Motorola unveiled its latest budget 4G-only Moto G Stylus earlier in May. Now, the company has announced the Moto G Stylus 5G for those who want the stylus-like accessory and next-generation connectivity — plus, the latest version is $100 cheaper than its 5G predecessor from a year ago.
Compared to the current lineup, the Moto G Stylus 5G has better specs than its $200 4G sibling, but it costs twice as much. The G Stylus 5G retails for $400 and will be available on Cricket on June 2nd with broader support to follow on AT&T, T-Mobile, Metro by T-Mobile, Google Fi Wireless, UScellular, Consumer Cellular, Optimum Mobile, Spectrum Mobile, Xfinity Mobile, Boost Infinite and Boost Mobile. The phone can be purchased unlocked on June 16th at Amazon.com, Best Buy and Motorola.com.
The Moto G Stylus 5G's improvements over the Moto G Stylus include a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 processor via a MediaTek Helio G85 chipset and 256GB of storage to start with (double the Moto G Stylus' 128GB storage), which can be expanded via microSD. Both phones have 4GB of RAM. The new G Stylus 5G has a 6.6-inch 720p display with a higher 120Hz refresh rate than the 90Hz refresh rate of its 4G-only sibling's 720p display.
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The G Stylus 5G also has a better camera array than its 4G sibling. Both feature a 50-megapixel main shooter, but the more expensive phone has an 8-megapixel ultrawide camera instead of a 2-megapixel macro depth sensor. The more expensive G Stylus 5G has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera, which is expected to take sharper photos than the G Stylus' 8-megapixel selfie camera.
The stylus functionality is identical between phones.
In this year's lineup, the $400 Moto G Stylus 5G is priced higher than its budget siblings, the $200 Moto G Stylus and $250 Moto G 5G.
Information source: cnet.com
