The Motorola Razr 2023 has been revealed in some new leaked photographs, simply seven months on from the launch of its predecessor – they usually recommend it will are available a flowery two-tone design that has echoes of the unique clamshell telephone.

The brand new photographs, from dependable leaker Sudhanshu Ambhore (opens in new tab) and noticed by 91Mobiles (opens in new tab), are the primary real-world photographs we have seen of the upcoming foldable telephone. And whereas they do not reveal an enormous quantity concerning the Samsung Galazy Z Fold Four rival’s specs, they do present a telephone that’ll be half gray, and half magenta.

That flash of coloration has echoes of the Motorola Razr V3’s scorching pink model, which landed again in 2006. Understandably, the Razr 2023’s shade is not fairly as garish as its distant ancestor, which considerably divided opinion on the time. However it’s much more enjoyable than final yr’s mannequin, which caught to ‘satin black’ paint job regardless of rumors of a ‘tranquil blue’ model.

We do not but know if this shall be considered one of many Razr 2023 coloration choices, however the two-tone take a look at least makes its distinct from its predecessor, which solely arrived final August. Together with the choice of a magenta (or maybe burgundy) decrease half, the upcoming Razr guarantees to deliver a number of helpful {hardware} upgrades.

A earlier leak recommended that the Razr 2023 will probably get a bigger cowl show than the 2022 model, with the exterior display seemingly wrapping across the digicam lenses and filling nearly half of the telephone. It is onerous to inform if this jives with the brand new leaked photographs, because the telephone is powered off – but it surely’d actually be an enormous usability improve. 

Elsewhere, the 91Mobiles leak suggests we will anticipate to see some barely improved cameras (with the principle rear digicam bumped from 50MP to 64MP) and a bigger 4,000mAh battery. It is a mixture that might see the Motorola Razr 2023 turn out to be an much more severe challenger in our information to one of the best foldable telephones, and it seems like we can’t have to attend lengthy to search out out.

Evaluation: Foldables take the limelight again from rollables

Motorola clearly would not simply see foldables just like the Razr 2023 as the way forward for its telephone lineup – we’re nonetheless enthusiastic about the rollable idea it confirmed off at MWC 2023, which positively has its advantages.

Nevertheless it’s clear that foldables are extra mature and established, a lot in order that Motorola is beginning to dabble in colourful new designs just like the one on this leak. Whether or not its paint job and {hardware} upgrades are sufficient to see it leapfrog the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold Four in our information to one of the best foldable telephones stays to be seen. 

Our Motorola Razr 2022 evaluate discovered that its greater drawbacks had been truly performance-related, regardless of the inclusion of a speedy Snapdragon eight Plus Gen 1 chip. In our testing, this was notably the case when utilizing its Fast View exterior show, so hopefully the brand new two-tone paint job has been matched by some inner boosts to its software program optimization.

If that’s the case, it may properly be a foldable that lives as much as the identify of its traditional Razr predecessor, which was one of the vital iconic telephones of the 2000s and the best-selling clamshell telephone ever made.