Motorola Razr Fold launches as Australia’s foldable scene heats up

Motorola is bringing its book-like foldable phone to Australia, confirming the local launch of the Razr Fold after an overseas launch earlier in the year.

Joining the Razr Fold will be the Razr 70 Ultra, marking the first time Australia will get Motorola’s flagship flip phone since the Razr 50 Ultra in 2024. It sets the stage for a big showdown with the likes of Samsung, Oppo, and Honor, with IDC predicting that the foldable phone market will grow by nearly 30 per cent this year.

Priced at $2,799 in Australia, the Motorola Razr Fold has two AMOLED displays: one 6.6-inch outer screen, and a big 8.1-inch main display when unfolded. It uses a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, with 12GB of LPDDR5X memory and 256GB of internal storage. Also noteworthy is the Fold’s 6,000mAh battery, which rates as one of the largest among foldables.

Motorola first showed off the Fold in detail earlier in the year at Mobile World Congress. There, it boasted about the phone’s DXOMARK Gold-rated camera array, which currently ranks as number one among foldable phones.

This camera array includes a 50MP main lens, a 50MP ultra-wide camera, and a 50MP telephoto shooter with 3x optical zoom. Joining these cameras is a 32MP internal selfie camera and a 20MP selfie lens on the outer screen.

It’s been a couple of years since Australia got a new Razr Ultra. Image: Motorola.

Interestingly, Motorola reserved the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset for the Razr 70 Ultra. The flip phone is $1,999 in Australia, sporting a 4-inch cover display and a 7-inch main inner screen, both of which are AMOLED with a 165Hz refresh rate.

Rather than the telephoto lens of the Razr 50 Ultra, the Razr 70 Ultra has a 50MP ultra-wide camera to support the main 50MP camera. There’s also a 50MP selfie lens accessible when unfolding the phone.

Motorola Razr Fold and 70 Ultra release date

Aussies don’t have to wait too long for Motorola’s latest foldable phones. Both the Motorola Razr Fold and Razr 70 Ultra are available to pre-order now from local retailers, with a 15 July release date locked in.

For your choice of colours, the Razr Fold comes in either Pantone Blackened Blue or Pantone Lily White. Meanwhile, the Razr 70 Ultra comes in one colour: Pantone Orient Blue.

The Motorola Signature now comes in a new Swarovski crystal-adorned design. Image: Motorola.

Alongside the new foldables, Motorola also confirmed the Australian launch of a new colour for the Motorola Signature. As of 7 July, you can get the Signature bundled with a pair of Moto Buds 2 Plus for $1,799 in Pantone Violet Indigo, replete with Swarovski crystals for a bit of dazzle.

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