We’d all the time assumed we’d see a brand new Motorola Razr this yr, however now the corporate has confirmed it, going as far as to say that the following model of the telephone – more likely to be known as the Motorola Razr 2023 – will launch “very quickly.”

This comes straight from Lenovo CEO Yuanqing Yang, talking to CNBC (opens in new tab) throughout MWC 2023, so we’re inclined to imagine it. That stated, the Motorola Razr 2022 solely landed again in August final yr, so it appears a bit early for a brand new mannequin.

Will Motorola launch the Razr 2023 lower than a yr after the Razr 2022 then, or is “very quickly” additional away than it sounds? We’re undecided.

Yang additionally stated “I believe it’s a lot better” in comparison with the Razr 2022, so it will seem that the Motorola Razr 2023 might play host to some vital upgrades. Particulars of these upgrades weren’t revealed, however apparently the enhancements will give attention to the hinge and apps.

Past that, Yang stated that reception to the Razr line “is nice”, and that “when the expertise turns into mature, then the value might go down, then you’ll be able to drive greater quantity.”

In different phrases, foldable telephones are more likely to get extra inexpensive over time, which might assist make them extra mainstream, a sentiment echoed by Oppo’s President for Abroad Gross sales and Service, Billy Zhang, once we spoke to him at MWC about the potential for extra inexpensive foldables sooner or later. There’s no indication that the Razr 2023 itself might be cheaper than final yr’s model, although.

Evaluation: how might the Motorola Razr 2023 enhance?

Yang’s point out of bettering the hinge doubtless means we’ll see each sturdiness enhancements and a discount within the crease throughout the show. That stated, in our Motorola Razr 2022 overview we famous that it had a barely-there show crease anyway, so there’s not rather more work to do right here.

As for the point out of functions, presumably which means a give attention to benefiting from the foldable kind issue for apps. Arising with bespoke options and modes that require a foldable display to make use of.

There are different enhancements we’d prefer to see too, although. We discovered that the cameras, and significantly the publish processing of images, wanted work on the Razr 2022, and that the final efficiency wasn’t as easy as we’d have anticipated given the high-end specs. Hopefully Motorola pays some consideration to these areas as properly; it will must if it needs its subsequent clamshell to search out its means onto our choose of the most effective foldables to purchase, that is for certain.

If it does, then this could possibly be a critical rival to the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, which is anticipated to land in August and is more likely to be the most well-liked foldable telephone of the yr.