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Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) vs Google Pixel 8a

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Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) vs Google Pixel 8a

65 out of 100
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
VS
73 out of 100
Google Pixel 8a
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
Google Pixel 8a

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.7-inch Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3) that was released on April 8, 2025, against the Google Pixel 8a, which is powered by Google Tensor G3 and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
  • Has a 0.6 inch larger screen size
  • Supports higher wattage charging (68W versus 18W)
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 2048GB
  • Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
  • Thinner bezels – 8% more screen real estate
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Includes a 3.5 mm headphone audio jack port
Reasons to consider the Google Pixel 8a
  • 2.1x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1179K versus 568K)
  • Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.2
  • CPU with a higher amount of cores (+1)
  • 63% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1683 and 1030 points

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) and Google Pixel 8a crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Choose the importance of each parameter to more accurately identify the smartphone that best meets your particular needs.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
vs
Pixel 8a

Display

TypePOLEDOLED
Size6.7 inches6.1 inches
Resolution1220 x 2712 pixels1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio20:920:9
PPI444 ppi430 ppi
Refresh rate120 Hz120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rateYes (60-120 Hz)Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness3000 nits2000 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 1400 nits
HDR support - Yes, HDR10
Screen protectionTempered glassCorning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio89.3%81.3%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space - 99.1%
PWM - 120 Hz
Response time - 2 ms
Contrast - ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Moto G Stylus 5G (2025)
6.7″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.8 in2
Pixel 8a
6.1″ (20:9 ratio) = 13.9 in2
~20% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)

Design and build

Height162.15 mm (6.38 inches)152.1 mm (5.99 inches)
Width74.78 mm (2.94 inches)72.7 mm (2.86 inches)
Thickness8.29 mm (0.33 inches)8.9 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight191 g (6.74 oz)188 g (6.63 oz)
WaterproofIP68IP67
Rear materialEco-leatherPlastic
Frame materialPlasticMetal
ColorsBlue, PurpleWhite, Black, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scannerYes, in-displayYes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio

Performance

Tests of Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) and Google Pixel 8a in the benchmarks
SoC
ChipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 3Google Tensor G3
Max clock2400 MHz3000 MHz
CPU cores8 (4 + 4)9 (1 + 4 + 4)
Architecture- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78		- 4 cores at 1.7 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 4 cores at 2.37 GHz: Cortex-A715
- 1 core at 2.91 GHz: Cortex-X3
ManufacturingSamsungSamsung
Lithography process4 nanometers4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU)HexagonYes
GraphicsAdreno 710Mali-G715 MP7
GPU shading units256896
GPU clock940 MHz890 MHz
FLOPS~481.3 GFLOPS~1594.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench Compute (GPU) - 6350
Single-core score10301683
Multi-core score27294330
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
CPU19206363260
GPU134621396428
Memory119449189558
UX122495229977
Total score5686261179223
SamplesLess than 3[5 tests]

Memory

RAM
RAM size8 GB8 GB
Memory typeLPDDR4XLPDDR5
Memory clock2133 MHz3200 MHz
Channels24
Storage
Storage size256 GB128, 256 GB
Storage typeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory cardMicroSDNo
Memory card max sizeUp to 2048 GB -

Software

Operating systemAndroid 15 Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 15)
ROMHello UIStock Android
OS size - 18.4 GB

Battery

Capacity5000 mAh4492 mAh
Max charge power68 W18 W
Battery typeLi-PoLi-Po
ReplaceableNoNo
Wireless chargingYes (15 W)Yes (7.5 W)
Reverse chargingNoNo
Fast chargingYes Yes (33% in 30 min)
Full charging time - 2:09 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 08:15 hr
Watching video - 13:00 hr
Gaming - 04:54 hr
Standby - 86 hr
General battery life

Main camera

Matrix50 megapixels64 megapixels
Image resolution8192 x 61449000 x 7000
ZoomDigitalDigital
FlashLEDDual LED
StabilizationOpticalOptical
8K video recordingNoNo
4K video recordingUp to 30FPSUp to 60FPS
1080p video recordingUp to 60FPSUp to 60FPS
Slow motion240 FPS (720p)240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens120°120°
Lenses1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
1) Standard: 64 MP
2) Ultrawide: 13 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution50 MP64 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.9
Focal length24 mm26 mm
Sensor - Sony IMX787
Sensor size1/1.56"1/1.73"
Pixel size1 micron0.8 micron
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution13 MP13 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm -
Sensor - Sony IMX712
Sensor size1/3.0"1/3.06"
Pixel size1.12 micron1.12 micron
StabilizationDigitalDigital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh - 60
Preview - 71
Zoom - 126
Samples - Photo samples of Google Pixel 8a from DxOMark

Selfie camera

Megapixels32 megapixels13 megapixels
Image resolution - 4032 x 3024
Aperturef/2.4 -
Focal length25 mm -
Sensor size1/3.14" -
Pixel size0.7 micron -
AutofocusNo -
Video resolution2160p (4K) at 30 FPS2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D)NoNo

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standardWi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version5.35.3
Bluetooth featuresLELE
USB typeUSB Type-CUSB Type-C
USB version23.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPortNoYes
GPSGPS, GLONASS, GalileoGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
NFC*YesYes
Infrared portNoNo
Network
Number of SIM*11
Type of SIM cardNanoNano
eSIM support*YesYes
Hybrid slotNoNo
LTE Cat* - 20
5G supportYesYes

Sound

SpeakersStereoStereo
Headphone audio jackYesNo
FM radioNoNo
Dolby AtmosYesNo
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

CategoryMid-rangeMid-range
AnnouncedApril 2025May 2024
Release dateApril 2025May 2024
Launch price$399$499
Configurations- 8 / 256 GB
- 8 / 128 GB
- 8 / 256 GB
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled chargerNot includedNot included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
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