The Motorola Razr Fold has arrived, and there’s a lot to like about Motorola’s first book-style foldable. From its performance to the impressive cameras, the Razr Fold is a great first attempt at this type of foldable phone, making it a worthy competitor to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold lineup.
But even though the Razr Fold just hit store shelves, we’re already looking forward to the next iteration and how the company can improve upon an already great package. So, after spending several weeks with the Razr Fold, here’s what I want to see out of the Razr Fold 2027.
More colors
Lately, Motorola is known for its bold color choices, especially since partnering with Pantone a few years ago. Just about every Motorola smartphone is offered in exciting colors and finishes, such as vegan leather, Alcantara, and wood, which helps phones like the Motorola Razr 2026 stand out even more.
The Razr Fold is sort of the odd one out. Sure, Motorola still uses alternative and premium-feeling materials besides glass, which I appreciate. However, the Fold is only available in two colors, and they’re basically black and white. This sort of runs counter to Motorola’s color philosophy, which tends to steer away from “safe” colors.
On the one hand, I get that this is Motorola’s first book-style foldable, so it wants to play it safe by offering just two color options. It is a rather expensive phone, and Motorola may use this to gauge demand for future models.
With any luck, the Razr Fold 2027 will add one or two more color options to its roster. After all, it’s a great smartphone, and probably the best Motorola flagship since the Razr Ultra 2025, so I would like to see Motorola really show it off with bold color options.
More configurations
The Razr Fold is a powerful phone, and a big reason for that is the fact that Motorola paired the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 with 16GB of RAM. That’s enough to run plenty of on-device AI features and tons of open apps without the phone breaking a sweat. However, with the RAM crisis inflating prices across the board, perhaps it’s time for Motorola to consider offering more than just one configuration for the device.
This is a strategy Samsung utilizes with its devices. For example, it offers three RAM/storage configurations for the Galaxy Z Fold 7, starting at 12 GB/256GB and going up to 16GB/1TB, allowing Samsung to offer the phone at a variety of prices.
Motorola could do the same thing with the Razr Fold 2027, not only to benefit consumers willing to pay more for higher RAM and storage, but also to offer a cheaper model, perhaps with just 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. For many on-device AI features, 12GB is plenty, and 256GB is a good amount for many people, especially as cloud storage options become more prevalent.
This way, the Razr Fold 2027 could start at a lower price of, say, $1,700, allowing Motorola to further undercut its rivals.
Magnets everywhere
The Motorola Razr Fold has great charging specs, offering 80W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. That last one is particularly interesting, especially since achieving such speeds will likely require a very specific type of wireless charger, like the Motorola TurboPower 50W Wireless Charger. Wireless charging this fast is often hard to come by (it’s not even on Motorola’s website) or expensive.
Instead, I would love to see Motorola offer the Razr Fold 2027 with Qi2 charging capabilities, especially given how the standard is growing and how many Qi2 chargers are already out there. Furthermore, the Razr Fold should come with built-in magnets to fully take advantage of the standard, unlike Samsung’s stopgap Qi2-Ready implementation.
Sure, charging may be limited to just 25W with the Qi2.2 standard, but that’s still plenty quick (many Samsung phones charge at the same speed using a cable), and if you need faster charging, you could just plug it in. Frankly, I would be willing to cut the wireless charging speed in half if it means I get to attach magnetic accessories to my phone or stick the Razr Fold on a magnetic stand without needing a case.
A truly flagship chipset
Performance on the Razr Fold is pretty spectacular, despite the fact that the phone is running a sub-flagship chipset. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is a step below the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, and it’s more in line with the original Snapdragon 8 Elite, albeit with lower clock speeds. Still, given how volatile smartphone pricing has been in 2026, it’s no surprise Motorola didn’t go for the top-of-the-line chipset, likely to keep costs down while providing plenty of performance.
It’s a strategy Motorola is known for with its flagship foldables, with its previous highest-end Razr phones generally opting for sub-flagship options rather than the most premium chip available. The company changed that up with the Razr Ultra 2025, which sported the Snapdragon 8 Elite, so we hoped that would be the case with this year’s Razr models.
But while the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 is still a great chip, it would be nice to see the Razr Fold 2027 running on whatever flagship chipset we get from Qualcomm, which will likely be the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6. This would help it compete better with some of the best foldables from Samsung and others.
Motorola might even consider giving it a flagship MediaTek chipset, as the company isn’t shy about mixing chips among the Razr series, as the lowest-end Razr flip phone usually runs a MediaTek Dimensity chipset. This could potentially help offset costs, as Qualcomm isn’t exactly cheap.
And again, Motorola can help offset the cost of its next Fold by offering more configurations, giving it more wiggle room to feature a more premium chipset that we expect to see in a flagship of this caliber.
Better durability
The Razr Fold is a pretty solid phone, especially as foldables go. It has an IP48 rating, meaning it’s largely protected against water ingress. You can get it wet or submerge it, and it should be fine in most common conditions (although it’s not completely waterproof).
That said, dust protection leaves a bit to be desired. That “4” means it’s protected against dust particles 1mm or larger, but anything smaller could still cause some damage.
Right now, the Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the only foldable phone with full dust protection, meaning it is possible. And given that consumers are still concerned about foldable durability, the Razr Fold 2027 should step up its protection to give them more peace of mind.
And on that note, I would like to see more cases and screen protectors available, both first and third-party. After all, you can never be too safe when it comes to a $1,900 product.
