Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) review: At a glance
- What is it? The Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) is a budget Android smartphone from Motorola, not to be confused with the very similar non-5G Stylus. It has a 6.6-inch 1080p LCD, a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 processor, 6GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage. The capacitive stylus that gives the phone its name slots into the bottom.
- What is the price? The Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) is available for $399.99, which is $100 less than last year’s model.
- Where can you buy it? Cricket began offering the Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) on June 2, and Motorola launched the unlocked version on June 15.
- How did we test it? I tested the Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) for two weeks. The review unit was supplied by Motorola.
- Is it worth it? If you want a stylus-equipped phone with 5G without the hefty price tag of the Samsung Galaxy S Ultra series, the Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) is a great option. Otherwise, there are better budget phone values.
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023)
Should you buy the Moto G Stylus 5G (2023)?
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Motorola has had a tough couple of years, but it’s riding high in 2023 with a fantastic flagship phone and stunning foldables. It’s budget phones in the G series that kept Moto going through it all, though, and there are new releases there as well. The 2023 model of the Moto G Stylus 5G starts with the established Moto G formula, upgrades a few specs, and slots in a stylus. The result is a solid phone for doodling and note-taking at a much lower price than Samsung’s stylus-equipped phones. However, the shadow of the very best cheap phones — especially the Pixel 7a — looms large over Moto’s most premium G phone.