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Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
Sony Xperia Z1
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 4.4Android 5.0Android 4.2
CPU clock speed1.6 GHz2.1 GHz2.3 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelSamsung Exynos 5 Octa 5410Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
GPU modelPowerVR SGX544ARM Mali-T760Qualcomm Adreno 330
RAM memory2 GB3 GB2 GB

Display

Screen size5.0 in5.1 in5.0 in
Touchscreenyesyes
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px1920 x 1080 px
Technology
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Super AMOLED
N/A
Pixel density441.0 ppi576.0 ppi441.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
N/A
Dual screen supportyesyesyes
Scratch resistant displayyesyes
N/A
HDRnono
N/A
Multi touchyesyesyes

Rear camera

Number of rear cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx20.7 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f1.9 f2.0 f
Video recordingyesyes
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps30.0 fps
N/A
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)30.0 fps120.0 fps
N/A
Max resolution (highest frame rate)1920 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
N/A
Autofocusyesyesyes
Burst Modeyesyesyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
yes
Optical zoom10x
N/A
8x
Digital zoomyesyesyes
Face detectionyesyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyesyes
HDR Captureyesyesyes
LED Flashyesyesyes
Panoramayesyesyes
Slow-Moyesyes
N/A
Smile detectionyesyesyes
Touch focusyesyesyes
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/2.6"
N/A
Gesture Shot
N/A
yes
N/A
Optical image stabilization
N/A
yesyes

Front camera

Number of front cameras1
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution2.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx2.2 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card readeryesnoyes
Maximum card storage64GB128GB64GB
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
  • microSDXC
No memory slotmicroSD

Design

Colour of product
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Red
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
Black
MaterialPlastic
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
N/A
Water resistantnonoyes
Shock resistantnono
N/A
Dust resistant
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Height5.38 in5.65 in5.67 in
Width2.75 in2.78 in2.91 in
Depth0.31 in0.27 in0.33 in
Weight4.59 oz4.87 oz5.96 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyesyes
Barometeryesyes
N/A
Pedometeryes
N/A
N/A
ANT+yesyes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
yesyes
Fingerprint
N/A
yes
N/A
Hearth rate monitor
N/A
yes
N/A

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnonono
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMMicro-SIM
DLNA certifiedyesyesyes
Bluetoothyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • aptX
  • SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
N/A
NFCyesyesyes
Charging connectionUSB
  • USB
  • Wireless
N/A
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
USB version2.02.0
N/A
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yesyesyes
Video outputMHLMHL
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
Micro-USB

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
N/A
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGLONASSGLONASSGPS
2G GSMyesyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
N/A
4G LTE
  • no
  • yes
yesyes
LTE frequenciesRegional
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyesyes
Streaming standardsMiracast
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesno
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity2600.0 mAh2550.0 mAh3000.0 mAh
Standby time370.0 h
N/A
850.0 h
Talk time17.0 h17.0 h15.0 h
Fast chargingnoyes
N/A
Wireless charging yesyes
N/A
Fast charging standard
N/A
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charge
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
N/A

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