Motorola unveils Signature 27 phone with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme
Motorola just announced the Signature 27, its most advanced phone in years and the first with Qualcomm's new Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip. It sports a distinctly odd design: a thin, sloping body in black or green, with four rear cameras set in an arched arrangement. Confirmed specs include a 200-megapixel telephoto lens, a Sony sensor for the main camera, audio tuned by Bang & Olufsen, and seven years of promised updates. More details are coming before launch later this year, including US availability.
- First phone with Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6
- Distinct arched four-camera rear layout
- Audio designed with Bang & Olufsen
- Seven years of Android updates promised
- Launch set for this year, reaching the US
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How it unfolded
- 9to5Google Motorola teases high-end ‘Signature 27’ with a wild-looking design
- The Verge Motorola’s wild-looking Signature 27 runs Qualcomm’s new Extreme chipset
- CNET Motorola Signature 27 Is Coming to the US to Rival Samsung’s Galaxy Phones
- Tom's Guide Motorola Signature 27 is the weirdest flagship I’ve seen in a long time — but it packs Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and a 200MP telephoto
- TechRadar Motorola is finally taking on Apple and Samsung with ‘the most advanced smartphone it has ever created,’ the Motorola Signature 27
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