Motorola Signature 27 vs Motorola Z9: Which is better?

Screen size

Signature 276.8"+65%

Z92.4"

Technology

Signature 27

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA

2G bands

Signature 27

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

Signature 27

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

HSDPA 850 / 1900

4G bands

Signature 27

LTE

Resolution

Signature 271,264 × 2,780 px+98%

Z9240 × 320 px

Refresh rate

Signature 27165 Hz

Z9—

Peak brightness

Signature 27—

Z9—

Pixel density

Signature 27449 ppi+63%

Z9167 ppi

CPU speed

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

Z9—

RAM

Signature 2712.0 GB

Z9—

Storage

Signature 27256 GB

Z9—

Main camera

Signature 2750.0 MP+96%

Z92.0 MP

Front camera

Signature 2750.0 MP

Z9—

Battery

Signature 277,000 mAh+87%

Z9920 mAh

Wired charging

Signature 2790 W

Z9—

Weight

Signature 27—

Z9139 g

Thickness

Signature 27—

Z914.0 mm

IP rating

Signature 27IP69/IP68

Z9—

Wi‑Fi

Signature 27wifi 6e

Z9No

Bluetooth

Signature 276+67%

Z92.0, A2DP

USB

Signature 273.1+35%

Z9miniUSB 2.0

5G support

Signature 27Yes+100%

Z9No

NFC

Signature 27Yes

Z9—

3.5mm jack

equal specs

Signature 27No

Z9No

SD card

Signature 27No

Z9Yes+100%

Stereo speakers

Signature 27Yes

Z9—

5G bands

Signature 27

SA/NSA/Sub6

Speed

Signature 27

HSPA, LTE, 5G

HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Announced

Signature 27

2026, September 22

2008, April. Released 2008, April

Status

Signature 27

Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, Oct-Nov

Discontinued

Dimensions

Signature 27

114 x 53 x 14 mm (4.49 x 2.09 x 0.55 in)

Weight

Signature 27

139 g (4.90 oz)

Build

Signature 27

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

SIM

Signature 27

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Mini-SIM

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

Signature 27

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

TFT, 256K colors

Size

Signature 27

6.8 inches, 112.4 cm2

2.4 inches, 17.8 cm2 (~29.5% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

Signature 27

1264 x 2780 pixels (~449 ppi density)

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

Protection

Signature 27

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Other

Signature 27

Screensavers and wallpapers Downloadable logos

Signature 27

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates

Chipset

Signature 27

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

CPU

Signature 27

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

GPU

Signature 27

Adreno 850

Card slot

Signature 27

microSD (dedicated slot)

Internal

Signature 27

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

Other

Signature 27

UFS 4.1

Phonebook

Signature 27

2000 entries, Photocall

Call records

Signature 27

20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls

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

Features

Signature 27

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

Signature 27

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

Yes

Single

Signature 27

2 MP

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

Other

Signature 27

Loudspeaker

Signature 27

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

Yes

3.5mm jack

Signature 27

Other

Signature 27

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

Alert types

Signature 27

Vibration; Downloadable polyphonic ringtones

WLAN

Signature 27

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

Bluetooth

Signature 27

6.0, A2DP, LE

2.0, A2DP

Positioning

Signature 27

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC

GPS

NFC

Signature 27

Yes

Radio

Signature 27

USB

Signature 27

USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4

miniUSB 2.0

Sensors

Signature 27

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

Other

Signature 27

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

MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player Predictive text input Organizer Voice dial Voice memo

Messaging

Signature 27

SMS, EMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging

Browser

Signature 27

WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML (Opera 8)

Games

Signature 27

Yes

Java

Signature 27

Yes, MIDP 2.0

Type

Signature 27

Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh

Removable Li-Ion 920 mAh battery

Charging

Signature 27

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

Stand-by

Signature 27

Up to 310 h

Talk time

Signature 27

Up to 4 h

Colors

Signature 27

Pantone: Coal Smoke, Capulet Olive

Burgundy Red

SAR

Signature 27

0.94 W/kg (head) 0.64 W/kg (body)

SAR EU

Signature 27

0.56 W/kg (head)

Price

Signature 27

About 90 EUR

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