Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 08, 2021	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$299	$499 | €549

Design

Dimensions
6.69 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches 169.8 x 77.9 x 9 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.51 oz / 213.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Aurora white, Aurora black	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 84.25% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1903 (Excellent)
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 678 SM6150-AC (11 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 460	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 612	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	Android (15, 14)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1621
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4277
3D Mark High
Untested	2419
3D Mark Low
Untested	1624

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Oct 05, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZG1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.51 W/kg Body: 1.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg Phablet: 3.58 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) Specs	Google Pixel 8a Specs
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