Last week, we asked you to vote on the topic of Motorola’s new flip foldables – the Razr 70 series or, as they are known in the US, the Razr 2026 series. While there are three models involved, we can come to only one conclusion.
And that conclusion is that the new flip foldables are too expensive – each of the three (vanilla, plus and Ultra) has its fans, however, it would take a price cut or some other deal before most people would consider buying one. Let’s look at them individually.
The Motorola Razr 70 Ultra (aka Razr Ultra 2026) has the best shot – 15% of the vote went in its favor and that number can grow with favorable reviews. Still, among those who want a flip foldable, most think that the Ultra costs too much ($1,500 / €1,400 / £1,200).
The phone uses older hardware (Snapdragon 8 Elite) and has a limited support window – Motorola UK and Germany say “up to 3” OS updates and “up to 5 years” of security patches, while Motorola US makes no promises at all. Even with the most generous interpretation of these timelines, the Ultra will become obsolete faster than similarly priced flagships. Moto already doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to updates and this isn’t helping the situation.
Fans outside of the US missed out on the Razr+ model last year and, while the 2026 Plus is available more widely, its pricing is no longer as competitive. The Razr+ 2025 was basically a re-release of the 2024 flagship with some improvements and it cost $300 less than the contemporary Ultra.
Now, the Motorola Razr 70+ (aka Razr+ 2026) builds on that 2024 hardware, though it doesn’t change much. It replaces the 2x/47mm telephoto camera (which was of limited use) with a 50MP ultra-wide and adds 500mAh to the battery for a total of 4,500mAh. It still uses the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, which would have been a great pick for chipset if not for the hefty price tag of $1,100 / €1,150 / £1,000. This much money can buy you a new Galaxy S26 Ultra and it’s not far off an iPhone 17 Pro either.
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