Upper mid-range · 2021

Motorola Edge S

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Google Pixel Fold Camera shares the Infinix Note 30's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Reverse wireless charging, Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

6.7″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

870 5G 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 20W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2520 · 90 Hz · HDR

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

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2520 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

560 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm) · 8-core 3.2 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

806,700

v10

CPU

8-core, 3.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

RAM LPDDR5

Storage type

UFS Storage 3.1

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 3.20 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 12 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely 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 11, upgradable to Android 12

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.7 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.7

Ultrawide

16 MP f/2.2

Front camera

16 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Omnivision OV64B, 1/2", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Infinix Note 30 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 20 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

20 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

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

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, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

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

Build & Design

215 g · 9.7 mm

Height

168.4 mm

Width

74.0 mm

Thickness

9.7 mm

Weight

215 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

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 13

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

807k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 64 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 215 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower performance tier

Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 215 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

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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

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Where to buy

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