Older flagship · 2021

Sony Xperia Pro-I

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent upper-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A37

Best for

Strength , 120Hz AMOLED

Extras Optical zoom

Watch out No more updates

6.5″ AMOLED · 120Hz

888 5G 12 / 512 GB

4500 mAh 30W 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 Pro-I looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.5″ · OLED · 1644 × 3840 · 120 Hz · HDR

OLED + smooth

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

Screen size

6.5"

Panel type

OLED

Resolution

1644 × 3840 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Colour depth

10-bit (1B colours)

10-bit

Brightness

644 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Performance

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 660

Everyday capable

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 5G (5 nm)

Current CPU tier

Upper mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

889,100

v10

GeekBench

3,540

Graphics test

GFXBench 51 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 660

Process

5 nm

CPU layout

1x Cortex X1 2.84GHz + 3x Cortex A78 2.42GHz + 4x Cortex A55 1.8GHz

Software & updates

Android 11, upgradable to Android 13 · 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 11, upgradable to Android 13

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

12 MP f/2.0 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/2.0

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 1" sensor, 1/1", 2.4µm

1-inch class sensor

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

optical zoom, RAW

Video

4K @ 120 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 30 W wired

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

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

87:00h

Wired charging

30 W

Bypass charging

Supported

Heat friendly

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.6 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.6 LUFS)

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

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 3.2

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

DisplayPort

Screen out

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, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, n79

Build & Design

211 g · 8.9 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

166.0 mm

Width

72.0 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm

Weight

211 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

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 13

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Smoother display

120 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 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/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

39% larger battery capacity

30 W vs 20 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

889k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Upper mid-range vs High-end tier

Heavier in hand

211 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Trades blows 2 wins 1 loss

13% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 4,000 mAh battery

Starts with more storage

512 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Heavier in hand

211 g vs 169 g

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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

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

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