What a missed opportunity.
At parent company Lenovo’s huge Tech World conference at CES 2026 (held in the Sphere, no less!), Motorola finally revealed its much-rumoured first book-style foldable to rival the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold.
The Motorola Razr Fold, as it’s unsurprisingly known, was officially unveiled alongside a new Signature flagship phone and several other products. Well, sort of.
An incomplete picture
In many ways, this was just a teaser for what’s to come. Motorola did reveal some specs, but some of the most crucial remain unknown.
We know that the device will have a pair of 120Hz OLED displays, with a 6.56-inch cover screen that opens to reveal an 8.09-inch internal panel. Both will fully support Motorola’s new Pen Ultra stylus.
A five-strong camera lineup includes a trio of 50Mp rear sensors – main, 3x periscope telephoto and 122-degree ultrawide. Oh, and it’ll be available in Pantone’s ‘Blackened Blue’ and ‘Lily White’ finishes – think navy and off-white. Regardless of the model you choose, that huge camera bump certainly won’t be to everyone’s tastes.
Evleaks
And that’s about it. The Razr Fold will run Android 16 (shocker) with vague “multitasking enhancements”, “adaptive interfaces” and “flexible layouts”, whatever that means. But a crucial detail – the length of software support – remains unknown.
We also have no idea how big the battery is, how fast it can charge and if it has an official IP rating for water and dust resistance. It’s also unclear how thin and light (read, heavy) it’ll be, but given Motorola’s lack of specific claims, it’s unlikely to beat the Honor Magic V5 in this regard.
Perhaps the biggest omission so far is which processor it’ll use, which is a crucial ingredient for its success. The Signature runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 if that’s any indication and Qualcomm’s CEO was part of the conference.
The price will make or break it
Assuming there are no dealbreakers on the hardware or software side, the Razr Fold will live and die by its pricing. Nothing official has been revealed yet, but if renowned leaker Evan Blass is anything to go by, it’s good news.
Evleaks, as he’s known online, took to X (formerly Twitter) ahead of the event to suggest that the Razr Fold could start at an attractive price:
Now, that’s still a lot of money, but it’s significantly cheaper than Motorola’s rivals in the book-style foldable phone space. The Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is available from $1,799, while the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 starts at $1,999.
It’d be a stretch to say that it’ll be the catalyst for book-style foldables to go mainstream, but with many of the best non-folding phones being only slightly cheaper, it introduces the possibility of a foldable being the best option for more people – especially if there are some attractive contract deals.
If the Motorola Razr Fold delivers a compelling all-around foldable experience for $1,500, it could force rivals to make their upcoming devices more affordable, which is good news for consumers.
However, we have a little while to wait to find out, with the Razr Fold scheduled for release at some point during the summer of 2026. The next chance to hear more about it will come at MWC 2026, which takes place in March in Barcelona.
