Motorola Moto G Stylus (2022) Full Review: It's Complicated :/

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0:00 Intro
1:58 Size & Physical Features
3:49 The Stylus Experience
7:30 Display
8:42 Mediocre Speaker
9:20 Poor Specs & Performance
10:45 Good Battery Life!
11:26 Camera Overview & Samples
13:00 Summary

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[shadowhacker]

My man... phones nowadays cost 700USD when they come out. Here we have an affordable phone that looks good. I don't think they went for "features" but for affordability.

[AstralApple]

I got the 2022 Moto G stylus phone in March. I love it so much, it's so fast and cool and snappy and futuristic. It's not too heavy, I love the screen and the speakers and the stylus. I feel so fortunate too be able to use such amazing technology for just $300.

[zendodeb]

I don't think people looking to do serious gaming on a phone would buy this phone. (The only games I play on my phone are chess and Sudoku. Neither requires a high refresh rate.) I occasionally use the speaker on my phone for "speaker mode" in a phone call. Music is always via Bluetooth, headphones, or WiFi casting. I could go on.

My point is, this is a budget phone, aimed at people on a budget, who don't want to play call of duty, or whatever. You say that "Motorola isn't giving their customers value." You feel that way, but you are clearly not in their customer pool. (My guess is your current phone cost more than $1000 - or about 2 or 3 times the cost of this phone.)

While I don't think that this phone is for me, I just want to point out that not everyone has the need to make movies on their smartphone. (The only photos I've taken in the last several months with my phone are when I was involved in fender-bender accident and wanted to document the damage. I don't feel the need to take selfies everyday, or Instagram every meal that I eat.

The reason that $1200 phones cost $1200 is that every year the camera gets better, the screen refresh faster, the gaming experience better. And for people who want that, go ahead and spend the money - provided you can afford it. Not everyone can afford it. Not everyone wants those "new and improved" features.

[darling_yext]

It being the only G Stylus with any high refresh rate I think it's a good upgrade. It could've been better but I like it.

[roylwellsjr]

I was a LG fan I turned the Motorola and I like Motorola better than Samsung

[christafarism]

Keep in mind that this guy is a specialist and has a high expectation for electronics. But if you are a layman, these Motorola phones are awesome. I had an iPhone, it's in the trash. I have only been using Motos for the past few years. The stylist and does allow more accurate functions, and if your hands are wet or gloved or dirty... it is extremely helpful. (I work with my hands). And the associated apps aren't revolutionary by any means, but they are definitely cool and useful. This phone has a large amount of space. And the space is expandable. There are some photo features that are great as well. Especially compared to other phones in this price range. Overall, is an amazing and intuitive machine. But based off of my research (and by no means am I a proper researcher of electronics) I would have to agree with the gentleman and say that this upgrade does not have very many upgrades. It seems to be very similar to the 2021, but with a few changes. To me, it seems like the 2022 version has not added enough features to lust over. Thank you for this review Mr videographer. I'm glad you made it

[TheDriton]

I think this phone is better than the previous one just going to developer settings turn off the animations, and it runs pretty good for the price. I will be getting one soon.

[elky]

Great spot-on review couldn't agree more! Really who "downgrades" a successor, oh Motorola does that's who... It seems there's always a little bit of smoke-n-mirrors every time they launch a new reiteration hoping to captivate the unsuspecting. IMHO they're becoming a dead horse here in North America for all intense and purposes especially when you look at their International offerings. And have yet to see where they are trying to improve on the support end of things which imo is gonna leave them in the dust sooner rather than latter.

[unlimitedbitsgaming]

Last year I got my Moto G Stylus and I LOVE it and this channel is mainly what sold me on getting it. It's too bad that this newer one doesn't improve much, but I think I'd still be happy with it, since I love last year's. Gonna hold on to mine for while still.

[MendTheWorld]

Support Claims with Evidence:
You keep saying that there's a drop-off in quality or specs from past years... but then.... I kept listening for what they actually are, and didn't come up with much.
The single speaker is the same as last year. The battery capacity is bigger. There's more RAM (now 6 GB), and more built in storage (now 128 GB). SD card storage is increased to 1 TB. Screen has a higher refresh rate. The processor in the T-Mobile version is Qualcomm Snapdragon 695.... which I think is better, faster than what has been offered previously.
I must be missing something?
You seem more bothered that it hasn't been improved than that it's actually dropped off in quality. Just my impression.
This phone is looking good to me among the free phones offered by T-Mobile.

[keithdmaust]

Currently considering buying and I appreciate your very professional review!

[mmggttmmggtt]

Idk how people complain about this phone. Saying it has less features. Like you actually use all Friday features. I change a bunch of settings in the develop hmmer options. I use face ID and fingerprint and its instant for me to unlock. For the stylus you can go into developer options, and change the response time and sensitivity of the stylus. A lot of issues users bring up, there's settings to improve it. But rather than that playing with those settings. Users would rather write off as bad. I love this phone. It's all about personal preference as well as being able to navigate the developer options to fine tune the stylus 2022. I personally will continue to get this lineup until they're discontinued or actually bad phone's.

[jakeadams]

I just bought the moto g stylus 4g 2022 128 gb 5000mah battery at bestbuy for 180.00 plus tax what a steal far that price i love this phone👍💘💕

[valrabellkeys]

I have a lot to agree with here - I bought this phone for the fantastic price of $160 straight through Cricket - however with the caveat that it only has 4gb of ram! The only other noticeable difference is the rear cover - a very glossy dark blue, it would easily pass off for glass. It is certainly a huge upgrade from my previous phone - a Moto G7 play. Better overall specs, except the charging. The charging speed is a massive let down. It is noticeably slower than any phone I've owned in the last 4 years and that is quite disappointing. While the stylus wasn't the main reason I bought the phone, it was certainly an exciting feature for me as I'd like to do some digital art in my down time at work.. except it is pretty bad for that. The inaccuracy, lack of pressure sensitivity and the slight delay makes it pretty bad for that - only being one step above drawing with your finger like a caveman.

Overall, for $160 I'd say this phone is fantastic but there is certainly a lot that could be improved that would make it more worthy of it's MRSP - arguably most importantly the stylus and charging speed.

[xomichaelanthonygarciaxo]

I like the wallpaper where can I get it

[oliversmith]

Besides the stylus feature, this mediatek powered device looks promising.

[nyquilna]

I bought this phone for my young daughter. She loves the stylus I had on my note. We will see how it goes. Thanks for the info.

[clownycrazy]

I like the phone better than the previous model because it's more stable I had a lot of glitches in the 2021 model this one whatever they did it runs like a tank

[gingerbred]

I've had this phone for a year and it's torture. I can't see anything in the day light, the Wi-Fi is weak everywhere I go, the stylus does blow, the phone often needs restarted. Motorola wanted me to send my phone in for minimum three up to 14 days to look it over before they'd offer me a replacement. Unreal.

[Chef_doggo]

The background on the phone looks pretty cool.