Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) vs Motorola Moto G Play (2026) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 09, 2024	Nov 05, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $400	4GB/64GB - $180

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches 162.56 x 74.75 x 8.3 mm	6.58 x 3.01 x 0.33 inches 167.2 x 76.4 x 8.5 mm
Weight
6.70 oz / 190.0 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP52
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Caramel Latte, Scarlet Wave	Pantone Tapestry

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 87.39% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body
Type
P-OLED, 120Hz	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	1604x720px, 20:9 ratio, 262 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	947 (Poor)
Bright Min
2.7 (Average)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm)	Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.2GHz Cortex-A78 4x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 2x2.4GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 600	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (14)	Android (16)

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GeekBench 6 Single
936	797
GeekBench 6 Multi
2777	2095
3D Mark High
613	384
3D Mark Low
610	381

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5200 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

8h 25min

Browsing

17h 30min

Video

14h 43min

Gaming

8h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

9h 27min

Browsing

24h 57min

Video

12h 57min

Gaming

10h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 1.0 μm	32 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
32 MP	8 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

125

Overall

132

Photo

118

Video

94

Overall

101

Photo

87

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n13, n14, n20, n25, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA	n2, n5, n7, n12, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 48	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

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