Lower mid-range · 2022

Nokia G21

Name: Nokia G21
Brand: Nokia
Price: 150000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦65,000 to ₦150,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

Nobody owns this yet

Our Take

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

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 4G only

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

6.5″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

T606 3 / 64 GB

5050 mAh 18W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

See 4 prices Compare

In the Real World

See how the Nokia G21 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

500 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Unisoc T606 (12 nm) · 8-core 1.6 GHz · Mali-G57 MP1

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Unisoc T606 (12 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

253,300

v10

GeekBench

1,193

CPU

8-core, 1.6 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MP1

Process

12 nm

Storage type

eMMC 5.1 Storage

CPU layout

2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13 · 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 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Samsung S5KJN1, 1/2.76", 0.64µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A07 4G , Samsung Galaxy A06

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5050 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5050 mAh

Lab endurance

126:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Below average (-30.7 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Below average (-30.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Microphones

Memory

3 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

3/64GB · 4/64GB · 4/128GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 4

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, 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, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

190 g · 8.5 mm

Height

164.6 mm

Width

75.9 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

190 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity

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 14

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

54% larger battery capacity

5,050 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

253k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 190 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

36% larger battery capacity

5,050 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution

Lower benchmark score

253k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Full comparison

Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦65,000

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

Jiji Used

₦80,000

Fair for used

BETTER DAY COMMUNICATIONS

10.8 yrs · 63 feedback · 64GB

View deal

Jiji Used

₦98,500

Sweed phone concept

6.5 yrs · 47 feedback · 64GB

View deal

Jiji Used

₦150,000

Fair for used

DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL

6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB

View deal

Jiji Used

₦65,000

Unusually cheap · verify

Adeyemo

64GB

View deal

More listings:

Konga · Jiji

Similar Phones

How each one compares to the Nokia G21.

Lower mid-range

Nokia G11

3GB 32GB 5050mAh

Lower mid-range

Nokia G22

₦229,999

Newer (2023)

4GB 64GB 5050mAh

Lower mid-range

Nokia G11 Plus

₦134,999

3GB 32GB 5000mAh

Lower mid-range

Nokia G300

Smaller battery · 5G support

4GB 64GB 4470mAh