Entry-level · 2026

Motorola Moto G17

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 Camera shares the Motorola Moto G56's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (5200mAh)

Extras Leather back, Reverse wireless charging

Watch out 4G only, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.72″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

G81 Extreme 4 / 128 GB

5200 mAh 18W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.72″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

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

Screen size

6.72"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

1050 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Mohs level 5

Performance

Mediatek Helio G81 Extreme (12 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Mali-G52 MC2

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Helio G81 Extreme (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

262,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Mali-G52 MC2

Process

12 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 15 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

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 15

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

~2 years

Camera

50 MP f/1.9 main · 32 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

5 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Sony LYT-600, 1/1.95", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Motorola Moto G56 , Oppo Reno12

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5200 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5200 mAh

Lab endurance

56:58h

EU cycle rating

1,000 cycles

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 4/256GB · 8/256GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.4

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

9 g · 8.2 mm · IP64

Built to last

Height

165.7 mm

Width

76.0 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

9 g

IP rating

IP64

Water resistant

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 17e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

30% larger battery capacity

5,200 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.72″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

262k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.9 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

21% larger battery capacity

5,200 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.72″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

262k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

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