The 2026 edition of Motorola’s stylus phone is plenty appealing.

My review unit is a charming lilac color, has a pleasantly textured back panel, and includes a MicroSD slot and what might be the last surviving headphone jack on a mainstream phone sold in North America. The namesake stylus is no longer just a fancy plastic stick, it’s active and comes with some neat tricks.

$500

The Good

Active stylus

Headphone jack! MicroSD card support!

IP68/69 rated

Big screen for the people who love big screens

The Bad

Improved but still present bloatware situation

Processor is a touch laggy

Photo processing isn’t great

Feels about $100 too expensive

Even the bloatware problem has been reined in. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still present. But the unwanted apps have been scaled back to a manageable level compared to a couple of years ago. There’s just one pre-downloaded app “folder” that’s actually an app rather than three . The full page MotoHub widget, which was a privacy nightmare, is gone.…