We’re now entering foldable phone season, with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 6 likely less than a month away. But before that we’ll see the Motorola Razr 2024 and the Motorola Razr Plus 2024 (probably called the Razr 50 and the Razr 50 Ultra in Europe), and the latter could have some advantages over the Galaxy Z Flip 6.
A leaked video shared by @MysteryLupin on X (via 9to5Google) shows a lot of details of the Motorola Razr Plus 2024, and it appears to be an official marketing video, so it’s probably accurate.
So what does it show? For starters, there’s mention of a telephoto camera, which is a rarity on foldable clamshell cameras, and something the Motorola Razr Plus 2023 and the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5 both lack – it’s not something we get from the Samsung Galaxy either. Expect Z Flip 6. to offer, based on current leaks.
While a telephoto camera is certainly desirable, it may come at the expense of an ultra-wide-angle camera, as the Razr Plus 2024 shown in this video still only appears to have a dual-lens camera (while the other lens will almost certainly have a wide but not ultra-wide field of view, like most primary smartphone cameras).
Another partial upgrade mentioned here is an IPX8 rating, which allows the phone to survive being submerged in up to 1.5 meters of water for up to 30 minutes. That’s the same rating as the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, and an upgrade in terms of water resistance over the IP52-rated Motorola Razr Plus 2023, which can only survive a splash.
However, that phone is dust resistant (indicated by the ‘5’ in that rating), while the ‘X’ here suggests the Motorola Razr Plus 2024 may not be. So perhaps it was a choice between dust and water resistance for the company.
Another AI-focused phone
Unsurprisingly, AI is also mentioned in the video. Specifically, it says the phone is AI-powered, but this text appears while there’s a close-up of the cameras on the screen, so it’s likely there will be several AI photo editing tools here, perhaps allowing you to move around and delete things in images, as we’ve seen with the Google Pixel 8 and the Samsung Galaxy S24, among others.
The screen is described as the ‘largest’, but the current Razr Plus already has larger screens than clamshell rivals at 6.9 inches for the foldable display and 3.6 inches for the cover screen, so it is unclear whether both will actually be available this year will be larger.
We also get a good view of the design, which is very similar to the current model, albeit possibly with a slightly smaller bezel under the cover screen. And the phone comes in a selection of colors including green, pink and purple.
That’s about all there is to say about the video, but Motorola has already confirmed that the next foldable models will be unveiled on June 25, so we won’t have to wait long before we find out all about them.