Motorola unveils foldable Razr 70, 70 Plus, and 70 Ultra smartphones
The devices also feature Moto AI features.
Motorola has never been afraid to release a lot of phones at once, and it certainly took that approach this week, unveiling a slew of new phones. But the real eye-catcher is likely to be the new Razr 70 series, which comes in three variants with interesting differences.
Starting this year, the Razr family will consist of a standard version, a Plus phone, and an Ultra phone, with a third version joining last year’s pair. The Razr 70 Ultra will undoubtedly be the flagship, featuring a Snapdragon 8 Elite processor, a 5,000 mAh battery with 68W fast charging, and a 4-inch outer display with three 50MP cameras covered in Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic.
The mid-range Razr 70 Plus will have the same external display, but a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset that will consume less power, and a 4,500mAh battery with 45W fast charging. Its Gorilla Glass will be Victus, but it still looks like a really capable foldable phone.
The most affordable phone will be the standard Razr 70, and it stands out from a design perspective thanks to its smaller 3.63-inch external display. It’s powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7450X chip, and while it has a 4,800mAh battery, charging is limited to 30W, and it’s also covered in Gorilla Glass Victus.
In classic Motorola style, the availability of each version is a little complicated, but here in the UK and EU, we’re definitely getting the Razr 70 Ultra (starting at £1,199.99 / € 1,299.99) and the standard Razr 70 (at a reasonable £799.99 / €899.99). The Razr 70 Plus is implicitly AWOL in our regions, so it’s likely to end up being a model aimed at the US.
Perhaps the most interesting part of the launch is the colors on offer. Motorola is trying to give their phones unique and interesting finishes, which means each model comes in a different, but surprisingly limited, color range.
The Razr 70 Ultra, for example, is only coming in two variants. One, according to Motorola, is “Pantone Orient Blue, featuring a finely-embossed Alcantara texture”. The other is “Pantone Cocoa in a natural wood veneer finish”. Neither is exactly generic, and similar options abound for the Razr 70 and 70 Plus – if you’re interested in a folding phone, you’re definitely going to want to double-check those colours and textures before you buy.
That’s not all, though – Motorola is also shining a spotlight on the non-foldable Edge 70 Pro, which is debuting at £749.99 / €849.99. It, too, has some crazy finishes to choose from, including a wooden version, a wool-inspired finish, a silk-inspired one and a simpler acetate option.
It’ll have four 50MP cameras, a massive 6500mAh silicon-carbon battery, a 6.8-inch AMOLED display with a 144Hz refresh rate, and be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme chipset when it hits the market pretty soon.
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