Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) review

Display

The Motorola Moto G Stylus (2025) packs a 6.7-inch AMOLED screen with 1,220 x 2,712 pixels (444ppi), 1B colors, 120Hz refresh rate, and HDR support.

The screen is protected by a Gorilla Glass 3 shield from Corning.

Motorola has listed only the peak brightness for this model - 3,000 nits.

We captured 513 nits of maximum manual and 1,870 nits of maximum automatic brightness, the latter being an excellent number for the class. The minimum brightness with our white patch on screen was 3 nits.

The Motorola Moto G Stylus (2025) screen supports 120Hz refresh rate. There are three options - Auto, 60Hz, and 120Hz.

Both Auto and 120Hz settings offer similar behavior - they dial down to 60Hz for idle mode and for videos with up to 60fps. There are various apps and games that support 90Hz and 120Hz. The only difference is that Auto prefers 90Hz for the entirety of the UI most of the time and most apps.

The 60Hz mode always uses 60Hz, quite expectedly.

Finally, despite listing HDR capabilities, the Moto G Stylus (2025) has no HDR certifications whatsoever. That is why it can stream in high resolution from all apps, but in standard definition.

Battery life

The Moto G Stylus (2025) is powered by a 5,000mAh battery, just like the 2024 model. Motorola promises a combined battery life of 40 hours on a single charge.

In our own testing, the new Moto G Stylus 2025 scored an Active Use Score of 9:45h, almost 3h lower than the 2024 model. While the call and streaming times remain solid, the web browsing and gaming times are quite underwhelming for some reason.

Charging speed

The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) supports 68W TurboCharge wired charging and 15W wireless charging. It comes without a bundled power adapter, so you can either buy Motorola's own 68W brick or use any 68W+ rated USB-PD charger sold on the market if you want the fastest charging possible.

We had the 68W Moto charger, and we carried out our charging test with it.

The Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) is quite quick to recharge its 5,000mAh battery with the said adapter - we got 45% in 15mins, 81% in 30mins, and 100% was reached in 41mins sharp.

Optimized charging and overcharge protection options are available if you aim to prioritize the battery's longevity.

Charge boost is the opposite - it recharges faster, but the battery gets warmer. This is the mode we used for our charging test to achieve the fastest charging times possible.

Speakers - loudness and quality

The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2025) has stereo speakers and the setup is the usual hybrid type where the earpiece doubles as a stereo speaker. There is one update here since last year - there is now Dolby Atmos enhancement, and it is turned on by default in Smart mode.

The earpiece is quieter than the bottom speaker, but the sound is balanced quite well because of its front-facing position.

The speakers scored an Excellent mark for loudness, while their quality is only average. The sound is focused on the high frequency range (hence the excellent for loudness), the vocals are a bit lacking, and there is little to no bass.

Use the Playback controls to listen to the phone sample recordings (best use headphones). We measure the average loudness of the speakers in LUFS. A lower absolute value means a louder sound. A look at the frequency response chart will tell you how far off the ideal "0db" flat line is the reproduction of the bass, treble, and mid frequencies. You can add more phones to compare how they differ. The scores and ratings are not comparable with our older loudspeaker test. Learn more about how we test here.