Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G 2023 | Why does moto keep doing this?

[@MrBrentg3]

There's no way in hell that I would ever consider buying from Motorola directly when Walmart will have the phone priced at 2 even 3 times lower year round.

[@KepTechReviews]

100000% agree

[@Berlography]

Just got G power and its all i need plus moto gestures n stock Android Dope af

[@KepTechReviews]

I used to be a huge fan of the power line, but now the power portion seems to have been left on the wayside. Seems like every budget phone these days has 5000mah batteries. That being said I would love to get a 2023 moto power in to review! I still think they are cool phones. And the dual speaker setup seems nice! Personally I have always liked the power devices more that the stylus ones.

[@Bryan.Nemsk.]

why my stylus cant connect the wifi6 network,it only show wifi5 when connect the wifi6

[@drdoc7508]

the 2023 version is a great phone.. esim, dual speakers, 6gb ram etc.. a no brainer at the 99.00 I got it at... cheers

[@KepTechReviews]

Yeah seems like a pretty decent deal to me

[@urmanascrewed]

This phone has an sd card slot right?

[@KepTechReviews]

@@urmanascrewed yes it does

[@urmanascrewed]

@@KepTechReviews So hard to find American phones with a good Snapdragon plus 3.5 mm jack and sd card. Add a GSI ROM and I think this might be my daily driver next year!

[@KepTechReviews]

Agreed, I just wish they were priced to sell not to discount.

[@Berlography]

I've heard some ppl prefer LCD over oled for eye strain..

[@KepTechReviews]

I could see that, especially when using your phone at night. For me personally though I am just a big OLED guy and usually just turn on extra dim and/or the night filter. Good to have options though I suppose if you do prefer LCD

[@jeffgendron1959]

LCD is also more predictable on battery life. OLED is typically higher NIT/brightness which uses more power and a more powerful GPU is usually part of the package which also uses more power. If you use a dark theme and keep the brightness down the OLED can be as good as LCD for power consumption but if you do a lot of media/gaming and the screen has a lot of pixels lit the battery life will suffer compared to LCD.

[@KepTechReviews]

Predictable maybe, but OLED at the same brightness is more efficient than an LCD. The best battery phones I have had use OLED with an effecient chip

[@WreckerALeX]

@@KepTechReviews Yes everyone but jeff claims OLED been more efficient

[@georgepierre3594]

@@KepTechReviews I like both but OLED surprises me more, no glow at all., faster response time.. Ips is great if ur just watching movies and stuff., but so-so for gaming with the ghosting.

[@borisv8766]

I'm a bottom feeder when it comes to phones. So it fell right into my bucket at $99 on Google Fi. With one unpleasant catch - Fi version sliced the RAM down to 4GB. Still, for $99 it felt like a good deal.

[@KepTechReviews]

Yeah not bad at all. Do you use fi? What's their unlock policy?

[@borisv8766]

@@KepTechReviews Fi only sells unlocked phones. But, again, here is a catch: if you don't activate phone on Fi within 30 days after purchase, and won't stay on FI for at least 120 days after activation, they will charge you for the remainder of full phone price.

[@KepTechReviews]

Ohh dang! So you kinda have to stay on fi then! Cool they only sell unlocked phones though!

[@helix9268]

Send it back. Ram is everything. Additional two to four gigs of RAM can make your phone feel like a flagship.

[@helix9268]

Ask anyone who has used Galaxy A23 phone with their 4 gigs of RAM and heavy Samsung skin and software. It lags horrendously.. And than you get One Plus nord n30 with same processor but with 8 gigs of RAM and it can keep up with any flagship in multitasking.. zero lag absolutely flies. RAM is everything and these phone reviewers are clueless because they don't point out the speed difference.

[@vash2929]

I gave up on 5g 2022 one. And now i have the Moto edge Plus 2023

[@KepTechReviews]

Ohh man I bet that is nice!! I wish I could get one of those in to review. I liked the 2022 plus a lot. And even the non plus is a great phone. The 2023 refreshes seem like big upgrades though from the 2022 versions.

[@BigJeffroeX438]

Thanks for the video I just came across your page got a new sub I like your content yeah Motorola is bad but they're updates I got the Motorola edge 2022 when it first came out The one with the M Dimensity 1050 Great chipset it runs through everything that I throw at it it's smooth to really good phone great oled panel 144 hz refresh rate but the only thing is the update protocol it's still on Android 12

[@KepTechReviews]

Thanks for the sub :). I have only used the Edge + 2022, but that phone was pretty sweet, especially the screen. This year's edges look pretty cool, I am hoping I can get my hands on one in a couple months to review. And I hope you get the 13 update soon, even when Moto promises updates it takes them forever if they even do it at all! I really wish Motorola would step up their game with updates. I usually like their phones quite a bit, and honestly, I think they have the best software other than Google.

[@pme1967]

Question - have this phone but for some reason when I am outside and when I want to take a horizontal / full view photo or just view the screen like this, the viewing screen fades to black. I have researched this and taken some actions mentioned but nothing works. Now, here is the kicker. All is good at home inside and even in my yard with full sun but when I go to where I walk etc, my phone screen will fade to black when I go from a vertical viewing screen to a horizontal viewing screen. This does not make sense when it works in my yard but not where I walk. - Any ideas?

[@KepTechReviews]

Ohh wow, no idea. That sounds very strange! I didn't encounter those issues

[@peterdisbury6346]

The Aliens are following you bud..

[@zeus3428]

This will happen if you are wearing glasses with polarized lenses, usually sun glasses. So, are you wearing polarized sunglasses when the screen goes black when viewed horizontally? If so, try lifting your glasses up and down to view your screen over or under them as a test.

[@pme1967]

@@zeus3428 I did have polarized lens on at that time. Will try that next time I get the chance. Thanks

[@daydreamer77w46]

What to do if phone crashed now pictures you tube very dark to watch any advice to fix??

[@KepTechReviews]

You might have extra dim enabled. Wipe from the top. Turn your brightness all the way up. Then look through the buttons for something that says extra dim and make sure it is off

[@justaguy4real]

3:00 I love those actions. I use them all the time. Easy access light and camera

[@KepTechReviews]

They are pretty legit. I wish Google added it to all androids. And made they configurable.

[@peterdisbury6346]

Is the camera OK, like usable? Good to get feedback from posters apposed to Content Creators. How is the battery life and they stylus but most of all is your phone unlocked to a specific carrier and how is that connection?

[@joemama-mo5fi]

@@peterdisbury6346 the battery life can last a day if u use it a lot, camera is useable, compared to other phones the camera isnt as good

[@2blunts1beat20]

Yo how I screen cast on this phone? Can't seem to find a video on it

[@KepTechReviews]

@2blunts1beat20 should be the same as other android phones

[@kevinl3235]

Nice review! Like the "unhelper" moments, we have several of those in our household.

[@KepTechReviews]

Hahahaha right 😂

[@AngelaBrown-s8o]

I have the 4g version and its fantastic for 79 dollars not for 300 but 79 its great

[@KepTechReviews]

I haven't had a chance to use that one myself. But it is pretty crazy the kind value you can get with some good deals! 79$ is awesome :)

[@joshsalvation6225]

I got this phone from Boost for only 10 dollars. It's pretty decent. A lot better than the LTE model, don't even bother with that model. I've had it and it's horrible. Only positive thing I can say about the LTE model is it had good speakers (dual)

[@KepTechReviews]

Yeah they give these moto phones out like candy at Metro and boost 😂

[@KepTechReviews]

Great deal for 10$

[@joshuagarcia231]

A month into using this phone and it randomly began to restart constantly. After googling the problem with no solutions I figured out im not the only one dealing with restarting issue. Guess it comes from overheating though I only use my phone to watch youtube and scroll FB.

[@KepTechReviews]

Ohh dang, that is weird mine doesn't overheat, that is good to know

[@henrijones360]

My 2021 Moto 5g stylus was doing that also on all 3 lines

[@RaymondRodriguez-on8xp]

That's so you get fustrated enough and go out to buy another phone😢

[@peterdisbury6346]

Even though they offer unlocked devices, the phones are tethered to GSM / AT&T and the other networks (Non CDMA / Verizon), so the coverage sucks. AT&T just is not there, through all the years they have been around they still cannot produce like Verizon devices.

[@jeffomalley100]

Mine don't have a curved back. I got the newer 2023 Stylus too.

[@KepTechReviews]

No curved back? I can't find the one without a curved back.

[@jeffomalley100]

@@KepTechReviews I thought it was strange myself. The back is flat. I got it at Walmart it's through boost mobile.

[@KepTechReviews]

And it has a stylus?

[@jeffomalley100]

@@KepTechReviews yup it's the stylus 2023 5g. I think they had a couple different 2023 stylus this is the newer one.

[@john4385]

Excellent video- thanks.....👍

[@KepTechReviews]

Thanks :)!

[@umeshthapa1921]

Moto edge 2022 or moto g stylus 5g 2023 whose bettery backup is better?

[@KepTechReviews]

The battery on the stylus is better. But honestly I think the edge 2022 is the much better phone

[@umeshthapa1921]

@@KepTechReviews okay brother thank you very much👌

[@AngelaBrown-s8o]

I just got the moto g power 2023 5g .. it's a little beast for the price .. the screen is nice .. there nothings wrong with it LCD it is fine .. but the Motorola software true is freaking horrid .. I'm so mad . If you buy moto you have to get a new phone every year to keep up with software . I'm super bummed about that cause I really do like the phone .. I do have the moto g stylus 2023 4g. It's been a good little phone to me .. I'm missing it a little now cause I'm so used to it .. but it was time to upgrade

[@KepTechReviews]

Completely agree. They need to pick it up in the software support department!

[@abelincoln3261]

The Edge plus is the one to get if ya want the mac daddy moto.. for about a hundred more...

[@KepTechReviews]

At MSRP price for sure! And even the normal edge non plus is awesome at the same price!

[@jonaspuertas8406]

Saan puede umorder ng motorola moto stylus 5g ? Salamat

[@johnwhitehead238]

Got mine through cricket for $169. Very good phone

[@lostnemesis]

My carrier marked it down to $10 lol and right now I'm having to decide between the Galaxy A25 which is I think 99 or this because it's going to have 3 years of support it's already pretty much down a year so that means 2 years of support one more iOS update or it's already on the 14 I don't know, but it's actually been really tough to decide between the two because I play a lot of games and I don't particularly care about OLED screens because hell I have a steam deck and of course not the OLED model, And I've had two Motorola phones before and I've learned my lesson from the first one so my second one isn't as bad as it could be because I deleted a lot of the bloatware, play the Galaxy looks so nice because it's going to get more updates and be supported for longer but I've also heard that in particular the a25 has some hardware inconsistencies some of them are just broken.

[@lostnemesis]

So I kind of hope you get back to me just in case you have reviewed the a25 because my God man 😂

[@KepTechReviews]

I have not, but I have looked at at a14 and I was not a big fan of that device. I think either way you are getting a pretty good deal though through your carrier. You could always get the moto or Samsung and sell it to get an old flagship too.

[@KepTechReviews]

If the Samsung is 100$ though less risk with the moto. Besides most carriers have these promotions going all the time so in 2 years if you're not getting updates you can probably get another one for like 10 bucks

[@WreckerALeX]

You can't sideload apps? Never seen a phone that doesn't allow you to

[@KepTechReviews]

You can sideload apps. For alien isolation though there is an issue when you sideload where it requires a permission that it won't request. You can fix it by copying the ooh file from a working install on another phone.

[@KepTechReviews]

I just got it working in my latest review after talking to feral interactive.

[@dorriangrimes]

So If there was a Stylus Phone that cost $2,000. In your opinion, Would that $2000 phone make Samsung Stylus a Budget Phone?

[@KepTechReviews]

No definitely not. The me budget is a phone that you can regularly get for under 300. The thing with Motorola is they usually price their phones a tier above. Then have constant discounts. For 1000$ to budget we would need some serious inflation 😂

[@georgepierre3594]

I picked it over the edge 2022 128gb, cuz it has expandable storage by 1gb, I play so much emulator games.. so i need that space ;-; The CPu is actually on par with the edge 2022/2023 which is kinda insane.

[@KepTechReviews]

Yeah pretty nuts. The edge is really underpowered for it's MSRP. They should have definitely gone with a better sd processor. And yeah if you need the space the stylus is the move :)

[@9hundred67]

your pets are super cool

[@KepTechReviews]

Thanks! They are pretty awesome!

[@blakearth]

I miss the 2019 stylus, it had surround sound 😢

[@KepTechReviews]

This stylus actually has two speakers stereo speakers!

[@Tarkov.]

Man, I was thinking about this because it's $10 but I think the galaxy A15 might be worth the extra $30

[@Santiagocook726]

Can you play pubg mobile ah 90 fps? on that cell phone

[@KepTechReviews]

It could play it, but I doubt it at 90fps. I haven't played it myself.

[@KepTechReviews]

And I no longer have the phone

[@Hola_Lolo]

And stylus... ???

[@KepTechReviews]

Did I forget to mention it. Haven't watched the video in a while! I thought I talked about it though

[@Jhun-20]

Its better than Infinix phone around its price

[@wyattazcooks]

It's almost comical how convoluted Motorola's product line has become. It went from g5, g6, g7 to this current mess. Compact Pixel 3 till I die I guess.

[@KepTechReviews]

Hahaha yeah for real the line is an absolute mess. And if you look globally it gets even more confusing with the edge line up. Where the phones are sometimes the same across regions and sometimes not. Idk why they don't just make a good budget, midrange, and flagship phone and provide support for them instead of 5 phones in each category.

[@proudbacteria1373]

​@@KepTechReviewsI think Motorola is relatively ascetic in its portfolio in comparison to other Chinese brands. For example, OnePlus, OPPO, Vivo and Realme are sub brands of the same Chinese company BBK. Every brand has dozens of models and its own UI. OnePlus calls its own OxygenOS while Oppo calls ColorOS but these two are the same UI just called differently. Another Chinese brand Huawei was banned from Google services BUT Huawei owns another brand HONOR which is NOT banned from Google services.

[@VadoMalvado-q8n]

Idk it seems like a good phone for the Price . I have the ulefone 21 cost me 300$ and then i got this phone for 40 dollars at metro and seem pettyy much a good phone for 40. Yet i have a one plus 7 pro for 500 and its better then the stylus. Good phone for 40 dollars.

[@lk6015]

i got it at amazon for $249 to replace my wife's galaxy a71 5g

[@KepTechReviews]

Not a bad deal at 249! I hope she doesn't miss her oled :)

[@kyb7795]

At that price point I'd look for used former flagships

[@NowKissMyChucks]

​@@kyb7795not everyone wants s used flagship with the possibility of having a bad battery

[@NowKissMyChucks]

​@@KepTechReviews it really isn't that bad. People just like to overreact

[@KepTechReviews]

Yeah I like it. My only major gripes are the screen being lcd and the lack of long term os updates. If this had an OLED and 3 years of os updates this would be a really good competitor at its price. And if Motorola priced it at the price they actually wanted to sell it, instead of always offering huge "discounts" to the price the phone would dominate in the budget segment.

[@kevinlee1519]

The SIM tray is also the microSD card tray. FYI, Motorola is already the 3rd biggest phone seller in th US, after Apple (#1) and Samsung (#2). So they're not doing a half-assed job, and that's probably as good as they can do. Samsung can't be beat because they offer so many (haardly differentiated) models and Apple has a cult following just like Orange Man (maybe the Dept. of Justice can do something about Apple's "walled garden").

[@KepTechReviews]

I sure hope someone can break apples walled garden. And they may be third place but it is a farrrrr third. I wish they were more competitive and put up a real challenge for Samsung and Apple. Cool to know they are third though. I just kind of assumed Google would be up there, I know a lot of people that swear by their pixels. Despite their downfalls. I myself am running a 6 pro I got for 120$ and I am loving it!

[@PhillipLemmon]

the 6a and this phone is free ar metro. NO ONE...is buying these straight out, lol

[@KepTechReviews]

Yeah for real hahah. That is why moto thinks people are dumb, always listing their phones at WAYYYY more than they are worth. The 6a was out of stock when I checked :(

[@Kurosakiichigo2010]

Got it for $40 from metro

[@KepTechReviews]

Nice!! Same, but plus tax!

[@VadoMalvado-q8n]

Me too 40 no tax .it's a good phone for 40 dollars I got 3 . 40 for each phone.

[@jeffomalley100]

I got mine last week for 150$

[@KepTechReviews]

Nice :)

[@VadoMalvado-q8n]

It's 40 at metro PCs.

[@jeffomalley100]

@@VadoMalvado-q8n ya that one's not the newest one. Is the back curved or flat?

[@VadoMalvado-q8n]

@@jeffomalley100 I have to check I just bought it and haven't use it much but I think it's the flat screen .

[@MyNameIsUnavailable]

*$9.99 BOOST MOBILE MAY 2024*

[@rudfil]

Do you like your Samsung A34 more than this Moto G Stylus?

[@KepTechReviews]

100% but I really like OLED screens. If the moto had an OLED it would be a close toss up for me

[@gnryushi]

Google Fi store $99. You're welcome.

[@FadeAway42o]

It's 60$ rn rip

[@josephshimandle9619]

Screw OLED screens. They are POS burn in and cant read them in sunlight. Not good for cell phones. TVs maybe, but even those are getting away from that shit tech as they did those great Plasma screens that are no more. This screen is very bright, very sharp, very responsive, and easily readable in sunlight. Noting more is needed for a cell phone. I bought it because it does have POS OLED screen. For $149 on sale it is unbeatable buy. Andriod13, 5000 mAh battery that last a full 3 days, Screen is 399 PPI sharp, 256GB internal memoery (fuck yes load up apps), Quad processor, 512 GB micro SD card (photos, videos, flies), 6GB RAM, NFC, Latest WiFi and Bluetooth, finger print reader, 3.5 mm headphone jack, clear loud speakers, and a stylus. I see nothing out there that offers anything close to this value.

[@KepTechReviews]

I haven't had many issues with burn in personally, and I really like the pure black. Granted long term I think mini led will take over but that tech is still super expensive. I agree at 149 this phone is awesome! I'm just sad moto always set the MSRP of their devices so high. For a budget phone, which is what this is, it is priced like a mid ranger out of the gate, and if you ask me, at MSRP there is much better competition. But at 149 you are totally right, great speakers, pretty good screen, great if you prefer LCD, awesome speakers and battery. There is a lot to like!

[@TheIProjectsI]

I got mine from cricket and it's so terrible it's slow it can't keep apps in the background only 4g of ram isn't enough the worse phone ever used definitely switching to pixel 7a

[@KepTechReviews]

Yeah I have heard bad things about the 4gb model. 7a will be a nice upgrade for sure! Does cricket have any deals going for it?

[@TheIProjectsI]

@@KepTechReviews I'm getting it from fb marketplace I never used crap phones like this just budget is low rn so that's why I tried the moto 2023 I'm getting the 7a new for just 200

[@TheIProjectsI]

@@KepTechReviews when I use android auto and try to use Snapchat at the same time everything crashes it says snapdragon 6 gen 1 but I did Geekbench and I seen nothing about it saying snapdragon

[@KepTechReviews]

Nice!! That's a good deal. I just got a 6 pro on FB for 120 and I love it!

[@KepTechReviews]

Also maybe the 4gb model doesn't have that chip. Either way that sucks. I hope you can recoup some of your cost by selling the phone!

[@atruceforbruce5388]

This phone has garbage glass, if you drop it on a pillow from 2 inches up, it will break.

[@peterdisbury6346]

Yep, this review is pretty lame…

[@KepTechReviews]

Sorry to disappoint

[@dmp3231966]

A71 is better than that trash

[@KepTechReviews]

I haven't used that phone personally. But I imagine some of the newer budget Samsung's are better as well

[@jeffgendron1959]

Samsung sucks. I hated all mine. Motorola is a much more solid bug free experience.

[@danielmodeljr.6694]

I Have To Agree The A71 5G UW Has A Snapdragon 765 Chipset & A Super Amoled Plus Display At 6.7in I Had Mines For Awhile & It Still Works Beautiful Got A Case Screen Protector & A Free Sim Card In Mines

[@KepTechReviews]

@@danielmodeljr.6694 yeah it seems like a pretty good phone. I wanted one when they first came out but wasn't in the position to get one :(

[@alontewells9324]

​@jeffgendron1959 agreed the last 2 samsung phones I had were quite bug friendly, I'm going back to Motorola tomorrow it was such a bug free experience that I truly miss

[@Thirdeyedreamer]

Horrible review.. Sorry man

[@KepTechReviews]

All good :)