The $400 Moto G Stylus 5G — the model that has traditionally been the highest-end of Motorola’s value-oriented Moto G line — is getting its 2024 revamp Thursday with boosted specs over last year’s phone, along with the same vegan leather look that the rest of the line is getting. The phone will be released on May 30 with an unlocked model that will be available on Motorola’s website, Amazon and Best Buy that day, and which later will come to Walmart.
The 2024 phone’s biggest improvement will likely be its 30-watt wired charging, which is a substantial boost over the 20W speed of last year’s model, along with the addition of 15W wireless charging that’s also available on the $300 Moto G Power 5G. That charging speed will power up its 5,000-mAh battery, which is the same as last year.
The phone’s getting a slightly bigger display over its predecessor, featuring a 6.7-inch screen at a 2,400×1,080p resolution. Like last year’s phone, the Stylus will run at a smooth 120Hz refresh rate for animations and scrolling.
Motorola also touts improvements to the built-in stylus, including reduced latency and a refreshed stylus menu for accessing features that take advantage of it. This customizable menu will pop up after pushing the stylus out of the phone, which is a shortcut we’ve seen on other stylus-equipped phones.
The bottom of the Moto G Stylus 5G which features the built-in stylus.
Software and security updates remain a concern with the Moto G Stylus 5G, particularly at the $400 price point. While Motorola’s entire Moto G line gets one major software update and three years of security updates, the $400 Samsung Galaxy A35 5G is getting four years of major software updates and five years of security updates. As phone makers continue to increase these commitments for value-priced phones, which include the seven years of support coming to the $499 Google Pixel 8A, it’s notable that Motorola’s kept steady on this shorter one.
