Motorola just launched the Razr 2026 Seriesand once again we are only getting incremental updates. The style of the book Razr folding motorcycle It’s exciting in its own right, as Motorola is finally chasing Samsung and Google in this area, but that foldable device will arrive a little later in the year.
But the Razr, Razr+, and Razr Ultra are largely unchanged from their predecessors, and if anything, the entry-level Razr is the one with modest updates. Since Motorola doesn’t change much in this generation, the focus is on next year and whether we will have better hardware in the next-generation Razr devices – this is what I want to see with Motorola’s 2027 foldable devices. Obviously, there’s no tangible information on what Motorola is planning with its 2027 refresh, but I’ll add all the relevant details to this post once they’re available.
We need 256 GB of storage
While the base model Moto Razr has a lot to offer, it now costs $799, $100 more than its predecessor. It’s annoying that I only have 128GB of base storage, and that’s not enough in 2026. I change phones weekly and 128GB is no longer enough to accommodate all my apps, let alone the hundreds of photos I take weekly.
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I understand that the cost of memory and storage products is highly inflated now, but that’s no excuse to halve the storage and increase the price – last year’s Razr 2025 had 256GB of base storage.
Motorola should make a mid-range Razr
As for the price, Motorola needs to make a foldable mid-range. A Razr device in the $500 to $600 category would sell very well, and while older models inevitably go on sale at these prices, a mid-range device would allow Motorola to make even greater inroads into the foldable device category.
Motorola has a healthy 50% share of the US foldable space, and a lower-priced model would go a long way toward building its portfolio. Motorola doesn’t even need to do much; It retains similar specs to the Razr 2026, but with a single camera, no MIL-STD 810H rating, and a regular battery (rather than the silicon model), and that should allow it to sell it at a lower initial cost. Whether Motorola actually does it is another question entirely.
The Razr+ model urgently needs updates
Motorola devoted most of its attention this year to the entry-level Razr, and the result is that the Razr+ is virtually identical to the Razr+ 2025, which itself was indistinguishable from the 2024 model. Basically, the Razr+ 2026 is a three-year-old phone at launch, and aside from a larger battery that now uses silicon technology, there really aren’t any changes to the device.
With the Razr+ 2027, Motorola needs to offer major upgrades to justify the foldable device’s existence. A brighter OLED panel is a must, along with revised internal components; While the 8s Gen 3 moves forward, a $1,000 foldable needs at least the equivalent of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5.
We also need better cameras; While Motorola added a LOFIC camera to the Ultra, the Razr+ 2026 still has the same cameras as the Razr+ 2024, and while the underlying camera algorithms have been tweaked, it’s still in dire need of an update.
Razr Ultra 2027 needs to justify its name
While the Razr Ultra has a new camera similar to the Xiaomi 17 Ultra, the device misses out on the latest internal features. It doesn’t use Qualcomm’s higher-end platform and that should change in 2027. Motorola also doesn’t have a 1TB model this year and should return next year.
Any Ultra device, foldable or not, must have the latest technology, and not doing so this year is egregious. The Razr Ultra 2026 costs $200 more than its predecessors, but it’s not enough to justify the price increase. I don’t know why anyone would buy the foldable when last year’s Ultra is Available for just $699 on Amazon right now. Motorola is doing a decent job of differentiating itself by releasing unique designs, and it should do the same with the underlying hardware in 2027 as well.
We need more software updates
With Google and Samsung guaranteeing seven years of software updates on their phones, Motorola’s foldable devices are lagging in this area. The 2026 Razr models get just three guaranteed Android OS updates along with five years of security updates, and that’s not enough.
Motorola is doing interesting things with software; the new Google Photos The integration on the Razr 2026 models is unique and makes the cover screen much more usable. And while Motorola’s overall software and interface remains clean, it needs a visual overhaul and better features.
The Razr Ultra 2025 is still a great option if you need a new Motorola phone and the best part is that it costs less than half the price of the 2026 model.
