Motorola started a new journey with Signature, a premium and flagship smartphone series, which will sit above its successful Edge series and ride alongside the folding Razr series. The Lenovo-backed company started this venture with Motorola Signature, a phone that promises the best of camera experiences, an elegant design, and top tier performance.
Targeting the sub-70k buyers in India, Motorola Signature offers a differential factor beyond the smartphone experience. Take for example the Signature Club privileges that include bespoke assistance and always-on support across travel, lifestyle, dining, wellness, events, golfing, and more. Whether Motorola will be able to bring on board more buyers with it, only time can tell, but I can tell you whether the Signature leaves its mark on a user or not.
Design and Display
At first glance, the Motorola Signature carries the familiar sensibilities of the Edge series. Yet, there’s an undeniable aura of refinement that immediately sets it apart. The phone’s 6.99mm ultra-slim profile and 186g weight give it an effortless presence—sleek and substantial. Crafted from aircraft-grade aluminium with a soft, fabric-inspired finish, it delivers a hand-feel that’s almost impossibly premium. The two Pantone-curated colour variants, Martini Olive and Carbon, each evoke a distinct character. The former exudes quiet strength with a twill weave design, and the latter offers a linen-inspired texture that leans toward timeless minimalism.
Motorola’s attention to ergonomic detail here is striking: contoured edges, a balanced frame, and refined surface textures ensure a confident grip even during extended use. Despite the thinness, it doesn’t compromise on sturdiness. The phone brings IP68 and IP69 certifications coupled with MIL‑STD‑810H military-grade durability, making it one of the toughest ultra-slim smartphones ever created. Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 further reinforces both sides for scratch and drop resistance, establishing that elegance here doesn’t come at the cost of resilience.
Flip to the front, and the 6.8‑inch Extreme AMOLED LTPO display practically spills over the edges with its nearly bezel-less, quad-curved design. The slim borders and curved contours make content immersive, while the panel’s resolution of 1.5K Super HD grants an immaculate balance of detail and power efficiency. It’s also Pantone Validated, guaranteeing that colours and skin tones appear exactly as creators intended; a consideration that content creators, photographers, and aesthetes alike will appreciate. Add Corning’s Victus 2 protection again, and you have a screen that’s both beautiful and sensible.
The visual performance is, simply put, extraordinary. With a 165 Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision HDR, and 6,200 nits of peak brightness, the Signature’s screen holds its own in terms of vibrancy and responsiveness. Scrolling feels like gliding on glass, while gaming and streaming get an unmistakable cinematic glow thanks to dynamic colour optimisation. Watching HDR content, even in sunlight, remains crisp and lifelike. If Apple’s ProMotion and OnePlus’s AMOLED ambitions had a meeting point, it would look like this, but perhaps brighter, smoother, and more honest in tone reproduction.
OS and AI
Running on Hello UI based on the latest Android 16, Motorola makes its cleanest and smartest interface yet. There’s no unnecessary clutter—just thoughtful intelligence woven into everyday convenience. The phone promises seven OS upgrades and seven years of security updates, signalling Motorola’s renewed dedication to long-term software support. But the real leap lies in the deeper integration of AI, powered directly on the device and not the cloud, ensuring performance remains instant, private, and fluid.
The moto ai 2.0 suite introduces an entire ecosystem of intelligence. With Next Move suggestions, Catch Me Up 2.0 for smart summaries, Pay Attention for live transcription, and Remember This for recall-driven assistance, the phone genuinely feels aware of your habits. Perplexity and Copilot are embedded for contextual exploration, while creative tools like Image Studio and Playlist Studio turn imagination into art. From generating AI wallpapers to summarising your daily calls, the Signature isn’t just running Android; it’s learning your rhythm and augmenting it in real time.
Performance
At the core of the Motorola Signature is the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, the first chip of its kind in an ultra-thin phone. It works with Motorola’s ArcticMesh cooling system, which uses copper mesh and liquid metal to keep the device cool. This intelligent thermal architecture keeps performance steady and temperatures up to 4.4°C lower during heavy workloads, addressing a long-ignored flagship pain point. My review variant’s 16 GB LPDDR5X RAM and 1 TB UFS 4.1 storage seal the experience with uncompromised speed and reliability.
Day-to-day use is where the Signature feels magnetic. From rapid app launches to juggling multiple heavy apps, there’s an unmistakably fluid core rhythm. Multitasking feels instantaneous and there’s no lag or stutter. Users can confidently expect seamless precision. Motorola’s AI-first architecture optimises every watt of power and every frame of motion, making it an ideal daily companion for professionals, gamers, and creators alike.
Performance scores underline this strength. The CPU shows 36% improvement over the previous generation, and the GPU’s 11% boost enhances rendering and efficiency in everything from UI transitions to real-time video enhancements. AI processing too jumps by 46%, empowering instant AI image generation, voice responses, and task predictions without ever breaking pace.
The gaming experience is smooth too. Titles like BGMI run at 120 FPS, supported by Adreno’s Frame Motion Engine 3.0 and Snapdragon Elite Gaming optimisations. Visuals are cinematic yet responsive, haptics are tight, and the thermal balance remains stable throughout extended sessions. Whether you’re editing 8K Dolby Vision videos or throttling through competitive gameplay, the phone refuses to break a sweat, lending it a calm confidence that few flagships manage to deliver.
Camera
Motorola Signature brings the Sony Lytia sensors in its main, periscope, and front lenses. The 50 MP main Sony Lytia 828 sensor leads the pack with charm. It shines brilliantly during the day, offering a dynamic colour range close to real life. The colour temperature remains neutral and thus helps photos to do justice to what is natural.
Motorola Signature camera sample
| Photo Credit:
Haider Ali Khan
The OIS gives a cushion to explore things on the go, while it does the stabilisation in the background. The main lens supports Dolby Vision and 8K video recording too, and this combination makes the main camera one of the key highlights in the Signature.
Motorola Signature camera sample
| Photo Credit:
Haider Ali Khan
However, the star of the trio remains the 50 MP periscope telephoto Sony Lytia 600 sensor with up to 100x super zoom, OIS, and 4K 60fps Dolby Vision recording with Auto Focus. I have been using the phone for a fortnight and the results were amazing. It does great work till 3x and can be stretched up till 6x, with sufficient detail in the photos.
Motorola Signature camera sample
| Photo Credit:
Haider Ali Khan
The periscope lens clearly defines the edges and gives out better images that can be cropped and reused without any effort. The stabilisation is greatly needed here when I zoomed into distant objects. It makes tasks easier and the colour retention is much appreciated.
Motorola Signature camera sample
| Photo Credit:
Haider Ali Khan
The 50 MP ultrawide lens captures enough space to complement the other two lenses. It also retains a warm tone in the images. Sometimes, it misses the proper edge detection, but not frequently. The results were good and worthy of sharing.
Motorola Signature camera sample
| Photo Credit:
Haider Ali Khan
The Signature gets a 50 MP Sony Lytia 500 sensor for selfies and that is excellent. It really impressed me with the natural tonality and colour balance. The edge recognition can be better in portraits, but overall a great lens to elevate the Signature experience.
Battery
Motorola Signature runs on a 5,200 mAh battery. That is a lot when considering the slim profile of the phone. It lasts easily through a day of extensive usage that includes clicking images, social media scrolling, and music playback to an extent. It has been padded with a 90W fast charger included in the box that takes around 40 to 45 minutes to fill it up entirely. The best part: it does not heat while charging or during extended usage. On top of it all, the smartphone also supports 50W wireless charging to support the ecosystem you might have at home. Reverse wired charging exists too.
Verdict
Motorola Signature blends the Edge’s mass appeal and Razr’s class into one. It offers a well-thought, sleek, and elegant design that feels feather-ish to hold; has a Sony Lytia backed camera system to impress a lot of us who want the periscope, main, and front sorted; and peak performance to stand among the best in the segment. Great thermal performance uplifts the experience even further. Battery and charging complement the Signature theme nicely.
Motorola Signature was thoughtfully created to offer an elevated smartphone experience that goes beyond just a basic device. The Signature club facilities of up to ₹20,000 are one of its kind and can be a differential factor. These crafted features seem justified and might work in favour of the Motorola Signature that starts at ₹59,999 (12GB/256GB) in India.
Overall, this new Motorola Signature left its mark on me.
