Upper mid-range · 2024

Motorola S50 Neo

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A25 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A36's main sensor

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (5000mAh)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No Google Play, Plastic build

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.7″ AMOLED · 120Hz

6s Gen 3 8 / 256 GB

5000 mAh 30W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

1600 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

475,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4 RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage

CPU layout

Kryo 2x2.3 GHz ARM Cortex A78 +6x 2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 14 · 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 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 32 MP selfie

Stabilised

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.5

Main sensor

Sony IMX882, 1/1.95", 1µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A36 , Xiaomi Poco X8 Pro

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Camera extras

RAW, laser AF

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

30 W

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 2.

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

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 BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n8, n28a, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

171 g · 7.6 mm

Height

161.9 mm

Width

73.1 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

Weight

171 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · unspecified sensors

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), unspecified sensors

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 16

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.7″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

40% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,561 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

475k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 48 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S24

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

25% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.2″ screen

Lower benchmark score

475k vs 1.9M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 50 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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