Regardless if you need to improve your gadget collection or just need a talking device, this article should help you decide between Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and Nokia Lumia 1020.
Display and Design
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact shows a 4,3-inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen that is rendering a resolution of 720×1.280pixels while Nokia Lumia 1020 is brought with a 4,5-inch AMOLED capacitive touch screen that is rendering a resolution of 768×1.280pixels.
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is lighter with its 137 grams and dimensions of 127×64,9×9,5mm while Nokia Lumia 1020 weighs more with its 158grams and its bigger dimensions of 130,4×71,4×10,4mm.
Hardware and Operating System
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is dotted with a 2,2GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. Its 16 GB of internal memory can be enhanced to another 64GB with a Micro SD card. Nokia Lumia 1020 comes with a 1,5GHz dual core krait processor and Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon chipset. It has a double potential of 32GB of internal memory but no chance of enhancing it.
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact works on Android Jelly Bean operating system that can be improved with the KitKat version. The Nokia Lumia 1020 is running on Microsoft Windows Phone 8 operating system going forward with WP8 Black. Both of them use 2GB RAM.
Camera
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is just a child besides Lumia device with its 20,7MP main camera with auto-focus and LED-flash. The second camera on it shows 2MP. Nokia Lumia 1020 rules with its 41MP main camera with auto or manual focus and Xenon and LED flash, Carl Zeiss optics and optical image stabilization. The second camera on it disappoints with only 1,2MP.
Battery
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact gets its power from a non-removable Li-Ion 2.300mAh battery that permits 18hours of talking on 3G or listen to music for 94hours. Nokia Lumia 1020 works thanks to a non-removable Li-Ion 2.000mAh battery that permits 13hours and 20 minutes of talking on 3G or listening to music for 63 hours.
Price
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact may cost around 440,99 dollars and Nokia Lumia 1020 starts at a price of 399,99 dollars.
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