AT&T may do the Galaxy Z Fold 8 a favor by dropping all Motorola phones

It was reported yesterday that Motorola is preparing to launch its first competitor to the Galaxy Z Fold, which may be called the Razr Fold. The company brought back its Razr lineup with its Galaxy Z Flip competitors but this would be the first time it goes after Samsung's top model.

Motorola hasn't confirmed anything about the device but reports suggest it will be aggressively priced in the $1,500 range, which would make it $500 cheaper than the Galaxy Z Fold 7. However, it seems Motorola is set to lose the support for one of the largest mobile carriers in the United States.

The Razr Fold may be able to offer these savings because it likely won't have the top-of-the-line Qualcomm chipset that the Galaxy Z Fold 7 does, and the Galaxy Z Fold 8 will do when it comes out later this year.

A leaked internal document revealed that Motorola will claim to provide a class-leading camera experience on the device, though it remains to be seen if that will put any meaningful pressure on Samsung's foldable.

Device manufacturers like Samsung and Motorola benefit immensely from selling their phones through carriers in the US. Carriers can often provide subsidized plans, incentives, and easy installment plans to their subscribers, thus driving up volumes for manufacturers.

According to @evleaks, AT&T may stop selling all Motorola devices, with the Razr Flip phones being the first to get the boot. This doesn't mean current and future Motorola devices won't work on the AT&T network, just that the devices will no longer be sold by the carrier.

If true, this would hinder Motorola's objective to bring the Galaxy Z Fold 8 under pressure largely through its competitive pricing, because losing the second largest carrier in the United States certainly won't help.