Mid-range · 2021

Motorola Edge (2021)

Name: Motorola Edge (2021)
Brand: Motorola

Sold for ₦160,000 · 1 sellers·Last checked just now

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A35

A solid mid-ranger with all-day battery and a 144Hz display.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 144Hz smooth scrolling

6.8″ TFT LCD · 144Hz

Snapdragon 778G 5G 8 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 30W charging

108 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: optical zoom, manual focus

No headphone jack — most rivals still have one

Reverse charging for accessories and earbuds

Display

6.8″ · TFT LCD · 1080 × 2460 · 144 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size

6.8"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2460 px

Refresh rate

144 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Performance

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 642L

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

596,000

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 642L

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

1×Cortex A78 2.4GHz + 3×Cortex A78 2.2GHz+ 4xCortex A55 1.9 GHz

Camera

108 MP f/1.9 main · 32 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

108 MP f/1.9

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Front camera

32 MP f/2.3

Main sensor

Samsung S5KHM2, 1/1.52", 0.7µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 30 W wired

Plenty

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

30 W

Reverse wireless charging

Supported

Reverse charging

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

200 g · 9.0 mm

Height

169.0 mm

Width

75.6 mm

Thickness

9.0 mm

Weight

200 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 13

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

54% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 15 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

596k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 200 g vs 174 g

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

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

Lower benchmark score

596k vs 899k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 200 g vs 169 g

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Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦160,000

Prices were last checked in April 2026. Always verify on the seller's site before purchasing.

Jiji.ng Used

Amprex ventures ltd

₦160,000

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