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Upper mid-range · 2021

Motorola Edge S30

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37 Camera shares the Xiaomi 11T's main sensor
Best for
Strength , All-day battery (5000mAh)
Extras Curved display
Watch out No Google Play, No more updates
6.8″ TFT LCD · 144Hz
888+ 5G 6 / 128 GB
5000 mAh 33W charging
108 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie
5G Wi-Fi 6
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Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · TFT LCD · 1080 × 2460 · 144 Hz · HDR
Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size
6.8"
Panel type
TFT LCD
Resolution
1080 × 2460 px
Refresh rate
144 Hz
Smooth
HDR
HDR10
HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.99 GHz · Adreno 660
Everyday capable

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

Chipset
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888+ 5G (5 nm)
Current CPU tier
Upper mid-range
AnTuTu
916,600
v10
CPU
8-core, 2.99 GHz
GPU
Adreno 660
Process
5 nm
RAM type
RAM LPDDR5
Storage type
UFS Storage 3.1
CPU layout
1x Cortex X1 3.0GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, MYUI 2.0 · 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, MYUI 2.0
Software support
2 years of updates (brand estimate)
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

108 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie · 4K video
4K video

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

Main camera
108 MP f/1.9
Ultrawide
13 MP f/2.2
Front camera
16 MP f/2.2
Main sensor
Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm
Premium sensor
Same sensor in
Xiaomi 11T , Honor 50
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Camera extras
8K video, RAW, Night mode, laser AF
Video
4K @ 30 fps
4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired
Plenty

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

Capacity
5000 mAh
Wired charging
33 W
Removable
No

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Configurations
6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB
Storage type
UFS 3.1
Expandable
No

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
No
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6
Modern Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.2
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, Galileo
USB
USB-C 3.1
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
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 works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.
Works
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
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
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, B18, B19, B26, B28a
5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n40, n41, n66, n78, n79

Build & Design

202 g · 8.9 mm
Height
168.1 mm
Width
75.5 mm
Thickness
8.9 mm
Weight
202 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.

vs

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
54% larger battery capacity
33 W vs 20 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
917k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 108 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 174 g
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
25% larger battery capacity
5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery
Weaker display tech
TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.8″ vs 6.2″ screen
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video
No NFC
No NFC vs NFC
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 202 g vs 169 g
Full comparison

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