Motorola Q8 vs Motorola Signature 27: Which is better?

Screen size

Q82.4"

Signature 276.8"+65%

Technology

GSM

Signature 27

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

Signature 27

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

GPRS

Class 10

Signature 27

EDGE

Class 10

Signature 27

Resolution

Q8320 × 240 px

Signature 271,264 × 2,780 px+98%

Refresh rate

Q8—

Signature 27165 Hz

Peak brightness

Q8—

Signature 27—

Pixel density

Q8167 ppi

Signature 27449 ppi+63%

CPU speed

Q832-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312MHz

Signature 27Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)

RAM

Q8—

Signature 2712.0 GB

Storage

Q8—

Signature 27256 GB

Main camera

Q83.0 MP

Signature 2750.0 MP+94%

Front camera

Q8—

Signature 2750.0 MP

Battery

Q81,170 mAh

Signature 277,000 mAh+83%

Wired charging

Q8—

Signature 2790 W

Weight

Q8115 g

Signature 27—

Thickness

Q811.5 mm

Signature 27—

IP rating

Q8—

Signature 27IP69/IP68

Wi‑Fi

Q8No

Signature 27wifi 6e

Bluetooth

Q81.2

Signature 276+80%

USB

Q8miniUSB 1.1

Signature 273.1+65%

5G support

Q8No

Signature 27Yes+100%

NFC

Q8—

Signature 27Yes

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Q8No

Signature 27No

SD card

Q8Yes+100%

Signature 27No

Stereo speakers

equal specs

Q8Yes

Signature 27Yes

3G bands

Signature 27

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

Signature 27

LTE

5G bands

Signature 27

SA/NSA/Sub6

Speed

Signature 27

HSPA, LTE, 5G

Announced

2005, July

Signature 27

2026, September 22

Status

Discontinued

Signature 27

Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, Oct-Nov

Dimensions

116 x 64 x 11.5 mm, 85 cc (4.57 x 2.52 x 0.45 in)

Signature 27

Weight

115 g (4.06 oz)

Signature 27

Keyboard

QWERTY

Signature 27

SIM

Mini-SIM

Signature 27

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Build

Signature 27

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

Other

Signature 27

IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.2m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliant* * does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

Type

TFT, 65k colors

Signature 27

LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+

Size

2.4 inches, 36 x 48 mm, 17.8 cm2 (~24.0% screen-to-body ratio)

Signature 27

6.8 inches, 112.4 cm2

Resolution

320 x 240 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~167 ppi density)

Signature 27

1264 x 2780 pixels (~449 ppi density)

Other

5-way navigation button Downloadable wallpaper and screensavers

Signature 27

Protection

Signature 27

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition

Signature 27

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates

CPU

32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312MHz

Signature 27

Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)

Chipset

Signature 27

Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

GPU

Signature 27

Adreno 850

Card slot

miniSDIO, 128 MB included

Signature 27

Internal

40MB

Signature 27

256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 16GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM

Other

Signature 27

UFS 4.1

Single

1.3 MP

Signature 27

Features

LED flash

Signature 27

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Yes

Signature 27

8K@30fps (Dolby Vision), 4K@30/60fps (Dolby Vision), 4K@120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR10+, gyro-EIS

Triple

Signature 27

50 MP, (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS 200 MP, (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom 50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF

Other

Signature 27

Single

Signature 27

50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.93", 0.6µm, dual-pixel PDAF

Features

Signature 27

HDR

Video

Signature 27

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR

Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Signature 27

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

Alert types

Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones

Signature 27

3.5mm jack

Signature 27

Other

WiFi 802.11b/g through miniSDIO (optional)

Signature 27

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless audio Sound by Bang & Olufsen

WLAN

Signature 27

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct

Bluetooth

1.2

Signature 27

6.0, A2DP, LE

Positioning

Signature 27

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC

Infrared port

Yes

Signature 27

Radio

Signature 27

USB

miniUSB 1.1

Signature 27

USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4

NFC

Signature 27

Yes

Sensors

Signature 27

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Browser

HTML (Pocket IE)

Signature 27

Other

MP3/AAC/MP4 player Voice memo Voice dial

Signature 27

Smart Connect (Ready For) support Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Type

Removable Li-Ion 1170 mAh battery

Signature 27

Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh

Stand-by

Up to 240 h

Signature 27

Talk time

Up to 5 h

Signature 27

Charging

Signature 27

90W wired 50W wireless 10W reverse wireless 5W reverse wired

Colors

Silver, Black

Signature 27

Pantone: Coal Smoke, Capulet Olive

Price

About 150 EUR

Signature 27

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