Motorola’s Razr 2019 Phone Finally Launches in India
After several delays, the famous Motorola Razr 2019 finally launches in the Indian market. The smartphone manufacturer announced late last year, around November, that its phone will be available by March in India.
However, due to the devastating pandemic, there was a delay to April 2. There was then another delay thanks to the lockdown restrictions in the country.
Thankfully for the technology company, its foldable phone is finally available in the market starting today. E-commerce companies in India can now deliver goods and orders of non-essential goods in selected areas.
Consumers living in places that are considered cleared are dubbed orange and green zones. The Indian government has now permitted such areas according to technology news reports.
The Motorola Razr 2019 is now available in the country for about INR124,999 as of today. The price is equivalent to around $1,655 or €1,525.
Online stores or platforms such as Flipkart are finally selling the phone in solely in the Noir Black color.
The Snapdragon 710 SoC runs the famous and controversial phone. The Razr 2019 has around 6GB of Ram and a storage capacity of 124 GB.
However, some critics have already called out the company and its phone as it runs on “outdated” tech. Reports claim the Razr 2019 uses Android Pie and is yet to have an update on the Android 10 version.
The Motorola Razr has two displays; the 6.2 inches foldable main screen that has a 2142X876 pixel resolution. And a second 2.7 inches 800×600 pixel secondary screen on the outside flap of the phone.
First Quarter Earnings
The company’s investors aren’t happy that the phone got delayed repeatedly in one of the largest tech markets. Motorola share prices were seen to go down during the after-hours of the market mainly because of the news and its earnings call.
The telecommunications equipment manufacturer has surpassed Wall Street’s expectations for the first fiscal quarter. However, investors weren’t pleased as it’s widely forecasted that Motorola’s sales will go down in the second quarter.
The company disclosed that it earned around $197 million during the critical quarter, that’s $1.12 per share. The first quarter results also came in better than last year’s figures of $151 million of $0.86 per share.
Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, Motorola drew $800 million in credit during the first quarter.
Many know the smartphone manufacturer as one of the pioneers in modern technology with its phones back in earlier years. However, big giants such as Google, Apple, and Samsung have now topped it.
