This Folding Phone Is Different...

He just takes the stage, doesn't he

So as you know, folding phones, they've been all the rage. Talked about it a lot here on the channel

But it turns out the folding phone of the future may not be something that you're already aware of

Instead, it may be a device and a brand name synonymous with folding or flipping, should I say

Of course, that is the Motorola Razr. Believe it or not, Motorola, they're not done

They apparently are working on their very own play in the folding phone marketplace in the form of the Motorola Razr 2019

This is a totally different take from what the other manufacturers are doing. It looks like what they're going to do is have a device that folds out into a smartphone form factor and then folds up into an ultra compact flip phone like form factor

So what does that do for you? Well, it gives you a smaller package to begin with

by not having to fit a typical smartphone display on the outside of the device but it also gives you less weirdness when it comes to software and folding you know the same interface from a small display onto a bigger one and then how all that going

to map out within Android. Instead this will be a kind of dumb phone possibly something you

interact with via voice something like Google Assistant in its folded format then when you

fold it open it sort of takes the shape of a typical smartphone now if you're unfamiliar with

the Motorola Razr you're probably pretty young because this thing was a hit once upon a time so

because of that there may be some clout associated with the Motorola Razr brand name now another

interesting point to make here is that Motorola isn't aiming this thing at like the premium hardcore

high horsepower type of smartphone market it's actually rumored that they're gonna put a Snapdragon 710 on the inside so not a flagship chip by any

means fold it out it's supposed to be a 6.2 inch display not particularly high

resolution possibly only 4 gigs of RAM although only on a device like this that may be fine also considering that the compact nature of the device is one of the main selling features the battery likely won be large either just over 2700 mAh

Speculation right now is that this next generation foldable razor could cost around $1,500

So still not cheap by any means, but definitely less than the other two products

Is there a market for a stylish, compact device that could fit more easily into your pocket

in exchange for possibly some functionality, especially when closed? Could people move back towards an older form factor

After all, the folded up version of this looks like it could be very compact

Are people ready for style phones again? because once upon a time

the battle was actually for the smallest devices, not the biggest ones

There's a rumor that the outside display could act as a touch pad when you have it opened up

so you could possibly scroll with it or experience some other functionality via the external display Of course this is all speculation at the moment but it does look like this is a product that will happen and I think it an important play for Motorola

especially at this stage right now. They were the major player once upon a time when flip phones

were ubiquitous. Not so much anymore in the smartphone era, but maybe a device like this

could reclaim some of the popularity that Motorola has experienced in the past. We just have to find

out if customers consumers are interested in a style oriented crazy compact ultra portable

smartphone are you more likely to pick up something like this than the other foldable options for

myself i'm not sure that the functionality drawbacks would be worth the portability gains

but that said i could see a particular customer who may go for that nonetheless this could be a

disruptor in the smartphone space. After all, it represents a completely new form factor that's

different than what the other manufacturers are looking at for folding devices. It's very

futuristic. You have to admit that