Motorola started the year off strong. The 2025 Moto G and Moto G Power proved to be solid midrange smartphones thanks to their lengthy battery life, high-definition screens, and decent camera systems. Now the company has announced a third model: the 2025 Moto G Stylus.
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As the name reveals, this model has a built-in stylus to help users jot down notes, navigate the UI, and enable better interactions with such key features as Sketch to Image, which utilizes artificial intelligence to bring crude drawings to life within the Moto Note app. There’s also Google’s Circle to Search, which lets owners look up on-screen items on the search engine just by circling them.
On the surface, the Moto G Stylus looks identical to the Moto G. It houses a 6.7-inch touchscreen, a three-camera array led by a 50MP lens, a 5,000mAh battery, and an IP68 resistance rating. It even has similar dimensions, measuring 166.62 x 77.10 x 8.72mm. However, there are notable differences.
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First, the device has a pOLED Super HD (2,712 x 1,220 pixels) display running at a refresh rate of 120Hz, making it the best screen in Motorola’s 2025 series. The 8MP rear camera has been replaced by a 13MP ultrawide option — one that, according to Motorola, is “integrated with a macro lens… allowing users to fit more within their shot.” Even the selfie camera has improved, upgrading to a 32MP lens.
You’ll have access to the AI features on Google Photos for editing. If that’s not enough, Motorola is giving its new smartphone support for the Photo Enhancement Engine, which will automatically improve the quality of photographs and video recordings.
Arguably the most significant change is found inside. The 2025 Moto G Stylus runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 mobile platform, a notably better chipset than the other two phones, which run on a MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset. Regarding RAM, the Stylus model has 8GB of memory, much like the Moto G Power, although that amount can be increased via RAM Boost. It’s unknown how much the RAM boost will be, but if it’s anything like the Moto G Power, memory could go as high as 24GB.
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Other notable features include a faux leather finish, stereo speakers, plus 68W TurboPower charging.
Because of all the various upgrades, the Moto G Stylus will be the most expensive option in the 2025 series. It will retail for $400 and is set to launch on April 17.
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