Older flagship · 2020

Sony Xperia 1 II

Name: Sony Xperia 1 II
Brand: Sony
Price: 230000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦200,000 to ₦270,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55

Best for

Strength , AMOLED screen

Extras Gaming controls, Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4000mAh)

6.5″ AMOLED · 60Hz

865 5G 8 / 256 GB

4000 mAh 21W charging

12 MP 4 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Sony Xperia 1 II 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

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

611 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 650

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

754,400

v10

GeekBench

3,295

Graphics test

GFXBench 39 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 650

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

CPU layout

1x Cortex A77 2.84 GHz + 3x Cortex A77 2.4 GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, upgradable to Android 12 · 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 10, upgradable to Android 12

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/1.7 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/1.7

OIS

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.4

Ultrawide

12 MP f/2.2

Depth

0 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX557, 1/1.7", 1.8µm

Premium sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW

Video

4K @ 120 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 21 W wired · 11 W wireless

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

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

83:00h

Wired charging

21 W

Wireless charging

11 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Audio

Good (-27.3 LUFS) · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Loudspeaker

Good (-27.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

8 GB

Storage

256 GB

Configurations

8/256GB · 12/256GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 3.1

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

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, B6, B8, B19

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

5G n1, n3, n28b, n28a, n77, n78

Build & Design

4 g · 7.6 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

165.1 mm

Width

71.1 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

Weight

4 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.

Audio

103 / 200

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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 12

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

1644 × 3840 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution · 6.5″ vs 6.1″ screen

Better video capture

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 4K @ 120 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 12 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

42% larger battery capacity

4,000 mAh vs 2,815 mAh battery

Lighter in hand

4 g vs 164 g

Lower benchmark score

754k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

754k vs 623k AnTuTu

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lighter in hand

4 g vs 163 g

Less smooth display

OLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 1644 × 3840 vs 1440 × 3200 resolution

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 120 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦200,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦200,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

Gadget Flow NG

8.5 yrs · 29 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦270,000

Fair for used

Rex Gadgets Store

2.8 yrs · 8 feedback · 256GB

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Jiji Used

₦230,000

New seller · verify

Tunde Olajide

3.3 yrs · 256GB

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More listings:

Konga · Jiji

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In the Real World

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

How it stacks up against the rest.

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