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  The Razr throws a mean Hadouken. [credit:
  Ron Amadeo / Capcom / Samsung / Motorola ]

This month marks the start of a heavyweight fight between Motorola and Samsung for the crown of “best foldable-display flip phone.” Samsung and Motorola are both releasing normal-sized smartphones that fold in half, thanks to emerging flexible-display technology. The phones are releasing days apart, at similar price points, with different carriers backing each device.

So welcome to February’s foldable flip-phone fight! In this corner, weighing in at $1,499, we have the nostalgia-infused Moto Razr, which launched February 6 as a Verizon exclusive. And in this corner, we have the first glass-covered foldable smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy Flip Z, which is launching a week later, February 14, as an AT&T and Sprint device for $1,380. FIGHT!

Both of these devices represent a second take on the foldable smartphone after the launch of the Galaxy Fold. Motorola takes the approach of doing away with a crease in the display, thanks to a collapsable hinge mechanism that folds the display into a gentle loop rather than a hard crease. Samsung, meanwhile, is the first to market with the holy grail for foldable smartphones: flexible glass. The Galaxy Z Flip’s glass display cover can be folded in half just like the plastic display covers on other phones, but it provides more protection from scratches and punctures, along with feeling a lot smoother and harder than bubbly plastic.