Sony announces 4.3-inch Xperia Z1 Compact with a quad-core 2.2 GHz processor

The Xperia Z1 Compact announced at CES this week is the smaller brother of the flagship model Xperia Z1. The usual way to advertise a new smartphone followup is to lend out the name from one of the high-end models but to ship it with lower specs to a lower price. This time Sony did something clever and made a smartphone with the best possible specifications but with a smaller screen size. The Xperia Z1 Compact has the same 20.7 megapixel camera, the same 2.2 GHz quad-core processor, 2 GB of RAM as the Xperia Z1. In addition to the smaller 4.3-inch display with the 720 x 1280 pixel resolution the only thing we found different compared to the Xperia Z1 is a less powerful 2300 mAh battery. The smaller display requires less power so we are guessing that you will experience the approximately same amount of talk- and standby time. We have used the Xperia Z1 for months now, and the Stamina mode really help preserving battery usage. We do like the large 5-inch display on the Xperia Z1, but often which it had a smaller size. This is where a Xperia Z1 Compact would come handy.

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact specifications

• 137 gram
• Size: 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm
• 4.3-inch display with 720 x 1280 HD resolution. Triluminos display with X-Reality engine.
• Networks: GSM/EDGE 850/900/1800/1900, HSPA+ 850/900/1700/1900/2100, LTE band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20
• 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm MSM8974 chipset
• 2 GB RAM
• 16 GB internal storage. Expandable with additional 64 GB using a microSD card
• 20.7 megapixel camera with Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor
• 1080p HD video recording, image stabilizer, HDR
• Waterproof IP55 and IP58
• 2300 mAh battery
• aGPS and GLONASS
• Bluetooth 4.0 - Bluetooth stereo aptX, A2DP
• FM radio with RDS
• Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac (max transfer rate: 325 Mbit/s), Wi-Fi Direct
• NFC
• USB and USB tethering
• DLNA Certified and MHL support
• Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
• Talktime: 18 hours (up to)
• Standby time: 670 hours