Older flagship · 2019

LG V50 ThinQ 5G

From ₦150,000 to ₦250,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Camera shares the Xiaomi Redmi 8's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Dual-screen friendly, Rugged build

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if You need to top up quickly between outings

6.4″ AMOLED · 60Hz

855 6 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · AMOLED · 1440 × 3120 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.4"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1440 × 3120 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

533 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 640

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

572,100

v10

GeekBench

2,672

Graphics test

GFXBench 22 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11 · 2-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.5 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.5

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

16 MP f/1.9

Front camera

8 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

Sony IMX363 Exmor RS, 1/2.55", 1.4µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Xiaomi Redmi 8 , Google Pixel 6a

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 18 W wired · 10 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

96:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Wireless charging

10 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.2 LUFS) · Stereo

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.2 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · 5G works

Full

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n78

Build & Design

183 g · 8.3 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

159.2 mm

Width

76.1 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm

Weight

183 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1440 × 3120 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 12 MP · f/1.5 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower benchmark score

572k vs 816k AnTuTu

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Higher benchmark score

572k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

Better camera hardware

Telephoto · OIS vs —

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Heavier in hand

183 g vs 150 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·Used from ₦150,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦150,000

Fair for used

LINKS GADGETS

10.2 yrs · 46 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦250,000

Light Village Communication

7.4 yrs · 128GB

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Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

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