We have many smarts in the line of xperia, but Sony xperia z1 compact is a tiny smart with huge number of features and classy look. We can caption as the “mini version of Sony xperia z1”.water and dust resistant with ip55 certified makes it grabbed by all the end users. Best combination of design, feel, pocketability and battery.

Design:

The design of Sony xperia z1 compact is in a way that every corner is carefully engineered so that it fits in palm and pocket as well. A 4.3’ screen, above the screen a front facing camera (2mp, 1080@30fps),an ear piece –a hidden led light are resided. On the top of the smart exists the 3.5 mm jack, right power button-volume rocker-dedicated camera key.

Speaker grill is at the bottom, left side is occupied with micro usb port, micro SD flap, dock, micro sim slot. Rear has the 20.7mp camera (1080p@30fps, hdr) with g lens, led flash; NFC enabled logo, Sony and xperia logos, BSI sensor, and secondary microphone. Non replaceable battery powered at 2300 mAh. The rear end is scratch resistant as well.

Display:

Sony xperia z1 compact has a 4.3’ IPS LCD display, with a resolution of 720*1280 pixels. Capacitive touch screen and a pixel density of 342ppi. The text is crisp and sharp; the display is gorgeous with vibrant colours. The viewing angles are fine when the phone is tilted to different angles. Overall the display is awesome. Sunlight legibility is not that great, but sharp in contrast-accurate colours and deep blacks.

Features:

Sony xperia z1 compact’s camera makes the chance of taking the photos at the time of video recording.ar effect makes some fun feel to our photos, social live makes live streaming through face book or twitter...Etc. Superior auto mode which gives amazing outputs in all conditions by adjusting everything like a human.nfc which makes the smart to share music, photos to another smart. Stunning, blur free pictures are got underwater which this compact.

Time shift burst mode of camera takes 61 frames in 2 seconds so that the end user can opt the best frame from them. Sony xperia transfer makes the end user to transfer the total contents (music, bookmarks, apps, messages...etc) from his old phone to the new Sony xperia z1 compact within no time. True colours of red, blue are seen amazingly due to the bravia engine.

Performance:

Sony xperia Z1 compact has a top notch performance in almost all scenarios. Gaming performance in casual (temple run 2, subway surfer) and heavy games (nova 3, asphalt 8, and modern combat 4) are smooth without any lag or frame loss. The 3d graphics visually look very impressive due to Adreno 330. The web browsing is fast due to the quad core and clocking speed 2.2 GHz.

The camera and video performance are great without any issues with regards to outdoors and indoors, but in indoors with flash a little noise is observed. Macros are fine, the photos are outputted as that got from the compact digital cameras. The voice quality is up to the mark, but the speaker volume is a bit less with regards to music and gaming.

Verdict:

Sony xperia z1 compact is a minute smart android phone with a lot of capabilities. In my personal view I opt this phone with regards to only small drawbacks as non replaceable battery and loudness of speaker.