Lower mid-range · 2021

Motorola Moto G50

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

6.5″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

480 5G 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 15W charging

48 MP 2 rear · 13 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Moto G50 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1600 · 90 Hz · HDR

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

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

362 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM4350 Snapdragon 480 5G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Adreno 619

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM4350 Snapdragon 480 5G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

389,300

v10

GeekBench

1,620

Graphics test

GFXBench 27 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x Cortex A76 2.2 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 2.0 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

48 MP f/1.7 main · 13 MP selfie

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

Main camera

48 MP f/1.7

Macro

5 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 60 fps

Camera extras

laser AF

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 15 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

133:00h

Wired charging

15 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Good (-28.0 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Good (-28.0 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 4/128GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS

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 — 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, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

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

Build & Design

192 g · 9.0 mm

Height

164.9 mm

Width

74.9 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm

Weight

192 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer (market dependant)

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 13

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

389k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 48 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 192 g vs 174 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2400 resolution

Lower benchmark score

389k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 192 g vs 169 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

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In the Real World

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

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