This Might Be My Most Anticipated Foldable
The foldable market is entering a golden age, especially if you are a fan of the book-style form factor. Between the Honor Magic V6, the Oppo Find N6, the reliable Z Fold 7, and the upcoming Pixel Fold, there are incredible options hitting the shelves. However, there is one specific device that stands above the rest for me right now.
I have a small caveat: I am only looking at phones with confirmed releases. Once we get official word on a "wide" version of the Galaxy Z Fold 8, the rankings might shift, but for now, the phone I am personally most excited for is the Moto Razer Fold.
The Advantage of Local Availability
One of the biggest hurdles with devices like the Honor Magic V6 is actually getting your hands on one. I get tons of questions from people in the United States asking where they can buy it, and the reality is that you have to deal with the headache of importing it.
The Moto Razer Fold changes that equation entirely. It is coming directly to the United States, putting it in that rare category occupied by Samsung and Google. While we do not have a hard release date or price yet, we do know that it’ll apparently be €1,999 in Europe. That’s certainly a touch higher than leaker Evan Blass had it back in January.
Price and availability are great, but the real excitement for me lies in the camera. Motorola is making a bold claim, stating they have the number one foldable camera on DxOMark. If you look at the current rankings, the Razer Fold is sitting tied for the eighth-best camera ever reviewed, putting it above the Pixel 10 Pro XL and the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
As much as I love my Z Fold 7, the zoom has always been a point of frustration. I spend a lot of time out in nature, and I need a lens that can actually resolve detail at a distance. The Razer Fold is packing a 50-megapixel telephoto lens with a 1/1.95-inch sensor, which is right there with the top-tier hardware from Honor.
The primary sensor is equally impressive at 1/1.28 inches. While the Z Fold 7 has a 200-megapixel count, the Razer Fold has a larger overall sensor size.
Hardware specs are one thing, but the software processing is where the battle is won. In side-by-side comparisons at 3x zoom, the Razer Fold is resolving considerably more detail than the Z Fold 7 and even seems to pull ahead of the Magic V5.
Low light performance is where it becomes an absolute massacre. The Z Fold 7 famously struggles when lighting gets rough, often resulting in noisy, muddy shots. The Razer Fold looks far and away the best in these scenarios, with almost no visible noise or smearing. Motorola has clearly been putting in the work to improve their processing, and it shows.
Power, Battery, and Utility
Beyond the optics, the rest of the spec sheet is incredibly beefy:
Battery: A massive 6,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery with 80-watt charging.
Display: A huge 8.1-inch inner screen with a claimed 6,200 nits of peak brightness.
Dimensions: It is 4.66 mm thick when open. While it is a bit heavier at around 240 grams, it is nothing we haven't handled before with the Pixel Fold.
Interestingly, Motorola is opting for a standard Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 rather than the "Elite" version. I actually think this is a smart move. In daily use, these phones are so overpowered that you will never notice the difference, and it likely helps them hit that lower price point.
For the productivity crowd, the Razer Fold will support its own stylus. If you skipped the Z Fold 7 because of the lack of a pen, this is a serious alternative. Motorola also has "Ready For," which is arguably the closest thing we have to Samsung DeX, providing a solid desktop experience on the go.
There is a bit of nostalgia at play here too. I loved the old Moto X with its "chop-chop" flashlight and twist-to-capture camera gestures. Motorola has always had a quirky, helpful approach to software, and since they do not heavily reskin Android, it looks very clean—almost like a Pixel but with better features added on top.
When you look at the total package—a clean UI, a top-tier camera system, a giant battery, and fast charging, all at a lower price point in the U.S.—it is hard not to be excited. Motorola is finally bringing a folding phone to the table that checks every single box.