Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Sony Xperia V Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Sony Xperia V

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact or Sony Xperia V Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Sony Xperia V
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Release date 2014, January 2012, August
Dimensions (HxWxD) 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in 129 x 65 x 10.7 mm | 5.08 x 5.08 x 2.56 in
Weight 137 g | 4.83 oz 120 g | 4.23 oz
Body Build Plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Pink, Lime Black, White, Pink
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 1750 mAh,  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
Stand by time - Up to 300 h (2G) / Up to 400 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 7 h (2G) / Up to 7 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 18 h
Approximate price 320 EUR 230 EUR
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD TFT
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.3" in 4.3" in
Screen area 51.0 cm2 51.0 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.8% 60.8%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 342 PPI 342 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass Scratch-resistant glass
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 20.7 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Camera specs -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', AF -13 MP, AF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 0.3 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP VGA
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich), upgradable to 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
CPU - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 225
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core 978
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2541
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2275

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Micro-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -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)
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 20(800) - LT25i
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Up to 237 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, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.0, A2DP
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)    
SAR - 0.86 W/kg (head)     0.73 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.95 W/kg (head)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS Stereo FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

- IP57 dust and water resistant
-Water proof up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503

- Also known as Xperia AX on NTT DoCoMo and Xperia VL on KDDI

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