Motorola first teases upcoming Moto Razr series, hints at new exterior display

After several leaks and rumours, Motorola has finally released its first official teaser for its upcoming phone, via its official Weibo account. The teaser seems to only talk about one model, without mentioning the name of the phone. For the first time, Motorola is expected to announce two foldable models this year, although it’s unclear whether the two devices will be announced at the same event. The top-of-the-line device is said to be the Motorola Razr Plus, while there is also information about a Motorola Razr Lite, which is expected to be an affordable model.

Motorola gave details on the display of an upcoming Razr smartphone. The post on Chinese microblogging website Weibo had an attached image showing the outline of its upcoming smartphone, which appears to be a foldable. A quick Google translation of the article reveals that the new Moto Razr has a large “no shared pool” external display, which could indicate that cameras can be integrated into the display, as a report revealed. previous. The post also mentions that one of the two screens will feature a breakthrough screen refresh rate. Since all the clamshell foldables launched so far have stuck with a 120Hz screen refresh rate, we expect Motorola to offer a 144Hz refresh rate on one of the Razr’s screens. More.

The first teaser poster of the next Moto Razr Plus
Photo credit: Motorola

In the comments to the same post, a Weibo user going by the handle @sunniton posted what appears to be another leaked image of the Moto Razr Plus. While the user mentions that the image is from Motorola’s original post, it does indeed appear to be a completely different photo of the Razr Plus. In the image, you can see the two exterior cameras and what appears to be a shiny glass shell surrounding the two cameras.

A leaked image of the Moto Razr Plus also known as the Moto Razr 40 Ultra
Photo credit: Weibo / @Sunniton

Unlike the Moto Razr 2022 which was exclusive to the Chinese market, the next Motorola Razr model is expected to hit global markets under different product names. The device is expected to launch in China as Motorola Razr Plus, while the phone has appeared as Razr 40 Ultra on certification websites in Canada, UAE, and India. Since the phone has already got its BIS certification in India, we can expect a launch soon.

A previous report, which revealed the phone’s Geekbench scores, also revealed the device’s processor. The Moto Razr Plus is expected to have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which is also available on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Vivo X Flip. The same listing also mentions the presence of an 8GB RAM variant.

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