Motorola finally unveils refreshed Razr clamshell, but finding one particular could be a challenge

Bottom line: Motorola was envisioned to announce a refreshed edition of its folding Razr smartphone at a launch celebration last week. At the 11th hour, however, Motorola canned the party without having any clarification. Now a lot more than a 7 days later, the smartphone maker has at last unveiled the iconic clamshell and some will no doubt be disappointed by its lack of availability.

Let us go forward and get the poor news out of the way up front. Motorola is only launching the Razr 2022 in China, at least for now. With any luck, they'll rethink and convey it to extra markets but we are going to have to wait around and see how that performs out.

The new Razr functions a 6.7-inch foldable P-OLED FHD+ panel with a 144Hz refresh charge and support for HDR10+ as well as a 2.7-inch P-OLED protect show that can be used as a viewfinder for the rear cameras or to check out messages and alerts. The outer monitor is accompanied by dual cameras – a 13-megapixel extremely-extensive camera and a 50-megapixel OIS-enabled shooter. A hole-punch digicam on the main display screen relies on a 32-megapixel sensor.

Below the proverbial hood is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC that can be paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It will ship working Android 12 with Motorola's UI on top, and packs a 3,500mAh battery with aid for a 33W rapid charger. Other facilities incorporate twin SIM aid, 5G, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, NFC and a USB-C port.

The Motorola Razr 2022 is set to launch in China on August 15. Pricing commences at 5999 Yuan (about $890) for a product with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage and scales up to 7299 ($1,082) for the 12GB / 512GB variant.

If you are in the industry for a foldable clamshell and don't want to wait around close to to see if Motorola delivers the Razr 2022 to other markets, there are some other choices to consider. Samsung's new Galaxy Z Flip 4 was introduced yesterday and goes on sale August 26 setting up at $999. The Razr 5G from 2020 is still out there at retail as perfectly, but its mid-assortment components and inadequate camera make it to some degree tough to advise at this place.