Weekly poll results: the Motorola Razr 70 / 2026 series is overpriced, needs more updates
Last week, we asked you to vote on the topic of Motorola’s new flip foldables – the Razr 70 series or, as they are known in the US, the Razr 2026 series. While there are three models involved, we can come to only one conclusion.
And that conclusion is that the new flip foldables are too expensive – each of the three (vanilla, plus and Ultra) has its fans, however, it would take a price cut or some other deal before most people would consider buying one. Let’s look at them individually.
The Motorola Razr 70 Ultra (aka Razr Ultra 2026) has the best shot – 15% of the vote went in its favor and that number can grow with favorable reviews. Still, among those who want a flip foldable, most think that the Ultra costs too much ($1,500 / €1,400 / £1,200).
The phone uses older hardware (Snapdragon 8 Elite) and has a limited support window – Motorola UK and Germany say “up to 3” OS updates and “up to 5 years” of security patches, while Motorola US makes no promises at all. Even with the most generous interpretation of these timelines, the Ultra will become obsolete faster than similarly priced flagships. Moto already doesn’t have the best reputation when it comes to updates and this isn’t helping the situation.
Fans outside of the US missed out on the Razr+ model last year and, while the 2026 Plus is available more widely, its pricing is no longer as competitive. The Razr+ 2025 was basically a re-release of the 2024 flagship with some improvements and it cost $300 less than the contemporary Ultra.
Now, the Motorola Razr 70+ (aka Razr+ 2026) builds on that 2024 hardware, though it doesn’t change much. It replaces the 2x/47mm telephoto camera (which was of limited use) with a 50MP ultra-wide and adds 500mAh to the battery for a total of 4,500mAh. It still uses the Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, which would have been a great pick for chipset if not for the hefty price tag of $1,100 / €1,150 / £1,000. This much money can buy you a new Galaxy S26 Ultra and it’s not far off an iPhone 17 Pro either. We understand why the $100 price hike from last year was necessary, but not why anyone would pay that for such old hardware.
Finally, the Motorola Razr 70 (aka Razr 2026) may be the cheapest of the three, but it’s not cheap in the grand scheme of things since it costs $800 / €870 / £800. The pricing is an issue and the mid-range hardware has people leaning towards other Razr 70 models, anyway.
Older models may be an even bigger threat – Motorola US is still selling last year’s Razr Ultra 2025 (with 1TB storage!) for $800. Yes, the exact same price as the vanilla 2026 model (which comes with only 256GB storage, among its other deficiencies). And in Europe, we’ve seen the Razr 60 Ultra as low as €650 (for a 256GB unit).
Why would anyone buy the new vanilla phone when they can have the 2025 Ultra, which isn’t all that different from the 2026 Ultra? Actually, never mind the vanilla phone, why would anyone buy the 2026 Ultra when they can have the very similar 2025 Ultra for a lot less money?
Motorola is undercutting its own offerings here, which makes them a tough sell. And even if it wasn’t for that, people think that Moto phones have a limited shelf life due to the company’s below-average software support policy.
Motorola Razr 70 Ultra
| 512GB 16GB RAM | $ 1,499.99 | £ 1,199.00 |
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Motorola Razr 70+
| 256GB 12GB RAM | £ 769.95 | |
| 512GB 12GB RAM | € 849.00 | |
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Motorola Razr 70
| 256GB 8GB RAM | £ 669.94 | € 597.55 |
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Reader comments
- Cpt.Power
- n$n
Price is googd enough updates are good enough. THose companies would do a lot better if they add at least 5 years of warranty just like the fairphone. Thats would be best advertising for company. Also would give best interest for buyers.
- jpn4
- DNF
The price will drop quickly I think. And also Motorola should bump up its update policy, it's dramatic.
