This patent might be our first look at Motorola's rumoured RAZR foldable phone

Nosotros might accept gotten our first look at Motorola's clamshell foldable RAZR smartphone.

Spotted on the World'southward Intellectual Patent Office (WIPO) past 91mobiles, is a foldable Motorola device that looks eerily similar to the company'southward popular phone of yesteryear. Motorola filed the patent on Dec 17th of 2018.

Unfolded the device looks like a regular smartphone, simply when folded the handset appears similar to the RAZR V3 mixed with the LG Lotus.

Fifty-fifty though the iconic RAZR branding does non appear on the patent, the resemblance is undeniable. The phone fifty-fifty shares the thick chin on the bottom.

What might exist the only differences are the phone's wider size, which gives it an LG Lotus feel, as well as the fact that it ditches the screen and button combination in favour of a long foldable display.

When folding in half there's a second display on the outside of the device, similar to the RAZR V3, though information technology's unclear if this display is touch sensitive.

TheWall Street Journalrecently reported that Lenovo, the owner of the Motorola make volition revive the RAZR as a foldable 5G capable telephone that costs $1,500 USD (about $1,987 CAD). According to theWSJ,Lenovo will partner with Verizon on a U.South. exclusive bargain and is planning on selling the device as early equally Feb.

Motorola'southward foldable telephone design might attract some users because instead of a tablet condign a phone, information technology'south a smartphone that is capable of becoming even more compact. The smartphone will fit meliorate in pockets and has a cornball feel that many users crave.

Image Credit: WIPO

Source: WIPO Via: 91mobiles