Samsung Galaxy A23 5G vs Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023)
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Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A23 5G (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 695) that was released on August 5, 2022, against the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and came out 10 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
- Has 2 SIM card slots
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023)
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- 23% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (727K versus 593K)
- Stereo speakers
- Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
- More energy-efficient CPU β Snapdragon 6 Gen 1
- The phone is 10 months newer
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | PLS TFT | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2408 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 400 ppi | 399 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 450 nits | 600 nits |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.7% | 87.6% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | - |
| Response time | 22 ms | - |
| Contrast | 1442:1 | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 165.4 mm (6.51 inches) | 162.83 mm (6.41 inches) |
| Width | 76.9 mm (3.03 inches) | 73.77 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.19 mm (0.36 inches) |
| Weight | 197 g (6.95 oz) | 202 g (7.13 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | Yes |
| Rear material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | White, Black, Blue, Yellow | Black, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-button | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2200 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.2 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | Samsung |
| Lithography process | 6 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 686 | Yes |
| Graphics | Adreno 619 | Adreno 710 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 256 |
| GPU clock | 840 MHz | 676 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~430.1 GFLOPS | ~346.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 1403 | - |
| Single-core score | 896 | 947 |
| Multi-core score | 2092 | 2790 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 252513 | 304084 |
| GPU | 63520 | 73951 |
| Memory | 101358 | 143735 |
| UX | 175695 | 205712 |
| Total score | 593086 | 727482 |
| Samples | [5 tests] | [5 tests] |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 352 | - |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9526 | - |
| Video editing | 4816 | - |
| Photo editing | 20862 | - |
| Data manipulation | 8753 | - |
| Writing score | 11119 | - |
Recent User Tests
Samsung Galaxy A23 5G
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-06-23 (Denislav Antimov) | AnTuTu 11 | 598228 |
| π 2026-02-25 (Shourai) | AnTuTu 11 | 593086 |
| π 2025-11-25 -> manvancongggg | AnTuTu 11 | 601723 |
| π 2025-10-20 -> Cihuy. | AnTuTu 11 | 479832 |
| π 2025-09-11 (Mediatek_04 EE_MRRR032) | AnTuTu 11 | 558174 |
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| π 2026-08-25 (Andreu) | AnTuTu 11 | 717114 |
| π 2026-04-23 (Jonah) | AnTuTu 11 | 570931 |
| π 2026-01-03 -> Dtdat | AnTuTu 11 | 792270 |
| π 2025-09-09 (TJ) | AnTuTu 11 | 727482 |
| π 2025-09-09 (Talha Jalees) | AnTuTu 11 | 727482 |
Memory
| RAM size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.2 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | Up to 1024 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 6 | My UX |
| OS updates | 2 years | 2 years |
| Security updates | 3 years | 2 years |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 20 W |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (58% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:08 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Web browsing | 10:23 hr | - |
| Watching video | 15:03 hr | - |
| Gaming | 05:45 hr | - |
| Standby | 134 hr | - |
General battery life
Smartphones With Long Battery Life (#128th place)
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | No | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 120 FPS (720p) | 240 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123Β° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 5 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 50 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | Samsung S5KJN1 | Omnivision OV50A |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76" (β 0.36 inch) | 1/1.55" (β 0.65 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.64 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore 5035 | - |
| Sensor size | 1/5" (β 0.2 inch) | 1/4" (β 0.25 inch) |
| Pixel size | - | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 2 MP | - |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | - |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore GC02 | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 8 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3264 x 2448 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | GalaxyCore | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" (β 0.25 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | - |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | 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 | 5.1 | 5.1 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | - |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 18 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | August 2022 | May 2023 |
| Release date | September 2022 | June 2023 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $300 | $399 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) |
| SAR (head) | 1.49 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.25 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, camera, performance, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023). But if the battery life and software are more of a priority β go for the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G.
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