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Best 16 Android SmartPhones to Grace the Nigeria Market in 2016

2016 introduced lots of innovation and creativity in mobile phone design. Lots of brands introduced good devices with great specification and features.

Companies like LG, Samsung, Motorola, Xiaomi, Google, Tecno, Infinix and Sony came up with flagship devices that proved that their designers aren’t just lazing around.

Some of these devices are what I will be listing today with their specification, prices and features.

Tecno Camon C9 (NGN 55, 000)

Weight: 13 grams

Dimensions: 153 x 76.4 x 6.8 mm

OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Screen size: 5.5 inches

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

CPU: 1.3GHz octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU, MediaTek MT6753 chipset

RAM: 2GB

Rear camera: 13MP

Storage: 16GB

Front camera: 13MP

Battery: 3000mAh Li-Ion

INFINIX Zero 4 (NGN 70, 000)

Dimensions: 160.50 x 82.97 x 8.25 mm

OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Screen size: 5.5 inch

CPU: Cortex-A53 64-bit octa-core CPU (1.3GHz)

RAM: 3GB

Storage: 32GB

Battery: 3200 mAh

Rear camera: 13MP

Front camera: 8MP

 

HTC 10 (NGN 79, 000)

Weight: 161g

Dimensions: 145.9 x 71.9 x 9 mm

OS: Android Marshmallow

Screen size: 5.2-inch

Resolution: 1440 x 2560

CPU: Snapdragon 820

RAM: 4GB

Storage: 32GB/64GB

Battery: 3000mAh

Rear camera: 12MP

Front camera: 5MP

 

Xiaomi Mi Max (NGN 88, 000)

Weight: 203g

Dimensions: 173.1 x 88.3 x 7.5 mm

OS: Android 6.0

Screen size: 6.44 inches

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

CPU: Hexa-core (4×1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2×1.8 GHz Cortex-A72)

RAM: 4 GB RAM – Prime model

Rear camera: 16 MP

Storage: 128 GB

Front camera: 5 MP

Battery: Non-removable Li-Ion 4850 mAh

 

Huawei P9 (NGN 93, 500)

Weight: 147 g (5.19 oz)

Dimensions: 146.8 x 72.6 x 7.5 mm (5.78 x 2.86 x 0.30 in)

OS: Android Marshmallow (6.0)

Screen size: 5.2-inch

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

Chipset: HiSilicon Kirin 650

RAM: 3GB

Storage: 16 GB

Rear camera: 13 MP

Front camera: 8MP

Battery: 3000 mAh

 

Meizu MX6 (NGN 95, 000)

Weight: 155 g (5.47 oz)

Dimensions: 153.6 x 75.2 x 7.3 mm

OS: Android 6.0

Screen size: 5.5”

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

CPU: Mediatek MT6797 Helio X20

RAM: 3/4 GB RAM

Storage: 32 GB

Rear camera: 12 MP

Front camera: 5MP

Battery: 3060 mAh

 

ZTE Axon 7 | 7 Mini (NGN 100, 000)

Weight: 153 g

Dimensions: 147.5 x 71 x 7.8 mm

OS: Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Screen size: 5.2 inches

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617RAM:

Storage: 32 GB

RAM: 3GB

Rear camera: 16 MP

Front camera: 8MP

Battery: 2705 mAh

 

Xiaomi Mi 5s | Mi 5s Plus (NGN 106, 200)

Weight: 168 g

Dimensions: 154.6 x 77.7 x 8 mm

OS: Android 6.0

Screen size: 5.7 inches

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

CPU: Quad-core (2×2.35 GHz Kryo & 2×2.2 GHz Kryo)

RAM: 4 GB RAM or 6 GB RAM

Rear camera: Dual 13 MP

Storage: 64 GB or 128 GB

Front camera: 4 MP

Battery: 3800 mAh

 

Huawei Honor 8 (NGN 134, 000)

Weight: 153 g (5.40 oz)

Dimensions: 145.5 x 71 x 7.5 mm (5.73 x 2.80 x 0.30 in)

OS: Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)

Screen size: 5.2 inches

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

CPU: Octa-core (4×2.3 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4×1.8 GHz Cortex A53)

GPU: Mali-T880 MP4

RAM: 4 GB RAM

Rear camera: Dual 12 MP

Storage: 32/64 GB

Front camera: 8 MP

Battery: 3000 mAh

 

Motorola Moto Z Play (NGN 139, 000)

Weight: 165g

Dimensions: 156.4 x 76.4 x 7 mm

OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)

Screen size: 5.5-inch

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

CPU: Snapdragon 625

RAM: 3GB

Storage: 32GB + microSD

Rear camera: 16MP

Front camera: 5MP

Battery: 3510mAh

 

LG V20 (NGN 142, 000)

Weight: 174 g (6.14 oz)

Dimensions: 159.7 x 78.1 x 7.6 mm (6.29 x 3.07 x 0.30 in)

OS: Android 7.0.1 (Nougat)

Screen size: 5.7

Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels

CPU: Quad-core (2×2.15 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo)

GPU: Adreno 530

RAM: 4GB RAM

Storage: 32/64GB storage, micro SD card slot

Rear camera: 16MP (2160pixels)

Front camera: 8MP

Battery: Removable Li-Ion 3200 mAh battery

 

OnePlus 3T (NGN 147, 000)

A blast to your smart-life experience

Weight: 158 g (5.57 oz)

Dimensions: 152.7 x 74.7 x 7.4 mm (6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 in)

OS: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)

Screen size: 5.5 inches (~73.1% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels

Chipset: Snapdragon 821

CPU: Quad-core (2×2.35 GHz Kryo & 2×1.6 GHz Kryo)

RAM: 6GB

Storage: 64/128 GB

Rear camera: 16 MP

Front camera: 16 MP

Battery: 3400 mAh

 

Sony Xperia XZ (NGN 147, 000)

Sony has finally produced a digital camera as a mobile device. Waoh! This device camera will surprise you; with the Sony Xperia XZ your pictures will be unimaginably great.

Weight: 161g

Dimensions: 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm

OS: Android Marshmallow (6.0)

Screen size: 5.2-inch

Resolution: 1920 x 1080

CPU: Snapdragon 820

RAM: 3GB

Storage: 32GB

Rear camera: 23MP

Front camera: 13MP

Battery: 2900mAh

 

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge (NGN 173, 200)

Samsung is now beating apple in mobile devices with the introduction of its Galaxy S7.

Weight: 157g

Dimensions: 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7mm

OS: Android Marshmallow (6.0)

Screen size: 5.5-inch

Resolution: 1440 x 2560

CPU: Snapdragon 820

RAM: 4GB

Storage: 32GB/64GB

Rear camera: 12MP

Front camera: 5MP

Battery: 3600mAh

LG G5 (NGN 210,000)

This could be the best and most innovative smart-phone I’ve seen.

Body Weight: 159g

Dimensions: 149.4 x 73.9 x 7.7 mm

OS: Android Marshmallow

Screen size: 5.3-inch

Resolution: 1440 x 2560

CPU: Snapdragon 820

RAM: 4GB

Storage: 32GB

Battery: Removable 2800mAh

Rear camera: 16MP, Front camera: 8MP

Google Pixel (NGN 274, 000)

I assure you that this will be a super-sized pure Android experience for you.

Body Weight: 168g

Dimensions: 154.7 x 75.7 x 8.5mm

OS: Android 7.1 (Nougat)

Screen size: 5.5-inch

Resolution: 1440 x 2560 pixels

CPU: Snapdragon 821

RAM: 4GB

Storage: 32/128GB

Rear camera: 12MP

Front camera: 8MP

Battery: 3450mAh

 

These phones listed above are classic phones manufactured by top mobile companies this year. This should guide you can make a better choice on specs to look out for in 2016.

Samuel Ebuka Odamah

I'm a dedicated writer, an Android freak, a Tech ardent and a fashionista. I love playing around with gadgets, loves football and teamwork in everything I do. You can follow my updates here or on Twitter (@fwesh_finnest).

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