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Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z1
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.3Android 4.4Android 4.4Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.4 GHz1.6 GHz2.5 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core8-coreQuad-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 4 Quad 4412Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC v3Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelARM Mali-400PowerVR SGX544Qualcomm Adreno 330Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory
  • 1 GB
  • 2 GB
2 GB2 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size4.8 in5.0 in5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1280 x 720 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density306.0 ppi441.0 ppi432.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 2.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 3.0
N/A
Dual screen supportnoyesyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyesyes
N/A
HDRnonono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyesyes

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.6 f2.2 f2.2 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps30.0 fps60.0 fps
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyesyesyesyes
Digital zoomyesyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyesyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyesyesyesyes
Number of rear cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
1920 x 1080 px1920 x 1080 px
N/A
Optical zoom
N/A
10x
N/A
8x
Slow-Mo
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution1.9 Mpx2.0 Mpx2.1 Mpx2.2 Mpx
Number of front cameras
N/A
1
N/A
N/A

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesyesyesyes
Maximum card storage64GB64GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • 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
MaterialPlasticPlasticPlastic
N/A
Water resistantnonoyesyes
Shock resistantnonono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yesyes

Dimensions

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

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyesyes
Barometeryesyesyes
N/A
Pedometer
N/A
yesyes
N/A
ANT+
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnononono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.04.04.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • HSP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • SBC
  • aptX
N/A
NFCyesyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSBUSBUSB
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
3.0/3.1
N/A
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHLMHL
N/A

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyesyes
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
N/A
Data transmission
  • DC-HSDPA
  • HSPA+
HSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyesyes
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
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyesyes
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
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
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyesyes
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastMiracast
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
  • 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

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyesyes
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2100.0 mAh2600.0 mAh2800.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time830.0 h370.0 h390.0 h850.0 h
Talk time22.0 h17.0 h21.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnonoyes
N/A
Wireless charging noyesyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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