Out of the popular names in smartphones, only Motorola hasn’t joined the bandwagon in wide foldables. Samsung, Apple, Huawei, and Google all sell one, while Motorola sticks to Razr flip phones and the tall Razr Fold.
But it seems the niche is getting a new member as Motorola prepares the Razr Flex 2027, its rumored answer to the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8.
Motorola’s sneakily flexing its first wide foldable
Android Authority recently spotted a support page for a Motorola “razr flex – 2027” on the brand’s Australian website. The page sits on a subdomain Motorola appears to use for testing pages before they go live, and a “testing” banner even runs across the top.
The device’s name also appears under Software & Security, where you can select the Razr Flex and see update details. However, the information looks like placeholder text. It lists Android 16 and an August 2024 launch date, which can’t belong to a phone launching in 2027.
Although the listing shows no images, popular leaker Evan Blass screenshotted it and joked about the name with a photo of a BIC Flex5 razor. Motorola then teased the phone itself at its Signature 27 launch event in Brazil the same day.
A screen beneath the Motorola logo cycled through promotional slides. Between product shots of the Signature 27, a “thank you!” slide showed a folding phone graphic.
TudoCelular attended and filmed it, and we can see that the device has rounded edges and a pill-shaped camera module, which matches earlier leaked images.
No confirmed specs yet, but rumors are flying
Motorola hasn’t shared specifications for the rumored Razr Flex 2027. But TudoCelular lists a 6.92-inch inner OLED screen at 165Hz and a 4.94-inch cover screen at 120Hz. It also lists the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, 12GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage.
The cameras reportedly include a 50MP main sensor with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 50MP ultrawide, and a 32MP selfie camera on each screen. The battery is said to be 5,000mAh with 25W wireless charging, and the phone would ship with Android 17. It measures 12.6mm thick closed and 5.8mm open, and weighs 215g.
If these numbers turn out to be true, the Razr Flex won’t beat the Galaxy Z Fold 8 so easily. Samsung’s phone has bigger screens, with a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.5-inch cover screen. It also runs the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, a tier above the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 tipped for the Razr Flex.
In build alone, the Fold 8 is 9.7mm thick when folded and weighs less at 201g. Bear in mind that this is a special phone category that sells on thinness.
Motorola has a few advantages of its own. The rumored 5,000mAh battery is bigger than Samsung’s 4,800mAh, and the 25W wireless charging beats the Fold 8’s 20W. Its 32MP selfie cameras should also outclass Samsung’s 10MP sensors on both screens, among other areas. But we’ll just have to wait for official confirmation.
