Get your first (highly suspicious) look at the Moto Razr reboot

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  Behold the Moto Razr. Supposedly. Man, it is dark in here. [credit: Evan Blass ]

Motorola is resurrecting the Razr phone on November 13, with official invites already out there for the press. No launch happens without the Internet getting an early peek into the proceedings, and today we're getting news from venerable leaker Evan Blass and the Dutch site Mobielkopen, which both independently dropped Razr images on the Web today.

First off, well, the phone looks like a Razr. The device has the form factor of a clamshell flip phone. When closed, there's a small screen on the front and a camera bump for the primary lens. The Razr's trademark chin is back, and this time it houses what looks to be a fingerprint reader on the front and a USB-C port on the bottom edge. Disappointingly, there is no fully-exposed picture of the inside of the device, but the pictures do confirm this as a flexible display phone, since you can just barely make out a continuous, top-to-bottom display in one photo.

A lot about these images is suspicious though, and I don't mean their authenticity. I'm talking about Motorola's exact plans for the foldable Razr phone. A foldable Razr phone is supposed to be unveiled next month, right? So then why are these images so... mysterious? Usually, leaked images are official media produced by the phone manufacturer meant for promotional use on places like their website or on retail sites. These leaked Galaxy Note 10 images from July are a good example: you get straightforward, brightly lit photos that show the phone in all its glory, from every angle. After all, the phone is a real thing, for sale, so there's no need for an air of mystery anymore.

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