Are you looking for a phone that covers all the bases without going into flagship territory? This selection could be a bit overwhelming, This list will help you narrow it down. See the best Premium Mid range Phones that you can get for yourself.
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1. Realme GT Master
The Realme GT Master cost around $320 dollars which is about N205,000 in Nigeria.
This phone has a unique vegan leather design meant to resemble luggage and there is the option for a regular plastic back as well.
On the front is an excellent AMOLED display with a super fast 120hz refresh rate. the master doesn’t support high frame rate gaming but games do run great thanks to the high-performance Snapdragon 778G Chipset.
The Realme GT master has a 4300 mAh battery, and its famous super dart charging which allows it to charge from a dead battery to full in just half an hour.
There’s a triple camera setup on the back that can take good still photos. what we’re not fans of is that the Realme GT master is not so good in video recording quality and it lacks stereo speakers but still, overall the Realme GT master is a great package for the money.
Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE
This Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is N218,000 in Nigeria which is about
The phone has a sleek design made from glass with a plastic frame and has IP53 rated protection against splashes.
On the front, an OLED display that’s pretty premium for this price and supports 10-bit color and HDR 10+. It’s has a fast 90-hertz refresh rate which allows for high frame rate gaming. You get a pair of loud stereo speakers for your audio.
Like the Realme GT master, you get a trendy snapdragon 778G chipset which offers great mid-range performance which is a slight Graphic downgrade from the snapdragon 780G inside the Original MI 11 Lite.
You get an excellent battery life on the Xiaomi 11 lite 5G NE and the charging speed is pretty decent.
On the back, there’s a triple camera setup and the photos are good quality.
Overall the Xiaomi 11 Lite 5G NE is a great all-around mid-ranger and even though his chipset is slightly downgraded from the mi 11 lite it’s still competitive.
3. Samsung’s Galaxy A52s 5G
The Samsung Galaxy A52s 5G goes for about $444 in the USA which is around N245,000 and it really defines this segment of all-around mid-range even though it’s made from plastic.
The matte plastic color scheme is attractive and has a full IP67 rated against water and dust. The front panel is protected by Gorilla Glass 5, it’s a Samsung AMOLED with a 120hz refresh rate and HDR 10+ support.
You get stereo speakers to round out the media experience and a traditional headphone jack which is always nice.
The capable Quad camera setup is versatile and delivers good quality for the price, battery life is pretty solid, and charging speed is not bad.
Part 2 – The Best Premium Mid-range Smartphones
If you’re willing to spend a bit more money, this is for you:
The Asus Zenfone 8 Flip
The Asus Zenfone 8 Flip goes around N423,000.
The phone has a pretty standard build made from glass with an aluminum frame. What makes it stand out is the camera module which can flip to the front for selfies.
It has a triple camera setup that is quite versatile with three times optical zoom and although there’s no OIS, the cameras provide a great photo and video quality. The downside is no waterproofing on this phone.
The Zenfone 8 flip has an AMOLED display with a 90-hertz refresh rate and HDR 10+ support. There are stereo speakers for your audio and the gaming performance here is great because of the Snapdragon 888 chipset.
On the other hand, the battery life is decent and the charging speed is okay.
If you’re into selfies the Zenfone 8 flip is an excellent choice especially since the rest of the package overall is quite solid.
Xiaomi 11T Pro
This phone cost over N391,000 and it’s the upgrade over the 11T Pro which we already featured among the so-called flagship killers.
It brings exactly the same build quality and looks as the non-pro version, they’re pretty hard to tell apart you have the same 120hz AMOLED display and the only difference is Dolby vision support.
The stereo speakers on the pro model also have fancier Harman Kardon tuning though quality-wise both phones sound equally stellar to us. One of the biggest differences between the two models though is the chipset.
The Xiaomi 11t pro has a top-tier snapdragon 888 and better peak performance than the vanilla one it will tend to throttle during longer sessions.
The pro model also stands out because of its huge 120-watt charger which is able to charge the phone from zero to full in about 20 minutes. the battery life itself is nothing special though even a bit less in the vanilla model.
The Xiaomi 11t pro has the same camera setup as the 11t, the quality is the same but the only difference is that there’s support for 8k video recording on the Pro.
So the 11t pro offers a similar experience to the 11t but it’s a nice option if you don’t mind paying more for faster charging and a more powerful chipset.
