Shortly after launching in China, Motorola India has confirmed the India launch date of its new foldable, the Razr 50 Ultra. The handset will be debuting in the country on July 4th, which is just a few days away now. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is a significant upgrade over the predecessor as we get a larger cover screen and a powerful chipset. The company has also revealed the global rollout details of the Razr 50 lineup.
Motorola Razr 50 Ultra gets a launch date
- The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra will be launching in India next month.
- There is also a dedicated microsite on Amazon and this only mentions the Razr 50 Ultra. It looks like the standard Razr 50 might not launch.
- The Amazon microsite reveals the phone would come with Moto AI and there will be support for Google Gemini.
- There will be features like Moto Magic Canvas that allow you to create canvas images with just text, AI Magic Eraser, Style Canvas to create AI-generated wallpapers and more.
Motorola Razr 50 series global rollout details
The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra is priced at EUR 1,200 (around Rs 1,07,300) for the 12GB/512GB model in Europe and LATAM countries. The phone will roll out to select markets across Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East markets in the following weeks.
In the US, the handset will be marketed as Motorola Razr+ 2024 and is priced at $999.99 (around Rs 83,500). It will be available to pre-order at T-Mobile, AT&T Motorola, Amazon.com, and Best Buy on July 10.
On the other hand, the global Motorola Razr 50/Motorola Razr (2024) will be up for pre-order on July 10 and will have a starting price of $700 (around Rs 58,500). The shipping will begin on July 24th.
Motorola Razr 50 Ultra specifications, features
The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra sports a 6.9-inch foldable FHD+ pOLED display with 1080 X 2640 pixels resolution, 1Hz-165Hz refresh rate, 3000nits peak brightness, a 120 percent DCI-P3 colour gamut and 360Hz touch sampling rate. We have a 4-inch pOLED cover screen with a 1272×1080 pixels resolution, compared to a 3.6-inch panel on the predecessor.
The foldable is powered by the Snapdragon 8 s Gen 3 with Adreno GPU for graphics. The predecessor came with Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. The chipset is paired with up to 12GB LPDDR5x RAM, and 512GB UFS 4 storage. We get a 4,000mAh battery with 45W fast charging and there’s also 15W wireless charging. This is sizeable upgrade from a 3,800mAh cell and 30W fast charging.
The Motorola Razr 50 Ultra features a 50MP primary camera with f/1.7 aperture and a 50MP telephoto shooter with 2x optical zoom support. There is a 32MP shooter on the front for selfies and video chats. The device has an IPX8 water-resistant rating, which makes it the first Razr phone with water protection.
