Lower mid-range · 2016

Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro

Name: Samsung Galaxy C9 Pro
Brand: Samsung
Price: 120000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦60,000 to ₦120,000 · 5 sellers·Last checked 8d ago

Our Take

CPU capability matches lower-mid phones like Samsung Galaxy A06

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6″ AMOLED · 60Hz

653 6 / 64 GB

4000 mAh 18W charging

16 MP 16 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.0″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 1920 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.0"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 1920 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm) · 8-core 1.95 GHz · Adreno 510

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8976 Pro Snapdragon 653 (28 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

CPU

8-core, 1.95 GHz

GPU

Adreno 510

Process

28 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A72 1.8 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.2 GHz

Software & updates

Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo) · 2-year support

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 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

16 MP f/1.9 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

16 MP f/1.9

Front camera

16 MP f/1.9

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

4000 mAh · 18 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Speakers

Mono

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 4

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 4

Bluetooth

4.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

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 works · no 5G No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

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 BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B7, B8

Build & Design

189 g · 6.9 mm

Height

162.9 mm

Width

80.7 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm

Weight

189 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted) · accelerometer · proximity · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, 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 7

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 1920 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 6″ vs 4.7″ screen

104% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 1,960 mAh battery

Lower performance tier

Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP67 protection · 189 g vs 138 g

₦55k pricier Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S7

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

33% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

64 GB vs 32 GB baseline

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 30 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 189 g vs 152 g

₦60k pricier Full comparison

Where to buy

5 sellers·New from ₦120,000·Used from ₦60,000

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

Jiji Used

₦60,000

Lowest of 5 Fair for used

Primetech Phones

27 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦75,000

Fair for used

Ikenna

7.5 yrs · 31 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦80,000

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.5 yrs · 480 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦100,000

Rex Gadgets Store

2.9 yrs · 9 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji New

₦120,000

Novena Computers and Tech Ltd.

10 feedback · 64GB

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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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