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[–] 178 points 3 years ago (2 children)

Saved you a click: it's Motorola's Moto G Stylus 5G (2023)

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  • [–] 29 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    Fortunately it shows up in the article preview as well πŸ‘

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  • [–] 26 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Am I supposed to recognise it just by seeing it?

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Glad to see Motorola doing well.

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  • [–] 60 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    3.5mm jack Yes

    So it's a contender. The rest are DEAD TO ME

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    [–] 49 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    I guess the reviewer doesn’t care about software updates, because Motorola’s support is abysmal.

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    [–] 25 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Reads headline: "oooo interesting"

    It's a Motorola: "ah, shit"

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Motorolas are my favorite type of phone. I'm never going to use Apple and Samsung phones are bloated with garbage I don't want. It's not like there's another real option.

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  • [–] 25 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (5 children)

    Bought one for my kid because he's a little artist. Seems nice. I use a Pixel, but honestly I miss the moto "chop chop to turn on the flashlight" feature from my old Moto.

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    [–] 21 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Wow a stylus. The thing I literally never use ever and forget exists. Exciting!

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    [–] 21 points 3 years ago

    I have the 2022 version of this phone, and it's great value for money in the USA. Adequate performance, lots of internal storage, headphone jack, MicroSD slot, and good battery life. I didn't buy it for the (crappy) stylus, I bought it for the good value for money.

    The 2023 version most notably updates the SoC from SD695 to SD6g1, which is about 15-20% faster and more efficient. It also adds stereo speakers, which is nice. It seems like everything else is only a marginal change or the same from last year.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 years ago (24 children)

    I’m trying to wrap my brain around why anyone would want a stylus for their phone.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I've had a Galaxy Note 9 for a few years now and, at least in my use case, I rarely use the stylus. It's very convenient to have when I need to take notes in a meeting or something that I need to send a copy off somewhere, but day to day, I really only remember the stylus is there when I drop the phone and it pops out lol.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago*

    Some people like to make art on their phone. Others like to use it for note taking. I came across a TikTok creator that has the S23 Ultra and he uses the stylus to edit/make photos and videos.

    Some find it easier to swipe with as well.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

    Art, annotation, memos, hand drawn animation, business'y stuff of that nature

    It kinda depends on the stylus though: Some are actual digitizers(pressure sensitivity for use as a paintbrush, some even recognize tilt and rotation for calligraphy) while others are just a rubber nib on a stick(rubber finger...on a stick..no electronics just rubber).

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago

    It's great to quickly draw a diagram or something similar to explain something to someone. I could use pen and paper but I prefer doing it on my phone since it's already there. I don't do it daily but I enjoy having this option. When I was taking a break from the Galaxy Note lineup I was sorely missing it.

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    [–] 17 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Man, is the US market for cheaper phones so bad that this is a contender? And this is US$400!

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    [–] 13 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Yes but does it run LineageOS?

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago*

    I would love to see comparison to the Poco F1 which at the time had the same price. I suspect its pretty close, despite the 6 years gap. That being said, the F1 was unreal value at the time.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 years ago

    Well... it has a headphone jack (at least according to this)

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago

    Moto's update support has been horrible since post Googorola. They are a decent option but never a truly great one.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (3 children)

    Moto has a history of horrible updates to its devices. This is despite the fact that Moto has a near stock UI.

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    [–] 9 points 3 years ago

    Is nice, but 2GB less RAM and missing OIS that the previous model has.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    Not a single phone has released their proprietory camera driver blobs in recent history. I wish that would happen. There will always be a loss of image quality in custom roms which don't use the stock version on the phone.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 years ago (9 children)

    I know what I'm switching to!

    • S10e user
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    [–] 7 points 3 years ago

    For that price point I've had a really good time with using Xiaomi phones. Specifically the Redmi Note series. They're similarly cheap but they're built well and feel expensive, not with a plastic case or anything like that.

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