Motorola is going ultra premium with its $1,600 ‘Signature’ phone

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="This green is so nice I can almost forgive the camera bump looking like a spider’s face. | Image: Motorola" data-portal-copyright="Image: Motorola" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/11/signature27_lifestyle12.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> This green is so nice I can almost forgive the camera bump looking like a spider’s face. | Image: Motorola </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Motorola is trying something it hasn't attempted in the modern smartphone era: to make an all-out flagship slab-style phone.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Previous high-end Edge devices <a href="https://www.theverge.com/23736636/motorola-edge-plus-2023-review-screen-battery-camera">never quite hit the mark</a>, and lacked features that would put it in the highest flagship tiers. The company has had <a href="https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/motorola-google-drive-foldables-growth-in-north-america-as-market-expands-28-percent-in-2025">plenty of success</a> with its Razr clamshell foldables, leaning on brand nostalgia and daring to make phones that actually look good. But it's trying something different with <a href="https://motorolanews.com/motorola-sets-a-new-standard-for-world-class-refinement-with-the-launch-of-motorola-signature/">its new Signature line</a>, which until now hasn't been available in the US. The Signature 27 goes a step further toward premium, daring to take on the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. Motorola is leanin …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/1026643/motorola-signature-27-price-specs-availability">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>