Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) vs Moto G Stylus (2022)
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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 (2022), which is powered by MediaTek Helio G88 and came out 3 years and 3 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
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
- Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 10W)
- Has 2x more RAM: 8GB versus 4GB
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.4)
- Optical image stabilization
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 11
- More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 6 Gen 3
- Ability to record video in 4K resolution
- Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Stereo speakers
- The phone is 3 years and 3 months newer
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Stylus (2022)
- Has 2 SIM card slots
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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Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | POLED | IPS LCD |
| Size | 6.7 inches | 6.8 inches |
| Resolution | 1220 x 2712 pixels | 1080 x 2460 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 444 ppi | 396 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 90 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| Max rated brightness | 1400 nits | 550 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 3000 nits | - |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 89.3% | 86.4% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - DC Dimming |
- |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 162.15 mm (6.38 inches) | 170.21 mm (6.7 inches) |
| Width | 74.78 mm (2.94 inches) | 75.9 mm (2.99 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.29 mm (0.33 inches) | 9.45 mm (0.37 inches) |
| Weight | 191 g (6.74 oz) | 216 g (7.62 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | IP52 |
| Rear material | Eco-leather | Plastic |
| Frame material | Plastic | Plastic |
| Colors | Blue, Purple | Blue, Pink |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-button |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 | MediaTek Helio G88 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75 |
| Manufacturing | Samsung | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 12 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon | MediaTek APU |
| Graphics | Adreno 710 | Mali-G52 MC2 |
| GPU shading units | 256 | 48 |
| GPU clock | 1010 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~517.1 GFLOPS | ~96 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 3337 | - |
| Single-core score | 1006 | 436 |
| Multi-core score | 2837 | 1397 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 312448 | - |
| GPU | 128290 | - |
| Memory | 139578 | - |
| UX | 251131 | - |
| Total score | 831447 | - |
| Samples | Less than 3 | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 98% | - |
| Graphics test | 2 FPS | - |
| Graphics score | 301 | - |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 99% |
| Graphics test | - | 1 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 180 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 13846 | 5860 |
| Video editing | 7370 | 5660 |
| Photo editing | 29463 | 13212 |
| Data manipulation | 9723 | 5528 |
| Writing score | 16865 | 8261 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 2.2 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | Up to 2048 GB | Up to 512 GB |
Software
| Operating system | Android 15 | Android 11 |
| ROM | Hello UI | - |
| OS updates | 2 years | - |
| Security updates | 2 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 68 W | 10 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | Yes (15 W) | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (81% in 30 min) | No |
| Full charging time | 0:41 hr | - |
| Web browsing | 06:17 hr | - |
| Watching video | 10:49 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:28 hr | - |
| Standby | 111 hr | - |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8192 x 6144 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | No |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (720p) | - |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 118° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 13 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Depth: 2 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 | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | - | Samsung S5KJN1 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) | 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | 0.64 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1.12 micron | 1.12 micron |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 3280 x 2460 | 4920 x 3264 |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 25 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch) | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.7 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | - | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) 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 Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| 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 - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | - | Standby |
| eSIM support* | Yes | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 12 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Mid-range |
| Announced | April 2025 | February 2022 |
| Release date | April 2025 | February 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $399 | $299 |
| Successor | - | - Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 10 W |
*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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