Xiaomi 17 Pro vs Motorola Signature
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89
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.3-inch Xiaomi 17 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) that was released on September 25, 2025, against the Motorola Signature, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 4 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 Xiaomi 17 Pro
- Comes with 1100 mAh larger battery capacity: 6300 vs 5200 mAh
- The rear camera has a 5x optical zoom
- Slow-motion recording at 1920FPS
- 12% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3569K versus 3175K)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 90W)
- 36% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 3871 and 2854 points
- Has a built-in infrared port
Reasons to consider the Motorola Signature
- Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
- Delivers 45% higher peak brightness (1516 against 1044 nits)
- Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
- Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
- Has a 0.5 inch larger screen size
- Ready for eSIM technology
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 | 6.3 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2656 pixels | 1264 x 2780 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 464 ppi | 449 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 165 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (1-120 Hz) | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1200 nits | - |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3500 nits | 6200 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touch sampling rate | 300 Hz | 360 Hz |
| Screen protection | Dragon Crystal Glass 3 | Gorilla Glass Victus 2 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.9% | 90.2% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 102.8% | - |
| PWM | 120 Hz | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Screen space comparison
Motorola Signature
6.8″ (20:9 ratio) = 17.3 in2
17 Pro
6.3″ (19.5:9 ratio) = 15.1 in2
~14% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 151.1 mm (5.95 inches) | 162.1 mm (6.38 inches) |
| Width | 71.8 mm (2.83 inches) | 76.4 mm (3.01 inches) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 inches) | 6.99 mm (0.28 inches) |
| Weight | 192 g (6.77 oz) | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP69 |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Plastic | - |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3800 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance - 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime |
- 6 cores at 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance - 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 3 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | Hexagon |
| Graphics | Adreno 840 | Adreno 840 |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1225 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2508.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 27343 | 21397 |
| Single-core score | 3871 | 2854 |
| Multi-core score | 12033 | 9411 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 1004041 | 944002 |
| GPU | 1307517 | 1076398 |
| Memory | 470024 | 490538 |
| UX | 787772 | 664619 |
| Total score | 3569354 | 3175557 |
| Samples | [4 tests] | [4 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 81% | - |
| Graphics test | 18 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 2404 | - |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Graphics test | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 1 | 49 FPS | - |
| Section 2 | 41 FPS | - |
| Section 3 | 34 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 10752 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 17802 | - |
| Video editing | 8078 | - |
| Photo editing | 37143 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17701 | - |
| Writing score | 24706 | - |
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (48th and 80th place)
Recent User Tests
Xiaomi 17 Pro
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-30 (Mmm.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3569354 |
| 📘 2026-03-27 (Mm) | AnTuTu 11 | 3433545 |
| 📘 2026-02-28 (aabdy) | AnTuTu 11 | 3705564 |
| 📘 2026-01-09 (.) | AnTuTu 11 | 3554073 |
| 📘 2025-12-13 -> Juubidara | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3860 / 12136 |
Motorola Signature
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-09-30 (Feary7) | AnTuTu 12 | 3338986 |
| 📘 2026-09-27 (Sam) | AnTuTu 12 | 3267778 |
| 📘 2026-07-27 -> Luizs | AnTuTu 11 | 3175557 |
| 📘 2026-06-03 (Lucky) | AnTuTu 11 | 3140269 |
| 📘 2026-05-27 (MaylonXTG) | AnTuTu 11 | 3237650 |
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 |
| ROM | HyperOS 3 | - |
| OS size | 54 GB | - |
| OS updates | 6 years | - |
| Security updates | 6 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 6300 mAh | 5200 mAh |
| Max charge power | 100 W | 90 W |
| Battery type | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) | Silicon-Carbon (Si/C) |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (50 W) | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | Yes, (wireless) | Yes, (wireless) |
| Bypass charging | Yes | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (70% in 30 min) | Yes (88% in 15 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:47 hr | 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 (#65th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Optical, 5x | Optical, 3x |
| 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 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 1920 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 102° | 122° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Telephoto: 50 MP 3) Ultrawide: 50 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision 950L LightHunter | - |
| Sensor size | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) | 1/1.28" (≈ 0.78 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | 1.22 micron |
| Autofocus | Laser autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/3.0 | - |
| Focal length | 115 mm | 71 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN5 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 0.8 micron |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 17 mm | 12 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 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 | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.0 |
| Focal length | 21 mm | 21 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV50M | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch) | 1/2.93" (≈ 0.34 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.61 micron | 0.6 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | 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 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 | 5.4 | 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, NAVIC | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | Yes | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | 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 |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2025 | January 2026 |
| Release date | September 2025 | February 2026 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $899 | $999 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Razr (2025) |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Yes, 100 W | Not included |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the gaming, battery life, and software are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi 17 Pro. But if the connectivity and design are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Signature.
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