Older flagship · 2019

Sony Xperia 1

Name: Sony Xperia 1
Brand: Sony
Price: 420000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦215,000 to ₦420,000 · 4 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), AMOLED screen

Extras Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, 18W charging (slow)

Skip if You need to top up quickly between outings

6.5″ AMOLED · 60Hz

855 6 / 64 GB

3330 mAh 18W charging

12 MP 3 rear · 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Sony Xperia 1 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · OLED · 1644 × 3840 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

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

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1644 × 3840 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

665 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 640

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

574,500

v10

GeekBench

2,753

Graphics test

GFXBench 33 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11 · 2-year support

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 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 11

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.6 main · OIS · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

12 MP f/1.6

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.4

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony Exmor RS, 1.4µm

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3330 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3330 mAh

Lab endurance

79:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Good (-26.7 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Good (-26.7 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Audio features

Dolby Atmos

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

6/64GB · 6/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B29, B32

Build & Design

178 g · 8.2 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

167.0 mm

Width

72.0 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

Weight

178 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

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 11

Trades blows 2 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

OLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1644 × 3840 vs 828 × 1792 resolution · 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lighter in hand

178 g vs 194 g

Lower benchmark score

575k vs 816k AnTuTu

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

575k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

Heavier in hand

178 g vs 150 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

Where to buy

4 sellers·Used from ₦215,000

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Jiji Used

₦215,000

Lowest of 4 Fair for used

Tobbie Gadgets

9.6 yrs · 154 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦240,000

Fair for used

Felix

1.9 yrs · 3 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦240,000

Felix

1.9 yrs · 3 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦420,000

Fair for used

S And H Communications

2.2 yrs · 4 feedback · 256GB

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More listings:

Konga · Jiji

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

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