Motorola's Signature 27 arrives at $1,600 as the company's first ultra-premium candy-bar phone in six years

In brief

• Motorola's Signature 27 is a slab-style flagship priced at $1,599.99 in the US, with preorders from November 19 and sales from November 26.
• The phone is the company's first ultra-premium candy-bar model in the US since the Edge+ in 2020.
• It features a 6.78-inch display with a 12,000-nit peak, a 200MP telephoto camera and a 7,000mAh battery.

Price and release dates

Motorola will sell the Signature 27 in the US for $1,599.99 in its 12GB RAM and 512GB storage configuration (Motorola Signature 27 Arrives at $1,599 With 200MP Telephoto Camera and 7,000mAh Battery – androidguys.com). Preorders open on November 19 and general availability starts on November 26 (Motorola's new Signature 27 has it all if you can stomach the $1,600 price tag – Ars Technica). At this price, the phone sits in the same bracket as the folding devices Motorola has sold so far, such as the Razr Fold and Razr Ultra (Motorola Signature 27: Specs, Price, Features, Release Date – WIRED).

A flagship slab, not an Edge

The Signature 27 is a traditional candy-bar design, a format Motorola last sold in the US with the Edge+ in 2020. Earlier Edge models were seen as mid-range compromises, and the Signature line was positioned as a step up from them (Motorola Signature 27 Launches with GrapheneOS Support and 12000 Nit Display – technetbooks.com) (Motorola wkracza do pierwszej ligi smartfonów. Signature 27 będzie rywalizować z najlepszymi – benchmark.pl). Motorola is positioning the device against the highest-end Galaxy and iPhone models (Motorola is going ultra premium with its $1,600 ‘Signature’ phone – The Verge).

Hardware

Its 6.78-inch display is rated at a peak 12,000 nits in HDR content, although such figures usually apply only to a small share of pixels (Motorola’s Stacked Signature 27 Phone May Be More Obscene Than We Imagined – Gizmodo). The camera system includes a 200MP telephoto lens and the battery is 7,000mAh. The body mixes metal, ceramic and glass, with textured polycarbonate on the back, and comes in Coal Smoke or Capulet Olive.

Software and bundle

The device is set to offer GrapheneOS support, a privacy-focused Android variant. In Poland, the 12/512 GB model is listed at 7599 zł, with a launch package worth 2400 zł that includes a Moto Watch, a Moto Sound Flow speaker, a 125 W charger and a year of screen protection.