Apple iPhone 17 vs Motorola Signature

Comparing the Apple iPhone 17 vs Motorola Signature across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 17 runs at a higher processing speed of 4.26 GHz, while Motorola Signature runs at 3.8 GHz, making Apple iPhone 17 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Signature offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 6.3 inches, making Motorola Signature the larger display of the two. Apple iPhone 17 features a Super Retina XDR OLED display compared to Motorola Signature's AMOLED, making Apple iPhone 17 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Motorola Signature offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 48 MP, making Motorola Signature better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Signature offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Apple iPhone 17 offers 18 MP, making Motorola Signature better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Signature delivers longer battery life with 12h 53m, while Apple iPhone 17 delivers None, making Motorola Signature the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 17 and Motorola Signature offer the same internal storage of 256 GB.

Expert Review: Motorola Signature receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while Apple iPhone 17 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 17 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Motorola Signature has a rating of 4.4.

Apple iPhone 17

₹82,900

@ Amazon

Motorola Signature

₹54,549

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

19 Sep, 2025

30 Jan, 2026

06 May, 2026

Performance


Apple A19	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Hexa Core (upto 4.26 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super Retina XDR OLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1206x2622 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


48 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
48 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	50 MP Periscope Sony LYTIA 600 Cam (upto 100X Super zoom pro)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


18 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


3692 mAh	5200 mAh	6500 mAh
40W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging	90W Flash Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
NVMe	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.4/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Smooth and responsive 120Hz ProMotion display
Excellent portraits, consistent dual 48MP cameras
Upgraded 18MP selfie camera with Centre Stage
A19 chip delivers strong, efficient performance

Slim, lightweight, & premium
Excellent LTPO AMOLED display
Strong performance
Clean software, with longevity

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Battery life remains similar to last year
Lens flare in low light
Design still looks identical to iPhone 16

Battery life could have been better
Audio lacks punch

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.6/5

(14,640 ratings)

4.4/5

(468 ratings)

4.5/5

(170 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

2,250,422 AnTuTu Score	3,098,258 AnTuTu Score	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	12h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

Compare Prices

₹82,900

@ Amazon

₹54,549

@ Amazon

₹79,999

@ Amazon

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General

Launch Date

Sep 19, 2025

(Official)

Jan 23, 2026

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v26

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

7 Years

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Years

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Excellent

Chipset

Apple A19

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Hexa Core

4.26 GHz, Dual core 2.6 GHz, Quad core

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics)

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

2,250,422

3,098,258

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

16.0 s

15.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

4,884

5,673

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

10.5 %

43.7 %

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1206x2622 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

3000 nits

6200 nits

5000 nits

HBM Brightness

1600 nits

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

458 ppi

446 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.89 %

90.14 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus 2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

95.23 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

162.1 mm

150.83 mm

Width

71.5 mm

76.4 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.95 mm

6.99 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

177 grams

186 grams

191 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium Color-infused Glass

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.6 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size Sensor-shift Image Stabilization 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size LYT 828 2.44µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 0.7µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 1.28µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

50 MP
f/2.4 Periscope Camera71 mm focal length 1/2.76" sensor size 1.6µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Filters
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

4k @24/30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Night Time-Lapse
Macro Video
Action Mode
Audio Zoom
Stereo recording

Dual Video Recording
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

18 MP
f/1.9 Wide Angle Primary Camera20 mm focal length

50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera21 mm focal length 1/2.93" sensor size 1.2µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Full HD @30/60/120 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

3692 mAh

5200 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 52 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 40W Fast Charging 50% in 20 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 30W Wireless Charging Charging Time: 30 mins

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

12h 53m

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 11m 0s

0h 38m 0s

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

NVMe

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N77 / N78 / N79

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N70
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N71 / N77 / N78 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66) / 700 (band 12)

4G Bands: