Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Released for Rs 36,990: Top 10 Rivals it Should Consider

By Harish

| Updated: Friday, February 21, 2014, 15:31 [IST]

The smartphone market, in recent times, is filled with a host of different and varied manufacturers who offer different devices (although the same OS, apart from Apple) at an assorted range of prices.

And while we are seeing different devices from different manufacturers, the eventual goal remains the same for everybody in the race: To reach the top of the charts and attain similar popularity as that of Samsung and Apple.

We have quite a number of Indian manufacturers in the race who look to compete with others who have seen the domestic market as a potential place to grow and evolve, and Sony is one of them with its latest offering Sony Xperia Z1 Compact.

Talking about the specs, Sony Xperia Z1 Compact features a 4.3-inch (1280 x 720pixels) Triluminos Display with with X-Reality engine. It is powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor coupled with a 2GB RAM. It runs on Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) OS.

Camera-wise, there is a 20.7-megapixel rear camera with Sony G lens with a 27mm wide angle f/2.0 aperture custom 1/2.3″ Sony Exmor RS image sensor, BIONZ image processing engine, HDR photos and videos, 1080p video recording. Also add a 2.2 MP shooter with 720p video recording at the front of the device.

But while all that sounds cool, how does it face against other who are also looking to stay alive in the market? Let's take a look at the top 10 rivals for the device as of now.

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Samsung Galaxy S4:

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Key Features
5 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, Super AMOLED
136.6x69.8x7.90 mm Dimensions
130 grams
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1600 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory
64 GB Expandable
2 GB RAM
2600 mAh, Li-Ion battery

HTC One :

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Key Features
4.7 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, S-LCD 3
137.4x68.2x9.30 mm
143 grams
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1700 MHz processor
4 MP Primary Camera, 2.1 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
64 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
2300 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Google LG Nexus 5:

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Key Features
4.95 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
130 grams
137.84x69.17x8.59 mm
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 2260 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 1.30 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, NFC
2 GB RAM
16 GB Internal Memory
2300 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Sony Xperia Z:

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Key Features
5 Inch, 1920x1080 px display, LCD
146 grams
139x71x7.90 mm Dimensions
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1500 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 0.30 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA
16 Internal Memory
32 GB Expandable
2 GB RAM
2330 mAh, Li-Ion battery

Sony Xperia Z1 :

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Key Features
Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
5 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, LCD
Quad core 2200 MHz processor
20.70 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory
64 GB Expandable Memory
2 GB RAM
3000 mAh, Li-Ion battery

LG G2:

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Key Features
5.20 Inch, 1920x1080 px display, IPS LCD
138.50x70.90x8.90 mm Dimensions
143 grams
Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)s
Quad core 2260 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2.10 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
32 Internal Memory, 32 GB Expandable
2 GB RAM
3000 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Sony Xperia Z Ultra :

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Key Features
6.40 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, LCD
179x92x6.50 mm Dimensions
212 grams
Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 2200 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory
64 GB Expandable Memory
2 GB RAM
3050 mAh, Li-Ion battery

HTC Butterfly :

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Key Features
5 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, LCD
140 grams
143x70.50x9.08 mm Dimensions
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1500 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 2.10 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA
16 GB Internal Memory
32 GB Expandable Memory
2 GB RAM
2020 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

LG Optimus G Pro :

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Key Features
5.50 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
150.20x76.10x9.40 mm Dimensions
172 grams
Android v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1700 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2.10 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA
32 Internal Memory
64 GB Expandable
2 GB RAM
3140 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

HTC Desire 700

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Key Features
5.0 Inch, 540x960 px display, LCD
145.5x72x10.3 mm Dimensions
149 grams
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Quad core 1200 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 2.1 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi
8 GB Internal Memory
64 GB Expandable Memory
1 GB RAM
2100 mAh, Li-Polymer battery