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The 2025 Moto G Stylus has a sharper display and “enhanced” stylus for $400 (arstechnica.com)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Pretty expensive stylus.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I have the G Stylus 2024 and it has been a great phone. Moto's update policy is the main hindrance, with screen brightness a close second. It looks like the screen is better in the new one and twice as bright. I bet the battery life will fall a bit, especially at peak. The update thing does not concern me much in this price range, as I change phones about every 1.5 years, sometimes yearly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

Does Motorola have good software for the pen? Interesting functionality baked in?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The Stylus 2024 is an excellent phone, coming from Samsung. It was on sale for $250 last year, which was great. I doubt I'll go back to flagships, tbh. This phone feels nearly as fast as flagships in everyday usage. The only slow part is editing screen recordings or videos, which I seldom do anyways. The headphone jack and microSD card is really nice and surprisingly useful.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I still use a Note 9, it's so far the biggest phone before they start getting smaller in the "newer" versions, and also has my mandatory stylus built in.

However it's starting to get slow and old now, and replacing parts is about as expensive as just the entire phone. What was it like moving from Samsung to the stylus24?

I really only ever use my stylus for the smart select and swipe to text, so I'm curious how the Stylus 2024 works

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Honestly, not much of a difference. Default android is a bit more annoying, and the secure folder is inferior. The cameras are decent. It's a solid phone, and the stylus is pretty decent for notetaking. I use my stylus for grocery lists. The headphone jack and SD card is awesome. The screen and processor are great, and the battery is way larger AND charges faster than my s9 or my z fold 4. The stylus is about the same as the z fold stylus.

The phone is pretty solid as an all-arounder. For $250-450, it's hard to have any complaints.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I got one of these for free with my phone plan. It seems neat but I already had a phone I liked. I would probably switch to it if it were smaller and had a Lineage OS release for it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

i do miss the stylus (and removable battery, and microSd) from the Note series, but not enough to give up control over my phone's OS.

Maybe if they catch on, we can have a pixel with a stylus.