Weekly deals: Motorola Signature launches, Poco M8 and Pro now available

Earlier this week, Motorola unveiled the Signature – the first in a new line of premium phones that sits above the Edge series. That one is still on pre-order, but you can already see it in stores.

The Motorola Signature with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, 16GB of RAM and 512GB storage costs €1,000. It’s a slender 7mm phone that is fairly light at 186g without compromising the battery – 5,200mAh is more than you get from Samsung, Apple and Google, though not as much as Chinese brands are offering. The phone has a large 50MP sensor in the main camera (1/1.28” LYT-828), a 50MP 3x/71mm telephoto, 50MP ultra-wide and 50MP selfie cameras. Motorola will deliver 7 OS updates and the current software already has the company’s desktop mode.

At this price, the Signature costs a bit more than a OnePlus 15. Comparing the two, we see that the OnePlus will be faster (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) and has a bigger battery (7,300mAh). That said, the phone measures 8.1mm thick and weighs 211g. However, its cameras have smaller sensors: the 50MP main sensor is 1/1.56” (vs. 1/1.28”), the 50MP 3.5x/80mm periscope is 1/2.76” (vs. 1/1.95”) and the 50MP 116° ultra-wide is 1/2.88” (vs. 122° 1/2.76”).

The Motorola Edge 70 is a more affordable device, though it’s not exactly cheap. It looks similar enough to the Signature while being even slimmer (6mm) and lighter (159g) at the cost of some battery capacity (4,800mAh). This one has a mid-range Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset and an LTPS display (vs. LTPO on the Signature and OnePlus). The cameras are more basic too – the 50MP main has a 1/1.56” sensor and there’s no telephoto module.

The Poco F8 Ultra should also be considered when looking at the Motorola Signature. It has the faster chipset (Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5) and a bigger battery (6,500mAh). It also has a 50MP large sensor in the main camera (1/1.31”), which is joined by a 5x/115mm periscope (50MP 1/2.76”) and a 102° ultra-wide (50MP, 1/2.88”).

Also new this week are the Poco M8 and M8 Pro. The vanilla model has a 6.77” display (12-bit, 120Hz OLED) and a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 plus expandable storage. It has a 5,520mAh battery with 45W wired-only charging.

The Poco M8 Pro upgrades to a 6.83” Dolby Vision display with a higher pixel count and a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4. The main camera is significantly better than that of its sibling – a 50MP 1/1.55” sensor with OIS vs. 50MP 1/2.88” sensor (no OIS). And there’s an ultra-wide camera too, even if it’s only an 8MP unit. The phone also boasts a larger 6,500mAh battery with faster 100W charging.

While you’re at it, have a look at the Poco X7 Pro. It has a smaller 6.67” display, but it still offers Dolby Vision. The Dimensity 8400 Ultra chipset is faster than the 7s Gen 4, especially in graphics performance. What you lose with the X7 Pro is the larger sensor in the main camera (this one is only 1/1.95”), but the battery is close enough at 6,000mAh capacity and 90W charging. Not bad, considering that this phone is €75 cheaper (looking at the 512GB versions).

The Google Pixel 10 has a big discount at the moment and it even comes with a free Pixelsnap charger – this will give you a jump start on buying magnetic accessories.

While the Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 trio was announced in mid-December, two of its members only launched this week. There are no discounts yet, but these are worth keeping an eye on.

With the Redmi Note 15 Pro+, you are mostly paying for the chipset (Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 vs. Dimensity 7400 Ultra) and battery (6,500mAh/100W vs. 6,580mAh/45W) compared to the regular Redmi Note 15 Pro. Both phones have 6.83” displays, plus 200MP main and 8MP ultra-wide cameras.

The Redmi Note 15 gets a smaller 6.77” display with a lower resolution (1080p+ vs. 1280p+), a Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 chipset, 108MP main camera and a smaller 5,520mAh battery with 45W charging.