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he just takes the stage doesn't he so as you know folding phones they've been all the rage talked about it a lot here on the channel but it turns out the folding phone of the future may not be something that you're already aware of instead it may be a device and a brand name synonymous with folding or flipping should I say of course that is the Motorola RAZR believe it or not Motorola they're not done they apparently are working on their very own play in a folding phone marketplace in the form of the Motorola RAZR 2019 this is a totally different take from what the other manufacturers are doing it looks like what they're gonna do is have a device that folds out into a smartphone form factor and then folds up into an ultra compact flip phone like form factor so what does that do for you well it gives you a smaller package to begin with by not having to fit a typical smartphone display on the outside of the device but it also gives you less weirdness when it comes to software and folding you know the same interface from a small display on to a bigger one and then how all that's going to map out within Android instead this will be a kind of dumb phone possibly something you interact with via voice something like Google assistant in its folded format then when you fold it open it sort of takes the shape of a typical smartphone now if you're unfamiliar with the Motorola RAZR you're probably pretty young because this thing was a hit once upon a time so because of that there may be some clout associated with the Motorola RAZR brand name now another interesting point to make here is that Motorola isn't aiming this thing at like the premium hardcore high-horsepower type of smartphone market it's actually rumored that they're gonna put a Snapdragon 710 on the inside so not a flagship chip by any means fold it out it's supposed to be a 6.2 inch display not particularly high resolution possibly only four gigs of ram although only on a device like this that may be fine also considering that the compact nature of the device is one of the main selling features the batterer likely won't be large either just over 2,700 milliamp hours speculation right now is that this next-generation foldable razor could cost around $1,500 so still not cheap by any means but definitely less than the other two products is there a market for a stylish compact device that could fit more easily into your pocket in exchange for possibly some functionality especially when closed could people move back towards an older form factor after all the folded up version of this looks like it could be very compact are people ready for style phones again because once upon a time the battle was actually for the smallest devices not the biggest ones there's a rumor that the outside display could act as a touch pad when you have it opened up so you could possibly scroll with it or experience some other functionality via the external display of course this is all speculation at the moment but it does look like this as a product that will happen and I think it's an important play for Motorola especially at this stage right now they were the major player once upon a time when flip phones were ubiquitous not so much anymore in the smartphone era but maybe a device like this could reclaim some of the popularity that Motorola has experienced in the past we just have to find out if customers consumers are interested in a style oriented crazy compact ultra portable smartphone are you more likely to pick up something like this than the other foldable options for myself I'm not sure that the functionality drawbacks would be worth the portability gains but that said I could see a particular customer who may go for that nonetheless this could be a disruptor in the smartphone space after all it represents a completely new form factor that's different than what the other manufacturers are looking at for folding devices it's very futuristic you have to admit that