Sony Xperia XZ1 vs Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia XZ1

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Sony Xperia XZ1 or Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia XZ1 Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
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Release date 2017, August 2014, January
Dimensions (HxWxD) 148 x 73.4 x 7.4 mm | 5.83 x 5.83 x 2.89 in 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in
Weight 155 g | 5.47 oz 137 g | 4.83 oz
Body Build Front glass, aluminum body Plastic body
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Colors Black, Warm Silver, Venus Pink, Moonlit Blue Black, White, Pink, Lime
Battery 2700 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Stand by time - Up to 670 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 18 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 94 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.2" in 4.3" in
Screen area 74.5 cm2 51.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 68.6% 61.8%
Screen resolution 1080 x 1920 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 424 PPI 342 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Shatter proof glass
Other specs - HDR10
-Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
- Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 19 MP, Single 20.7 MP, Single
Camera specs -19 MP, f/2.0, 25mm (wide), 1/2.3'', 1.22µm, predictive PDAF & laser AF -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', AF
Functions LED flash, panorama, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS), 720p@960fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 13 MP, Single 2 MP, Single
Specifications 13 MP, f/2.0, 22mm (wide), 1/3'' 2 MP
Video 1080p@30fps (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 330
External memory microSD, up to 512 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 398
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 1262
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 1355
GeekBench 6 Vulkan 562
GeekBench 5 Single Core 372
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1474
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1880 978
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6179 2541
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7775 2275

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - F8341, F8342 
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - G8341, G8342, G8342
-4G - LTE
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Up to 296 kbps
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE 4.0, A2DP, aptX
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.43 W/kg (head)     1.00 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.74 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia XZ1 Dual F8342 with dual-SIM card slots

- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503

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