After a year of playing it relatively safe in the premium segment, Motorola appears to be gearing up for a powerful return to the high-end smartphone arena in 2026. A fresh wave of leaks suggests the Lenovo-owned brand is preparing not one, but two major flagship assaults, targeting both traditional slate phones and the popular clamshell foldable market.
For those feeling a sense of deja vu, it's with good reason. While Motorola has been prolific with its mid-range and foldable releases in 2025, the company has notably refrained from launching a true high-end smartphone with top-tier silicon for most of the year. As it stands, the Razr 60 Ultra (sold as the Razr Ultra 2025 in North America and currently available for $999 on Amazon) is the sole 2025 Motorola device to boast flagship-level power.
But with 2025 entering its final innings, the rumor mill is churning with exciting prospects for what's next.
The Edge 70 Ultra: A Return to Raw Power
The first and most straightforward leak points to the revival of Motorola's "Ultra" tier for its traditional smartphone line. Recent rumors have swirled around a device tentatively named the Motorola Edge 70 Ultra.
The most compelling evidence comes from a performance benchmark spotted on Geekbench. The listing revealed a Motorola device powered by the unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 processor, coupled with a hefty 16 GB of RAM. This configuration aligns perfectly with the speculated specs for the Edge 70 Ultra, positioning it as a direct competitor to other 2026 Android flagships.
This move signals a clear strategy from Motorola to reclaim a spot at the top table of smartphone performance, an area it has ceded to rivals like Samsung, Google, and OnePlus throughout much of 2025.
The Razr 70 Series: More Than Just a Chipset Upgrade
While a new Edge Ultra is welcome news for power users, Motorola's real identity in the premium market is now firmly tied to its Razr foldables. According to new leaks, the successors to the current Razr 60 duo (or Razr 2025 trio in North America) are already in the works.
The popular leak source Smart Pikachu took to Weibo to share details about the upcoming Razr 70 generation. As expected, the new foldables are tipped to adopt Qualcomm's next-generation chipsets, likely the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, ensuring a significant performance and efficiency boost over their predecessors.
However, the most intriguing part of the report isn't the internal specs—it's the external design.
A Design Shift: Motorola Adjusts the Razr's Aspect Ratio
Smart Pikachu claims that Motorola has "adjusted the Razr's aspect ratio for the Razr 70 generation." This is a significant revelation, as the overall form factor of clamshell foldables has remained relatively consistent.
Currently, Motorola's Razr foldables are slightly taller, thicker, but narrower than their main rival, Samsung's Galaxy Z Flip series. This new leak suggests Motorola is not content to simply follow its own blueprint and is plotting a design overhaul to better compete in an increasingly crowded market.
This move appears to be part of a broader industry trend. With Samsung also reportedly aiming to slim down its Galaxy Z Flip with the anticipated Z Flip8, the stage is set for a clamshell design war in 2026. A change in aspect ratio could have implications for everything from one-handed usability to the way content is displayed on both the cover and main screens, potentially offering a meaningfully different user experience.
Unfortunately, specific details on what this new aspect ratio will look like or how it will change the phone's ergonomics remain under wraps for now. More information about the probable Razr 70 and Razr 70 Ultra is expected to emerge in the coming months as we approach their likely launch window in the second half of 2026.
One thing is clear: after a quiet year at the very top, Motorola is not sitting still. With a powerhouse Edge 70 Ultra and a redesigned Razr 70 family, 2026 is shaping up to be a year of serious, flagship-level competition from the iconic brand.