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The Motorola Razr Could Return as a $1,500 Foldable Smartphone (techcrunch.com)

Posted by msmash on from the up-next dept.

The iconic Motorola RAZR might be making a comeback as a $1,500 foldable screen smartphone, and it could launch as early as February, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. From a report: The price point puts the handset north of even Apple and Samsung's flagships, at $1,500. Of course, there isn't really a standardized price point for the emerging foldables category yet. The Royole FlexPai starts at around $1,300 -- not cheap, especially for a product from a relative unknown. And Samsung, the next on the list to embrace the foldable, has never been afraid to hit a premium price point. Ultimately, $1,500 could well be standard for these sorts of products. Whether or not consumers are willing to pay that, however, is another question entirely.

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  1. NO! by Zorro · · Score: 4, Insightful

    NO cellphone is worth $1500!

    Does it include Star Trek Beaming or Time Travel? No? Then it isn't worth its weight in gold!

    1. Re:NO! by Nidi62 · · Score: 5, Funny

      There is a narrow window where a small but significant number of idiots will pay silly prices to have the first flexible phone.

      Too bad they are already late to the party. Apple came out with a flexible phone in 2014.

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    2. Re:NO! by jellomizer · · Score: 3, Interesting

      That was a great feature, the phone was designed to mold itself to the owners butt, making it more comfortable to carry over time.

      However I never got why people put their phone in their back pocket. It is like hold on a moment while I pull something from my butt and put it next to my face.

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    3. Re:NO! by burningcpu · · Score: 3, Interesting

      I used to keep my cell phone in the only sane location I could think of, the front left pocket of my jeans. However, as the width of these phones has increased, this location became less tenable.

      I've adopted the butt phone placement and broken a phone screen because of it. But I don't think I can go back, until we start having smaller screens again, or a technological feat that obviates this need.

  2. Re: Royale FlexPai by jddj · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can I get the Royale with Cheese?

  3. Re:Betteridge says NO by lactose99 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Cheaper to buy two $500 phones and a small metal hinge.

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