Motorola’s wild-looking Signature 27 runs Qualcomm’s new Extreme chipset

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="You couldn’t accuse Motorola of designing a boring phone. | Image: Motorola" data-portal-copyright="Image: Motorola" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/motorola-signature-27-green-hand.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> You couldn’t accuse Motorola of designing a boring phone. | Image: Motorola </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Motorola is the first company to announce a phone running Qualcomm's top-end <a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/998842/qualcomm-snapdragon-8-elite-extreme-gen-6">Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 chip</a>. The Signature 27 looks set to be Motorola's most advanced flagship in some years, though we're still waiting for the full specs, price, and release date.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Any prospective buyers will first have to get over the design, which seems guaranteed to earn mixed reception. The aluminum phone has a thin body, available in either black (sorry, "Pantone coal smoke") or green ("Pantone capulet olive"), with a woven tactical texture on one and a "feather-inspired" finish on the other. Either way, it slopes upwards into what Motorola calls a …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/998844/motorola-signature-27-specs-snapdragon-8-elite-extreme-gen-6">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>