Motorola Razr Fold: the brand's first book-style foldable goes on sale May 21
Motorola has entered the book-style foldable market with the Razr Fold, priced at $1,899.99 in the US and £1,579.99 on pre-order in the UK. That puts it $100 below the Galaxy Z Fold 7 at launch — a small but deliberate gap in a category Samsung has owned for years. Pre-orders open May 14 in the US, with retail sales starting May 21; UK pre-orders are live now and ship May 6.
The hardware
The Razr Fold's inner screen measures 8.1 inches — an LTPO OLED panel with a 120Hz refresh rate and a peak brightness of 6,200 nits. The cover screen comes in at 6.6 inches at 165Hz, which is large enough to use as a primary display for most tasks. Inside sits a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chip paired with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage — no configuration choices here, one spec fits all.
The battery is a 6,000 mAh silicon-carbon cell, one of the largest in any foldable right now. Motorola fits it into a chassis just 4.7mm thin when unfolded. Charging tops out at 80W wired and 50W wireless.
The Razr Fold unfolds to an 8.1-inch OLED display, just 4.7mm thin when open.
Camera hardware runs three 50MP sensors — wide, ultrawide, and a 3x periscope telephoto. Motorola claims a DXOMARK Gold rating, though independent reviews haven't landed yet to verify real-world performance.
A triple 50MP camera array — wide, ultrawide, and 3x periscope telephoto.
The Moto Pen Ultra stylus ships in the box, which is a genuine differentiator: Samsung charges separately for S Pen support on its foldables. On the software side, Motorola adds Daily Drops (a widget-style digest system) and a feature called Wardrobe, which uses the camera and AI to suggest interface themes based on what you're wearing. Google Photos integration is built in. The phone ships in black and white.
The Razr Fold ships in black and white, with the Moto Pen Ultra stylus included.
Value challenger or long shot?
The $100 price gap versus the Galaxy Z Fold 7 is real, but Samsung's advantage in this segment runs deeper than sticker price. Its after-sales support network, software update commitments, and established repair infrastructure are hard to match. Motorola's clamshell Razr lineup has earned solid reliability marks, but a larger book-fold screen is a different stress test entirely.
In the UK, the pre-order deal sweetens the case: the £1,579.99 price (down from £1,799.99) comes bundled with a free Moto Watch and Moto Buds Loop, though that offer runs only until May 3. In the US, unlocked units will be available through Best Buy, Amazon, and Motorola.com directly; carrier availability via T-Mobile, Verizon, and Xfinity is described as "coming months" — a gap worth noting if you plan to finance through a carrier.
For anyone already eyeing a premium foldable, the Razr Fold is the first credible alternative to Samsung in this form factor from a brand with genuine history in folding phones. Whether that translates to long-term support and durability confidence is the question first buyers will be answering for everyone else.