Motorola's new Signature 27 has it all if you can stomach the $1,600 price tag

This will be a full Gemini Intelligence device, entitling it to Google’s most expansive list of AI features. Moto says the Signature 27 will get Google’s agentic app control, Create My Widget, Sign-to-Text, and Rambler voice input. However, these features will arrive “in the coming months,” as most of those features are still limited to Pixel phones.

Moto is still offering a parallel set of AI features on its phones. Features like Catch me up (notification summaries) and Pay Attention (meeting notes) are still supported, but the company appears to have dropped the Moto AI branding. Instead, these are all part of Motorola Qira, an AI platform that also connects your Motorola phone to Lenovo computers.

But what if you don’t want any of that? The Motorola Signature 27 will offer an uncharacteristic level of choice. This is the first Moto phone covered under its partnership with GrapheneOS. This privacy-focused OS is built on Android, but it doesn’t have Google apps or any of the tracking that comes with it.

Motorola does not intend to ship a version of the Signature 27 with GrapheneOS preloaded, so it’ll be up to buyers to install it. Details on that process will come at a later date, but it should be similar to Pixel phones—unlock the bootloader, flash the software, and enjoy.

Some months back, the Graphene team revealed the first device in its Moto collaboration would be priced above Pixels, and that certainly checks out. Motorola is asking $1,599.99 for the Signature 27, putting it above even the high-end flagship phones from Samsung and Apple. It’s also within $300 dollars of foldable phones like the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Motorola’s own Razr Fold (both $1,900 MSRP). Even the iPhone Duo is only $400 more than Moto’s new flagship slab.

Moto hasn’t announced any carrier partnerships yet. So you’ll have to buy the device directly from Motorola, Best Buy, or Amazon when it goes on sale November 26. Preorders will be available starting November 19 if you are so inclined.