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Motorola on Monday launched its latest foldable smartphones, the Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra, in India. Both devices have a fun new form factor with foldable screens. The company hopes to make foldable phones “mainstream,” with its new Razr foldable smartphone range. The Razr 40 and 40 Ultra cost Rs 59,999 and Rs 89,999, respectively.
Foldable smartphones are currently a niche segment of the overall smartphone market, but Motorola believes in the possibility of foldable devices in the long term. A close competitor in the foldable phone space is the South Korean heavyweight, which will announce new foldable phones later this month. Samsung continues to lead the market in the foldable smartphone segment.
The Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra are flip-style foldable smartphones that resemble the classic clamshell designs on earlier cell phones from the 2000s. The company hopes to recapture the success of its legendary Flip Razr from 2004, which became America’s best-selling phone of all time.
The main difference between Motorola Razr 40 Ultra and Motorola Razr 40 is the cover screen. The front screen on the Ultra is the largest external screen on any flip phone. The pOLED Cover Screen on the Ultra measures 3.6 inches and has a high refresh rate of 144Hz. The larger screen makes room for new types of use cases like playing games, controlling music, and more.
The Razr 40 Ultra has a large 6.9-inch primary display with a 165Hz refresh rate (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)
The Razr 40 Ultra has a 12MP main camera, a 13MP ultra-wide view sensor that fits up to 3x into the frame, as well as a 32MP selfie camera on the inner screen for video calls.
Motorola offers several exclusive features on the Razr 40 Ultra, which include dual capture, which allows users to shoot with both cameras, and mirror mode, which allows users to access a mirror-like cover screen with animated filters.
The external screen on the Razr 40 is a much smaller 1.5-inch screen similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4. But unlike the Razr 40 Ultra, which has a 165Hz primary display, it uses the same 6.9-inch foldable pOLED display. and a refresh rate of 144 Hz.
The Razr 40 has a 1.5-inch display (Image credit: Anuj Bhatia/Indian Express)
Despite the affordable, simple model, the Razr 40 actually has the largest camera of these two devices. The foldable phone features the same ultra wide/macro and selfie cameras but has a large 64MP main camera on the external display.
The Razr 40 also has the larger battery of the two at 4,200mAh, compared to the 3,800mAh cell in the Ultra model.
The Razr 40 is powered by the midrange Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 processor, while the Ultra has last year’s flagship chip, the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1. Elsewhere, you’ll get 8GB of RAM on the standard model, along with 256GB of memory. GB of storage. The Ultra is available with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
Motorola has been trying to replicate its Razr success with foldable smartphones in recent years. Its last few foldable phones have failed to garner any significant interest. But the new Motorola Razr phones are designed and engineered to impress consumers at a time when innovation in smartphones has slowed.
Motorola Razr 40 and Razr 40 Ultra will be available via Amazon and Reliance Digital Stores. It can be booked in advance for 999 rupees. The company is offering an instant discount of Rs 7,000 when paying through an ICICI card, bringing the price of the Razr 40 Ultra down to Rs 82,999. For the Razr 40, Motorola is offering an instant discount of Rs 5,000 when paying through an ICICI card, bringing the price down to Rs 54,999. No EMI and Jio benefits to cost up to Rs 15,000 on the new foldable devices.
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