Older flagship · 2020

Sony Xperia Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A55 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G's main sensor

Best for

Strength , AMOLED screen

Extras Optical zoom

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

6.5″ AMOLED · 60Hz

865 5G 12 / 512 GB

4000 mAh 21W charging

12 MP 4 rear · 8 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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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

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

748,900

v10

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

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

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 IMX555, 1/1.76", 1.8µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G , Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3 5G

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

8K video, RAW

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 21 W wired

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

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

21 W

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Memory

12 GB RAM · 512 GB · expandable

Roomy

RAM

12 GB

Storage

512 GB

Storage type

UFS 3.

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, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B11, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a, B29, B32

5G n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

1 g · 10.2 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

170.2 mm

Width

76.2 mm

Thickness

10.2 mm

Weight

1 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

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

Higher-res main camera

Telephoto · OIS vs — · 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

1 g vs 164 g

Lower benchmark score

749k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S20

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

749k vs 623k AnTuTu

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lighter in hand

1 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 @ 60 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Full comparison

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How each one compares to the Sony Xperia Pro.

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Sony Xperia Pro

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 12

Samsung Galaxy S20

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