Motorola Razr Fold Review Highlights $1,900 Price, May 21 US Release

Motorola’s Razr Fold is a book-style foldable that reviewers describe as arriving with a $1,900 price tag and a May 21 release date in the US, with one report noting it is “the latest folding phone from Lenovo Group Ltd.’s Motorola.”

“After a few years of flip phone-only foldables, Motorola is finally releasing a book-style device in the Razr Fold”

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SlashGear says the phone is “a very good phone” after carrying the Motorola Razr Fold for 10 days, while also specifying it is 4.55mm thick when opened and 9.89mm when closed.

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The Mercury News reports the Razr Fold has a 6.6-inch outer display and an 8.1-inch interior panel, and it places the handset’s peak brightness at 6,000 nits on both displays.

CNET says the Razr Fold “starts at a whopping $1,900 for 512GB of storage,” and it credits a 6,000-mAh battery for powering “heavy use on most days.”

Across reviews, the Razr Fold’s screen brightness and battery capacity are repeatedly framed as standout hardware, with SlashGear calling both displays “Extreme AMOLED” and Mercury News describing the battery as dependable enough to avoid a mid-afternoon recharge.

SlashGear says this year’s Razr family comes with a “refreshing lack of AI features that nobody asked for in the first place,” while noting the Razr Fold has a dedicated AI button placed near the volume buttons.

The same SlashGear review says the button can be programmed to either launch Moto AI or launch the “Catch me up” feature which summarizes personal communication notifications.

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For stylus support, SlashGear says both displays accept stylus input “specifically the Moto Pen Ultra stylus,” but it adds that the stylus is not garaged and requires carrying a charging case.

TechRadar highlights the pen as part of the Razr Fold’s value proposition, saying it “supports a Bluetooth digital pen — something the Galaxy Z Fold 7 can no longer claim,” while also describing the pen as stored in a charging case.

ZDNET emphasizes the display experience, stating Motorola rates the inner display at 6,200 nits and that it “cuts through outdoor glare,” as it describes streaming shows and YouTube on the inner screen.

Multiple reviews frame the Razr Fold against Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold, with The Mercury News saying the Razr Fold is arriving “just before a wave of new foldables from Samsung Electronics Co., Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Apple Inc.”

“Motorola was early to foldable phones, announcing its first Razr-branded foldable in 2019”

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The Mercury News also points to pricing pressure, noting Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 is “currently discounted to $1,600,” while Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold “can frequently be found for $100 less than that.”

CNET reports the Razr Fold is available for pre-order in the US at Best Buy and on Motorola’s website, with availability starting May 21, and it says it will also be sold through Verizon, T-Mobile and Xfinity Mobile.

TechRadar adds that the Razr Fold was unveiled on April 28 alongside a range of Razr Flip foldables, and it says pre-orders start on May 14 while the phone ships on June 21.

In parallel, ZDNET describes its own testing conclusion, saying it “spent the last couple of weeks testing Motorola's new 2026 Razr Fold” and that it has come away “genuinely impressed,” while Ars Technica frames the device as fitting “neatly in your pocket but not your budget.”