The new Razr Ultra is still the most gorgeous phone in the room and we need to talk about it

Let's be honest. When was the last time you looked at a smartphone and felt something? Not dopamine from a notification - actual, genuine aesthetic appreciation. It's been a while, hasn't it?

Enter the 2026 Motorola Razr Ultra, which according to The Verge, isn't exactly reinventing the wheel on the spec sheet. New main camera sensor? Check. Slightly bigger battery? Sure. A price bump from $1,299 to $1,499 that will make your wallet audibly groan? Unfortunately, also check.

But look at it though

Here's the thing nobody can take away from Motorola right now: this phone is stupidly, unfairly pretty. The wood-finish back panel that turned heads on last year's model is back for another run, and if that's not your thing, the brand has added something even wilder - an Alcantara suede-like finish in a colour called orient blue.

Yes. Alcantara. The same material you find on fancy steering wheels and premium sneaker collabs. On a flip phone. In blue. Someone at Motorola's design department deserves a raise, a trophy, and probably a parade.

The answer to the "phones are boring" crowd

You know the people. Maybe you are the people. The ones who stare at a sea of identical glass rectangles and feel nothing. The Verge notes that plenty of readers have been complaining that phones are just... boring now. Same slab, different year, slightly better camera, revolutionary product launch event, repeat forever.

The Razr Ultra is a direct, fabric-wrapped rebuttal to all of that energy. It folds. It has wood on the back. It has suede on the back. It looks like something a stylish villain in a heist movie would flip open before delivering a devastating one-liner.

Is the price hike worth it?

That $200 jump is going to sting, and it's a fair question to ask what exactly you're paying extra for. A new camera sensor and a bit more battery life aren't exactly headline-grabbing upgrades. If you already own last year's model, this probably isn't your moment.

But if you've been sitting on the fence about flip phones, or you just want people to ask "wait, what phone is that?" every single time you pull it out - the Razr Ultra in orient blue Alcantara might be the most compelling argument for spending too much money on a gadget since, well, ever.

Phones don't have to be boring. Motorola remembered that. The rest of the industry might want to take notes.