Motorola RAZR: clamshell with a POLED display, Snapdragon 710 processor, 6 GB of RAM, Android OS and a $ 1,500 price tag

After almost a year of various rumors and leaks, Motorola has finally announced the legendary

"clamshell" RAZR.

What is known

The new product has the same appearance as the original model. This is not surprising, because it was developed by the same designer - Mike Jahnke.


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Motorola RAZR was equipped with two displays.The main one is called Flex View, and the additional one is called Quick View. The main screen is made of special flexible plastic with a 6.2-inch POLED matrix. Its resolution is 2142x876p and its aspect ratio is 21:9. According to foreign journalists, there is no bend on the screen, unlike the Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X. The hinge was developed jointly with Lenovo and, according to the company, it is very durable.


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The additional display also received an OLED panel,but at 2.7 inches with a 4:3 ratio and a resolution of 600x800p. It displays the time and notifications. In addition, you can control music and even respond to messages on the screen.


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The device does not operate on top-end hardware.It has an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor paired with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of ROM. The smartphone is splash-proof and has a USB-C charging port, a regular fingerprint scanner (located at the bottom of the device), and an NFC module for Google Pay contactless payments. The device is powered by a 2510 mAh battery. TurboPower fast charging is present in the new product.


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The smartphone was equipped with a 16 MP main camera withaperture f/1.7. The module supports Dual Pixel technology, as well as Night Vision night shooting mode. The device has another 5 MP camera for video calls. It was installed on a small cutout at the top of the screen.

Clamshell works on the Android 9 Pie operating system. Updating to Android 10 will be a little later.

Price and when to wait

As stated in the leaks, the price tag of the devicewill be $1500. You can pre-order the new product on December 26, and sales will begin in January in the United States. The device will also appear on the global market, but when exactly is unknown.

Photo: CNET

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