Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G Stylus (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Jan 08, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$229	$299

Design

Dimensions
5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 150.2 x 74 x 9.7 mm	6.69 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches 169.8 x 77.9 x 9 mm
Weight
5.47 oz / 155.0 g	7.51 oz / 213.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Aurora white, Aurora black

Display

Size
5.2-inch, 67.18% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 84.25% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
1920x1080px, 424 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 625 8953	Snapdragon 678 SM6150-AC (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 460
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 612
Memory
4GB (LPDDR3)/64GB 2GB/32GB 3GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
	Wired: 10.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.5" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
5 MP (Wide Angle)	16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 29, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 15/5 (800/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes	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

Memory	2GB/32GB

no compass

Memory	3GB/32GB
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 20, 29
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Other	NFC

Dual SIM	Yes

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