s Motorola hasn’t been shy about the fact that it’s working on its take on the foldable phone using its iconic Razr line. During a recent official media event, the company showed off the new “V4 Motorola Razr” in its folded and unfolded form. Motorola used a concept video by Waqar Khan, which closely resembles the sketches for the patent it received earlier this year. The video shows three colour options for the phone: black, red, and blue. It shows the internal folding screen and a smaller one in front. It gives us a peek at the hinge’s design as well.

We can’t really glean much from the short clip, but with the company actively talking about it, perhaps we’re getting the phone sooner than we think. Motorola’s VP Dan Dery said the company wanted to launch its foldable device “no later” than its rivals. With Samsung’s version pushed back and the Huawei Mate X set for a mid-2019 launch, we might be getting the same timeline as one of these devices.

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Motorola Razr might be coming back as an expensive folding smartphone

And by expensive, we mean you might be shelling out US$1,500 for it. According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Motorola’s parent company Lenovo is looking to cash in on your nostalgia and might be working on an updated version of the classic Motorola Razr brand. But instead of it being a regular flip phone, it might turn into a foldable phone. Nothing else is known about what the phone could look like, but rumour has it Lenovo is partnering with Verizon in the US and is set for a February launch.

As The Verge points out, there seems to be a resurgence of these old smartphone designs. Kind of like how we keep remaking classic films and TV shows. It might be a good niche product, but we’re not sure if a flagship device is the way to go. Lenovo reportedly plans to make over 200,000 new Razr phones, which is admittedly ambitious for this expensive device. But if people with deep pockets want to indulge in nostalgia for a bit and it turns out to be a cool device, we won’t be surprised if these sell.

Android Superphone Shootout

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Smartphones today have the specs and power that desktops had only a few years ago. On the high end of the spectrum, we have the superphones which by their very definition should have dual core processors, large screens and the best functionality and are the best that money can buy.

We pit four of the most anticipated devices against each other and test them for speed, performance, design and overall capabilities. All of these are Android devices starting with the Galaxy Nexus which is Google’s chosen smartphone and the first to carry the new Ice Cream Sandwich OS.

Next we have Motorola’s revived Droid RAZR which is clad in Kevlar and incredibly sharp. The HTC Raider 4G LTE is dark, mysterious and promises blazingly fast access on next generation LTE ( Long Term Evolution) speeds of up to 75Mbps. Last but not the least is the most powerful smartphone in the market today, the LG Optimus LTE, another ultra-quick device that has more horsepower under its svelte enclosure than most of the tablets in the market today.

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Motorola RAZR Android smartphone now available at Rogers

The new Motorola RAZR is available in Canada from Rogers. It is thin, runs Android Gingerbread (with possible upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich), has a 4.3-inch screen and laced with Kevlar, what's not to like? For new subscribers cost is $149.99 on a 3-year and creeps  to $649.99 for no contract price. Check out our overview video below.