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Motorola Razr 2019

Foldable design, underwhelming specs and super expensive


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Published : 16 Nov 2019 05:58 PM | Updated : 06 Sep 2020 06:29 PM

After months of rumours and feverish speculation, the Motorola Razr, which was a household name in the mid-00s at the height of the popularity of flip-phones, is back.

It's had a 2019 reboot from Motorola and was launched on Wednesday, 13 November 2019 at an event in Los Angeles.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

Let's start off with the Motorola 2019 price. Back in January 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported that the revived Razr would cost in the region of $1,500 (£1,170) and that price turned out to be correct. That's not expensive for a foldable phone but it's very high when you consider that the hardware specs of the 2019 Motorola Razr are decidedly mid-range. The new Razr will initially be available exclusively through Verizon for $1,499.99, or $62.49/month on a 24-month payment plan. Pre-orders open on December 26, 2019 and then the phone will get a release date during January 2020. In the UK, the 2019 Motorola Razr will be exclusively available on EE, with pre-orders also opening in December. It will also be available in the EU, Latin America, Asia, and Australia. Prices for these markets are yet to be announced. We're assuming a £1,500 price tag in the UK and we'll update this article when we have a definite price.

SHOULD YOU BUY?

Let's be clear: if you're parting with $1,500 for this phone, you're paying for the looks and the R&D work that has gone into that folding screen and not for cutting-edge components. For such an expensive phone, the 2019 Motorola Razr specs are decidedly underwhelming, meaning this is a phone aimed squarely at buyers who want the modern retro look and are prepared to sacrifice the latest hardware features.

If you were to pitch the new Motorola Razr against either the Samsung Galaxy Fold or the Huawei Mate X in a specs battle it would be absolutely obliterated, so we'll just list those specs below rather than humiliate the 2019 Motorola Razr in a side-by-side specs comparison. 

Below are the key specs for the new Razr. Main internal folding screen: 21:9 aspect ratio, 2142 x 876 pixels, 6.2-inch POLED (plastic OLED)

Front screen: 4:3 aspect ratio, 800 x 600 pixels, 2.7-inch GOLED (glass OLED)

16MP main camera, f/1.7 aperture (no ultra-wide lens or zoom lens)

5MP front-facing camera

Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor

6GB RAM

128GB storage

2510mAh battery capacity

Android 9

15W TurboPower fast-charge

Fingerprint scanner on the front in the bottom 'chin'

Speakers also mounted in the front chin

One USB-C slot on the bottom of the phone

No expandable storage slot

No SIM slot (the phone uses eSIM)

No headphone jack

No wireless charging