Sony Xperia Z1 specification and prices
The first Sony Xperia Z1 offers appeared on September 2013. This mobile phone belongs to the middle price range: the lowest Sony Xperia Z1 cost in USA for today is $394.87. The cell phone is on sale from carriers including AT&T Wireless, Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, Verizon Wireless as well as retailers like Best Buy, Target.
The cell phone runs on the most popular operating system in the world for now - Android OS. Xperia Z1 has released with the already outdated at the moment Android version: 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It means that the cell phone will run most part of the old games and apps and a very few number of the newest ones with this default OS version. The model has Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400 CPU which provides a very high performance. The model has 2 GB RAM which is an average amount of memory for normal usage.
The Xperia Z1 has amazing 20.7 megapixel rear camera. With such camera owner of this mobile phone will be able to take great photos and videos. The camera has aperture size 2. It is a rather large aperture for a smartphone and it will allow the Sony Xperia Z1 to let in more light to make nice photos in dark rooms. Primary camera of Xperia Z1 can shoot full HD high quality video, which image is not so perfect as 4K but is also very bright and clear.
The phone has a convenient 5 inch display size.
Xperia Z1 has non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery, that can provide up to 850 hours of standby time, about 15 hours of talk time and up to 110 hours of playing music. It is satisfactory battery life results.
The Xperia Z1 weight is 170 grams (6.00 oz), it is 144 mm (5.67 in) high, 74 mm (2.91 in) wide and has a 8.5 mm (0.33 in) depth what means that this cell phone is rather thin.
You can purchase Xperia Z1 in Black, White or Purple colors.
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- 2013, September
- Available. Released 2013, September
- Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v5.1 (Lollipop)
- Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800
- Quad-core 2.2 GHz Krait 400
- Adreno 330
- 20.7 MP, f/2.0, 27mm, autofocus, LED flash
- 2 MP, 1080p@30fps
- 1080p@30fps, HDR
- 1/2.3" sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- 5.0 inches
- 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)
- TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
- Shatter proof glass - Triluminos display - X-Reality Engine
- Yes, up to 10 fingers
- Non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery
- About 880 h / About 850 h
- About 13 h 50 min / About 15 h
- About 110 h
- 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm (5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
- 170 g (6.00 oz, 0.37 lb)
- Micro-SIM
- Black, White, Purple
- 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
- microSD, up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
- Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
- v4.0, A2DP, aptX
- Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Yes
- Stereo FM radio, RDS
- microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out), USB Host; magnetic connector
- Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
- SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
- HTML5
- No
- Yes
- GSM / HSPA / LTE
- GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions
- HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - all versions
- LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - C6903, C6943 LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700) - C6906
- HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- Up to 107 kbps
- Up to 296 kbps
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