Sony Xperia XZs

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Sony Xperia XZs
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  • 5.2" 1080x1920 pixels
  • 19MP 2160p
  • 4GB RAM Snapdragon 820
  • 2900mAh 18W
Released 2017, April 03 161g, 8.1mm thickness Android 7.1, up to Android 8.0 32GB/64GB storage, microSDXC
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G8231

G8231 USA

G8232

Also known as Sony Xperia XZs Dual with dual-SIM card slots

Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (G8232)
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8231, G8232
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41 - G8231, G8232
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2017, February 27
Status Available. Released 2017, April 03
Body
Dimensions 146 x 72 x 8.1 mm (5.75 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight 161 g (5.68 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum back, plastic frame
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) - G8231
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - G8232
 IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD
Size 5.2 inches, 74.5 cm2 (~70.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~424 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 (14 nm)
CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 530
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) - dual SIM model only
Internal 32GB 4GB RAM, 64GB 4GB RAM
 eMMC 5.1
Main Camera
Single 19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3", predictive PDAF, Laser AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps, HDR
Selfie Camera
Single 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
 24-bit/192kHz audio
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, aptX, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted, region dependent), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2900 mAh, non-removable
Charging 18W wired, QC3
Misc
Colors Black, Warm Silver, Ice Blue
Models G8232, G8231, SOV35, 602SO, SO-03J
Price About 220 EUR
Tests
Performance AnTuTu: 170766 (v8)
GeekBench: 808 (v5.1)
GFXBench: 21fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display Contrast ratio: 1223:1 (nominal), 3.818 (sunlight)
Camera Photo / Video
Loudspeaker Voice 62dB / Noise 65dB / Ring 73dB
Audio quality Noise -93.5dB / Crosstalk -92.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 73h

User opinions and reviews

this is another great product from Sony. I bought this phone in Mar 2018 for my father and he used it for 4.5 years without any issue. At this time of writing, the phone can still be used for making calls

  • Anonymous
  • 17 Feb 2023
  • 7Xc

It could be that LineageOS using them as Kernel Source for their custom roms?

Coming back to this phone in 2023, I only noticed the AOSP Open Device program for several Sony phones*. It turns out that Sony rolls out Android 10.0 binaries for this phone. If you think about it, Sony can officially roll out a third OS update to t...

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