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Motorola Signature 27 vs Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

A side-by-side comparison of the Motorola Signature 27 and the Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove, covering display, chipset, memory, camera, battery and build.

Overview

Display
Motorola Signature 27
6.8inch
LTPO AMOLED · 165 Hz
1264 × 2780 · 449 PPI
Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove
12.1inch
IPS LCD · 120 Hz
2560 × 1600 · 249 PPI
Chip
Motorola Signature 27
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
Adreno 850 · Android 17
Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove
Mediatek Dimensity 7400 (4 nm)
Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
Mali-G615 MC2 · Android 16
Memory
Motorola Signature 27
12 / 16GB RAM
256 GB · 512 GB · 1 TB storage
No card slot
Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove
8GB RAM
256 GB storage
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Camera
Motorola Signature 27
50MP Main
200 MP Periscope
50 MP Ultra Wide
50 MP selfie
8K@30fps (Dolby Vision) video
Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove
13MP
8 MP selfie
1080p@30fps video
Battery
Motorola Signature 27
7,000mAh
90 W wired · 50 W wireless
Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove
10,200mAh
45 W wired
Build
Motorola Signature 27
IP68
Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove
775g
Connectivity
Motorola Signature 27
5GWi-Fi 7Bluetooth 6.0NFCNano-SIM + Nano-SIMUSB Type-C 3.1 Gen2
Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove
Wi-Fi 6Bluetooth 5.4NoUSB Type-C 2.0

Specifications

Motorola Signature 27

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Technology
No cellular connectivity
2G bands
N/A
3G bands
N/A
4G bands
N/A
GPRS
No
EDGE
No

Motorola Signature 27

Announced
2026, September 22
Status
Coming soon. Exp. release 2026, Oct-Nov

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Announced
2026, July 31
Status
Available. Released 2026, August 07

Motorola Signature 27

Dimensions
-
Weight
-
Build
Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame
SIM

Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

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

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Dimensions
278.8 x 181.1 x 6.8 - 22.7 mm
Weight
775 g (1.71 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
SIM

No

Splash resistant

Stylus support

Built-in kickstand

Motorola Signature 27

Type
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 165Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+
Size
6.8 inches, 112.4 cm2
Resolution
1264 x 2780 pixels (~449 ppi density)
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 800 nits
Size
12.1 inches, 424.5 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~249 ppi density)

Motorola Signature 27

OS
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates
Chipset
Qualcomm SM8975 Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 (2 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x5.01 GHz Prime + 3x4.03 GHz Performance + 3x3.74 GHz Performance)
GPU
Adreno 850

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

OS
Android 16, up to 2 major OS updates
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 7400 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G615 MC2

Motorola Signature 27

Card slot
No
Internal

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

UFS 4.1

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Card slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal

256GB 8GB RAM

UFS 3.1

Motorola Signature 27

Triple

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
Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
8K@30fps (Dolby Vision)4K@30/60fps (Dolby Vision)4K@120fps1080p@30/60/120/240fps10-bit HDR10+gyro-EIS

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Single
13 MP, AF
Video
1080p@30fps

Motorola Signature 27

Single
50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.93", 0.6µm, dual-pixel PDAF
Features
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Single
8 MP
Video
1080p@30fps

Motorola Signature 27

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (with Dolby Atmos)
3.5mm jack

No

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res Wireless audio

Sound by Bang & Olufsen

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (9 JBL Hi-Fi speakers), 48W
3.5mm jack

No

24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res & Hi-Res wireless audio

Motorola Signature 27

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, NavIC
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, OTG, DisplayPort 1.4

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.4, A2DP, LE
Positioning
Unspecified
NFC
No
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0

Motorola Signature 27

Sensors

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

Smart Connect (Ready For) support

Ultra Wideband (UWB) support

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro

Motorola Signature 27

Type
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Charging

90W wired

50W wireless

10W reverse wireless

5W reverse wired

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Type
Li-Ion 10200 mAh
Charging
45W wired

Motorola Signature 27

Colors
Pantone: Coal Smoke, Capulet Olive

Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove

Colors
Pantone Blue Surf
Price
About 340 EUR

How the Motorola Signature 27 and Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove differ

  • The Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove has a larger battery, 10200 mAh against 7000 mAh on the Motorola Signature 27.
  • The Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove has the bigger screen, 12.1 inches against 6.8 inches.
  • The Motorola Signature 27 offers more RAM, up to 16 GB against 8 GB.
  • The main cameras are 50 MP on the Motorola Signature 27 and 13 MP on the Motorola Moto Pad 70 Groove.
  • The Motorola Signature 27 is the newer of the two, released in October 2026.