Motorola’s 2020 Moto G series shows what happens when companies respond to the market. Motorola listened to its customers, took a look at the competition, and decided that the battery life and productivity improvements enabled by a stylus were needed in its lineup. The result is the Moto G Power and the Moto G Stylus.
The Motorola Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus are more similar than they are different. Simply put, the Moto G Stylus trades battery power for a stylus. Of course, there are some minor differences in the software and camera sensors. Almost everything else about these phones is identical.
While the Moto G Power prioritizes battery life and should be of interest to those looking for the best battery performance, the Moto G Stylus offers fun and productive software for those who prefer pen input over fingers. In addition, the phones ship with near-standard Android, making the Moto G Power and Moto G Stylus must-haves for those who dislike heavy UI skins.
From a hardware perspective, the Moto G series are essentially the same phones. They share dimensions and basic features like fingerprint reader, headphone jack, stereo speakers and USB-C. Motorola has kept the design simple. There is a hint of the DNA of the old Moto G family in the basic curve of the phone’s corners.
It is a simple shape. Although the design is sleek and simple, Motorola has not let it get too boring. The surfaces of the phones are plain black, but the Power has a patterned black back and the Stylus is a sleek blue that changes color when you tilt it. These small design elements are enough to at least keep the devices current, if not up to snuff.
The identical 6.4-inch LCD screens do their job. The Full HD+ resolution is more than sufficient for this class of device. Text on the screen is sharp, colors are natural, and there is plenty of luminosity. Viewing angles are excellent, with no color shifts when the screen is tilted or rotated.
Motorola has chosen a punch hole design. The selfie camera is located in the upper left corner. Very little bezel around the display. There is a slight indentation on the bottom, but otherwise the side and top edges are quite narrow.