Mid-range · 2023

ZTE Blade V50

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A36

Best for

Strength 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates

6.67″ AMOLED · 120Hz

Unknown 6 / 256 GB

4800 mAh 33W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.67″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.67"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

HDR

Supported

Performance

Unknown

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Unknown

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

641,019

v11

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

4x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +4x 2.2 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

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 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 16 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

16 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

No, 30 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

4800 mAh · 33 W wired

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

Capacity

4800 mAh

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 256 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

256 GB

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

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, B20, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

178 g · 8.0 mm

Height

161.9 mm

Width

72.8 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

178 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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 15

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1179 × 2556 resolution

43% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 20 W charging · 4,800 mAh vs 3,349 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

641k vs 1.5M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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Samsung Galaxy S23

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

23% larger battery capacity

4,800 mAh vs 3,900 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.67″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

641k vs 1.8M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 178 g vs 168 g

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