Older flagship · 2019

LG V50S ThinQ 5G

From ₦170,000 to ₦200,000 · 2 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Dual-screen friendly, Rugged build

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4000mAh)

6.4″ AMOLED · 60Hz

855 8 / 256 GB

4000 mAh 21W charging

13 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · OLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.4"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

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

572,400

v10

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 12 · 3-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 12

Software support

3 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 32 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/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.4

Front camera

32 MP f/1.9

Main sensor

1.4µm

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 21 W wired · 9 W wireless

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

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

21 W

Wireless charging

9 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 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 BC0, BC1, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n78

Build & Design

192 g · 8.4 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

159.3 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

Weight

192 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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

OLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

572k vs 816k AnTuTu

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

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

29% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Weaker display tech

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.4″ vs 5.8″ screen

Heavier in hand

192 g vs 150 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

2 sellers·Used from ₦170,000

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

Jiji Used

₦170,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Fair for used

Harry's Gadgets

2.5 yrs · 28 feedback · 256GB

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

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