Here's when Motorola's Swarovski-clad Razr is launching
A few days ago we heard that Motorola would be launching a Swarovski crystal-clad Razr, and today the brand has confirmed this and revealed its official launch date: August 5.
As you can see, the official teaser only mentions "something brilliant" coming, and promises that its iconic device will get "an extra sparkly makeover".
Something glamorous is coming your way! Stay tuned to see our icon get an extra sparkly makeover💎 #razr pic.twitter.com/hQTtEFTZaJ — motorolaus (@MotorolaUS) July 15, 2025
We assume no specs will change, but of course that remains to be seen as the brand has yet to confirm any internals. Perhaps the teaser campaign will continue in the coming weeks, revealing more details. If so, we'll let you know what to expect.
While the new Razrs are barely a few months old, Motorola may want to make sure they step back into the spotlight as we get into the fall smartphone launch season, which will be started off by Google allegedly announcing the Pixel 10 family on August 20.
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