Motorola reveals Signature 27

Motorola unveiled the Signature 27 smartphone at the Snapdragon Summit. It is a refresh of the pre-existing Signature handset and features Qualcomm's latest mobile processor.

First to use new Snapdragon chip

The Signature 27 is one of the first phones to use the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 mobile processor. Motorola calls it the most advanced smartphone it has ever created.

Audio and cooling upgrades

The phone features Bang and Olufsen speakers and an upgraded cooling system to ensure components do not overheat. Motorola and Bang and Olufsen announced a multi-year partnership.

Camera gets major telephoto boost

The primary camera uses a fifty megapixel Sony Lytia nine hundred ten sensor, unchanged from before. The telephoto lens jumped to two hundred megapixels from fifty megapixels.

Android 17 and AI tools included

The Signature 27 runs Android seventeen with seven years of operating system upgrades promised. It includes access to Gemini-adjacent AI tools including video generator Omni and music generator Lyria.

Release date and price still unknown

Motorola has not announced a release date or price. The company said the Signature 27 is expected to come to markets worldwide in twenty twenty-six. The previous model cost anywhere from eight hundred to one thousand two hundred dollars.

“expected to come to markets worldwide in 2026”