Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Comparison and Differences

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact

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Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

Sony Xperia Z5 Compact

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Sony Xperia Z1 Compact or Sony Xperia Z5 Compact Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
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Release date 2014, January 2015, September
Dimensions (HxWxD) 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in 127 x 65 x 8.9 mm | 5 x 5 x 2.56 in
Weight 137 g | 4.83 oz 138 g | 4.87 oz
Body Build Plastic body Plastic frame, back glass
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Colors Black, White, Pink, Lime White, Graphite Black, Yellow, Coral
Battery 2300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 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 520 h (2G) / Up to 520 h (3G)
Talking time - Up to 11 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 14 h 50 min (3G)
Music play - Up to 77 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 4.6" in
Screen area 51.0 cm2 56.9 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 61.8% 68.9%
Screen resolution 720 x 1280 px 720 x 1280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 342 PPI 323 PPI
Screen protection Shatter proof glass Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Other specs - Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
- Triluminos display
-X-Reality Engine
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 20.7 MP, Single 23 MP, Single
Camera specs -20.7 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', AF -23 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/2.3'', PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR
Front camera, selfie 2 MP, Single 5.1 MP, Single
Specifications 2 MP 5.1 MP, f/2.4
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to 5.1 (Lollipop) Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop), upgradable to 7.1.1 (Nougat)
Chipset - Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 (28 nm) - Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
CPU - Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 - Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A57)
GPU Adreno 330 Adreno 430
External memory microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 5 Single Core 230
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 579
GeekBench 4 Single Core 978 1215
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 2541 2594
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 2275 3887
GeekBench 4 Battery 1340

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Micro-SIM Nano-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 / 1900 / 2100 - E5803, E5823
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300) - E5803, E5823
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps (E5803), LTE-A Cat6 300/50 Mbps (E5823)
GPRS Up to 107 kbps Up to 107 kbps
Edge Up to 296 kbps 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 Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
NFC Yes Yes
USB microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector microUSB 2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host
Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, aptX 4.1, 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)    
SAR - 0.97 W/kg (head)     0.72 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 1.07 W/kg (head)     0.71 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio Stereo FM radio, RDS FM radio, RDS
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted; EU model only), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- ANT+
- IP58 dust proof and water resistant over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

- ANT+
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0)
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- IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Sony Xperia Z1 Compact D5503

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