Sony Xperia Z1

Sony Xperia Z1 represents a continuation of the successful stories called Sony Xperia Z - a 5-inch, powerful quad-core processor, full HD display and a great 13MP camera, with the inevitable resistance to water and dust. Now, Sony Xperia Z1 is a new leading smartphone of Japanese company, which brings more power, significantly higher camera resolutionand partially metal case, which hasn't greatly changed distinctive appearance of its predecessor. There is no doubt this is top model and confirms its price, but the question is whether Sony, only about seven months after the launch of the Z model, had to create Z1 adventure too.

Sony Xperia Z1 design

Comparing the previous model, Xperia Z1 gives slightly rounded edges and excellent feel of holding in hands, which only metal case can prepare. Overall, Sony Xperia Z1 its glassy appearance owes to high standards, just as a phone of this price range has to do it. Stylistic dominance in this segment contributes the fact that the front of the phone is free of hard keys. Instead, only capacitive keys are placed at the bottom of the screen. Smooth, right? The phone has dimensions of 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm, and the first impression is that this is a very slim model, so the weight of only 170 grams (do not forget that the phone has a screen of 5 inches) is a real deal. However, Sony has reduced thickness and weight, but at the same time was powerless in front of the problem of dimensions. Thus, the Sony Xperia Z1 in the hands seems really great. But, despite that its aluminum edges are caring the great feel to the hands. Plus, the power key is located on the side and it is easy to reach, so with no problem you can use the phone with one hand, which is very important. The back of the phone is made in accordance with the front. Like the face side there’s shiny glazed look which seems very smooth. On the side there is a port for a micro SIM card, which is quite thin and may be a problem until you get used to "nano" technology. On the contrary, on the left side, there is a standard microSD and micro USB connectivity, while at the bottom are speakers that will surely be covered by the hands from time to time, so they also required some getting used to the “system”.

Sony Xperia Z1 performance

If the Internet access is very important for you and you plan to use the phone for a lot of surfin’ the ’Net, you should know that the Sony Xperia Z1 is a God bless. Not only it has LTE and 3G connections, but also because the crystal clear TFT screen of 5 inches in combo with Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core 800 processor at 2.2 GHz. Xperia Z1 skips all obstacles, and you will feel like you are surfing the on a laptop, not the phone, which is definitely a plus.

Sony Xperia Z1 camera

We think you'll find 20.7 MP high-end camera appropriate. We're not 100 % sure, but it seems that this camera is the best thing one smartphone camera can offer. In addition, there is a simplistic Sony application that enables you to easily use the full potential of all of these millions of pixels. Of course, lots of options, modes and effects are here. The camera works great, regardless of the amount of light, and less movement when shooting are easily solved. Almost always you get high quality photos with very accurate colors. Slightly worse results are obtained when shooting inside, where cameras from HTC and Nokia Lumia are still doing a better job (especially Nokia Lumia 1020). All in all, this is a camera that is very responsive, and that almost always makes great photos!

Sony Xperia Z1 battery

Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a large battery of 3000mAh, which is enough for about 880 hours in standby mode. For the talk time, battery lasts for 15 hours, which can be considered as a great figure. For combined (normal) use, Sony Xperia Z1 can push throw the whole day.

Sony Xperia Z1 conclusion

If you are looking for the 5-inch model, you would certainly initially see yourself admiring appearance of this phone. Some will say that the Sony Xperia Z has a better design because of sharper edges, but Sony Xperia Z1 is definitely better to hold. Sony has equipped this model with a very powerful processor, which combines 2GB of RAM, so the phone doesn’t make any interruptions in the work, it doesn't even slow down, no matter how many applications or tabs are active. Equally great is its screen definition with color reproduction that is incredible. If you remind yourself that you can make the extraordinary pictures or videos, it is clear that the Sony Xperia Z1 is true multimedia machine. In addition, the phone is resistant to water and dust! Of course, the phone must be mark with some objections, such as the slightly lower performance of the camera in ambient conditions, then the position of the camera lens, which will, as well as speakers, be often accidentally cover by the fingers, but we think that it is not enough to spoil the very positive impression we have gained about this phone. Photos: sonymobile.com