Motorola Signature 27 Is Coming to India in November: Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6, 200MP Telephoto and 7 Years of Updates

Motorola has put up a page for the Signature 27 on its India website, and it says the phone is "coming this November". The company calls it its "fastest Android phone", powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. Motorola has not announced the India date or the price. A report says the global launch is on 5 November.

Update, 9 November: Motorola launched the Signature 27 in select global markets on 5 November. Motorola still says it is coming to India this November, but it has not announced the India date or the price.

What Motorola has confirmed

• Chip: Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6. Motorola announced the phone at the Snapdragon Summit in September and confirmed India at India Mobile Congress.
• Cameras: a 50MP Sony LYTIA 910 main camera, the same sensor as the earlier Motorola Signature, and a 200MP periscope telephoto camera. Motorola calls its zoom "Super Zoom Pro" and says it reaches up to 100x using generative AI.
• Cooling: a diamond-infused thermal gel and a 3D vapour chamber.
• Design and colours: aerospace-grade aluminium and glass-ceramic with a "Tactical Weave" finish. The colours are Pantone Coal Smoke and Pantone Capulet Olive.
• Software: Android 17 and 7 years of operating system updates.
• Audio: sound tuned by Bang & Olufsen, a first for a Motorola phone.

What is not confirmed

Spec databases list a 6.8-inch 1.5K OLED display at 165Hz, a 6,000mAh battery, 90W wired and 50W wireless charging, IP68 and IP69 ratings and a 50MP selfie camera. These are not from Motorola, so treat them as expected specifications and not final ones.

Launch date and price in India

Motorola has not given an India date. Reports say the global launch is on 5 November, and the India launch may follow soon after. There is no Flipkart or Amazon listing yet, but Motorola usually sells its phones in India through Flipkart.

There is no official price. Tips and estimates put it at around Rs 70,000 to Rs 80,000, but Motorola has not said anything. For comparison, the current Motorola Signature is listed on Motorola India at Rs 59,999 against an MRP of Rs 74,999. We will update this post when Motorola announces the date and price.