I tried the Razr Fold, a Galaxy Z Fold 7 alternative

Motorola is shaking up its line-up, having announced the Motorola Signature and the Motorola Razr Fold in January 2026. The Signature is available, but Motorola kept the exact specs of the Razr Fold under wraps until now.

I reviewed the Motorola Signature recently, a phone that’s designed to set a new bar for Motorola and take things to a new level of luxury. The Motorola Razr Fold follows this lead, with specifications which are surprisingly close.

I got my hands on the new Motorola Razr Fold at MWC 2026, one of a new wave of devices that are coming to challenge the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 in 2026.

From Flip to Fold

Motorola came into the folding phone scene early, taking the opportunity to revive the Razr in 2020, harking back to the iconic Razr V3 from 2004. While Samsung has offered the Flip and Fold through a number of generations, Motorola only now makes the leap to the larger format.

The motivator that many people see is Apple launching its own folding phone in 2026, bringing new interest to this category of phones. With Honor announcing the Magic V6 at MWC 2026, too, there’s going to be more choices than ever.

The question is, can Motorola keep up?

The Razr Fold specs that matter

The Razr Fold is a book-style folding phone with a 6.6-inch external display and an 8.1-inch internal display. That external display is covered with Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3, which makes its debut on this device. It’s designed to be stronger and more scratch-resistant, while the folding display gets an ultra-thin glass covering.

Both screens are LTPO pOLED, with 2848 x 2232 pixels on the main display and 2520 x 1080 on the external display. The main display gets a 120Hz refresh rate, while the external display will run all the way up to 165Hz.

Both are hugely bright, with 6200 nits peak brightest on the folding screen and 6000 nits on the external display. That’s around double many phones.

Motorola goes further and says that they are 500 nits as default and that’s what you’ll see in normal daily use, the peak brightness preserved for viewing HDR content.

Powering the phone is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, which is where things align with the Motorola Signature. It’s the same hardware as Moto’s flagship 2026 phone – and that’s not where the similarity ends, as the camera make-up on the rear of the phone is the same too.

There’s 16GB RAM and 512GB storage as a starting point, which goes some way to justifying the high £1,799.99 asking price, the same starting price as the Galaxy Z Fold 7, but with double the storage.

Then we come to the battery, which is a larger 6000mAh capacity, dwarfing the 4400mAh cell that Samsung offers, while the 80W wired charging also throws shade on Samsung’s device.

Before I crown the Moto Razr Fold as king of the foldables at the firm’s first attempt, consider that the Honor Magic V6 has a 7150mAh battery with 120W charging.

What do the Razr Fold’s cameras offer?

Folding phones have been in a funny place with cameras. On one hand, the high price often comes with the expectation that it will be the best camera the company offers, but for Samsung, that’s definitely not the case. For Motorola, it’s clearer, with close matching of the Razr Fold’s camera to the Motorola Signature.

That sees a 50Mp Sony Lytia 828 with f/1.6 aperture offering up to 8K video capture with Dolby Vision. There’s then a 50Mp Sony Lytia 600 offering 3x optical zoom and up to 100x digital. Finally, a 50Mp ultrawide rounds out the selection.

Motorola is proudly boasting that it’s received a DXOMark Gold rating, with a score of 164, making this the “best” camera on a folding phone. We’ll be sure to judge that in a full review soon.

There are then two front cameras, one for each display, offering 20- and 32Mp cameras.

I didn’t get to fully test the cameras – beyond taking some long zoom photos through dirty windows in Barcelona, but having used the Signature, I can predict that the camera is generally going to be very good, offering photos with plenty of colour and good quality from all the lenses.

The AI-powered sharpening of the zoom lens is useful, although it’s fairly obvious in the details that generative AI has been used on longer zooms. For most people, I think they will be very happy with the comprehensive system that this phone offers.

A very Motorola design

Then we come to the design. Glance at the back of the Moto Razr Fold and it looks very much like Motorola’s other phones from 2025 and 2026.

There’s no questioning the consistency and the brand identity, although the Pantone Blackened Blue and Pantone Lily White are perhaps safe options compared to the vibrant hues offered elsewhere in Motorola’s range.

To the specifics: the Moto Razr Fold is 9.89mm thick when folded, but 4.55mm when unfolded. Yes, it’s a little fatter than its rivals, and at 243g, there’s a little more heft to it, too.

There’s an IP49 rating, which means it doesn’t quite have the protection against dust ingress that Honor offers on its new folding phone or the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold.

Moving away from the tech specs and back to the aesthetics, while personal preference will rule over whether you like the design or not, I can’t help thinking that it doesn’t look quite as sophisticated as the Galaxy Z Fold 7.

However, the hinge felt solid, the crease in the display isn’t too noticeable and I’ve never found that a crease makes any difference in daily use. There’s a titanium plate behind the fold to help the screen retain its shape. But it all feels solid and if you like Motorola phones, you’ll like the design here.

It also supports Motorola’s Pen Ultra, while offering 7 years of software updates, with a full suite of Motorola’s AI functions. I didn’t get the chance to set up or extensively test the software, but there didn’t appear to be the same number of preinstalled apps that we’ve seen elsewhere from Motorola.

Whether this was just for these demo devices remains to be seen. Certainly, the high level of specification of the Razr Fold sets it up to compete with Samsung, Honor and Google et al, providing yet another alternative.

The Motorola Razr Fold will go into pre-order on 13 April in the UK, costing £1,799.99, or €1,999.99 in Europe.