{"id":870419,"date":"2026-10-04T11:46:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/870419\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T11:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T11:46:17","slug":"motorolas-wide-foldable-could-be-my-next-phone-if-the-price-is-right","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/870419\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorola&#8217;s wide foldable could be my next phone if the price is right"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My Pixel 10 is a normal-sized slab, and I would be happier with something smaller in my pocket.<\/p>\n<p>On the flip side (pun intended), flip phones go too far in the other direction, because they fold into a tiny square I would have to open for almost everything.<\/p>\n<p>Motorola     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/motorola-provides-a-quick-glimpse-of-its-wide-foldable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">teased its first wide foldable<\/a> in September, and the     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/motorola-razr-flex-wide-foldable-specs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">leaked Motorola wide foldable specs<\/a> suggest it ends up between those two sizes. The phone, internally called the Razr Flex, is reportedly due around mid-December.    <\/p>\n<p>The leak doesn&#8217;t say what the price will be, but I can estimate it from the hardware. If Motorola keeps it at $1,499 or less, the Razr Flex could replace my Google Pixel 10.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/motorola-razr-ultra-2025-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Moto Razr Ultra with its cover display on resting on a bookcase.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/moto-razr-ultra-review-6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/moto-razr-ultra-review-6.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/motorola-razr-ultra-2025-review\/\" title=\"Motorola&#039;s Razr Ultra is as impressive as it is expensive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMotorola&#8217;s Razr Ultra is as impressive as it is expensive<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Premium features, premium price<\/p>\n<p>                        A flip phone folds too small for how I use my phone<\/p>\n<p>            The cover screen is the problem<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"930\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Razr+ next to the Z Flip 6 in tent mode.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/galaxy-z-flip-6-next-to-moto-razr-plus-24.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/galaxy-z-flip-6-next-to-moto-razr-plus-24.jpg\" class=\"img-brightness-opt-out\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Motorola&#8217;s Razr Ultra 2026 folds down to 88.1mm tall, which is about as pocketable as a modern phone gets.<\/p>\n<p>Its cover screen is 4 inches at 1272 x 1080, which makes it nearly square.<\/p>\n<p>That screen handles notifications and quick replies, but most apps feel cramped in a square. I would open the phone for anything longer than a quick glance, so I&#8217;d spend most of my day on the larger inner screen.<\/p>\n<p>What I want is a phone that I can use closed for most tasks, but that still takes up less space than a standard brick.<\/p>\n<p>                        The Razr Flex fits between a flip and my Pixel 10<\/p>\n<p>            Shorter than a slab, thinner than a flip<\/p>\n<p>The Razr Flex reportedly measures 110 x 76 x 12.6mm folded and weighs 215 grams. That makes it about 22mm taller than the Razr Ultra and about 43mm shorter than my 152.8mm-tall Pixel 10.<\/p>\n<p>It would also be thinner when closed than Motorola&#8217;s flip, which measures 15.7mm folded. Reports suggest it would be shorter and narrower than the Galaxy Z Fold 8.<\/p>\n<p>Its 4.97-inch cover screen is reportedly 1736 x 1140, which is a regular phone shape instead of a square. At that size, I could text, check maps, and answer emails without opening the phone.<\/p>\n<p>However, the Flex weighs 11 grams more than my Pixel 10 and is 4mm thicker. So its advantage is height and pocket space, not weight.<\/p>\n<p>I used a Samsung Galaxy S21+ for a long time before it was damaged, and I&#8217;ve always preferred its 6.7-inch screen to my Pixel 10&#8217;s 6.3-inch display.<\/p>\n<p>The Flex reportedly opens to a 6.92-inch inner OLED screen with a 2364 x 1728 resolution and a 165Hz refresh rate.<\/p>\n<p>The difference is shape, because the Flex screen is much more square than the tall S21+ display. Landscape videos should fill more of the screen, and web pages should read more like they do on a small tablet.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-review\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A person holding the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-back-hand.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-back-hand.JPG\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Read our review<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-ultra-review\/\" title=\"I reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and it has a problem. It&#039;s called the Galaxy Z Fold 8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tI reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and it has a problem. It&#8217;s called the Galaxy Z Fold 8<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">It&#8217;s an excellent phone, but there&#8217;s more fun elsewhere<\/p>\n<p>                        What I would give up for the Razr Flex<\/p>\n<p>            The camera costs the most<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Using Camera Coach on the Google Pixel 10 Pro XL\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pixel-10-camera-coach-reframe.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/pixel-10-camera-coach-reframe.JPG\" class=\"img-brightness-opt-out\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Leaving the Pixel 10 means losing its 5x telephoto camera. The Flex reportedly has only a 50MP main camera and a 50MP ultrawide.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve never been a camera person (10 photos in a year is already a lot), so this doesn&#8217;t sting too much.<\/p>\n<p>The Pixel 10 is also rated IP68, while the Flex is reportedly rated IP48 and IP49, but this is the same rating as the Galaxy Z Fold 8.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the Fold 8, the Flex has a smaller inner screen and a reportedly thicker body. Samsung&#8217;s phone has a 7.6-inch inner display and measures 9.7mm thick when folded.<\/p>\n<p>Reports also disagree on the chip. Android Headlines says the Flex uses the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 from the Razr Fold, while GSMArena lists the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5.<\/p>\n<p>                        Why $1,499 is my limit for the Razr Flex<\/p>\n<p>            Anything more favors the Fold 8<\/p>\n<p>        <img width=\"1650\" height=\"928\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Motorola Razr Fold's Flex mode\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/galaxy-z-fold-8-moto-razr-flex.JPG\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/galaxy-z-fold-8-moto-razr-flex.JPG\" class=\"img-brightness-opt-out\"\/><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t expect Motorola to price the Flex below the Razr Ultra 2026, which costs $1,499 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage.<\/p>\n<p>The Flex reportedly ships with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, so matching the Ultra&#8217;s price is realistic.<\/p>\n<p>Memory costs have also pushed phone prices up this year, so I won&#8217;t be expecting a bargain. At $1,499, the Flex would cost $400 less than both the Fold 8 and Motorola&#8217;s     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/the-razr-fold-is-best-motorola-phone-ive-used-in-ages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">$1,899 book-style Razr Fold<\/a>.    <\/p>\n<p>If the Flex costs more than $1,499, the gap to the Fold 8 becomes small enough that Samsung&#8217;s bigger screen and thinner body just make more sense.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve been trying to ditch Samsung after losing three phones to the same class of screen issues. So if I break a foldable, I&#8217;d be happier losing $1,499 than $1,899.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/razr-fold-productivity-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img width=\"440\" height=\"248\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Motorola Razr Fold smartphone with a Moto Pen Ultra.\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/motorola-razr-fold-smartphone-with-a-moto-pen-ultra.png\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/motorola-razr-fold-smartphone-with-a-moto-pen-ultra.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    Related<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/razr-fold-productivity-win\/\" title=\"Motorola just fixed my biggest foldable problem \u2014 and Samsung should be taking notes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMotorola just fixed my biggest foldable problem \u2014 and Samsung should be taking notes<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Razr Fold finally fixes what Samsung broke<\/p>\n<p>                        Where the Razr Flex fits in my next upgrade<\/p>\n<p>Motorola hasn&#8217;t confirmed the name, the specs, or the December launch, and the cover screen is the detail I most want to see in person.<\/p>\n<p>A usable cover screen is what separates the Flex from a flip, so a weak one would rule it out at any price.<\/p>\n<p>If the price lands closer to $1,899, I&#8217;d weigh the Fold 8 against the Razr Fold instead, two phones that were     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidpolice.com\/motorola-razr-fold-vs-samsung-galaxy-z-fold-8-comparison-winner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hard to separate in a side-by-side comparison<\/a>.    <\/p>\n<p>At that price, a smaller body alone would not justify picking the Flex over either of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"My Pixel 10 is a normal-sized slab, and I would be happier with something smaller in my pocket.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":870420,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[74],"class_list":["post-870419","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=870419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/870419\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/870420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=870419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=870419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=870419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}