vivo Nex 3 vs Motorola Signature

Comparing the vivo Nex 3 vs Motorola Signature across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and expert reviews to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Signature runs at a higher processing speed of 3.8 GHz, while vivo Nex 3 runs at 2.96 GHz, making Motorola Signature the better performer.

Display: vivo Nex 3 offers a screen size of 6.89 inches, while Motorola Signature offers 6.8 inches, making vivo Nex 3 the larger display of the two. vivo Nex 3 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Signature's AMOLED, making vivo Nex 3 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: vivo Nex 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Motorola Signature offers 50 MP, making vivo Nex 3 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Motorola Signature offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while vivo Nex 3 offers 16 MP, making Motorola Signature better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Signature offers a higher battery capacity with 5200 mAh, while vivo Nex 3 offers 4500 mAh, making Motorola Signature better for longer battery life.

Storage: Motorola Signature offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while vivo Nex 3 offers 128 GB, making Motorola Signature the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Motorola Signature receives a higher expert rating of 8.6 from the editorial team, while vivo Nex 3 is rated 8.

vivo Nex 3

₹50,690

(Not Released in India)

Motorola Signature

₹59,099

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Summary

Spec Score

82%

95%

Release Date

16 Jan, 2020

30 Jan, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 855 Plus	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.96 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM
Snapdragon 855 Plus vs Snapdragon 8 Gen 5

Display


6.89 inches (17.5 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2256 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)
N/A	165 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
13 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Sony LYTIA 600 Cam (upto 100X Super zoom pro)

Front Camera


16 MP	50 MP Wide Angle Lens

Battery


4500 mAh	5200 mAh
Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging
N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	256 GB
N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.6/10

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Pros

Immersive display
Good performer
Capable cameras
Long-lasting battery life

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

Cons

Tinny speaker
Display exhibits glares and reflections
Vivo's custom skin needs tweaking
Macro mode could've been better

Battery life could have been better
Audio lacks punch

User Ratings

N/A	4.4/5 (983 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	3,098,258 AnTuTu Score
N/A	12h 53m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A	Jan 23, 2026 (Official)

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

7 Years

Security Updates

N/A

7 Years

Custom UI

Funtouch OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Plus

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

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Processor

Octa core

2.96 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB	12 GB / 16 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

3,098,258

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

15.0 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.

N/A

5,673

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

43.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.89 inches (17.5 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2256 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

6200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

165 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

363 ppi

446 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

93.79 %

90.14 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes	Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A	Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

99.6 %

95.23 %

Design

Height

167.4 mm

162.1 mm

Width

76.1 mm

76.4 mm

Thickness

9.4 mm

6.99 mm

Weight

217.3 grams

186 grams

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

N/A	Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus

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

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

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

13 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera

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

Autofocus

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

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

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

Video Recording Features

N/A	Dual Video Recording Macro Video Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

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

Camera Type

Pop-Up

N/A

Autofocus

N/A	Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A	Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh

5200 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A	Up to 52 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A	Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A	Yes 10W Wireless Reverse Charging

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

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

N/A

38m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N78

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

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)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

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

N/A

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)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A	Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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