Leaked Motorola Razr 3 pictures reveal an upgraded digital camera and a boxier design

A pair of leaked pictures from dependable leaker Evan Blass (by way of 91Mobiles) offers us a primary take a look at what seems to be a testing mannequin of the third technology Motorola Razr. The system, codenamed Maven, notably homes two upgraded cameras on its again: a 50MP f / 1.8 major sensor and a 13MP sensor for macro and ultra-wide photographs.

Within the picture of the system totally closed, you’ll discover that it appears to have misplaced its “chin,” or the lip that prolonged outward in earlier iterations of the system. It appears prefer it folds over on itself to kind a sq. form when it’s closed, deviating from each the trendy remakes of the system and its unique design.

Picture: Evan Blass by way of 91Mobiles

Blass additionally notes that the fingerprint sensor has been moved to the ability button, which is probably going on the facet of the system. Motorola beforehand positioned the fingerprint sensor on the chin of the 2019 Razr, after which moved it to the again of the system for the 5G-upgraded Razr it launched in 2020. Each placements weren’t precisely splendid — The Verge’s former government editor, Dieter Bohn, described its placement on the again of the system as an “awkward spot to achieve,” and stated placing it on the chin compelled him to open the cellphone with two arms.

Blass says the Razr 3 comes with an FHD+ inside folding show and a hole-punch 32MP selfie digital camera. (You possibly can view the picture of the system’s inside display over at 91Mobiles.) Motorola is rumored to launch a regular model of the system with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 system-on-a-chip (SoC), together with a “Plus” variant, presumably with an upgraded, however as-yet-unknown, chip. As for storage, it’s supposed to come back with as much as 12GB of RAM and as much as 512GB of inside storage.

With its boxier design and twin digital camera sensors, it appears like Motorola is gearing as much as compete with Samsung’s flagship foldable: the Galaxy Z Flip 3. The primary two Razr reboots weren’t precisely probably the most spectacular — the 2019 system got here with a $1,499 price ticket and several other flaws, like a lumpy display, creaky hinge, and subpar digital camera. Motorola’s second iteration wasn’t significantly better and the addition of 5G nonetheless didn’t justify its $1,399 worth.

In keeping with an announcement from a Lenovo government in December (Lenovo purchased out the cell model in 2014), the third technology Razr is rumored to launch in China in July or August. There’s no phrase on a launch date exterior of China, nonetheless. The Verge reached out to Motorola with a request for remark however didn’t instantly hear again.