Don’t confuse the Xperia Z1 Compact with the Xperia Z1 model! They’re two different phones, and have different specs and features. We’ll compare the Z1 Compact with Apple’s iPhone 5s, another hi-end smartphone. What do these phones have in common? They’re mid-ranged smartphones. But which phone has better specs? Let’s find out!
Designs and sizes
If you’re a fan of the combination metal+glass, then you’ll love these devices. They both have a premium look, but their looks are very different. While the Z1 Compact has its front and back covered in glass and it has a metal strip around the edges, the iPhone 5S has a metal back panel and edged are from metal and are portioned. The iPhone 5S is measuring 123.8×58.6×7.6mm and it weights 112grams, while the Z1 Compact is 25grams heavier and its dimensions are 127×64.9×9.5mm.
Displays
The iPhone has a smaller display – 4inches, IPS LCD, and supports a resolution of 1,136x640pixels and a 326 ppi. The Z1 Compact comes with a 4.3inches IPS LCD HD display, with 1,280x720pixels and 342 ppi. It seems that Z1 Compacts’ display is a little darker, but you’d very pleased with the vivid colors that both of the phones’ screens can offer.
Hardware
The iPhone 5s launches apps fast, loads websites quickly, it’s smooth with swiping and transitions and it scored 3522 against 2215 (in the 4GMark Speedtest and Benchmark). But you wouldn’t believe that it’s more powerful than the Z1 Compact, when it comes to hardware specs. The iPhone is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core A7 processor and it has a M7 co-processor and 1GB of RAM. The Z1 Compact, on the other hand, has a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU and hosts 2GB of RAM.
OS
The Xperia Z1 Compact runs on the Android 4.3 OS – upgradable to the 4.4.4 (KitKat) version and has Sony’s Xperia UI, but some users complained that the software is unpredictable and laggy. The iPhone 5s comes with Apple’s iOS 7, which is more responsive, smooth and consistent.
Cameras
The Xperia Z1 Compact has camera with a higher resolution – 20.7MP, but it seems that the colors was out, and even if you set the resolution to the fullest, it keeps reverting to 8MP. The iPhone 5S’s camera is 8MP, but it offers saturated colors.
Batteries
Both of these phones have non-replaceable batteries, but even if the iPHone 5S’s battery is smaller, having the capacity of 1,560mAh, it lasts longer than Z1 Compact’s 2,300mAh battery. And that’s because the iPhone model has some good battery optimizations.
Prices
The Z1 Compact 16 GB variant can be found on amazon.com at the price of 429 dollars. The iPhone 5S 16GB variant costs 680 dollars.
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