{"id":426620,"date":"2026-05-01T08:19:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/426620\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T08:19:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T08:19:15","slug":"motorola-moto-g-stylus-2026-review-better-pen-higher-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/426620\/","title":{"rendered":"Motorola Moto G Stylus 2026 Review: Better Pen, Higher Price"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a playbook Motorola has used for the rest of its Moto G phones<\/a> to keep prices static, but it especially stings here with the price increase. Thankfully, performance is completely fine. I have been using this phone for nearly a month and haven’t had any issues, outside of some lag when launching the camera app. You’ll see more of its limits running graphics-heavy games\u2014something competing phones won’t have as much trouble with\u2014but it’s generally more than adequate.<\/p>\n

There’s a slight bump in battery capacity to 5,200 mAh, and I can easily go two full days with light to average use. One day, when I had a very high screen-on time of nine hours, I had to recharge the phone by around 7 pm, so if you’re screen-maxxing<\/a>, you’ll definitely need to top up once during the day. Overall, I’m happy with the juice. A nice perk: There’s wireless charging, so you have two ways to charge it up.<\/p>\n

As for the 6.7-inch, 120-Hz<\/a> AMOLED screen, I haven’t had a problem reading it on sunny days, but like the Nothing Phone (4a) Pro, Motorola’s auto-brightness slider is very sensitive and constantly dims the screen when I don’t want it to, so that might be something you’ll get miffed by (you can always turn auto-brightness off).<\/p>\n

Camera Blur<\/p>\n

The camera system is where Moto G phones have always struggled, and now, in perspective with other $500 phones, the Moto G Stylus still doesn’t quite measure up. The 50-megapixel main camera\u2014in indoor conditions with decent lighting\u2014struggles to capture a sharp photo of my dog when there’s slight movement. (I have a lot of blurry photos.)<\/p>\n

When he is staying very still, there’s usually another problem, like too-dark shadows or too-bright highlights. Looking at one of my pet pics, the camera tried to keep the room well-exposed, but my pup’s eyes are pitch black, and you can’t see any detail on his nose\u2014it’s just a black void. In these kinds of high-contrast scenes, you’ll also notice colors looking a little muted, too. In good lighting, you can snap great results, though the 13-MP ultrawide still struggles with colors; the sky has an unnatural blue tinge. The selfie camera is a decent performer, though, even when I’m backlit.<\/p>\n

Photograph: Julian Chokkattu<\/p>\n

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