Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Motorola Signature 27

899 USD

899 USD

Available

Available

Samsung Mobile

Motorola Mobiles

SM-S942B, SM-S942B/DS, SM-S942U, SM-S942U1, SM-S942W, SM-S942N, SM-S9420, SM-S942E, SM-S942E/DS

Motorola Signature 27

2026, February 25

2026, September 22

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

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

LTE

LTE

SA/NSA/Sub6 - International SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked

SA/NSA/Sub6

HSPA, LTE (up to 7CA), 5G

HSPA, LTE, 5G

149.6 x 71.7 x 7.2 mm (5.89 x 2.82 x 0.28 in)

167 g (5.89 oz)

Glass front (Gorilla Armor 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame IP68 dust-tight and water-resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Armor aluminum 2 frame

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame 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

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - INT · Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - USA · Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - CN

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

White, Blue, Black, Purple

Pantone: Coal Smoke, Capulet Olive

Dynamic LTPO AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 2600 nits (peak)

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

6.3 inches, 97.4 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)

6.8 inches, 112.4 cm2

1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)

1264 x 2780 pixels (~449 ppi density)

Android 16, up to 7 major Android upgrades, One UI 8.5

Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates

Qualcomm SM8850-AC Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (3 nm) - ROW Exynos 2600 - Europe

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)

Octa-core (2x4.6 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix L + 6x3.62 GHz Oryon V3 Phoenix M) - ROW 10-core (1x3.9GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.25GHz C1-Prox & 6x2.75GHz C1-Prox) - Europe

Adreno 840 - ROW

Adreno

12GB

12GB/16GB

256GB/512GB UFS 4.X

256GB/512GB/1TB UFS 4.1

50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS

50 MP, (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS

10 MP, f/2.4, 67mm (telephoto), 1/3.94", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom

200 MP, (periscope telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 5x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video Features

50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF

Best Face, LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

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

12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF

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

HDR, HDR10+

HDR

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

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

Li-Ion 4300 mAh

Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh

25W wired, PD3.0 25W wireless (Qi2.2) 4.5W reverse wireless

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

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)

Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Smart Connect (Ready For) support Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)

No High-bitrate audio support

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

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

5.4, A2DP, LE

6.0, A2DP, LE

GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS

GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC

Yes

Yes

USB Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort 1.2, OTG

USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4

AnTuTu: 2441481 (v10), 3064672 (v11) GeekBench: 10824 (v6) 3DMark: 7230 (Wild Life Extreme)

1383 nits max brightness (measured)

-26.7 LUFS (Good)

Active use score 15:20h