Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) vs Motorola Moto G (2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 09, 2021	Jan 14, 2025
MSRP
$ 399	$ 199

Design

Dimensions
6.67 x 3.05 x 0.37 inches 169.54 x 77.48 x 9.35 mm	6.58 x 3.00 x 0.32 inches 167.1 x 76.3 x 8.2 mm
Weight
7.67 oz (217.5 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Vegan Leather Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cosmic Emerald	Forest Gray, Sapphire Blue

Display

Size
6.8-inch, 85.06% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.96% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 (8 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 619	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB/128GB 6GB/256GB	4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (11)	Android (15)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

8h 15min

Browsing

22h 3min

Video

10h 3min

Gaming

11h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.61 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP	16 MP Video capture: 1080p

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

101

Overall

117

Photo

85

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	Yes
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n79	Bands n1, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 48	Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 48
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM and 256BG internal storage

Memory	6GB/256GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) Specs	Motorola Moto G (2025) Specs
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