Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs Motorola Moto G Stylus vs Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced August 2017 2020, February 7 April 2025
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April Coming Soon - April 2025
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Mystic Indigo Pantone Gibraltar sea, Surf the Web
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
158.6 x 75.8 x 9.2 mm
(6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 in)
162.2 x 74.8 x 8.3 mm
(6.39 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 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, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus
Splash resistant
- 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
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 10.0 Android 15
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 Adreno 610 Adreno 710
RAM 6 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, HDR, 3000 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 1B colors
Size 6.3 inches 6.4 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2300 pixels (397 ppi) 1220 x 2712 pixels (444 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.58% 89.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 13 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, Laser AF
16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm (ultrawide), dedicated video camera (1080p)
2 MP, f/2.2, (macro), 1/5.0", 1.75µm
HDR, Panorama
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@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30/120fps [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 Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 600/100 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM uMCP
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Capacity 3300 mAh 4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -