GrapheneOS Picks Motorola Signature 27 as First Non-Pixel Phone, Backed by 7 Years of Updates
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Updated · ExtremeTech · Sep 25
GrapheneOS Picks Motorola Signature 27 as First Non-Pixel Phone, Backed by 7 Years of Updates
3 articles · Updated · ExtremeTech · Sep 25
Summary
Graphene Foundation said the Motorola Signature 27 will be the initial officially supported non-Pixel device for its privacy-focused Android OS, confirming the first model in Motorola's partnership announced earlier this year.
The choice hinges on GrapheneOS requirements beyond raw chipset speed: secure boot, rollback protection, hardware security, full encryption, regular updates and strong vendor support.
Motorola's Signature 27 uses Qualcomm's Snapdragon 8 Elite Extreme Gen 6 and is promised 7 Android OS upgrades plus up to 7 years of security updates, matching key support criteria.
Neither Motorola nor GrapheneOS has disclosed pricing, but the Signature 27 is expected to reach stores by the end of 2026.