Motorola postpones foldable RAZR's sale in India to April 15
What's the story
Motorola's hotly-anticipated RAZR foldable phone, which was slated to go on sale in India on April 2, will now be available on April 15. The company has postponed the first sale of the handset due to the ongoing lockdown imposed in the country to contain the coronavirus crisis. All pre-orders have also been affected as the delivery of non-essential goods remains banned.
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The new sale date is also tentative
According to Prashanth Mani, India Head, Lenovo Mobile Business Group and MD of Motorola Mobility, the new date (April 15) is also tentative, considering the possibility of the lockdown being extended beyond April 14.
Design and Display
Meanwhile, here's recalling the new Motorola RAZR
The all-new Motorola RAZR revives the clamshell design of the original model while boasting of a futuristic foldable form factor. The handset sports a 6.2-inch flexible OLED screen on the inside which offers an HD+ (876x2142 pixels) resolution. On the outside, the aluminum chassis bears a secondary 2.7-inch (600x800 pixels) Quick View display for accessing notifications, a single camera, and a physical fingerprint reader.
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For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
The RAZR (2019) houses a single 16MP (f/1.7) camera that supports dual-pixel phase-detection autofocus and can record 4K videos at 30fps. For selfies and video calling, there is a 5MP (f/2.0) selfie shooter housed in the notch of the internal screen.
Internals
Under the hood
The Motorola RAZR 2019 is powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 710 processor, paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of non-expandable storage. The handset runs on Android 9 Pie and packs a 2,510mAh non-removable battery which supports 15W fast charging via the Type-C port. Further, it offers all the latest connectivity options including NFC, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, 4G LTE, and GPS.
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Pricing and availability
The RAZR costs Rs. 1,24,999, and will go on sale from April 15 through Flipkart and select offline stores. As for launch offers, buyers can get Rs. 10,000 cashback using Citibank cards, double validity on Jio's Rs. 4,999 annual recharge, and a discounted protection plan.