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September 2013
(84%)
624 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Users
(78%)
249 Reviews
Average score from owners of the product.
840100624
The editors liked
Goodlooking and highquality exterior
Amazing camera
Great performance
Waterproof
Waterproof and dust resistant
Excellent camera experience
Stable and powerful
The prettiest waterproof phone around
Has the sensor of a point-and-shoot camera
Snappy performance
Stylish sturdy design
Very powerful
Vibrant HD screen
Brilliant camera
excellent build quality and materials
super snappy performance and powerhouse specs
fluid user experience
waterproof and dust resistant build
microSD card for expansion
good battery life
Awesome 20.7megapixel camera replaces the need for a pointandshoot. Packs solid performance
Decent battery life and a waterproofed design.
Good overall exposure
Excellent detail preservation outdoors (better than other 8Mpix cameras)
Low noise level in all situations. Noise is not unpleasant (no chroma component) with a very small grain size
Good autofocus
Fast and precise in most situat
First class performance
IP certification
LTE Cat. 4 with broad frequency coverage
Good battery life
Great camera
Exceptionally bright display...
The editors didn't like
Bulky
Compared to other phones with 5” displays
Mediocre loudspeaker
Disappointing screen
Top layer of screen scratches easily
Low loud speaker volume
Display is a clear step behind the competition
Ergonomics leave room for improvement
Software is not as up to date as the hardware
Sony's custom UI skin can prove annoying
Pricey
large phone
large bezels
still not perfect screen viewing angles (though improved over past models)
poor camera software (especially manual mode)
camera produces a lot of noise
Display quality is behind other top devices as is the software package that brings nothing interesting to the table. Lacks the feeling of a complete package
Despite its strengths.
Slight color shading occasionally noticeable
Excessive exposure time under 20 lux (beneath 1/10s where rivals stop at 1/15s)
And possible source of motion blur
Strong ringing artifacts
Lowcontrast details smoothed slightly in low light conditions
That has bad viewing angle stability and a high black value
Abstract: The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a 5-inch Triluminos display for mobile with Full HD resolution. If you compare the Xperia Z with Xperia Z1, the difference between the two devices are clearly visible. The Xperia Z comes with a 5-inch display having resolutio...
Abstract: The Xperia Z1 looks stiff and harder as compared to Xperia Z. Sony Xperia Z1 is a bit heavier ( 170g) and thicker (8.5mm) , when compared to Xperia Z( 146g). The newest member also comes with water and dust proof capability, again unique to Sony devices. ...
Published: 2013-07-20, Author: S , review by: pcquest.com
Abstract: Sony launched its Xperia Z1 flagship smartphone with a 20.7 MP camera in the Indian market right after Samsung introduced its Galaxy Note 3 phablet and while there is not much to compare between each other (one is a smartphone, the other a big display phablet) but the fact that these two are flagship products for the companies it is imperative that both are judged for their features, hardware and the important of all, pricing...
Abstract: Sony has launched its latest flagship phone the Sony Xperia Z Ultra in India on 18th of September 2013. This is just few weeks after the official global launch that it has been brought to India. The Xperia Z1 is an even more powerful phone than the predec...
Narrow viewing angles, Camera could be better, Still not especially ergonomic
A beautiful slab of smartphone, the Xperia Z1 improves on the great start made by the Xperia Z. It's great-looking, fast and has a lovely screen - if you ignore the narrow viewing angles.Sony's light skinning of Android 4.3 Jelly Bean works well (an updat...
Premium and solid build quality and gorgeous design of glass back, Great camera with great pictures, low light photography and amazing camera apps. Using the added dedicated camera button, Waterproof and dustproof. Seriously, no one else does this better
Glass front and back worries me that I might accidentally drop the phone and shatter something, No hardware buttons, just on screen “Back” “Home” and “Multitasking” buttons, Flimsy microSIM tray underneath the flap, makes me worry that I might break it
Do I like the Sony Xperia Z1?Hell yeah!See Also : Sony Xperia Z User ReviewIn fact, let me round up my Top 3 likes and dislikes of the Sony Xperia Z1:-What I LikePremium and solid build quality and gorgeous design of glass backGreat camera with great pict...
Abstract: We received our Sony XPERIA Z1 review unit from Sony Malaysia today, and while we have been doing gadget reviews in English, why not go for Chinese this time? We are a tech editorial in Malaysia and we want to go multilingual, so this is our first attempt...
Abstract: Sony has just announced the Xperia Z1, a waterproof smartphone with a 20.7MP camera inside.Coming nine months after the announcement of the Xperia Z , the Z1 comes with a similarly sized 5" screen, a faster Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 quad-core 2.2Ghz process...
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