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The Motorola Signature 27 is a beast
It’s got a monstrous tandem OLED display, a huge 7,000mAh battery, fancy cameras and a massive $1,600 price tag.
The Motorola Signature 27 is slated to be the first phone on sale in the US to feature Qualcomm's next top-tier processor — the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. That alone would make the handset notable. But when you factor in a ton of other high-end hardware including a gorgeous tandem OLED display, a massive silicon-carbon battery and triple rear cameras with a dedicated action sensor, the Signature 27 becomes a powerhouse of a phone.
In some respects, it feels like Motorola's design process was simply to take every fancy component it could get its hands on and shove it in the Signature 27. The phone features a big 6.8-inch Extreme AMOLED Duo display, which is based on the same tandem OLED tech Apple used in the new ProLED MacBook Pro. Unsurprisingly, it looks awesome. Colors are super saturated and it has a ridiculous peak brightness of 12,000 nits, though I couldn't fully test that during my evening demo session. To put that number into context, the peak brightness of the Galaxy S26 Ultra is merely 2,600 nits, and that panel is still super easy to view outdoors. And then over the top of the display, Moto went with Corning's latest Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3.
Around back, the Signature 27's rear cameras are based around a 50-megapixel Sony LYTIA L910 sensor for its main camera. There's also a 50MP ultra-wide camera and a high-res 200MP telephoto camera with a 3x optical zoom. Now, those three alone would be a pretty formidable kit, and when I got a chance to take a telephoto picture of the NYC skyline at sunset, I was rather impressed at how sharp and detailed the final image looked. This is coming from someone who has often lamented Moto's inability to keep up with Apple, Samsung and Google on previous releases. When I used the main camera to take a shot at dusk, I was really pleased with the 27's low-light sensitivity and dynamic range.
The 27's photo kit doesn't stop there. There's actually a fourth EVS sensor — which the company claims is a first in a smartphone — designed to detect pixel-level changes in light to help the phone snap extremely sharp action pics. Sadly, I didn't get to test this feature out in-depth, but it could be a really powerful solution for capturing sports without needing to lug a proper camera around. It could also be a great tool for all the parents who can't get their kids to sit still for a photo.
Meanwhile, on the inside, in addition to a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip, the phone also features 12GB of memory and 512GB of base storage. And if that's not enough, Moto has included a nifty RAM boost that effectively doubles the memory to 24GB to improve things like multitasking. Furthermore, to help deliver strong sustained performance, the 27 features a large 3D vapor chamber (8,384mm²) with what Moto claims is diamond-infused thermal gel to pull heat away from its processor.
Perhaps the best upgrade on the Signature for power users is the move to a huge 7,000 mAh silicon-carbon battery, which dwarfs pretty much anything else on sale in the US right now. Naturally, its charging speeds are pretty rapid too, with up to 90 watts wired or 50 watts wirelessly. The caveat is that you'll need to rely on one of Motorola's proprietary TurboPower adapters. Sadly, the 27 doesn't have built-in magnets either, so if you want support for magnetic accessories, you'll need a case.
Really, every component on the phone is high-end in some way. That's even true of its audio, which is composed of speakers tuned by Bang & Olufsen. I must admit, I'm pretty fond of the phone's general design as well. In addition to your standard lock button and volume rocker, there's a dedicated AI button that can also be customized to open an app of your choosing. The olive green model sports a nifty finish that reminds me of a mix between cloth and leather, while the coal smoke variant features a "tac