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As a Motorola fan and flip-phone believer, I should be ecstatic right now. Motorola just announced its 2026 family of Razr foldables, including brand new versions of the Razr, Razr Plus, and Razr Ultra.
But looking at the Razr (2026) series, I can’t help but feel disappointed.
Motorola has been at the forefront of flip-phone foldables for the last couple of years, but the company’s latest showing can only be described as lazy. These aren’t good successors, and if this is what Motorola thinks passes for flagship foldables in 2026, we might be in trouble.
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The Razr (2026) series is Moto at its laziest
It doesn’t bring me any joy to describe an entire lineup of new Razr phones as “lazy,” but it really is the most fitting word for what Motorola is launching this year.
This is best exemplified by the Razr Ultra (2026) — the crème de la crème of Motorola’s Razr series. Looking at the Razr Ultra (2025) side by side with this new model, it doesn’t take long to realize these are effectively the same smartphone.
The Razr Ultra (2026) is effectively the same phone as the 2025 model.
Both the Razr Ultra (2026) and the Razr Ultra (2025) have the same display sizes (7-inch internal screen, 4-inch cover screen) and virtually unchanged specs, including the resolutions and refresh rates. The phones share the same primary, ultrawide, and selfie cameras. The dimensions and weight are practically identical, and Motorola is even sticking with the exact same Snapdragon 8 Elite — a chipset that will be two years old this October.
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