In March 2020, Motorola launched the Motorola Raza foldable phone in India priced at Rs 1,24,999 only. To put the price into perspective, the smartphone launched at $1,499 (approx Rs 1,06,000) in the US. The Motorola Razr was set to go on sale in India on April 2, but the date was changed to April 15 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. Due to the extension of the lockdown, till May 3, 2020, the Motorola Razr will now go on sale on May 6, 2020.
In a statement, Motorola said, “Due to the prevailing situation and extension of nationwide lockdown, sale of all non-essential products and services has been discontinued. In line with the government guidelines, Motorola Razr will now go on sale after the revised lockdown period, starting May 6th, 2020 (which was earlier scheduled for 15th April 2020). We are hopeful that the situation will get better in the coming days and are working with our partners towards ensuring a smooth purchase experience for consumers across both online and offline channels, once the lockdown is lifted.”
The Motorola Razr (2019) features a 6.2-inch Cinemavision foldable pOLED screen with a resolution of 2142×876 pixels and a 21:9 aspect ratio. It comes with a 2.7-inch external display with a 600 x 800-pixel resolution and a 4:3 aspect ratio. The foldable phone is powered by the octa-core Snapdragon 710 10nm Platform, paired with Adreno 616 GPU. It comes equipped with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage and runs Android 9 Pie.
In the camera department, Motorola Razr (2019) ports a 16MP rear camera with f/1.7 aperture, 1.22um pixel size, EIS, Dual Pixel autofocus (AF) and Laser AF. As for the selfies, the foldable phone comes with a 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture and 1.12um pixel size. Further, it packs a 2510mAh battery with 15W TurboPower fast charging technology. The device comes with splash-proof water-resistant nanocoating.
Motorola Razr (2019) price in India is set at Rs 1,24,999. For reference, the device was launched at $1,499 (approx Rs 1,06,000) in the US. It comes in Noir Black colour option. Moreover, it will be available for purchase through Flipkart and offline stores.
Further, launch offers include Rs 10,000 cashback on Citibank debit and credit card transactions, apart from a double data and validity offer from Reliance Jio on its Rs. 4,999 recharge, offering 1.4TB of data and a 2-year validity. You can read more about the Reliance Jio offers here.