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Motorola Signature 27 Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max
Launch
Release Date
Nov, 2026 Sep, 2026
Status
Coming soon Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android 17, up to 7 major upgrades IOS 27
UI
GrapheneOS NA
Dimensions
162 x 77 x 8 mm (6.38 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) 163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm (6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight
227 g 249 g
Body
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3), aluminum frame Glass front (Ceramic Shield 2), aluminum frame, aluminum back/ glass back (Ceramic Shield)
Ruggedness
MIL-STD-810H compliant (Ruggedness in extreme conditions is not guaranteed) NO
IP Rating
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.2m for 30 min) IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Color Options
Pantone Coal Smoke, Pantone Capulet Olive Black, Silver, Glacier, Burgundy
Display Specifications
Technology
Extreme AMOLED Duo, 1B colors LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED
Size
6.78 inches
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6.9 inches
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Resolution
Full HD (FHD) - 1272 x 2772 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~450 ppi density) Full HD (FHD) - 1320 x 2868 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~460 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3 Ceramic Shield 2, Mohs level 5, Anti-reflective coating
Features
120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 3000 nits (HBM)
Pantone Validated display
120Hz refresh rate, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (HBM), 3000 nits (peak)
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Silicon-carbon Li-Ion, 7000 mAh -5500 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Ion, 5391 mAh to 5567 mAh
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Charging
Fast charging 90W
Wireless charging 50W, 100% in 80 min
Reverse charging wired and wireless 5W
Wired, Power Delivery 3.2, AVS, 50% in 15 min
25W wireless MagSafe/Qi2, 50% in 30 min (15W - China)
4.5W reverse wired
Processing Power
CPU
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance) Hexa-core (2x4.93 GHz + 4x GHz)
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm) Apple A20 Pro (2 nm)
GPU
Adreno 850 Apple GPU (7-core graphics)
Memory & Storage
Ram
12/16GB RAM 12GB RAM
Storage Memory
256/512GB 256GB/512GB/1/2TB (2048GB)
Memory Card
No No
Cameras
Rear/Back
Triple
50 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS (3.5?)
200 MP, f/2.6, 66mm (periscope telephoto), 0.5µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
50 MP, f/2.0, 12mm, 122° (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
Triple
48 MP, f/1.5-4.0, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS (gen2)
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor?shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120° (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama, Pantone Validated Colour and kin Tones
Video 8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
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Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR (photo/panorama), Cinematic fr m regular video
Video 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 120fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW (up to 120fps), Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.
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Front
50 MP, f/1.9, 22mm (wide), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, PDAF 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, 20mm (ultrawide), PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
Features
HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS
Network
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; Global)
eSIM + eSIM (8 or more, max 2 at a time; USA)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time; China)
Data
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7... LTE bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7...
5G Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 89, 94 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3717 (International)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A3473 (USA)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A3716 (Middle East, Canada, Mexico)
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 75, 77, 7
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7/8, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
7.0, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
USB
USB Type-C USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
NFC
Yes Yes
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Ultra Wideband (UWB) support (gen2 chip)
Emergency SOS, Messages and Find My via satellite
Misc
NA NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 1,568 USD $1,855
Resale Value
High Extreme
Comparison Result
Score
10 Point(s) 5 Point(s)
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