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.
That’s a bummer, I had a Moto E and couple of Moto G phones in the past which were great, but once I started seeing reviews that older generations were better than new ones that were coming out I decided to try using an older flagship (Galaxy S10+ for $200 in 2022) and it’s been a solid experience. Sounds like I should continue going that route once security updates end on this phone.
I have an older G (G4 = XT1625, from around 2017) and I liked it, but imho the 2023 one is a lot better. I don’t have real complaints. I’ve been wary of Samsung though I suppose I’ll have to consider them when the time comes