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Lower mid-range · 2022

Samsung Galaxy M33

From ₦150,000 to ₦190,000 · 5 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take
CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A25
Best for
Strength All-day battery (5000mAh), 120Hz screen
Extras Cooling system, Curved display
Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking
6.6″ TFT LCD · 120Hz
1280 6 / 128 GB
5000 mAh 25W charging
50 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie
5G NFC
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Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · TFT LCD · 1080 × 2408 · 120 Hz · HDR
Smooth scrolling

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

Screen size
6.6"
Panel type
TFT LCD
Resolution
1080 × 2408 px
Refresh rate
120 Hz
Smooth
HDR
Supported
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Exynos 1280 (5 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G68
Light-use CPU

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

Chipset
Exynos 1280 (5 nm)
Current CPU tier
Lower mid-range
AnTuTu
475,448
v10
CPU
8-core, 2.4 GHz
GPU
Mali-G68
Process
5 nm
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
CPU layout
2x Cortex A78 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 16, One UI 8 · 4-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 12, upgradable to Android 16, One UI 8
Software support
4 years of updates (brand estimate)
Updates remaining
None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie · 4K video
4K video

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

Main camera
50 MP f/1.8
Ultrawide
5 MP f/2.2
Macro
2 MP
Front camera
8 MP f/2.2
Slow motion
Yes, 240 fps
Video
4K @ 30 fps
4K video

Battery

5000 mAh · 25 W wired
All-day

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

Capacity
5000 mAh
Wired charging
25 W
Removable
No

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable
RAM
6 GB
Storage
128 GB
Configurations
6/128GB · 8/128GB
Storage type
UFS 2.2
Expandable
Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5
5G
Yes
4G LTE
Yes
NFC
Yes
Contactless
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
5.1
GPS systems
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo
USB
USB-C 2.0
USB OTG
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
IR blaster
No
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
M
B20 indoor reach
M
B28 indoor reach
G
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, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78

Build & Design

198 g · 9.4 mm
Height
165.4 mm
Width
76.9 mm
Thickness
9.4 mm
Weight
198 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro

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.

vs

Apple iPhone 14

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses
52% larger battery capacity
5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery
Lower benchmark score
475k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 198 g vs 172 g
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses
35% larger battery capacity
5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery
Weaker display tech
TFT LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen
Lower benchmark score
475k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier
Less stable camera
No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection · 198 g vs 167 g
Full comparison

Where to buy

5 sellers·Used from ₦150,000

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

Jiji Used
₦155,000
Fair for used
Yhujay Gadgets and Hub
7.1 yrs · 24 feedback · 128GB
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Jiji Used
₦165,000
Jc onoja
6.5 yrs · 41 feedback · 128GB
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Jiji Used
₦190,000
DOZZYDATA TELEGLOBAL
6.2 yrs · 249 feedback · 128GB
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Jiji Used
₦155,000
Skejos2 Store
1.3 yrs · 1 feedback · 128GB
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Jiji Used
₦150,000
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Richard Olawale
4.8 yrs · 128GB
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