The Motorola Smart Stylus Is Now Available As An $80 Edge+ Accessory

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After dabbling with stylus options for its budget Moto G smartphones, Motorola is now launching its more premium Motorola Smart Stylus for the flagship Edge+. When it launched this past March, the Motorola Edge+ was received with fairly mixed reactions. The Edge+ was hailed for its 144Hz display and excellent battery life, yet criticized for middling camera performance and a lackluster update policy. In our review of the phone, we said that Motorola, «still has some kinks to iron out with its flagship formula.»

But the Edge+ has been missing one of its most interesting features during all that time. When it announced the phone, Motorola was hyping up an optional stylus accessory for the Edge+. It's not a built-in stylus like you get on the Galaxy S22 Ultra, but it shows Motorola's commitment to expanding its stylus-supported phones beyond the Moto G family. Following almost a two-month hiatus, the Edge+'s stylus is finally here.

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There are two components to Motorola's stylus approach here. First, there's the stylus itself — branded as the Motorola Smart Stylus. It has a slim profile, a Motorola logo near the bottom, a fine tip at the end, and a physical button for remote controls (more on that later). The Smart Stylus is also accompanied by a folio case. There's a slot for the Smart Stylus on the back of the case that houses and charges the stylus when not in use. Furthermore, the front of the folio case has a cutout for viewing the time, date, and notifications when the case is closed. For the Motorola Smart Stylus and the folio case, you'll pay $79.99.

Is that a lot of money for a stylus accessory? Certainly. But to Motorola's credit, the Smart Stylus