Motorola Signature 27 vs Google Pixel 11 Pro

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.8-inch Motorola Signature 27 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6) that was released on September 22, 2026, against the Google Pixel 11 Pro, which is powered by Google Tensor G6 and came out 1 month before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Signature 27
  • 2.7x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5153K versus 1925K)
  • Comes with 2150 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 4850 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 30W)
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
  • Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 11 Pro
  • 11% higher pixel density (497 vs 449 PPI)

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Signature 27 and Google Pixel 11 Pro crucial features
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
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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12 / 256 GB
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12 / 256 GB
50.6
(Average)
Value Index
35.4
(Mediocre)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.8 inches 6.3 inches
Resolution 1264 x 2780 pixels 1280 x 2856 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 449 ppi 497 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness - 3600 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 6200 nits 2400 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 360 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 90.2% 87.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Screen space comparison
Signature 27
6.8″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
Pixel 11 Pro
6.3″ (20:9 ratio) = 14.9 in2
~16% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
3260 nits

Design and build

Height 162.09 mm (6.38 inches) 152.7 mm (6.01 inches)
Width 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) 71.9 mm (2.83 inches)
Thickness 7.2 mm (0.28 inches) 8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 204 g (7.2 oz)
Waterproof IP69 IP68
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material - Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Green Black, Blue, Green, Orange
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
90.2%
87.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Signature 27 and Google Pixel 11 Pro
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 Google Tensor G6
Max clock 5010 MHz 4110 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 3 + 3) 7 (1 + 4 + 2)
Architecture - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz:
- 3 cores at 4.03 GHz:
- 2 cores at 5.01 GHz:
- 2 cores at 2.65 GHz: C1-Pro
- 4 cores at 3.38 GHz: C1-Pro
- 1 core at 4.11 GHz: C1-Ultra
L3 cache - 8 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 2 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 850 PowerVR CXTP-48-1536
GPU shading units 1536 768
GPU clock 1450 MHz 1286 MHz
FLOPS ~4454.4 GFLOPS ~1975.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Signature 27 and Google Pixel 11 Pro
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
4320
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12703
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 6195
Single-core score 4320 2688
Multi-core score 12703 6871
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Signature 27 +168%
5153294
1925523
CPU 1448200 873099
GPU 1911500 286837
Memory 697400 301575
UX 1096194 464012
Total score 5153294 1925523
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3

Memory

RAM
RAM size 12 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 4.1 UFS 4.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 17 Android 17
ROM - Stock Android
OS updates 7 years 7 years
Security updates 7 years 7 years

Battery

Capacity 7000 mAh 4850 mAh
Max charge power 90 W 30 W
Battery type Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (50 W) Yes (25 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging No Yes
Fast charging Yes Yes (59% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 1:20 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 10:48 hr
Watching video - 22:07 hr
Gaming - 06:33 hr
Standby - 86 hr
General battery life
25:44 hr

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 -
Zoom Optical, 5x Optical, 5x
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 122° 123°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 200 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 48 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.9 f/1.7
Focal length 23 mm 25 mm
Sensor size 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch)
Pixel size 1.22 micron 1.2 micron
Autofocus Laser autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 200 MP 48 MP
Aperture - f/2.8
Focal length - 106 mm
Sensor Sony LYT-901 -
Sensor size 1/1.12" (≈ 0.89 inch) 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch)
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 50 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/2.0 f/1.7
Focal length 12 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 50 megapixels 42 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 3648 x 2736
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length 21 mm 17 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Sony IMX858
Sensor size 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) 1/2.51" (≈ 0.4 inch)
Pixel size 0.6 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 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 6.0
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes, DP 1.4 Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 1
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 Flagship
Announced September 2026 August 2026
Release date October 2026 August 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $999 $1099
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Signature 27 is definitely a better buy.

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