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[-] nerdschleife@lemm.ee 179 points 1 year ago

Saved you a click: it's Motorola's Moto G Stylus 5G (2023)

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 year ago

Fortunately it shows up in the article preview as well 👍

[-] shashi154263@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Am I supposed to recognise it just by seeing it?

[-] morrowind@lemmy.ml 19 points 1 year ago
[-] shashi154263@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Oh! My bad. My app doesn't show a preview.

Surprisingly, Jerboa seems to be the only one which showed the preview.

[-] limerod@reddthat.com 7 points 1 year ago

Liftoff also shows a preview on my end

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[-] NanoooK@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Glad to see Motorola doing well.

[-] eltimablo@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago

It's just Lenovo with the Motorola name slapped on it, unfortunately. Google stripped all the useful bits and sold it off about a decade ago.

[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

So Motorola is basically just another Chinese brand now.

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[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 60 points 1 year ago

3.5mm jack Yes

So it's a contender. The rest are DEAD TO ME

[-] thelardboy@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago

Plus an SD card slot.

WhatYearIsIt.jpg

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[-] OldFartPhil@lemm.ee 49 points 1 year ago

I guess the reviewer doesn’t care about software updates, because Motorola’s support is abysmal.

[-] XpeeN@sopuli.xyz 9 points 1 year ago

We just need lineageos support and we're set.

Oh you mean LineageOS.

I was having a stroke moment thinking this was a ligmaballs joke

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[-] Clav64@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 year ago

Reads headline: "oooo interesting"

It's a Motorola: "ah, shit"

[-] soviettaters@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Motorolas are my favorite type of phone. I'm never going to use Apple and Samsung phones are bloated with garbage I don't want. It's not like there's another real option.

[-] meatly@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Nothing Phone, OnePlus (i still like the new Color Oxygen OS), Pixel

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[-] Muehe@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

The third iteration of Nokia is back to building phones, and the smartphones they sell are part of the Android One program (stock Android, two years of updates guaranteed).

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[-] Pxtl@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Bought one for my kid because he's a little artist. Seems nice. I use a Pixel, but honestly I miss the moto "chop chop to turn on the flashlight" feature from my old Moto.

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[-] LuckyCat@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

I’m trying to wrap my brain around why anyone would want a stylus for their phone.

[-] youngalfred@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

Niche case- I'm a maths teacher and it's been good for replying to emails from students with problems.

[-] rem26_art@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago

I've had a Galaxy Note 9 for a few years now and, at least in my use case, I rarely use the stylus. It's very convenient to have when I need to take notes in a meeting or something that I need to send a copy off somewhere, but day to day, I really only remember the stylus is there when I drop the phone and it pops out lol.

[-] SirGaston@feddit.de 6 points 1 year ago

Life hack: remove stylus permanently to receive lighter smartphone ;)

[-] CrypticFawn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some people like to make art on their phone. Others like to use it for note taking. I came across a TikTok creator that has the S23 Ultra and he uses the stylus to edit/make photos and videos.

Some find it easier to swipe with as well.

[-] 1stq@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago

I wish I could use a stylus on my phone. When I edit photos, my fingers are less precise to hit the right spots.

[-] Bianca_0089@lemmy.today 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Art, annotation, memos, hand drawn animation, business'y stuff of that nature

It kinda depends on the stylus though: Some are actual digitizers(pressure sensitivity for use as a paintbrush, some even recognize tilt and rotation for calligraphy) while others are just a rubber nib on a stick(rubber finger...on a stick..no electronics just rubber).

[-] TheEntity@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

It's great to quickly draw a diagram or something similar to explain something to someone. I could use pen and paper but I prefer doing it on my phone since it's already there. I don't do it daily but I enjoy having this option. When I was taking a break from the Galaxy Note lineup I was sorely missing it.

[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Have one with my tablet and it's great for sketching.

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[-] onionbaggage@lemmynsfw.com 21 points 1 year ago

Wow a stylus. The thing I literally never use ever and forget exists. Exciting!

Hooray, I will finally get to turn all my one handed actions into two handed actions! /s

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[-] SuperSpruce@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 year ago

I have the 2022 version of this phone, and it's great value for money in the USA. Adequate performance, lots of internal storage, headphone jack, MicroSD slot, and good battery life. I didn't buy it for the (crappy) stylus, I bought it for the good value for money.

The 2023 version most notably updates the SoC from SD695 to SD6g1, which is about 15-20% faster and more efficient. It also adds stereo speakers, which is nice. It seems like everything else is only a marginal change or the same from last year.

[-] HidingCat@kbin.social 17 points 1 year ago

Man, is the US market for cheaper phones so bad that this is a contender? And this is US$400!

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[-] Hephoh2@feddit.de 14 points 1 year ago

Yes but does it run LineageOS?

[-] aluminium@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would love to see comparison to the Poco F1 which at the time had the same price. I suspect its pretty close, despite the 6 years gap. That being said, the F1 was unreal value at the time.

[-] beepnoise@beehaw.org 11 points 1 year ago

Well... it has a headphone jack (at least according to this)

[-] baatliwala@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Moto's update support has been horrible since post Googorola. They are a decent option but never a truly great one.

[-] TheMadnessKing 10 points 1 year ago

Moto has a history of horrible updates to its devices. This is despite the fact that Moto has a near stock UI.

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[-] hedidwot@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 1 year ago

Is nice, but 2GB less RAM and missing OIS that the previous model has.

[-] MigratingtoLemmy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago
[-] pm_boobs_send_nudes@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

Not a single phone has released their proprietory camera driver blobs in recent history. I wish that would happen. There will always be a loss of image quality in custom roms which don't use the stock version on the phone.

[-] Amir@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

Fairly sure Pixels can use GCam just fine on third party ROMs and the basic photography modes give identical output

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[-] Spider89@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

I know what I'm switching to!

  • S10e user
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[-] Kaputnik@hexbear.net 7 points 1 year ago

For that price point I've had a really good time with using Xiaomi phones. Specifically the Redmi Note series. They're similarly cheap but they're built well and feel expensive, not with a plastic case or anything like that.

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