Lower mid-range · 2026

Samsung Galaxy M17e

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A24 4G

Best for

Strength All-day battery (6000mAh), 120Hz screen

Extras Rugged build, Curved display

Watch out HD+ display, not Full HD

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

6.7″ TFT LCD · 120Hz

6300 4 / 128 GB

6000 mAh 25W charging

50 MP 8 MP selfie

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Full specifications

Display

6.7″ · TFT LCD · 720 × 1600 · 120 Hz

Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size

6.7"

Panel type

TFT LCD

Resolution

720 × 1600 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

800 nits

HDR

Not listed

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

409,464

v10

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8 · 6-year support

Long support

How long the maker keeps shipping Android and security updates — the main thing that decides how many years this phone stays current.

Operating system

Android 16, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 8

Software support

6 years of updates

Updates remaining

~6 years

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

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 60 fps

Battery

6000 mAh · 25 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

6000 mAh

Wired charging

25 W

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

4/128GB · 6/128GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.3

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, 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, B12, B17, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n26, n28b, n28a, n40, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

199 g · 8.2 mm · IP54

Height

167.4 mm

Width

77.4 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

199 g

IP rating

IP54

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

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 17e

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

50% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 4,005 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

409k vs 2.2M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Heavier in hand

199 g vs 169 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S26

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

40% larger battery capacity

6,000 mAh vs 4,300 mAh battery

Lower-resolution screen

TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 720 × 1600 vs 1080 × 2340 resolution · Tradeoff: 6.7″ vs 6.3″ screen

Lower benchmark score

409k vs 3.1M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Flagship tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 30 fps video

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Where to buy

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