Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Motorola Moto G Stylus Specs Comparison

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9.0	8.0
Samsung Galaxy S8	Motorola Moto G Stylus
Released · Apr 21, 2017	Released · Apr 16, 2020
5.8-inch	6.4-inch
Single camera	Quad camera
4GB · 64GB	4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh	4000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 29, 2017	Feb 07, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$300

Design

Dimensions
5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches 148.9 x 68.1 x 8.0 mm	6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 158.55 x 75.8 x 9.2 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Splash
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Midnight black, Orchid gray, Arctic silver, Coral blue, Maple gold, Rose pink, Burgundy red	Mystic indigo

Display

Size
5.8-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.75% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 570 PPI	2300x1080px, 19.17:9 ratio, 397 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB	4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	4000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0 Qi and Powermat wireless charging	Motorola TurboPowe

Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

Untested

Video

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Gaming

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Battery Life Estimate

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Browsing

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Video

7h 20min

Gaming

5h 41min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 2 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), QHD, 1080p (60 fps), 720p (240 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Wide Angle, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: QHD	16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD	Dolby Mobile
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MHL	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 06, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.49 W/kg Body: 0.48 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.53 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.46 W/kg

Alternative variants

International version


System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2300 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose" and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
FCC approval	Date approved: Sep 05, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMG950F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.38 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.55 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg

for Europe


OS	Android (11)
Dual SIM	Yes
Other	NFC

for T-Mobile


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12
3G Bands	5, 4, 2, 1
VoLTE	Yes

for Verizon Wireless


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1

for U.S. Cellular


4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 25
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA, UMTS

with Dual SIM


System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 8895 (10 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2500 MHz Exynos M2 "Mongoose"and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-G71 MP20
Dual SIM	Yes

Links

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