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Xperia Z1 Compact As the battle to reign in the big-size smartphone arena goes on, Sony brings an altogether different phone

— S. Aadeetya phone manages to perform well with some minor heating issues that have become a common sight with this chipset. As you can see in the figure, the Z1 Compact comes closer to the nexa-core powered Galaxy Note 3 Neo than ’s Vibe Z. We do like the fact that it has a physical button for camera on the right just below the volume rocker and aluminium built power button. Gaming on the Z1 compact poses no issues and be it light games like Subway Surfer or more demanding games like Asphalt 8: Airborne, the phone delivered what it promises. Reminiscent of the flagship The phone not only comes with the same chipset as on the Z1 but it also gets the 20.7 MP rear camera also. As we talked about earlier, the cam- era for outdoor and daylight shooting is pretty much the best in the segment at this price but sadly, the low-light capability is still found want- ing. Also, you are confined to clicking pictures at its normal level without zooming in much which Price: `34,990 leads to pixlated image. Battery life on the Z1 compact sees some improvement, mainly owing to its reduced size. The phone has enough juice ony has been flirting in the premium in it to last through a day and nothing more than smartphone segment where the company that (Stamina mode comes in handy). The phone Key Specs: Shas managed to create its own standing lasted our video playback test for roughly 6 hours 4.3 inch HD display, Snapdragon with products like Xperia Z and Xperia Z1 battery test, which usually translates into 14-17 800 CPU, 2 GB RAM, 20.7 MP rear among others. But now that the big-sized battle hours on single charge. Also, the phone is water and 2 MP front cameras, 2300 mAh is reaching new proportions, Sony has decided resistant and dust-proof. battery, 137 grams, Android 4.4 to make things saner. 80000 KitKat (via upgrade) 2926 70000 1641 Petit in size, good in performance 16752 60000 The smaller Z1 compact smartphone comes in a Vellamo: 2482 17055 4.3 inch form factor and sports a HD display that 50000 Pros: 9236 3DMark Ice: still manages to deliver decent colour and con- 21453 Compact form factor, bright display, 40000 16984 tent output. Much like the other Xperia devices, 11862 Quadrant: powerful performer Z1 compact is built over uni-body Aluminium 30000

frame with a glass panel at the back. The phone 20000 Antutu 34860 31201 follows Sony’s OmniBalance’ design philosophy 30319 10000 Cons: which is minimalist, yet premium. It is also 0 Low light camera capability, sunlight available in four colours, including lime and pink. Note 3 Neo Vibe Z Z1 Compact readability issue Pretty much the same thing just that the size of the phone results in handling which is comfort- Bottomline: This phone has an effective able than carrying the 5 inch devices and more camera that loses fizz in low-light but with a Write to: in tune with Apple iPhone (4 inch sized). moderate battery life for daily usage, Z1 compact Sony India, Delhi The phone packs the same Snapdragon is an able competitor for options like Samsung Phone: 1800-103-7799 800 chipset that has become a mainstay with Galaxy Note 3 Neo and Lenovo Vibe Z among all flagship devices including . The others. So, go for its size, and you’ll love it.

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