Lower mid-range · 2025

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From ₦110,000 to ₦150,000 · 10 sellers·Last checked just now

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery and water resistance — but slow 18W charging and an HD+ display show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls
Strength All-day battery (5200mAh), IP64 water resistance
Watch out 18W charging (slow), HD+ display, not Full HD
Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

Full specifications

What stands out

No NFC — no tap-to-pay or contactless transfers

Display

6.75″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1600 · 90 Hz · HDR

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size
6.75"
Panel type
IPS LCD
Resolution
720 × 1600 px
Refresh rate
90 Hz
Brightness
700 nits
HDR
Supported

Performance

Unisoc T7250 (12 nm) · 8-core 1.8 GHz · Mali-G57 MP1
Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset
Unisoc T7250 (12 nm)
Current CPU tier
Lower mid-range
AnTuTu
308,681
v10
CPU
8-core, 1.8 GHz
GPU
Mali-G57 MP1
Process
12 nm
Storage type
UFS Storage 2.2
CPU layout
2 x ARM Cortex A75 1.8Ghz + 6 x ARM Cortex A55 1.6Ghz

Camera

13 MP main · 8 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera
13 MP
Front camera
8 MP
Slow motion
No, 30 fps

Battery

5200 mAh · 18 W wired
All-day

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity
5200 mAh
Wired charging
18 W
Slow for 2026
Removable
No

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable
Tight
RAM
4 GB
Tight for 2026
Storage
128 GB
Storage type
UFS 2.2
Expandable
Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5
Falls short for 2026
5G
No
4G only
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
USB
USB-C
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

185 g · 7.7 mm · IP64
Built to last
Height
167.7 mm
Width
77.5 mm
Thickness
7.7 mm
Weight
185 g
IP rating
IP64
Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · unspecified sensors
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), unspecified sensors

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 17

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
41% larger battery capacity
5,200 mAh vs 3,692 mAh battery
Less smooth display
IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution
Lower benchmark score
309k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 13 MP vs 48 MP main · 8 MP vs 18 MP selfie
No 5G
No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC
₦878k cheaper Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
30% larger battery capacity
5,200 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Less smooth display
IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution
Lower benchmark score
309k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 13 MP vs 50 MP main · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie
No 5G
No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC
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