Jan 08, 2014 11:19 GMT lifts the lid on ‘XPERIA Z1 Compact’

Sony has lifted the lid on the hotly-anticipated “ Z1 Compact.”

The Japanese phone maker announced in a press release , “ Communications (“Sony Mobile”) today redefines the premium market with the introduction of Xperia Z1 Compact, offering the very best of Sony technologies from its flagship Xperia Z1, in a stylish new compact size.”

Sony Mobile Communications President and CEO, Kunimasa Suzuki, said, “With the addition of Xperia Z1 Compact our global range of premium products is now broader than ever and offers our customers a wider choice. Xperia Z1 is a no-compromise feature-packed smartphone with a beautiful yet durable design. With Xperia Z1 Compact, we bring all of these premium features and performance, into a smaller size to give you the ultimate compact smartphone.”

Here are the Compact’s specs:

Camera and video

· 20.7 megapixel camera with pulsed LED flash and auto focus

· Burst mode

· HDR for both picture/film

· 8x digital zoom

· Front-facing camera (2 MP ) · Geotagging

· HD video recording (1080p)

· Image stabiliser

· Object tracking

· Red-eye reduction

· Scene recognition

· Send to web

· Smile shutter™

· Sony RS for mobile image sensor

· Superior Auto

· Sweep Panorama

· Touch focus

· Touch capture

· White balance

· Image capture, supported format: JPEG

· Image playback, supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, WebP

· Video recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4

· Video playback, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, M4V, MKV, AVI, XVID, WEBM · Face detection

Design and display

· 4.3”, 16,777,216 colours, 1280 x 720 pixels

· TRILUMINOS™ Display for mobile

· X-Reality™ for mobile picture engine

· Sony Mobile BRAVIA® Engine 2

· Face Unlock

· Gesture input

· STAMINA mode

· Touch gesture - multi-touch, up to 10 fingers supported

· Screenshot capturing

· Throw

· Pan & zoom

Memory

· RAM: 2GB

· Flash memory: Up to 16 GB****

· Expansion slot: microSD™ card, up to 64 GB (SDXC supported)

Pre-loaded applications · Chrome*

· Google Play*

· Google Voice Search*

· Google search*

· Google Maps for Mobile with Street view*

· Google Hangouts*

· Sony Select

· Web browser (WebKit)

Connectivity and communication

· 3.5 mm audio jack (CTIA)

· aGPS

· ANT+ wireless technology

· 4.0 wireless technology

· DLNA Certified

· MHL support

· Native USB tethering

· NFC

· Screen mirroring · Smart Connect

· Synchronisation via Exchange ActiveSync®, Facebook™, Google™ and SyncML™*

· USB charging

· USB High speed 2.0 and Micro USB support

· Xperia Link

· Wi-Fi and WiFi Hotspot functionality

· Noise suppression

· Voice enhancement

· Xperia Socialife*

· Miracast™

Entertainment

· 3D and motion gaming

· PlayStation Certified

· FM Radio with RDS

· SensMe and SensMe slideshow

· Sony Entertainment Network (selected markets only)

· TV launcher

· YouTube* · “WALKMAN” application

· Facebook application*

· Twitter*

· 3D surround sound

· Bluetooth stereo (aptX®, A2DP)

· Clear Audio+, Clear bass, Clear Phase™ and Clear stereo

· TrackID music recognition*

· xLoud Experience – audio filter technology from Sony

· Audio recording, supported formats: 3GPP, MP4, AMR

· Audio playback, supported formats: MP3, 3GPP, MP4, ADTS, AMR, SMF, XMF, OTA, RTTTL, RTX, iMelody, WAV, OGG, FLAC

Networks

· UMTS HSPA+ 850 (Band V), 900 (Band VIII), 1700 (Band IV), 1900 (Band II), 2100 (Band I) MHz

· GSM GPRS/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

· LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20)

Can’t wait to find out when the will be landing in the UK? Keep it here for more updates.

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