Sony to launch Xperia XZ1 Compact loaded with Android 8 Oreo

Upcoming Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact smartphone will boot Google Android 8 Oreo along other decent specs but price in Nigerian smartphone market will set you back around 250k

As expensive as the device is it won’t be coming with huge battery but carry a 2700 mAh capacity. That said the device offers a 4.6 inches screen display protected with scratch resistance + dust and water proof

Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Specifications

NETWORK

GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands LTE
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat15 800/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes

DESIGN

Dimensions 129 x 64 x 9.3 mm (5.08 x 2.52 x 0.37 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz)
SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
– IP68 certified – dust/water proof over 1.5 meters and 30 minutes
Colors Black, Snow Silver, Horizon Blue, Twilight Pink

DISPLAY

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 4.6 inches (~70.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (~319 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
– Triluminos display
– X-Reality Engine

PLATFORM

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
CPU Octa-core (4×2.45 GHz Kryo & 4×1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU Adreno 540

MEMORY

Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB
Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM

CAMERA

Primary 19 MP, EIS (gyro), predictive phase detection and laser autofocus, LED flash
Features 1/2.3″ sensor size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@960fps
Secondary 8 MP, 13mm, 1/4″ sensor size, 1080p

MULTIMEDIA

Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack Yes
– 24-bit/192kHz audio
– Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

CONNECTIVITY

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, aptX HD, LE
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC Yes
Radio No
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB Host

FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass, color spectrum
Messaging SMS (threaded view), MMS, Email, IM, Push Email
Browser HTML5
Java No
– Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0)
– Xvid/MP4/H.265 player
– MP3/eAAC+/WAV/Flac player
– Document viewer
– Photo/video editor

MISC