Motorola Goes Ultra Premium With a $1,600 Signature 27 Slab Phone

Summary

Motorola is positioning its Signature 27 as an all-out flagship, priced at $1,600 in a ceramic and aluminum slab-style body. WIRED reports that the phone is equipped with the brightest display, an 'Event-Based Vision Sensor' and a next-generation Qualcomm processor, and that Motorola hopes buyers will spend big on it. The Verge reports that this is an approach Motorola has not tried in the modern smartphone era, since its earlier high-end Edge devices never quite reached the top flagship tier. It adds that the company's success with its Razr clamshell foldables gives it a base to build on.

Timeline

1. WIRED

   5 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTCSource ↗

   WIRED reports that Motorola hopes buyers will spend big on its ceramic and aluminum Signature 27, which it equips with the brightest display, an 'Event-Based Vision Sensor' and the next-generation Qualcomm processor.

2. The Verge

   5 Nov 2026, 13:00 UTCSource ↗

   The Verge reports that Motorola is going ultra premium with its $1,600 'Signature' phone, an all-out flagship slab-style device that its earlier Edge models never quite matched.