Upper mid-range · 2024

Motorola Edge 50

Name: Motorola Edge 50
Brand: Motorola
Price: 375000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦365,000 to ₦375,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the OnePlus 13R's main sensor

Best for

Strength , 68W fast charging

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Optical zoom

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

7 Gen 1 AE 8 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 68W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Edge 50 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · AMOLED · 1220 × 2712 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1220 × 2712 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1416 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Mohs level 4

Performance

Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Adreno 644

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7450-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

722,062

v10

GeekBench

2,940

Graphics test

3DMark 823 (Wild Life Extreme)

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Adreno 644

Process

4 nm

CPU layout

1x2.4GHz Cortex A710 + 3x2.36GHz Cortex A710 + 4x1.80GHz Cortex A510

Software & updates

Android 14, up to 5 major Android upgrades · 5-year support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 14, up to 5 major Android upgrades

Software support

5 years of updates

Updates remaining

~3 years

Camera

50 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

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Telephoto

10 MP

Ultrawide

13 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony LYT-700C, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

OnePlus 13R , OnePlus 13s

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 68 W wired · 15 W wireless

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab active use

9:56h

Lab endurance

45:48h

EU cycle rating

1,200 cycles

Wired charging

68 W

Fast

Wireless charging

15 W

Wireless charging

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Very good (-23.1 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-23.1 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, SUPL, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

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, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n26, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

180 g · 7.8 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

160.8 mm

Width

72.4 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

180 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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 16

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 1220 × 2712 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen

Better camera hardware

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 32 MP vs 12 MP selfie

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

722k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Heavier in hand

180 g vs 170 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

Starts with more storage

256 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Lower benchmark score

722k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

Heavier in hand

180 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦365,000

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Jiji Used

₦365,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

Distinct Gadgets

10.8 yrs · 28 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦370,000

Fair for used

Rex Gadgets Store

2.8 yrs · 8 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦375,000

Tobbie Gadgets

9.6 yrs · 154 feedback · 256GB

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