Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra vs Motorola Signature 27
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.9-inch Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 ) that was released on February 1, 2027, against the Motorola Signature 27, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and came out 5 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Specifications of the Galaxy S27 Ultra was provided by insiders and may not be fully accurate.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- 11% higher pixel density (498 vs 450 PPI)
Reasons to consider the Motorola Signature 27
- Comes with 1300 mAh larger battery capacity: 7000 vs 5700 mAh
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Supports higher wattage charging (90W versus 60W)
- 19% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (5153K versus 4334K)
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 8 wireless networks
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.9 inches | 6.78 inches |
| Resolution | 1440 x 3120 pixels | 1272 x 2772 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 498 ppi | 450 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes (1-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 2000 nits | 3000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | 12000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | - | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Armor 2 | Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 91.2% | 90.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
Design and build
| Height | 163.6 mm (6.44 inches) | 162.01 mm (6.38 inches) |
| Width | 78.3 mm (3.08 inches) | 77.04 mm (3.03 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 221 g (7.8 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Eco-leather |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black | Gray, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 |
| Max clock | 5010 MHz | 5010 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) | 8 (2 + 3 + 3) |
| Architecture | - 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
- 3 cores at 3.74 GHz: - 3 cores at 4.03 GHz: - 2 cores at 5.01 GHz: |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 2 nanometers | 2 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 850 | Adreno 850 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 1450 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS | ~4454.4 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 31492 | 30699 |
| Single-core score | 3890 | 3945 |
| Multi-core score | 12074 | 11314 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1275438 | 1448200 |
| GPU | 1686566 | 1911500 |
| Memory | 495257 | 697400 |
| UX | 876794 | 1096194 |
| Total score | 4334055 | 5153294 |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#3rd place)
Memory
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| 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 17 | Android 17 |
| ROM | One UI 9.5 | - |
| OS updates | 7 years | 7 years |
| Security updates | 7 years | 7 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5700 mAh | 7000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 60 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (25 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Full charging time | 0:50 hr | - |
Main camera
| Matrix | 200 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 16320 x 12240 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 120FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 200 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 200 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 200 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.4 | f/1.6 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 24 mm |
| Sensor | - | Sony LYT-L910 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.3" (≈ 0.77 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.6 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 200 MP |
| Aperture | - | f/2.6 |
| Focal length | - | 66 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung ISOCELL HP5 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.55" (≈ 0.39 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.5 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.5" (≈ 0.4 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Bokeh | - | 175 |
| Zoom | - | 153 |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of Motorola Signature 27 from DxOMark |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | - | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | - | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | - | 22 mm |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.6" (≈ 0.38 inch) | 1/2.75" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | No |
| 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 8 (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 | - |
| 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 | Yes, DP 1.4 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 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 | Yes |
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | February 2027 | September 2026 |
| Release date | March 2027 | November 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1399 | $999 |
| Sensors | - Hall-effect sensor - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- 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
If the battery life, connectivity, and design are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Signature 27. But if the software and sound are more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra.
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