ZDNET’s key takeaways
- The Motorola Razr is the most affordable foldable phone this year, with a starting price of $700. It’s still on sale for just $500.
- Some notable compromises include a smaller external display, a lower-end processor, and a weak camera system.
- The Motorola Razr handles day-to-day activities fairly well, and can even run more graphics-intensive tasks if needed.
It’s been on my mind since the very first foldable; at what point will these shape-shifting phones be affordable enough for everyone to buy? The first iterations were understandably expensive because of the R&D and materials that manufacturers had put in — and also because of innovation — so it was only a matter of time before processes became more streamlined and the price for entry dropped, right?
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