The Moto G Stylus (2024) is part of Motorola’s line of phones that have a stylus built in, making them perfect for productivity and creativity. Unlike Samsung’s stylus phones, these are mid-rangers – this particular example starts at USD 400/CAD 500 – so we don’t expect top-notch performance. And yet the 2024 version managed to impress.
The phone has a flat 6.7” OLED display with FHD+ resolution (20:9), giving you a large canvas for drawing and taking notes. It’s powered by the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, which is hardly new, but it was the first in the 6-series to be fabbed on a 4nm node and its efficiency can be felt. But in some ways this chip shows its age, as we’re about to see.
The Moto G Stylus (2024) runs on a 5,000mAh battery, which helps its stamina. And it supports both 30W wired and 15W wireless charging, which is more versatile than many mid-rangers that omit the wireless option. Still, wireless charging is nice if you have easy access to Qi chargers in cafes, airports, and other places with few wall sockets or USB ports open. Note that there’s no charger in the box, only a USB cable.
Let’s first take a look at the web browsing test. With a time of around 13 hours, the G Stylus is in the top third of the phones we’ve tested so far. And of the phones that last more than an hour longer than that, most are expensive flagships and only a few are mid-rangers in the same category as Moto.
The 6.7” display is a 10-bit panel and has stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos on either side, making it a capable device for streaming. Around 16 hours is pretty good, though it puts the G Stylus in the middle of the pack. Still, it’s ahead of high-end models like the Moto Razr 50 Ultra and Edge 50 Pro, and mid-rangers like the Galaxy A35 and Pixel 8a.
So far so good, but as we hinted in the second paragraph, the Moto G Stylus (2024) falters in one test – with less than 7 hours, it’s not at all suitable for serious gaming. It’s not just battery life, though, from previous tests of the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, we know that the Adreno 710 GPU is on the weak side.
The last test is for voice calls, but with a result of around 31 hours, we doubt you’ll be able to drain the battery by talking on the phone. The result is in the middle of the pack, but it’s better than the iPhone 15 Pro Max, so we can’t expect much more than this.
We still have some more testing to do, but expect a detailed review soon.
