Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone XS vs Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)

Apple iPhone XS
apple iphone xs
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
motorola moto g stylus 5g (2025)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Motorola
Announced September 2018 April 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2018 Coming Soon - April 2025
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Pantone Gibraltar sea, Surf the Web
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 143.6 x 70.9 x 7.7 mm
(5.65 x 2.79 x 0.3 in)
162.2 x 74.8 x 8.3 mm
(6.39 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
Weight 177 g (6.24 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and e-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 2m for 30 mins)
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Stylus
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12 Android 15
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A12 Bionic Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 710 [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 256 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR, 3000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 6.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1125 x 2436 pixels (463 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.01% 89.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] 50 MP + 13 MP [Similar]
Flash Quad-LED dual-tone flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 28mm, 1/2.55", 1.4µm, OIS, PDAF
12 MP, f/2.4, 52mm, 1.0µm, OIS, PDAF, 2x optical zoom, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.12µm, PDAF
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, stereo sound recording 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm, HDR, 1080p@60fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.2, 25mm (wide), 1/3.14", 0.7µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band
USB 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM uMCP
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Capacity - 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 20 h (3G) -