Samsung Galaxy S26 vs Motorola Signature

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S26 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: Samsung Galaxy S26 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 11,249, while Motorola Signature scores 9,583, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better performer.

Display: Motorola Signature offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 6.3 inches, making Motorola Signature the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S26 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to Motorola Signature's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S26 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 and Motorola Signature feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Motorola Signature offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S26 offers 12 MP, making Motorola Signature better for front camera photography.

Battery: Motorola Signature delivers longer battery life with 12h 53m, while Samsung Galaxy S26 delivers 11h 22m, making Motorola Signature the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy S26 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 Samsung Galaxy S26 is rated 8.3.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S26 receives a higher user rating of 4.7, while Motorola Signature has a rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy S26

₹74,999

@ Flipkart

Motorola Signature

₹59,869

@ Amazon

Summary

Release Date

03 2026

01 2026

06 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Deca Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.3 inches (16 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x	AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	165 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
10 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)	50 MP Periscope Sony LYTIA 600 Cam (upto 100X Super zoom pro)	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


12 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4300 mAh	5200 mAh	6500 mAh
25W Fast Charging	90W Turbo Charging	90W Turbo Power Charging
Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	256 GB	256 GB
UFS 4.0	UFS 4.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.3/10

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8.6/10

Read Expert Review

8.3/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Slim and easy-to-carry design
Bright and vibrant flat display
Smooth and responsive performance
Long-term software support

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

Slimmest phone under Rs 50,000
Tall, vibrant AMOLED display
Capable cameras with periscope lens
Good performance output

Cons

Slower charging than rivals
Battery life could be better

Battery life could have been better
Audio lacks punch

Battery efficiency could be better
Only 3 major OS updates
Design is a bit slippery

User Ratings

4.7/5

(224 ratings)

4.4/5

(980 ratings)

4.3/5

(789 ratings)

Compare Prices

₹74,999

@ Flipkart

₹59,869

@ Amazon

₹44,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

February 25, 2026

(Official)

January 23, 2026

(Official)

June 4, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

7 Years

3 Year

Security Updates

7 Years

5 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2600 S5E9965

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Deca Core

3.8 GHz, Single core, Arm C1-Ultra 3.25 GHz, Tri core, ARM C1-Pro 2.75 GHz, Hexa Core, ARM C1-Pro

Octa core

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

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

2 nm

3 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Xclipse 960

Adreno 829

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

12 GB

12 GB / 16 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

N/A

Performance Test Results

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

3,113,347

3,098,258

2,217,003

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

11.0 s

15.0 s

20.0 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.

6,665

5,673

4,502

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

5.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

12.6 %

43.7 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x

AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.3 inches (16 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

2600 nits

6200 nits

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1800 nits

PWM Dimming

480 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

165 Hz

144 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.6:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

446 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

90.64 %

90.14 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.9 %

95.23 %

96.8 %

Design

Height

149.6 mm

162.1 mm

162.7 mm

Width

71.7 mm

76.4 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

7.2 mm

6.99 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

167 grams

186 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass Victus 2

N/A

Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

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

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

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera2x Optical Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 85° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGN3 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/1.812 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm 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/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

10 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera67 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size

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

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length 1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

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

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

6150 x 8150 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

N/A

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
2 x Optical Zoom
Auto Flash

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Filters
Smile detection

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters
Smile detection

Video Recording

8k @30 fps

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

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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video

Dual Video Recording
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

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

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera1.28µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30/60/120 fps

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

4300 mAh

5200 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 52 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging v2.0 55% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging

Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Yes 50W Wireless Charging

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

Yes

Yes 5W Reverse Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes 4.5W Wireless Reverse Charging

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.

11h 22m

12h 53m

14h 11m

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

1h 12m

38m

47m

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB / 512 GB

256 GB / 512 GB / 1 TB

256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 4.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1

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 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1)

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) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 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 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / 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

5G Bands:

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

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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:

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