Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 79.7 | 79.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Sony |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-04-16 | 2018-10-17 |
| 6.24 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.22 x 2.87 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Mystic indigo | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 300.00 | $ 900.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6 inches |
| 2300 x 1080 pixels | 2880 x 1440 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 397 pixels per inch | 537 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 9.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 19.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.43 inches (1/2.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 3330mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 5.92 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Moto G Stylus is slightly better than the Sony Xperia XZ3, getting a global score of 79.7 against 79.6. The Moto G Stylus is a newer cellphone, and it is also just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner than Sony Xperia XZ3. Both devices we compare here work with Android OS, but Moto G Stylus has older 11 version while Sony Xperia XZ3 has Android 9.0 Pie.
Sony Xperia XZ3 features a sharper display than Motorola Moto G Stylus, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater number of pixels per inch of screen and a better 1440 x 2880 resolution. Motorola Moto G Stylus features a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G Stylus also has 64 GB more internal storage.
The Xperia XZ3 features just a little better performance than Moto G Stylus. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and a Octa-Core CPU. The Motorola Moto G Stylus has better battery life than Xperia XZ3, because it has a 20% larger battery capacity. The Moto G Stylus features a superior camera than Xperia XZ3, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same video frame rate, the Moto G Stylus also has a larger back-facing camera sensor which offers a higher photo and video quality, a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels and a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and video.
Even being the best phone in our current comparison, the Motorola Moto G Stylus is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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