Xperia Z1 Compact : The Mini With More

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Sony have finally taken a dive into the “mini” market with their latest handset - the Xperia Z1 Compact. As the name implies, the Z1 compact is a smaller iteration of Sony’s successful Xperia Z1 but while Samsung and HTC stripped their minis of most of the firepower of their bigger bad-ass siblings, Sony decided to squeeze as much of the juice of the Z1 into the Z1 Compact. The result: an unquestionably brilliant handset.

Weighing in at 137g, the Z1 Compact is 32g lighter than its big brother but still a bit hefty compared to other power-packed handsets (Apple’s iPhone 5S weighs only 112g). The shrink means the screen has been inevitably reduced to a 4.3” panel with a 720p resolution at 340 pixels-per-inch, and while this may seem like a downgrade, the switch to an IPS display means that colours are a lot more vibrant on the Z1 Compact.

 In the belly of the beast lies a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GBs of RAM and 16GBs of internal storage which you can choose to expand via the microSD slot if you so desire; all quite similar to the Z1. More impressively, Sony managed to retain the astounding 20.7 megapixel G Lens snapper, all the while keeping things nice and waterproof as is custom with the Z series.

The Z1 compact also comes with more variety with 5 different colors to choose from; black, white, pink, lime and yellow. It will ship with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean but Sony has assured that it will receive the Kit-Kat update.

The Xperai Z1 is a great phone but for people with small hands or who just don’t like large screens (for whatever reason), Sony has provided a product that will be sure to reel you in. The Xperia Z1 Compact provides lots of power and performance, breaking free of the shackles of the low-powered minis and is totally worth its €550 price tag

Source: TechRadar, phoneArena

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