Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact 4.6 Inch HD Screen, Android 8.0 Oreo, UK SIM-Free Smartphone with 4Gb RAM and 32 GB Storage (Single SIM) – Black
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Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact 4.6 Inch HD Screen, Android 8.0 Oreo, UK SIM-Free Smartphone with 4Gb RAM and 32 GB Storage (Single SIM) – Black
Original price was: £1,249.00.£219.99Current price is: £219.99.
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- 19MP Motion Eye main camera , 960 fps Super slow motion video, Predictive Capture (motion / smile), Autofocus burst, Super wide-angle front camera (120 degrees field of view)
- 8MP Front Facing Camera, 18mm super wide-angle for 120 degrees field of view (adjustable)
- 4.6″ HD Display, TRILUMINOS Display for mobile, X-Reality for mobile, Dynamic Contrast Enhancer, sRGB 138%
- Super slow motion Reveal more details than youโve ever seen before. With the unique Super slow motion, footage is more dramatic than videos from other smartphones
- Finger print Sensor
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Specification: Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact 4.6 Inch HD Screen, Android 8.0 Oreo, UK SIM-Free Smartphone with 4Gb RAM and 32 GB Storage (Single SIM) – Black
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7 reviews for Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact 4.6 Inch HD Screen, Android 8.0 Oreo, UK SIM-Free Smartphone with 4Gb RAM and 32 GB Storage (Single SIM) – Black
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Tim H –
I’ve had mine for a couple of weeks and haven’t experienced any major problems.
Battery life is very good. I’ve set it to switch to stamina mode (“balanced”) at 90% battery with no obvious impact on functionality and I’m seeing projected runtimes of 2-3 days at my normal usage level. Admittedly I haven’t yet tested that in practice.
Size is obviously the main reason anyone buys this compact version, and it is nice to have a phone I can comfortably pocket again. I’ve had larger screened phones and for me this is optimal; obviously if you’ve got dodgy vision or watch a lot of videos this is not the handset for you. I was disappointed to discover it’s actually a few millimetres longer than the Z5 Compact even though the screen size is identical. That seems like a step backwards.
The speaker’s pretty crappy for music, but about right for voice content – mostly podcasts in my case. Volume is fine. Call quality is also fine.
The camera’s nothing special, but I don’t care about phone cameras….
drums & bass –
I’m a fan of smaller phones that you can fully use with 1 hand, as I’m usually carrying a briefcase or bag in the other.
I purchased the XZ1 Compact to replace the capable but aging Xperia Z5 Compact, particularly since the more recent XZ2 Compact seems to have grown much larger.
I’m pleased to say that the XZ1 is an improvement is all areas with no significant downsides (other than being 2mm longer and having a black power button that’s harder to see). It feels much faster in use than the Z5C and has better battery life, a better camera, and a far more vibrant screen. In use, it very much feels like the premium phone it is.
If Sony is (unfortunately) going to keep increasing the size of its ‘small but fully powered’ range, then the XZ1 might remain the best small Android handset for quite a while.
Digital Media Man –
This is likely to be the last of Sony’s true compact smartphone offerings at 4.6 inch – the new xz4 ‘compact’ is understood to be around 5.5 inches, which has been the standard size of many smartphones over time. The one great benefit of a proper compact model is that it will fit neatly into to a shirt breast pocket and indeed into a modest ladies handbag. The current super giant smartphones are almost as big as some of the tablets around, so what’s the point?
In use, the xz1 has an excellent battery life, is quick and responsive and has an excellent rear camera, albeit slightly lower resolution than the z5 it replaced. There is in reality little difference in the perceived output and this is also offset by the additional features both for stills and movies.
Also in use, the SD micro memory card capacity is excellent – my phone takes a 200gb card!
The OS has recently updated to Android 9 and this is an improvement on 7 & 8 – 7 being particularly power hungry.
All in all a great little…
Ian –
Very happy with this phone. Nice to get a powerful compact mobile. I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn’t for the sheer amount of intrusive, useless bloatware that it is not possible to remove. It is a long time since I have bought a new phone and I was amazed to find that a third of the storage is used up by garbage bloat that I will never use and can’t delete without rooting the phone. Get real Sony, start reading what your customers tell you about your products, rather than mindlessly believing that you know what’s best from within your own echo chamber. At least have the decency to allow someone who has purchased a device from you, to be able to delete the pre-installed dross no-one uses!
Rich N –
Sony are the only manufacturer to make a full-power Android phone that has a smaller screen. This phone wins on three key areas:
– Size: it fits easily in my pocket, including when sitting down
– Battery: Immense battery life up to 2 days
– Speed: despite being a smaller phone, it is full power, with no noticable slowdowns
It’s also significantly cheaper than phones with high end specs.
Bottom line: If you don’t want a huge screen on your phone but do want a fast capable phone with good battery life, this should be your next phone.
Mark H –
I’ve had a Z3C, Z5C and now the XZ1C; each change resulting in a bigger (in at least two dimensions) phone whilst retaining the same display. The processors have improved but the software they run make the differences imperceivable. A big disappointment is that the XZ1C has lost MHL (Sony has disabled it even though the processor series supports it.) The range of screen protectors and cases is poor, maybe due to the curved sides. Battery life is similar to the Z5C (when it was new.) Not a great ‘update’ but at ยฃ199, it’s cheap enough and will do for the next three years or so until the battery life deteriorates like my previous compacts. Hey, the fingerprint sensor works better and is usable though – it’s just a shame there’s a bug with Smart Lock.
oldgranite –
This replaced a giant Samsung Galaxy phone which was slippery to hold (I don’t use cases) and awkward to carry around. Advanced small Android phone alternatives are non existent and I did not want to go down the Apple route. I haven’t had any problems at all with it – I think the problems some have experienced may be down to bugs in the new Android Oreo OS and not the phone itself. Very pleased.