The stylus makes the difference
If you’ve been waiting for a phone that doubles as a serious tool for photo editing, Motorola’s latest announcement might be worth your attention. The company has just unveiled the Razr Fold, its first book-style foldable phone, and it comes with something none of its American rivals offer: proper stylus support.
For anyone unfamiliar with foldables, think of it as a smartphone that opens like a book to reveal a tablet-sized screen. When closed, the Razr Fold has a 6.6-inch display. Open it up, and you get an 8.1-inch screen – large enough to genuinely replace both your phone and iPad for certain workflows.
Samsung and Google both make foldable phones, Samsung actually dropped stylus support from its latest Galaxy Z Fold 7. That makes the Razr Fold the only flagship foldable in the US market with dedicated stylus capability. Sony main sensor, an ultra-wide lens that doubles as a macro, and a telephoto with three-times optical zoom. There’s also a 32MP external selfie camera and a 20MP internal camera. The device can record video in Dolby Vision for enhanced dynamic range and color accuracy.
seventh-generation Galaxy Z Fold, and Google is on its third Pixel Fold. However, Motorola does have some related experience through its Razr line of flip-style devices, which it’s been making since 2019.
The Razr Fold is expected to launch this summer and pricing has yet to be announced. So whether the Razr Fold becomes a serious tool for photographers will depend on a lot of things. On paper, though, the combination of a tablet-sized screen, precision stylus input, and a capable camera system does sound genuinely interesting. For anyone wishing to review, edit, and annotate images properly while working on location, it could fill a gap that existing foldables haven’t managed to address.
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