These days, you’d be forgiven for thinking the only smartphones available to you were from Apple and Samsung, such is those two companies’ dominance in the UK market. But the good news is that if you dig a little deeper, you’ll find scores of great Android phones to rival that duopoly from companies with very familiar names.

One of the latest premium phones to take the fight to the iPhone and Samsung’s Galaxy line up is from the legendary maker of the first ever mobile phone, Motorola. The sleek Motorola Signature is the first in “the new Motorola Signature series”, according to the firm, which is owned by Chinese tech giant Lenovo. It’s not clear if this high-end phone is replacing Moto’s existing Edge Pro series, last seen with 2025’s Edge 60 Pro, or if this series will sit alongside it.

The Signature goes on sale in the UK in February for £899,99, a price that puts it directly in competition with the trio of £799 phones the iPhone 17, Galaxy S25 and Google Pixel 10, as well as impressive recent Android flagships such as the £849 OnePlus 15.

But despite the flagship price, and unlike the aforementioned OnePlus phone, Motorola’s new device does not have the top-of-the-line Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset, instead opting for the Snapdragon 8 Gen 5. Processor isn’t everything, but when you are spending this much, you might have expected the latest and greatest silicon.

The phone has a 6.8-inch AMOLED with a 165Hz refresh rate and a Super HD resolution that Motorola says has 14 percent more pixels than phones with standard Full HD. The design eschews the trend for flat screens and sides on premium smartphones, boasting a quad curved design with sloping edges that will surely make it feel slim in the hand. The front is Gorilla Glass Victus 2, while the thin 7mm frame is wrapped in aluminium, keeping this large phone relatively light at 186g.

Depending on the colour you pick, the phones have “luxury twill-inspired and linen-inspired textures”, in Pantone hues as we have come to expect from Motorola’s ongoing collaboration with the colour-matching brand.

You’ll also get IP68/IP69 dust and water resistance, meaning the elements are really going to struggle to break this phone. Packed inside is a 5,200mAh silicon-carbon battery, which Motorola says can power the phone for up to 52 hours. Charging can be at 90W wired, with the claim a seven minute charge would give you enough juice for a whole day of use. There’s even 50W wireless charging, if you stump up for a compatible charger.

In a pleasing turn, Motorola says it is also offering “up to” seven years of Android OS and security updates. If it is actually seven years, then the firm has matched Samsung and Google for software support, a feat not many Android brands can claim. But it’s that use of “up to” that doesn’t fill me with confidence. But if it comes to pass, it’s great that this phone would still be kicking, securely, in 2033.