Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G | 2022 | Unlocked | Made for US by Motorola | 8/256 GB | 50MP Camera | Steel Blue

Finally an affordable stylus phone with enough RAM to function properly!
This is by far the best phone I have ever bought. I had the earlier locked version of this phone and I was very impressed with it but it just did not have enough RAM and would occasionally stumble and lag, forcing me to restart it to clear the RAM up enough to let it function. This newer unlocked version has twice as much RAM and a much better chip set, so it does not lag and I do not have to restart it to clear the lag. It has all the good qualities I liked in the previous phone. The stylus makes my text messages accurate and efficient. The pre-installed Google Phone app has the built-in ability to screen incoming calls, so telemarketers and scam calls never get through to me anymore. It comes with visual voicemail as part of the app so I have a very easy time zipping through emails and I can save the ones I want to save and delete the ones I no longer want without having to listen to them in order. The text and MMS messaging app works flawlessly and even tells you when you texted a landline phone or the message can’t get through for some reason. And 5G works great on this phone, where it is available. It even comes with NFC so I can pay for things using my phone. The only thing it lacks is wireless charging. I hope future versions of this phone will offer it.

Camera Not Impressive
I would give this a 3.5 star if I could, but I thought a solid 3 was too low.I was in the market for a new phone, and I was looking for one with a NFC reader.But I wasn’t about to buy a 800+ Dollar moto edge for them to take away features like the headphone jack and Micro SD card slot.But as far as I could tell, non of their newer phones had an NFC chip without giving up those other features.I was about ready to give up and try searching other brands until they dropped this little gem a few months ago.It costs significantly less than the edge+, and it has all the features I was looking for in a phone without any tradeoffs! (At least on paper)Before I get into my main issue with this phone however, I will say every other aspect of this phone seemed great.Stylus is solid metal as well, nice quality.That said…The camera really was not impressive for me.Honestly speaking, it kinds sucked when put up against my expectations…I currently own a 2017 Moto g7 Power (12MP Single Camera), and before that a Droid Turbo 2 (21MP Single Camera).I used to love my Turbo 2, the camera was awesome!I was sad to give it up due to the failing battery, but the g7 while noticeable drop in camera quality, had an awesome battery!(Honestly, battery matters more to me than camera anyways.)When I found the Stylus 5G and noticed it had the same battery size as my current phone, plus all these features, I was super excited.But once I got the phone, the picture quality on the claimed 50MP camera was no better than the 12MP on my current one….I have 2 simple tests for this, take pictures of clouds, and take pictures of my pants.This tests both long distance and short distance image quality, and I judge it by how many details I can spot in the clouds, and how clear/easy it is to see the cloth pattern on my pants.Verdict: Barely any noticeable difference…Normally I wouldn’t be this critical of a phone, but for me to be able to notice a significant difference between 12MP Cam and a good 21MP Cam, but for a 12MP and a 50MP to be almost equal?…..Sorry, but the claims don’t match the results in my eyes.(Also tried multiple settings like Ultra Resolution and Pro mode, and even post editing. Didn’t Help)I do have a theory for why this might be happening though.This phone has a quad Pixel Feature.Quick Photography lesson:Photo sensors with larger Pixels sensors can absorb more light, allowing for better Night shots.That’s why a lot of newer cameras couldn’t take good night shots while a lot of older cameras did better.As the tech got smaller and more detailed, it gave up being able to absorb more light for night shots.That said:Quad Pixel Mode is a feature where the small pixels on a camera combine in groups of 4 to mix data and behave as if they’re one bigger pixel. (ergo: Quad Pixel)This allows for better shots in low light conditions.Long story short, I think the camera might be stuck in Quad Pixel Mode.50MP / 4 = 12.5MPWhen you look at that math, it makes sense why the phones camera’s have hardly any difference in quality.Problem is, I returned it for a replacement phone, and ran into the same issue…(That’s two phones that had bad cameras)I really want to love this phone, but I got my hopes to high for a ALL the features.And I didn’t really want to compromise when paying this much for a phone.So I returned the replacement.Hopefully this is just something software side that will be fixed later for other buyers.I did find another moto phone from last year that looks like it might fit my needs better.Even if the camera (108MP) is a quarter as good as it claims it will be better than this phone.And to top it off it’s 200$ cheaper and has a bigger battery.

Screen brightness is a bit low for outdoor use. Free 256 microSD card get corrupted after sometime. Do chkdsk /f to fix the corruption.. advise to replace a known brand microSD.

Facing some issues, like finger print sensor and password opening feel the input slow, rest of the options and design satisfied, as this price point

El teléfono es aceptable,la batería poco a poco se acaba más rápido, y unas veces no quiere funcionar el touchpad, eso es un problema para los juegos, pero en general está bien para más cosas y para más personas por ejemplo como mis padres