#Sony Xperia Z1 Compact Performance

Sony yesterday announced the baby sibling of their flagship Xperia Z1 smartphone and called it the Xperia Z1 Compact. While Samsung and HTC has resorted to using "Mini" with sibling handsets, Sony used "Compact" instead. The Xperia Z1 Compact also comes in a variety of colors, and very bright ones at that -- black, white, pink and lime. Besides, Sony is now also using an IPS LCD on the Z1 Compact. With a Snapdragon 800 chip, 2GB of RAM and 20MP camera, the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact takes the title of the most powerful mid-sized (or "Mini") smartphone yet. That's the same as the one on the Xperia Z so we think the performance should be the same or better with the Z1 Compact. We don't have any details on the retail price and the release date of the Xperia Z1 Compact yet but we'll update once we get them. You can read our full review of the Sony Xperia Z1 here. Read more in our articles including "Hands-on: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact" and "Sony confirms Xperia 1 VIII launch date".