Motorola’s next Razr lineup might have bigger front screens for everybody

Motorola’s next Razr lineup might have bigger front screens for everybody

2024-05-18 02:08:13

The second screen is still growing.

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The Razr 50 Ultra 5G’s outer screen is apparently expanding by nearly a half-inch, while the cheaper variant now has a big outside display, too.

By Richard Lawler, a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget.

Rendered image showing a Motorola Razr 50 5G Ultra foldable phone both open, closed, and alongside its charger,

After 2023’s big year for foldable phones, what’s next? According to these leaked pics, we can expect Motorola’s foldable Razr line to stretch that front cover screen even further on both versions. As revealed by 91Mobiles and Sudhanshu Ambhore on X, the Razr 50 Ultra 5G will feature a 4.0-inch screen on the outside, which is a noticeable upgrade from the 2023 Razr 40 Ultra (called the Razr Plus in the US) and its 3.6-inch front cover screen.

Motorola Razr Plus with cover screen being used for a selfie.

2023 Motorola Razr Plus

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

On the renders of this 2024 model, the new, larger outside screen stretches nearly to the phone’s hinge assembly, with only a small bezel area, giving users even more area to use without opening it to use the 6.9-inch pOLED display that’s inside.

Rendered image of a Motorola Razr 50 5G in “tent mode” showing its external screen.

Motorola Razr 2023 folded closed showing cover screen on a light pink background.

Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge

Meanwhile, the cheaper standard version appears to have ditched last year’s tiny 1.5-inch cover screen for a 3.63-inch pOLED panel that mimics the Plus / Ultra experience from 2023. Allison Johnson found that size screen useful enough to serve as “...kind of a secret weapon,” so buyers could have a tough choice ahead of them.

A list of specs says the more expensive Razr 50 Ultra 5G will have slightly better cameras and more RAM than the cheaper phone, as well as support for 45W charging and a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset. However, as 91Mobiles notes, the cheaper phone seems to have slightly smaller bezels for the inner screen and a larger battery, at 4,200mAh vs. 4,000.

Last year, Motorola announced its new foldable lineup on June 1st, so if that schedule holds up, we should probably find out all of the official details soon.