Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specs: Comes With Latest Android 8 Oreo

Introducing Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact, a smartphone featuring the latest Android 8 Oreo OS version. Not just that, the 4.6 inches display screen smartphone is scratch resistant and has oleophobic coating.

Well, I see the Xperia XZ1 Compact as a camera centric device after noticing an impressive 19-megapixel shooter at the back and 8-megapixel front camera. The phone which is also known as Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Dual with dual-SIM card slots comes with 4GB RAM alongside 32GB ROM.

Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact is also dust and water proof; it can stay up to 30 minutes when emersed in a water as deep as 1.5 meters. It is powered by a the powerful Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 processor, it supports fingerprint scanner and many other features which are listed below in the specs sheet. However, one turn off is the battery capacity, I mean, am not too impressed with it.

PRICE AND AVAILABILITY

The Xperia XZ1 Compact is expected to cost about $699 (about N251,000 in the Nigerian Market). It will be available in October this year. For the mean time, see the full specs below.

SONY XPERIA XZ1 COMPACT FULL SPECIFICATIONS

✔ NETWORK
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes

✔ STATUS
Announced 2017, August
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2017, October

✔ DESIGN
Dimensions 129 x 64 x 9.3 mm (5.08 x 2.52 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

✔ DISPLAY
Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~319 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
- Triluminos display
- X-Reality Engine

SEE ALSO... Sony Xperia XZs Specs and Price

✔ PLATFORM
OS Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
CPU Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540

✔ MEMORY
Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

✔ CAMERA
Primary 19 MP, EIS (gyro), predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash
Features 1/2.3" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps
Secondary 8 MP, 13mm, 1/4" sensor size, 1080p

✔ MULTIMEDIA
Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
- 24-bit/192kHz audio
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

✔ CONNECTIVITY
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host

✔ FEATURES
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Java No
- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
- Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
- MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
- Document viewer
- Photo/video editor

✔ BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 2700 mAh battery

✔ MISC
Colors Black, Snow Silver, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink

✔ PRICE
Global: 699 USD
Nigeria: NGN251k

As you can see, everything about the device is cool except the rugged design, the battery capacity and then, the outrageous price tag. Sony should have done better with the design at least. I don't fancy the look. What do you think.