The Stylo 6 has a few good things going for it: an affordable price, built-in stylus, big screen, and great battery life. But factoring in its shortcomings, namely an underpowered processor, it’s not a device I can easily recommend.
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The Stylo 6 has a few good things going for it: an affordable price, built-in stylus, big screen, and great battery life. But factoring in its shortcomings, namely an underpowered processor, it’s not a device I can easily recommend.
The latest entry in LG’s budget Stylo line continues the company’s streak of unassuming but serviceable entry-level smartphones. As one of the only handsets to include a stylus outside of the Samsung Galaxy Note series, the Stylo 6 brings a particular niche to the budget realm in a reasonably attractive package.
Perhaps if you can get an exceptionally good deal on one (like, free), this phone will hold you over until you can afford something better. But the performance issues are extremely unlikely to be resolved by software updates, and we just don't think MediaTek's budget Helio chips make any sense to choose when Qualcomm alternatives are readily available at the same price point (albeit without a stylus). LG goofed on the Stylo in 2020—hopefully they'll see the error of their ways and correct course on the next iteration.
The Stylo 6 gets a lot of things right, but its performance is going to be a deal-breaker for a lot of users. At $180 though, many customers might be totally happy with this phone. At that price, I think it’s absolutely worth a look if you’re on the hunt for a new budget smartphone, but at its full $220 price, it’s much harder to recommend when options like the Moto G Power and TCL 10L exist. It’s absolutely not worth the $250+ price.