G Stylus 2023 - went from $119 to $199, no longer attractive since 5G stylus is still $249

5G Power went from $179(?) to $299, lolwut? The 5G Stylus is a higher model and still $249

G Play 2023 is still $99 and a good deal but quite limited with 32GB flash and Mediatek CPU

G Play 2024 introduced at $149, a nice incremental upgrade to the 2023 model, has 64GB flash, but get this, they have dropped the SD slot.

The last bit is disturbing since no other 2024 models are yet announced. I wonder if they will drop the SD slot in all of them. Not good.

I got a 5G Stylus a couple months ago and still like it a lot. I had been thinking of getting one of the lower models for my brother since he doesn’t care about 5G. The 2023 non-5G Stylus looked great at $119 but lame at $199. The 2023 and 2024 G Plays are both still of interest.

  • machinin@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 months ago

    Motorola was likely going to be my next phone because it had the SD card, 3.5mm jack and ability to flash roms.

    Finding phones is just getting frustrating.

    • redcalcium@lemmy.instituteEnglish
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      9 months ago

      Some new devices have 3.5mm jack, but no sd card support. Some have sd card support, but no 3.5mm jack. Fewer and fewer new devices have both these days.