Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) vs Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on April 8, 2025, against the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
  • 40% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (831K versus 592K)
  • Delivers 34% higher peak brightness (1856 against 1380 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 30W)
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • 12% higher pixel density (444 vs 395 PPI)
  • The phone is 11 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)
  • Shows 20% longer battery life (23:16 vs 19:25 hours)

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) and Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 128 GB
VS
4 / 128 GB
66.4
(Good)
Value Index
48.3
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type POLED POLED
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1220 x 2712 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 444 ppi 395 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes
Max rated brightness 1400 nits 1200 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 3000 nits -
HDR support Yes, HDR10 -
Touch sampling rate - 240 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 89.3% 89.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- DC Dimming
- DCI-P3
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height 162.15 mm (6.38 inches) 162.56 mm (6.4 inches)
Width 74.78 mm (2.94 inches) 74.75 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) 8.29 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 191 g (6.74 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
Waterproof IP68 No
Rear material Eco-leather Eco-leather
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Blue, Purple Red, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Chipset specifications of Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) and Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
Max clock 2400 MHz 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78
Manufacturing Samsung Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Yes
GPU
Graphics Adreno 710 Adreno 710
GPU shading units 256 256
GPU clock 1010 MHz 676 MHz
FLOPS ~517.1 GFLOPS ~346.1 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) and Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 3337 1747
Single-core score 1006 929
Multi-core score 2837 2695
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
CPU 312448 214674
GPU 128290 73280
Memory 139578 116089
UX 251131 188787
Total score 831447 592830
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 301 198
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
Web score 13846 12448
Video editing 7370 7545
Photo editing 29463 34677
Data manipulation 9723 9074
Writing score 16865 16186

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
No benchmark results yet
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-30 (Alexis Santos)AnTuTu 11781186
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)AnTuTu 11592830
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 GPU1741
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-15 (Julian Ludwig)Geekbench 6 CPU929 / 2695

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 2048 GB Up to 2048 GB

Software

Operating system Android 15 Android 14
ROM Hello UI -
OS updates 2 years 2 years
Security updates 2 years 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 68 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (15 W) Yes
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (81% in 30 min) Yes (53% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:41 hr 1:27 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 06:17 hr 09:57 hr
Watching video 10:49 hr 13:52 hr
Gaming 04:28 hr 05:22 hr
Standby 111 hr 108 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 24 mm 24 mm
Sensor - Sony LYT-700C
Sensor size 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch) 1/1.56" (β‰ˆ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 13 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 16 mm 16 mm
Sensor size 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3.0" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 32 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 3280 x 2460 -
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Focal length 25 mm 25 mm
Sensor size 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.14" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 0.7 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization - No
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 1 1
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
eSIM support* Yes Yes
Hybrid slot No No
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced April 2025 May 2024
Release date April 2025 May 2024
Launch price (MSRP) $399 $399
Successor - - Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) is definitely a better buy.

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