Older flagship · 2017

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Samsung Galaxy A14 Camera shares the Sony Xperia XZ2's main sensor

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

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.46″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

835 4 / 64 GB

3230 mAh 18W charging

19 MP 13 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

Display

5.46″ · IPS LCD · 3840 × 2160 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

5.46"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

3840 × 2160 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.45 GHz · Adreno 540

Basic CPU

Best for calls, messaging, and very light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

201,445

GeekBench

1,603

Graphics test

GFXBench 25 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.45 GHz

GPU

Adreno 540

Process

10 nm

CPU layout

4x Kryo 280 2.45 GHz + 4x Kryo 280 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) · 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 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

19 MP f/2.0 main · 13 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

19 MP f/2.0

Front camera

13 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX400 Exmor RS, 1/2.3", 1.22µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Sony Xperia XZ2

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3230 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

3230 mAh

Lab endurance

72:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

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, 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 — 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, B8, B20, B21

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

Build & Design

195 g · 7.9 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

156.0 mm

Width

77.0 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

Weight

195 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted, region dependent) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted, region dependent), 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 X

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

19% larger battery capacity

3,230 mAh vs 2,716 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 5.46″ vs 5.8″ screen · Tradeoff: 3840 × 2160 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution

Lower benchmark score

201k vs 598k AnTuTu · Entry-level vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Heavier in hand

195 g vs 174 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8

Loses on most 3 losses

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 5.46″ vs 5.8″ screen · Tradeoff: 3840 × 2160 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 19 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

Heavier in hand

195 g vs 155 g

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone X

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