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| Global Score | |
| 82.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-06-14 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.67 x 3.05 x 0.37 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.67 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Cosmic Emerald | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) has a global score of 82.1, which is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy S8's 81.7 overall score. Even though Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) is way newer than the Samsung Galaxy S8, it's thicker and extremely heavier. Galaxy S8 has a brighter display than Moto G Stylus 5G (2021), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and more pixels per display inch.
The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy S8 features a little faster processing unit than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021). Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and 8 CPU cores.
The Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy S8, because it has a 5000mAh battery size against 3000mAh. The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) features a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) also counts with a camera with way more MP.
Although Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2021) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy S8, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy S8. If you want to save some money, you can buy Galaxy S8, letting go some specs and features, but you'll get the most with your budget.
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