Foldable phones are some of the most innovative devices we’ve seen in recent years, and creating a bending handset poses quite a few design questions that aren’t asked when you make a traditional smartphone. <\/p>\n
That is especially true of the Motorola Razr<\/a>, the second widely available foldable phone and the first in a ‘clamshell’ design that is reminiscent of older flip-phones. It’s designed as a sequel to the iconic Motorola Razr V3<\/a>, and the two iterations that went before it.<\/p>\n Originally, Motorola didn’t set out to build a modern-day flip phone though. In fact, the company originally considered creating a wearable with a flexible display before it settled on a spiritual ‘Razr V4’.<\/p>\n We spoke to Motorola’s Ruben Castano, Vice President of Consumer Experience Design, and Carl Steen, Director of Product Management, who worked on the Razr’s 2019 reboot. The two worked on the phone from its inception, and offered us a glimpse at the process of creating a clamshell folding phone.<\/p>\nThe ball gets rolling on the foldable phone<\/h3>\n