Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact
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- MrGrumpy
- MpN
- 19 Nov 2018
Donny , 19 Nov 2018MrGrumpy i have this sony but i thing battery fast drain yo... moreThey're both excellent phones but I prefer the A3 2017 as it's more useful for me.
- I like the A3 always-on display because it tells me what kind of notification I have just by looking at the phone. XZ1C has flashing LED but you have to pick up the phone and switch it on to see what the notification is for (email, missed call, WhatsApp, SMS, etc.)
- The fingerprint sensor on the A3 is at the front. This means I can unlock the phone when it's on the desk without having to pick it up. The fingerprint sensor on the XZ1C is quicker and allows for up to 5 prints to be stored but if it's on the desk, it's a little more awkward to unlock.
- Camera on the A3 is much better. The XZ1C camera is good for low light photos only. For everything else, the A3 camera is much better.
- I like the stock Samsung apps. The email client is nicer than the XZ1C and at least the A3 comes with a proper file manager. The A3 has other useful tweaks like being able to answer calls with one tap instead of swiping and a proper blue light filter. The XZ1C blue light filter has to be enabled via a small ADB hack and even then it doesn't work properly (which is why Sony disabled it in the stock firmware).
- The A3 is a bit nicer to hold. It's glass front and back slimmer and has rounded corners whereas the XZ1C is smaller overall but plastic and sharper corners and a bit thicker.
However, if any of the below is important to you, then the XZ1C is clearly better:
RAM (XZ1C has 4GB)
Flagship specs
Android updates (XZC1 has Android Pie and more timely updates)
Storage (XZ1C has 32GB)
Stock Android
Size (XZ1C is a few mm narrower and shorter but a bit thicker)
Battery life for both XZ1C and A3 is excellent though. I get 2 days heavy use from both but Sony software is more intelligent to condition the battery so it lasts for more charges.
If you have a battery drain, check the battery settings for apps that are not being put to sleep or running in the background.
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- Donny
- 0xR
- 19 Nov 2018
MrGrumpy i have this sony but i thing battery fast drain you thing samsung galaxy a3 is the better than xz1 compact?
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- MrGrumpy
- 0Fk
- 17 Nov 2018
Donny, 14 Nov 2018Hi ,long battery life?Yes, battery life on the XZ1C is excellent.
Overall though, I still prefer the A3 2017 as a small compact; great battery life, always-on-display, better camera, nicer software (don't like all the Google rubbish), easier to use fingerprint scanner. The only thing the XZ1C really has going for it over the A3 2017 is the 4GB RAM and Android Pie. I can live with the 2GB that the A3 offers on Oreo.
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- Donny
- 0xR
- 14 Nov 2018
Hi ,long battery life?
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- Anonymous
- AJr
- 14 Nov 2018
Brynn, 12 Nov 2018Carphone here in UK just dropped it to £199.99 sim free.If picture taking is important to you then go elsewhere.
As a phone unit it's got a solid battery.
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- compact4life
- QPU
- 14 Nov 2018
Vulpiculus, 14 Nov 2018I had the Z5 compact, that was really overheating often. No... morethanks! that's exactly what I have now - Z5 compact that you can fry eggs on and looking to upgrade
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- Anonymous
- MpN
- 14 Nov 2018
Does the new Android Pie have the text magnification bubble when moving the cursor? What about night light?
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- Vulpiculus
- MxM
- 14 Nov 2018
compact4life, 12 Nov 2018Does this generation still has overheating problems?I had the Z5 compact, that was really overheating often. Now I have the XZ1 compact and no overheating problems so far.
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- compact4life
- QPU
- 12 Nov 2018
Does this generation still has overheating problems?
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- Mr Grumpy
- MpN
- 12 Nov 2018
Miro, 10 Nov 2018I just got it today. No major different. Just some differen... moreThanks, Xpericheck.com says that only Singapore is currently seeding Android Pie. Could use Xperifirm to install but will wait for the UK release.
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- Donny
- 0xR
- 12 Nov 2018
Hi,i have this phone but battery very drain why?
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- Miro
- tuf
- 10 Nov 2018
Mr Grumpy, 05 Nov 2018Anyone got the Android Pie update yet? It was supposed to b... moreI just got it today. No major different. Just some different in different positioning in camera app. Also diff is when u press volume up or down, the volume will show at right side of the phone. Gesture navigation not yet available
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- Kiliandj
- xqr
- 08 Nov 2018
Mr Grumpy, 05 Nov 2018Anyone got the Android Pie update yet? It was supposed to b... moreIt is delayed i have heard on Reddit.
i don't have it yet either.
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- Javi
- MWG
- 08 Nov 2018
Keyla, 02 Nov 2018Infrared ??No infrared
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- Mr Grumpy
- MpN
- 05 Nov 2018
Anyone got the Android Pie update yet? It was supposed to be seeding from 26 October but nothing yet here in the UK.
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- Keyla
- thw
- 02 Nov 2018
Infrared ??
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- AnonD-803861
- phr
- 23 Oct 2018
estorski, 21 Oct 2018Corners are not that big of a deal. I've been using this ph... moreOk thanks.
Let's see if I can catch another fnac promotion on this phone , or wait a bit for price to drop. Corners are not big of a deal. Thanks.
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- estorski
- JEx
- 21 Oct 2018
Adore Pirin, 19 Oct 2018I got my XZ1 Compact 2 days ago. It's the best phone to my ... more"yellowish" tint is definitely not an issue on my phone, I'd say it's actually vice versa.
Anyway, I think you can tackle the issue by raising blue in the white balance settings a bit, and green by half-a-bit. RGB -> 0 +1 +2
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- estorski
- JEx
- 21 Oct 2018
AnonD-803861, 16 Oct 2018People, how is this phone about these sharp corners?
On ... moreCorners are not that big of a deal. I've been using this phone w/o case for 1 week by now, either I do not pay attention to those corners or just got used to them.
Anyway, getting a case very soon, because I know how unpleasant (finance and time wise) it could be when you drop it by accident and crack the screen.