Older flagship · 2015

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent entry-level phones like the Xiaomi Poco C50 Camera shares the Sony Xperia XA1 Plus's main sensor

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

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

5.5″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

810 3 / 32 GB

3430 mAh 18W charging

23 MP 5.1 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

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

Basic

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

Screen size

5.5"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

2160 × 3840 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm) · 8-core 2.0 GHz · Adreno 430

Basic CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)

Current CPU tier

Entry-level

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

82,496

CPU

8-core, 2.0 GHz

GPU

Adreno 430

Process

20 nm

CPU layout

4x Cortex A57 2.0 GHz + 4x Cortex A53 1.55 GHz

Software & updates

Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat) · 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 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

23 MP f/2.0 main · 5 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

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

Main camera

23 MP f/2.0

Front camera

5 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX300 Exmor RS, 1/2.3", 1.08µm

Entry-level sensor

Same sensor in

Sony Xperia XA1 Plus

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

3430 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

3430 mAh

Lab endurance

66:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

3 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

3 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

eMMC 5.0

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

4.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

Micro-USB 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

Video out

MHL (TV-out)

Screen out

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

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

Build & Design

180 g · 7.8 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

154.4 mm

Width

75.8 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

Weight

180 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

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

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

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 6s

Wins on most 4 wins 1 loss

Sharper screen

2160 × 3840 vs 750 × 1334 resolution · 5.5″ vs 4.7″ screen

Higher-res main camera

23 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/2.2 main

100% larger battery capacity

3,430 mAh vs 1,715 mAh battery

Better protected

IP68 vs None protection

Lower benchmark score

82k vs 175k AnTuTu

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S6

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses

35% larger battery capacity

3,430 mAh vs 2,550 mAh battery

Better protected

IP68 vs None protection

Lower benchmark score

82k vs 112k AnTuTu

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS

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Software & updates

Camera

Battery

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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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