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These days, you’d be forgiven for pondering the one smartphones out there to you had been from Apple and Samsung, such is these two corporations’ dominance within the UK market. But the excellent news is that for those who dig a little deeper, you’ll discover scores of great Android telephones to rival that duopoly from corporations with very acquainted names.

One of the newest premium telephones to take the combat to the iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy line up is from the legendary maker of the primary ever cell phone, Motorola. The glossy Motorola Signature is the primary in “the new Motorola Signature series”, in accordance to the firm, which is owned by Chinese tech giant Lenovo. It’s not clear if this high-end phone is changing Moto’s present Edge Pro collection, final seen with 2025’s Edge 60 Pro, or if this collection will sit alongside it.

The Signature goes on sale within the UK in February for £899,99, a price that places it straight in competitors with the trio of £799 telephones the iPhone 17, Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 10, in addition to spectacular latest Android flagships such because the £849 OnePlus 15.

But regardless of the flagship price, and in contrast to the aforementioned OnePlus phone, Motorola’s new system doesn’t have the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, as a substitute choosing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. Processor isn’t every little thing, however if you end up spending this a lot, you might need anticipated the newest and biggest silicon.

The phone has a 6.8-inch AMOLED with a 165Hz refresh fee and a Super HD decision that Motorola says has 14 % more pixels than telephones with normal Full HD. The design eschews the trend for flat screens and sides on premium smartphones, boasting a quad curved design with sloping edges that can absolutely make it really feel slim within the hand. The entrance is Gorilla Glass Victus 2, whereas the skinny 7mm body is wrapped in aluminium, retaining this massive phone comparatively gentle at 186g.

Depending on the color you choose, the telephones have “luxury twill-inspired and linen-inspired textures”, in Pantone hues as we have now come to anticipate from Motorola’s ongoing collaboration with the colour-matching model.

You’ll additionally get IP68/IP69 mud and water resistance, which means the weather are actually going to wrestle to break this phone. Packed inside is a 5,200mAh silicon-carbon battery, which Motorola says can energy the phone for up to 52 hours. Charging may be at 90W wired, with the declare a seven minute charge would offer you enough juice for a complete day of use. There’s even 50W wi-fi charging, for those who stump up for a appropriate charger.

In a pleasing flip, Motorola says it is additionally offering “up to” seven years of Android OS and security updates. If it is really seven years, then the firm has matched Samsung and Google for software program assist, a feat not many Android manufacturers can declare. But it’s that use of “up to” that doesn’t fill me with confidence. But if it comes to cross, it’s great that this phone would nonetheless be kicking, securely, in 2033.