Motorola Signature vs Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.8-inch Motorola Signature (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5) that was released on January 7, 2026, against the Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026), which is powered by the same chip and came out 5 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Motorola Signature
- The rear camera has a 3x optical zoom
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Higher display refresh rate β 165 Hz
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- Weighs 38 grams less
Reasons to consider the Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
- Comes with 2800 mAh larger battery capacity: 8000 vs 5200 mAh
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- 14% higher pixel density (510 vs 449 PPI)
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.8 inches | 6.82 inches |
| Resolution | 1264 x 2780 pixels | 1440 x 3168 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 449 ppi | 510 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 165 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | - | 2100 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 6200 nits | 7000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 360 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.2% | 88.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) | 163.96 mm (6.46 inches) |
| Width | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) | 77.32 mm (3.04 inches) |
| Thickness | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) | 224 g (7.9 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP69 | IP68 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Green | White, Black |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 3800 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 829 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1225 MHz | 1225 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 21397 | 21057 |
| Single-core score | 2854 | 2908 |
| Multi-core score | 9411 | 9604 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 944002 | 1057085 |
| GPU | 1076398 | 1081735 |
| Memory | 490538 | 522519 |
| UX | 664619 | 715727 |
| Total score | 3175557 | 3377066 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (67th and 46th place)
Recent User Tests
Motorola Signature
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-07-27 -> Luizs | AnTuTu | 3175557 |
| π 2026-06-03 (Lucky) | AnTuTu | 3140269 |
| π 2026-05-27 (MaylonXTG) | AnTuTu | 3237650 |
| π 2026-04-28 (SRKhsm) | AnTuTu | 3027004 |
Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026)
No benchmark results yet
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | - | 5300 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.1 | UFS 4.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 16 | Android 16 |
Battery
| Capacity | 5200 mAh | 8000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 90 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes |
| Bypass charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (88% in 15 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:42 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 11:39 hr | - |
| Watching video | 18:02 hr | - |
| Gaming | 06:50 hr | - |
| Standby | 137 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#64th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Zoom | Optical, 3x | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 122Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | Sony LYT-710 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (β 0.78 inch) | 1/1.56" (β 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | - |
| Focal length | 71 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.95" (β 0.51 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Optical | - |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 12 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/3.1" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | 180 | - |
| Zoom | 153 | - |
| Samples | Photo samples of Motorola Signature from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 50 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | - |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 22 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Sony IMX480 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.93" (β 0.34 inch) | 1/3.09" (β 0.32 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes, DP 1.4 | No |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | January 2026 | May 2026 |
| Release date | February 2026 | June 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $479 |
| Successor | - Motorola Razr (2025) | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 90 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, connectivity, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Signature. But if the battery life is more of a priority β go for the Lenovo Legion Y70 (2026).
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