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Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 6.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 8890Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330ARM Mali-T880 MP12Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB2 GB4 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.1 in5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi576.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 5.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnoyesyesnoyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnononono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f2.2 f1.7 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps240.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
N/A
8x
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"1/2.6"
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
F/1.7
N/A
Light source
N/A
N/A
N/A
LED flash
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB200GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
microSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Red
  • Titanium
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Copper
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Silver
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Pink
  • Pink/gold
  • Platinum gold
  • Silver
  • Titanium
  • White
  • White pearl
Black
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
  • Metal
N/A
Water resistantnonoyesyesyes
Shock resistantnononono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Fully waterproof
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.38 in5.59 in5.61 in5.67 in
Width2.78 in2.75 in2.85 in2.74 in2.91 in
Depth0.34 in0.31 in0.32 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight4.69 oz4.59 oz5.11 oz5.36 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yesyes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononoyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.24.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HFP
  • HID
  • HOGP
  • HSP
  • MAP
  • OPP
  • PAN
  • PBAP
  • SAP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
2.0
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USBMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHLNo
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
GPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • Regional
Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 700 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
  • Google Cast
  • Miracast
  • MirrorLink
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • Regional
N/A
N/A

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h390.0 h288.0 h850.0 h
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h21.0 h27.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging noyesyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
  • WPC
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
N/A

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