Older flagship · 2018

Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A17 4G Camera shares the Sony Xperia XZ2's main sensor

Extras Curved display

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

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.8″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

845 6 / 64 GB

3540 mAh 18W charging

19 MP 2 rear · 13 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

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

Basic

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

Screen size

5.8"

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 SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.7 GHz · Adreno 630

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

453,018

v10

GeekBench

2,099

Graphics test

GFXBench 37 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.7 GHz

GPU

Adreno 630

Process

10 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

4x Kryo 385 2.8 GHz + 4x Kryo 385 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10 · 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 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10

Software support

2 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

19 MP f/1.8 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/1.8

Camera

12 MP f/1.6

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

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3540 mAh · 18 W wired

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

Capacity

3540 mAh

Lab endurance

77:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

6 GB

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

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

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

Build & Design

236 g · 11.9 mm · IP65

Built to last

Height

158.0 mm

Width

80.0 mm

Thickness

11.9 mm

Weight

236 g

IP rating

IP65

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (rear-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 XS

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

33% larger battery capacity

3,540 mAh vs 2,658 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

453k vs 691k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range 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

236 g vs 177 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S9

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

18% larger battery capacity

3,540 mAh vs 3,000 mAh battery

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 19 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Heavier in hand

236 g vs 163 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.

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