Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Review

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Review

 

 

General

2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G Network

HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100

4G Network

LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600

SIM

Micro-SIM

Body

Dimensions

127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm (5.0 x 2.56 x 0.37 in)

Weight

137 g (4.83 oz)

– IP58 certified – dust proof and water resistant over 1 meter and 30 minutes

Display

Type

TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size

720 x 1280 pixels, 4.3 inches (~342 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch

Yes, up to 10 fingers

Protection

Shatterproof and scratch-resistant glass

– Triluminos display

– X-Reality Engine

Sound

Alert types

Vibration; MP3 ringtones

Loudspeaker

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

Memory

Card slot

MicroSD, up to 64 GB

Internal

16 GB, 2 GB RAM

 

 

 

Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

GPRS

Up to 107 kbps

EDGE

Up to 296 kbps

Speed

HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.0 with A2DP

NFC

Yes

USB

Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go, USB Host

 

 

 

Camera

Primary

20.7 MP, autofocus, LED flash, check quality

Features

1/2.3” sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, image stabilization, HDR, panorama

Video

Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization, HDR, check quality

Secondary

Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Features

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Features

OS

Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.4.2 (KitKat)

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800

CPU

Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400

GPU

Adreno 330

Sensors

Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Messaging

SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email

Browser

HTML5

Radio

Stereo FM radio with RDS

GPS

Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS

Java

Yes, via Java MIDP emulator

Colors

Black, White, Pink, Lime

– ANT+ support

– SNS integration

– TV-out (via MHL A/V link)

– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

– Xvid/MP4/H.263/H.264 player

– MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flash player

– Document viewer

– Photo viewer/editor

– Voice memo/dial

– Predictive text input

 

Battery

 

Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery

Stand-by

Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)

Talk time

Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)

Music play

Up to 94 h

 

Z1 compact has the high end performance and specs on a 4.3 inch screen , impressive battery life combined with stamina mode is excellent . Downside is Sony software for camera just don't justify the 20.1 MP camera .Ergonomics wise the perfect rectangular bar is still not a great fit in your hand even when the screen size is only 4.3 inches.
Display
80
Camera
80
Performance
95
Battery life
90
Software and features
85
Value for money
95
88