Lower mid-range · 2023

Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023)

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Camera shares the Motorola Edge 40's main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Pen support, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, 64GB storage

6.6″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

6 Gen 1 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 20W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 710

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

565,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 710

Process

4 nm

CPU layout

4x2.2GHz Cortex A78 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Omnivision OV50A, 1/1.55", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Motorola Edge 40 , Huawei P50 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 20 W wired

All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

20 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB · 6/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, SUPL, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B14, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B29, B30, B71

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n12, n13, n14, n25, n26, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78

Build & Design

202 g · 9.2 mm

Height

162.8 mm

Width

73.8 mm

Thickness

9.2 mm

Weight

202 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 15

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

49% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

565k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 171 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

28% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

565k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 168 g

Full comparison

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