Motorola is building a wide foldable to take on Samsung's Galaxy Z Fold 8

Motorola is working on a wide-format foldable phone, and leaked design sketches suggest it could be one of the more polished entries in a segment currently owned by Samsung. The leak, published by Android Headlines, shows a "passport-style" device with a creaseless inner display and 3D glass — two features that address the most common complaints about foldables. No release date or price has been confirmed.

The design

The sketches show a horizontal camera bar centered on the upper half of the rear panel — the same layout Xiaomi chose for its 18 Fold, which launched in China on September 7. The bar houses three cutouts: two camera lenses and a smaller slot for a flash or sensor. On the front, the outer screen has a center punch-hole camera; the inner display puts its camera in the upper-right corner when held in landscape.

The frame profile is notably not flat. Motorola appears to have shaped the edges to make the phone easier to crack open one-handed, which has been a practical gripe with book-style foldables for years.

Where Motorola fits

Motorola is already Europe's second-largest foldable vendor as of Q1 2025, per Counterpoint Research, driven largely by affordable Razr 50 flip phones. A wide foldable would push the brand into the premium book-style tier it currently leaves to Samsung — and, outside China, almost entirely to Samsung.

The Galaxy Z Fold 8 is already on shelves in the US and UK. Xiaomi's 18 Fold is China-only for now, with no confirmed Western rollout. That leaves a gap Motorola could plausibly target, though at what price remains unclear. The Razr Fold 2026 launched in Europe at around €1,500, and a wide-format model would likely land at a similar level or higher — putting it squarely against Samsung's flagship.

What's still unknown

Motorola has not confirmed the device's name, specs, or launch timeline. The source told Android Headlines an official reveal could come "within the coming months," which keeps expectations vague. Until pricing and availability are nailed down, this remains a promising sketch rather than a firm product.