Taylor Kerns / Android Authority
He Moto G Stylus (2026) It’s a good phone, but it costs $100 more than the previous model and offers few substantial changes year over year. Its increased price of $500 puts it in competition with some pretty good phones from Samsung, Google, and others. In a survey we asked which of our favorite G Stylus competitors you think it is the best alternative.
Our survey featured five options you can get for the latest price of the G Stylus: last year’s Moto G Stylus, the Google Pixel 10a, the Nothing Phone 4a Pro, the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, and the Moto Razr 2025. Despite being a couple of years old, the Galaxy S24 Ultra won by a pretty wide margin.
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While the S24 Ultra was launched in 2024, its specs surpassed the latest G Stylus on all fronts. It will also receive software support for longer than the Moto G Stylus 2026, which is only guaranteed two Android version updates. The S24 Ultra is also the last of Samsung’s phones to come with a Bluetooth-enabled active stylus, competing head-to-head with the best feature of the new G Stylus. The Ultra obtained 27% of the total vote and 1,270 people said that it is the best alternative.
The Pixel 10a came in a distant second with almost 20% of the votes, or 931 votes. That phone beats the Moto G Stylus in overall performance, camera quality, and software support, but it doesn’t come with a stylus. The Nothing 4a Pro, with its unique hardware design and versatile camera system, came in third place with 849 votes (18%).
Despite being nearly identical and costing $100 less, last year’s Moto G Stylus didn’t perform very well. About 17% of respondents, 808 people, said the phone is the best alternative to the 2026 model. Of all our alternatives, only the 2025 G Stylus has a microSD card slot and a headphone jack, so it’s a bit surprising that it didn’t rank higher.
The Moto Razr 2025 trailed with 674 votes, about 14% of all responses.
Did you buy a Moto G Stylus (2026)? Would you rather buy something else for around $500? Speak in the comments.
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