Mid-range · 2025

Motorola G96

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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 , All-day battery (5500mAh)

Extras Leather back, Curved display

6.67″ AMOLED · 144Hz

7s Gen 2 8 / 128 GB

5500 mAh 30W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 144 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1600 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 710

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7435-AB Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 (4 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

675,600

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 710

Process

4 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x2.4GHz Cortex A78 +4x1.95GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 15, up to 1 major Android upgrade · 1-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 15, up to 1 major Android upgrade

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 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/1.9

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony LYT-700C, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

OnePlus 13R , OnePlus 13s

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5500 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5500 mAh

Wired charging

30 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 6E

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, 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, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

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

Build & Design

178 g · 7.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

161.9 mm

Width

73.3 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

178 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

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 17

Loses on most 5 losses

Lower-resolution screen

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1206 × 2622 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

676k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Starts with less storage

128 GB vs 256 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S25

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

38% larger battery capacity

5,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

676k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

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