Motorola Signature 27 opens for pre-order at $1,599 with a 7,000mAh battery

Motorola has launched the Signature 27, a premium Android phone that it made available for pre-order on 5 November 2026, according to 9to5Google. Most sources give the price as $1,599. Android Authority and Ars Technica round it to $1,600. Reported features include a 7,000mAh battery and a display that Tom's Guide and TechRadar put at 12,000 nits. Digital Trends gives the peak brightness as 12,400 nits, so the sources differ on this figure. Tom's Guide says the phone uses a Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 processor. Digital Trends reports a 200MP periscope camera, and Android Authority reports seven years of Android updates.

The phone is aimed at buyers who want a flagship device, and the sources frame it as a rival to the top models from Apple and Samsung. CNET reports that its wired charging is among the fastest it has seen on a US phone. Android Police says a release date has been announced, but the excerpt it published does not give that date. The excerpts do not give shipping dates or regional availability beyond the pre-order start. Several shopping sites published early Black Friday offers on other phones and laptops during the same days, but none of the excerpts mention a discount on the Signature 27.