My Pixel 10 is a normal-sized slab and I’d be happier with something smaller in my pocket. On the other hand (pun intended), foldable phones go too much in the other direction, because they fold into a small square that you would have to open for almost everything. Motorola teased its first wide foldable in September, and leaked specs for Motorola’s wide foldable suggest it ends up between those two sizes. The phone, internally called the Razr Flex, will reportedly be available in mid-December. The leak doesn’t say what the price will be, but I can estimate it from the hardware. If Motorola keeps it at $1,499 or less, the Razr Flex could replace my Google Pixel 10. Related Motorola’s Razr Ultra is as impressive as it is expensive Premium features, premium price A foldable phone folds up too small for the way I use my phone The clamshell screen is the problem Motorola’s Razr Ultra 2026 folds down to 88.1mm tall, which is almost as portable as a modern phone. Its cover screen is 4 inches at 1272 x 1080, making it almost square. That screen handles notifications and quick responses, but most apps feel squeezed into a square. I opened the phone for more than a quick glance, so I spent most of the day on the larger interior screen. What I want is a phone that I can use closed for most tasks, but that still takes up less space than a standard brick. The Razr Flex fits between a lid and my Pixel 10. Shorter than a slab, thinner than a lid. The Razr Flex reportedly measures 110 x 76 x 12.6 mm folded and weighs 215 grams. That makes it about 22mm taller than the Razr Ultra and about 43mm shorter than my 152.8mm tall Pixel 10. It would also be slimmer when closed than the Motorola lid, which measures 15.7mm folded. Reports suggest it would be shorter and narrower than the Galaxy Z Fold 8. Its 4.97-inch clamshell display has a resolution of 1736 x 1140, which is the shape of a regular phone rather than a square one. At that size, I could send text messages, check maps, and respond to emails without opening the phone. However, the Flex weighs 11 grams more than my Pixel 10 and is 4mm thicker. So your advantage is height and pocket space, not weight. I used a Samsung Galaxy S21+ for a long time before it broke and I’ve always preferred its 6.7-inch screen to the 6.3-inch screen on my Pixel 10. The Flex reportedly opens with a 6.92-inch internal OLED display with a resolution of 2364 x 1728 and a 165Hz refresh rate. The difference is the shape, because the Flex screen is much squarer than the tall screen on the S21+. Horizontal videos should take up more of the screen and web pages should read more like they do on a small tablet. Read our review. I reviewed the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra and it has a problem. It’s called the Galaxy Z Fold 8 It’s a great phone, but there’s more fun elsewhere What I’d give up for the Razr Flex The camera costs the most Leaving the Pixel 10 means losing its 5x telephoto camera. The Flex reportedly only has a 50MP main camera and a 50MP ultrawide camera. I’ve never been a photographer (10 photos in a year is already a lot), so this doesn’t hurt me too much. The Pixel 10 also has an IP68 rating, while the Flex has an IP48 and IP49 rating, but this is the same rating as the Galaxy Z Fold 8. Compared to the Fold 8, the Flex has a smaller interior screen and reportedly a thicker body. Samsung’s phone has a 7.6-inch interior display and measures 9.7mm thick when folded. The reports also do not agree regarding the chip. Android Headlines says the Flex uses the Razr Fold’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, while GSMArena lists the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. Why is $1,499 my limit for the Razr Flex? Something else favors the Fold 8. I don’t expect Motorola to price the Flex below the Razr Ultra 2026, which costs $1,499 with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. The Flex reportedly comes with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, so matching the price of the Ultra is realistic. Memory costs have also driven up phone prices this year, so I’m not expecting a bargain. At $1,499, the Flex would cost $400 less than the Fold 8 and Motorola’s $1,899 book-style Razr Fold. If the Flex costs more than $1,499, the gap with the Fold 8 becomes small enough that Samsung’s larger screen and thinner body make more sense. I’ve been trying to get rid of Samsung after losing three phones to the same type of screen issues. So if I break a foldable, I’d be happier losing $1,499 than $1,899. Related Motorola Just Fixed My Biggest Folding Problem, and Samsung Should Take Notes The Razr Fold Finally Fixes What Samsung Broke Where the Razr Flex Fits in My Next Update Motorola hasn’t confirmed the name, specs, or December launch, and the cover screen is the detail I most want to see in person. A usable cover screen is what separates the Flex from a flip, so a weak one would rule it out at any price. If the price is closer to $1,899, I’d compare the Fold 8 to the Razr Fold, two phones that were difficult to separate in a side-by-side comparison. At that price, a smaller body alone wouldn’t justify choosing the Flex over either.
