He Motorola Razr foldable has arrived, and there’s a lot to like about Motorola’s first book-style foldable. From performance to awesome camerasThe Razr Fold is a great first attempt at this type of foldable phone, making it a worthy competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold line.
But even though the Razr Fold just hit stores, we’re already looking forward to the next version and how the company can improve an already great package. So after spending several weeks with the Razr Fold, here’s what I want to see from the Razr Fold 2027.
More colors
Lately, Motorola has been known for its bold color options, especially since partnership with Pantone a few years ago. Almost all Motorola smartphones are offered in attractive colors and finishes, such as vegan leather, Alcantara and wood, which helps phones like the Motorola Razr 2026 stand out even more.
The Razr Fold is a strange thing. Sure, Motorola still uses alternative, premium materials besides glass, which I appreciate. However, the Fold is only available in two colorsand they are basically black and white. This goes against Motorola’s color philosophy, which tends to move away from “safe” colors.
On the one hand, I understand that this is Motorola’s first book-style foldable, so it wants to play it safe by only offering two color options. It’s a pretty expensive phone and Motorola can use it to gauge demand for future models.
With any luck, the Razr Fold 2027 will add one or two more color options to its list. After all, it’s a great smartphone and probably Motorola’s best flagship since the Razr Ultra 2025, so I’d like Motorola to really show it off with bold color options.
More settings
The Razr Fold is a powerful phone, and a big reason for that is the fact that Motorola paired the Snapdragon 8 Generation 5 with 16GB of RAM. That’s enough to run many AI functions on the device and tons of open apps without the phone breaking a sweat. However, with the RAM crisis inflating prices across the board, perhaps it’s time for Motorola to consider offering more than one configuration for the device.
This is a strategy that Samsung uses with its devices. For example, it offers three RAM/storage configurations for the Galaxy Z Fold 7from 12GB/256GB to 16GB/1TB, allowing Samsung to offer the phone at a variety of prices.
Motorola could do the same with the Razr Fold 2027, not only to benefit consumers willing to pay more for more RAM and storage, but also to offer a cheaper model, perhaps with only 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage. For many AI on the device features, 12GB is enough and 256GB is a good amount for many people, especially as cloud storage options become more prevalent.
This way, the Razr Fold 2027 could start at a lower price of, say, $1,700, allowing Motorola to undercut its rivals even further.
Magnets everywhere
The Motorola Razr Fold has excellent charging specs, offering 80W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. The latter is particularly interesting, especially since achieving such speeds will likely require a very specific type of wireless charger, such as the Motorola TurboPower 50W Wireless Charger. Wireless charging this fast is often hard to come by (it’s not even on Motorola’s website) or expensive.
Instead, I’d love to see Motorola offer the Razr Fold 2027 with Qi2 charging capabilities, especially considering how the standard is growing and how many Qi2 chargers already exist. Additionally, the Razr Fold should come with built-in magnets to take full advantage of the standard, unlike Samsung’s stopgap. Qi2 Ready implementation.
Sure, charging may be limited to just 25W with the Qi2.2 standardbut it’s still pretty fast (many Samsung phones charge at the same speed using a cable), and if you need faster charging, you can just plug it in. Frankly, I’d be willing to cut the wireless charging speed in half if it meant I could attach magnetic accessories to my phone or place the Razr Fold on a magnetic stand without needing a case.
A truly iconic chipset
The Razr Fold’s performance is quite spectacular, even though the phone runs a secondary chipset. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is one step below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Generation 5and is more in line with the original Snapdragon 8 Elite, albeit with lower clock speeds. Still, given the volatility of smartphone prices in 2026, it’s no surprise that Motorola hasn’t opted for the top-of-the-line chipset, which will likely keep costs down and deliver great performance.
It’s a strategy Motorola is known for with its flagship foldable phones, and its previous high-end Razr phones typically opt for secondary options rather than the most premium chip available. The company changed that with the Razr Ultra 2025that the Snapdragon 8 Elite sported, so we expected that to be the case with this year’s Razr models.
But while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is still a great chip, it would be nice to see the Razr Fold 2027 running on whatever flagship chipset we get from Qualcomm, which will likely be the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. This would help it better compete with some of the best foldables from Samsung and others.
Motorola might even consider giving it a MediaTek flagship chipset, as the company has no qualms about mixing chips between the Razr series, as the lower-end Razr foldable phone usually runs a MediaTek Dimensity chipset. This could help offset costs, as Qualcomm isn’t exactly cheap.
And again, Motorola can help offset the cost of its next Fold by offering more configurations, giving it more leeway to introduce a more premium chipset that we expect to see in a flagship of this caliber.
Better durability
The Razr Fold is a pretty solid phone, especially as foldables go. It has an IP48 rating, meaning it is largely protected against water ingress. You can get it wet or submerged, and it should be fine in most common conditions (although it’s not completely waterproof).
That said, the dust protection leaves a little to be desired. That “4” means it’s protected against dust particles 1mm or larger, but anything smaller could still cause some damage.
Right now, the foldable Google Pixel 10 Pro It’s the only foldable phone with full dust protection, which means it’s possible. And since consumers are still concerned about the durability of the fold, the Razr Fold 2027 should increase its protection to give them more peace of mind.
And on that note, I’d like to see more cases and screen protectors available, both first-party and third-party. After all, you can never be too sure when it comes to a $1,900 product.
