Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Sony Xperia L1 Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact or Sony Xperia L1 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Sony Xperia L1
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Release date 2014, January 2017, March
Dimensions (HxWxD) 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in 151 x 74 x 8.7 mm | 5.94 x 5.94 x 2.91 in
Weight 137 g | 4.83 oz 180 g | 6.35 oz
Body Build Plastic body Front glass, plastic body
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Colors Black, White, Pink, Lime Black, White, Pink
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2620 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
Stand by time - Up to 639 h (2G) / Up to 687 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 13 h (2G) / Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 63 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 4.3" in 5.5" in
Screen area 51.0 cm2 83.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.8% 74.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 342 PPI 267 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass Scratch-resistant glass (> 6H)
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, f/2.2
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 5 MP, f/2.2, 24mm (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Mediatek MT6737T (28 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 - Quad-core 1.45 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Adreno 330 Mali-T720MP2
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 123
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 406
GeekBench 4 Single Core 978 660
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2541 1828
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2275 1215

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Yes
Edge Up to 296 kbps Yes
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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.2, A2DP, LE, 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 Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503

- Versions: G3311, G3312 (ЕМЕА); G3313 (USA)

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