Best 4G Phones in Nigeria with LTE Network support

Best 4G Phones

Networking is a non refutable part when it comes to Device management With the major networks like Glo, MTN, 9Mobile (former Etisalat), and Airtel now deploying 4G LTE services across Nigeria, it seems LTE will become huge in Nigeria this year. To get you ready, this post will feature some of the best 4G Phones that will support LTE networks in Nigeria.

With so many LTE bands, just buying a 4G phone is not enough, you need to also ensure that the phone supports the LTE bands of your local networks. The aim of this article is to show the best 4G phones with the Nigerian networks they can support.

All the Best Android Phones support 4G LTE so you can enjoy mobile Broadband services. 4G LTE is also available on most high end smartphone whether Android, Windows, iOS, or BlackBerry.

Best 4G Phones and LTE Band Frequencies of Nigerian Networks

Apart from Glo, MTN, Airtel, and 9Mobile mentioned above, other 4G Networks in Nigeria include NTel, InterC, Swift, Spectranet, and Smile.

Network	4G LTE Bands	Frequencies
MTN	7 & 20	2600MHz & 800MHz
9Mobile	3	1800MHz
Glo	28	700MHz
Airtel	3	1800MHz
NTel	8 & 3	900MHz & 1800MHz
Smile	20	800MHz
InterC	20	800MHz
Spectranet	40	2300MHz
Swift	40	2300MHz

Now that we know the 4G LTE networks in Nigeria, let us take a look at best 4G phones you can by right now. You can click on the name of the phone for detailed features of the 4G phone.

List of Best 4G Phones

Phone Model	4G Network Support
Samsung Galaxy Note 8	MTN, 9Mobile, Glo Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
iPhone X	MTN, 9Mobile, Glo Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Samsung Galaxy S8	MTN, 9Mobile, Glo, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
iPhone 8 Plus	MTN, Glo Mobile, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Huawei Mate 10	MTN, 9Mobile, Glo Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Tecno Phantom 8	MTN, Glo Mobile, Airtel, 9Mobile, NTel, InterC, Smile
Infinix Zero 5 Pro	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, Smile, InterC
Tecno Phantom 6 Plus	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
iPhone 7	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, Glo, NTel, InterC, Smile
Samsung Galaxy S7	MTN, 9Mobile, Glo, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile

Above are some of the best 4G Phones you can buy in Nigeria right now. From the list it is clear that MTN, Airtel, and 9Mobile supports all the best 4G phones. Glo Mobile is the only one of the big four 4G networks in Nigeria with limited support, though more LTE phones now supports Glo.

In fact, most cheap Android phones do not support the awkward band 28 (700MHz) that Glo Mobile offers. This means that some Infinix phones and Tecno phones do not support 4G LTE on Glo Mobile.

Note that although some phones here do not support 4G LTE on Glo Mobile, they will support 3G HSPA+ and GSM on Glo. This means you can use all these 4G phones on Glo Mobile. However, you cannot enjoy the faster 4G LTE speeds.

Now let us look at best 4G phones in the mid-range and affordable phones category. We will start with mid-range smartphones. Below are some of the best 4G phones you can buy between 55,000 Naira and 130,000 Naira.

List of Best Mid-range 4G Phones

Phone Model	4G Network Support
UMiDigi S2 Pro	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Samsung Galaxy J7 (2017)	MTN, Glo Mobile, Airtel, 9Mobile, InterC, Smile, NTel
Infinix Zero 5	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, Smile, InterC
Tecno Camon CX	MTN, 9Mobile, Glo, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Infinix S2	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Uhans Max 2	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel
Huawei Honor 6C Pro	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Gionee A1 Lite	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Infinix Note 4 Pro	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Gionee A1	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile

The list above offers some of the best 4G Phones in the high-end and mid range category. Now lets look at the best 4G phones within a more affordable price range.

List of Best Affordable 4G Phones

Phone Model	4G Network Support
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime Plus	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Tecno Camon CM	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Nokia 3	MTN, Glo Mobile, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Tecno Camon CX Air	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, Glo Mobile, InterC, Smile
Nokia 2	MTN, Glo Mobile, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile
Fero Royale X2	MTN, Glo Mobile, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel
Infinix Hot 4 Pro	MTN, 9Mobile, Airtel, NTel, InterC, Smile