Lower mid-range · 2021

Motorola Moto G51 5G

Name: Motorola Moto G51 5G
Brand: Motorola
Price: 150000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦90,000 to ₦150,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A07 4G's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), 120Hz screen

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 64GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.8″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

480+ 5G 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 20W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 13 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Motorola Moto G51 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.8″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

595 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

381,000

GeekBench

1,696

Graphics test

GFXBench 26 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

8 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 + 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460,

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

50 MP f/1.8 main · 13 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

13 MP f/2.2

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

Yes, 240 fps

Camera extras

RAW, laser AF

Video

1080p @ 240 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 20 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

124:00h

Wired charging

20 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.3 LUFS) · Dolby Atmos

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

4/64GB · 6/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, SUPL, 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 — 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, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B32

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

Build & Design

208 g · 9.1 mm

Height

170.5 mm

Width

76.5 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm

Weight

208 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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

381k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 240 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 208 g vs 174 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

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

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.8″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

381k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 240 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 208 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦90,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦90,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

Kanayon&sons

6.5 yrs · 22 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦120,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Fair for used

S And H Communications

2.2 yrs · 4 feedback · 128GB

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More listings:

Konga · Jiji

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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.

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