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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Network
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A300F, A300FU, A300G, A300HQ, A300M, A300YZ
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 - A300F, A300FU
  1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 40 - A300G
  1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 17 - A300M
  3, 7, 8, 28 - A300YZ
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Launch
Announced 2014, January. Released 2014, January 2014, October. Released 2014, December
Status Discontinued Discontinued
Body
Dimensions 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm (5.0 x 2.56 x 0.37 in) 130.1 x 65.5 x 6.9 mm (5.12 x 2.58 x 0.27 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 110.3 g (3.88 oz)
Build Glass front, plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front (Gorilla Glass 4), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM Micro-SIM Nano-SIM
 IP58 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Display
Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 4.3 inches, 51.0 cm2 (~61.8% screen-to-body ratio) 4.5 inches, 55.8 cm2 (~65.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~342 ppi density) 540 x 960 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~245 ppi density)
Protection Shatter proof glass Corning Gorilla Glass 4
 Triluminos display
X-Reality Engine
Platform
OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.4.4 (KitKat), upgradable to 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 306
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal 16GB 2GB RAM 16GB 1GB RAM, 16GB 1.5GB RAM
 eMMC 4.5 eMMC 4.5
Main Camera
Modules 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3", AF 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), AF
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
Modules 2 MP 5 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps
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Sound
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Comms
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Positioning GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes (LTE model only)
Infrared port No No
Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, recording
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), OTG, magnetic connector microUSB 2.0
Features
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Accelerometer, proximity, compass
 ANT+ ANT+
Battery
Type Li-Ion 2300 mAh, non-removable Li-Ion 1900 mAh, non-removable
Stand-by Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G) Up to 12 h (3G)
Music play Up to 94 h Up to 60 h
Misc
Colors Black, White, Pink, Lime Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue, Champagne Gold
SAR 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)     0.24 W/kg (head)     0.30 W/kg (body)    
Models 550, SO-02F SM-A300F, SM-A300FU, SM-A300G, SM-A300HQ, SM-A300M, SM-A300XU, SM-A300XZ, SM-A300Y, SM-A300YZ, SM-A300H
Price About 320 EUR About 190 EUR
Tests
Performance Basemark X: 1895
Display Contrast ratio: 1819 (nominal), 1.772 (sunlight)
Camera Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
Loudspeaker Voice 60dB / Noise 58dB / Ring 66dB Voice 65dB / Noise 66dB / Ring 76dB
Audio quality Noise -91.7dB / Crosstalk -41.7dB
Battery (old) Endurance rating 65h Endurance rating 65h

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