Motorola has officially unveiled the Signature 27. As the successor to the original Motorola Signature launched in January of this year, the new phone is priced at $1,599 or €1,899 and will go on sale first in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa on November 16.
The Signature 27 comes in two colorways. The Pantone Coal Smoke version features a tactical woven texture, while the Pantone Capulet Olive version uses a textile texture, each with its own distinct style.
The new phone is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip, which Qualcomm released in September. It offers 12GB or 16GB of RAM, with a choice of 256GB or 512GB of storage.
The cooling system has also been upgraded. This solution, called ArcticMesh, combines thermal gel, microscopic diamond particles, and an 8,384-square-millimeter vapor chamber, which is 40% larger than the one in the original Signature.
On the front is a 6.78-inch 1.5K dual-tone OLED display, officially named Extreme AMOLED Duo. The panel uses a dual-layer light-emitting design and supports a 120Hz refresh rate. According to Motorola, the screen can reach a peak brightness of 12,000 nits at 1% pixel density, with 34% better energy efficiency and a 121% longer lifespan compared to the OLED panel in the original Signature.
The rear camera system consists of three sensors. The main camera is a 50-megapixel Sony LYTIA 910, paired with a LOFIC image enhancement chip, featuring an f/1.6 aperture and optical image stabilization. The second is a 200-megapixel periscope telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom, capable of up to 100x zoom in Super Zoom Pro mode. The third is a 50-megapixel ultra-wide camera with autofocus and a 122-degree field of view.
Video recording supports up to 8K at 30fps or 4K at 120fps, with Dolby Vision compatibility. The front camera is also 50 megapixels and supports autofocus and 4K video recording.
The Signature 27 packs a 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, a 35% increase in capacity over the original Signature's 5,200mAh. It supports 90W wired and 50W wireless charging, and also offers 5W reverse wireless charging and 4.5W reverse wired charging.
The larger battery adds to the phone's size: the new device measures 162.01 x 77.04 x 7.99 mm and weighs 227 grams. By comparison, the previous generation was 7 mm thick and weighed 186 grams.
The frame is made of aluminum alloy, the back panel combines ceramic and glass, and the surface is covered with Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 protection. The device carries IP68 and IP69 ratings for water and dust resistance. In addition, it is equipped with stereo speakers supporting Dolby Atmos and a six-antenna system with Wi-Fi 8 support.
The Signature 27 ships with Android 17 out of the box, and Motorola promises seven major Android OS updates. Google's Gemini Intelligence features will also roll out to the phone over the coming months.
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Apple has delivered the most significant upgrade in years for its smallest tablet. The new OLED iPad mini finally brings modern display technology, better durability and a faster chip to this much-loved compact tablet, and whether you are reading, taking notes or creating on the go, the experience has been raised to a new level.
The centrepiece of this upgrade is undoubtedly the screen. The original 8.3-inch LCD has been replaced by a slightly larger 8.5-inch OLED panel, and with slimmer bezels, the display has grown without the body noticeably expanding. In practice, blacks are purer, contrast is dramatically improved, and reading at night is extremely comfortable. The higher-end 256GB and 512GB models can also be configured with nano-texture glass, which offers even better glare resistance.
Unfortunately, the refresh rate remains at 60Hz, with no ProMotion. Although the OLED's pixel response makes motion look somewhat smoother than on the old model, it still falls short of the silky 120Hz experience of the iPad Pro.
As for the body, the new model is noticeably thinner and lighter, and for the first time it carries an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance. The key to this is an all-new acoustic display system, where sound emanates directly from behind the screen. With no need for traditional speaker openings, the body can be sealed far more effectively.
In terms of performance, the iPad mini is powered by the A20 Pro chip, built on a 2nm process. Apple claims significant gains in both multi-threaded performance and graphics capability over the previous generation. It is worth noting that the 512GB version comes with the full six-core CPU, while the 128GB and 256GB versions have five cores. All versions include the Neural Engine and hardware ray tracing.
The remaining improvements are equally practical. The front camera has moved to the long edge of the body, making landscape video calls look more natural. Thanks to Apple's own silicon, connectivity has been upgraded to Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. Fast charging has also improved, while battery life is essentially unchanged at around 10 hours. Both the Apple Pencil Pro and the USB-C Apple Pencil remain compatible.
If you are buying an iPad mini mainly for reading, annotating or drawing, the OLED screen and the thinner, lighter body are changes you will feel every time you pick it up.