We recently had the chance to get some hands-on time with Sony's new flagship in miniature, the Xperia Z1 Compact. The little fella packs flagship-grade specs into a much smaller footprint than most of today's premium smartphones.
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact official photos
The concept is nothing new really, with most top-tier manufacturers having downsized versions of their top flagships - the HTC One mini and Samsung Galaxy S4 mini being the most prominent in the bunch. But Sony hopes to get ahead of the pack with a supermini that has no less horsepower under the hood than the industry's top performers.
Let's take a look at exactly what the Xperia Z1 Compact brings to the table:
The Z1 Compact has managed to retain not only the impressive Snapdragon 800 CPU, the 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of expandable storage, but also the Z1's 20.7MP shooter capable of 1080p video recording. You'll also find the same connectivity features, water resistance rating, and even a promised Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade. The only thing Sony didn't manage to bring over was the Full-HD screen resolution and 3000mAh battery (the Z1 Compact will have a 2300 mAh unit instead, the same as on the previous Xperia Z flagship).
Sony has done well to deliver where many top manufacturers have more or less failed, by squeezing in the truly impressive specs of the Xperia Z1 flagship into a considerably smaller package with minimal sacrifices. Even the Compact moniker was carefully chosen, based on Sony's own case studies suggesting the "Mini" suffix carries overtones of inferiority.
Up next we've got more live photos of the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact, as well as our first impressions.
The phone is abit amazing,.. But it has a problem of network failure... I give it 3 out of 5.
The audio jacks are actually water resistant as far as I know. And they are water proof to an extent.
I wanted to post a comment but then I saw yourz..u mentioned it being "water proof" whereaz in da specz..it sayz it'z "water resistant"..I know da difference between thoze two..n um sure u do too..however, my question waz how'z ei...
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