The best sub-$400 phone just dropped below $285 for the first time

If you’ve been eyeing a budget phone that doesn’t feel like a compromise, the Moto G Stylus (2025) is having its Black Friday moment. It already sits on our best budget phones rundown as the top pick under $400, and today’s tasty discount pushes it below $285 for the first time.

Motorola’s mid-year reboot of the Stylus finally feels like the budget all-rounder the company has been chasing. The built-in stylus is genuinely handy, and the cleaned-up Hello UX software…