Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact Review 

Sharp Edges Have Consequences. But Boxy Shapes Are Cute

Exactly, it feels functional like a tool instead of a toy

exactly my point. it looks really nice and sharp

this guy just have a bad sense of design. these sharp edges are truly good and minimalist design

i call this style the "batman design"... i like all things batman design

It actually joined that bandwagon with the new xz2 compact

honestly I quite like the phone itself, my only criticisms relate mainly to Sony making rooting an even more risky experience than it already is, and the fact that Sony seem to really hate AMOLED which is a shame because this phone would look pretty sweet with an AMOLED screen. But for a general consumer this phone probably feels like a godsend

Dante - I was a Sony hater before but once I tested a Sony Xperia XZ1 and XZ2 Compact, I turned into a Sony fan.

5k enemy ....interesting argument, but I'd like to counter it by pointing out that AMOLED is brilliant for saving battery, each individual pixel can be switched off just by making it pitch black. Also, what do gaming laptops have to do with anything? we're talking about phones here! Plus "there's no laptop gaming lcd use amoled" is a redundant statement given that the 2 technologies are physically different, with LCD the pixels are all lit by 1 giant backlight, and with AMOLED the pixels are all lit by individual bulbs.

5k enemy did you set up a black theme and a black wallpaper? oh and we're not as simple as you like to make us sound; my current phone is an XZ1 Compact and I love it! but I do miss the AMOLED screen I had on my previous phone, for one it doesn't blind me when I use it as a bedside clock, AMOLED is good for practicality and I've saved tons of battery with it in the past. you see? it is possible to like 1 technology whilst using another! if you don't like AMOLED that's fine but you can't convince me to hate it. oh and here's a shocking fact a lot of people miss: SAMSUNG AREN'T THE ONLY OTHER ANDROID PHONE ON THE PLANET! and obviously their screen on time is going to be worse: samsung are known for overbloating their phones whilst the Xperias are practically near stock, you're better off comparing to the Pixel phones

svfutbol20 one question... is at&t an available carrier?

What would you use it for? And don't say videos lol.

@@psnKnowledge preference, i prefer smaller phones for browsing, i have sg10 right now and its unusable its bulky and heavy

The XZ1 Compact is still the best Flagship compact ever made til to this day! Loving mine so much that I filmed a cinematic unboxing of it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MndrMOTPMhU.html

still a decent phone today. I have no real issues using it, but I'd have more issues if I used a more recent phone haha

rcrd8 flash any international firmware or UK firmware via flashtool easily And u will get your fingerprint scanner activated! Its legal and u will get updates too!

Cruiser Sp Or Latin American firmware

José yess all firmwa except US firmware

How much in Europe?

Jasper Agood Me too))

I agree, unfortunately I just don`t know where I could find it in new condition to buy!

@@cristianooliveiraamaroferr4522 how about amazon？

Thank you for your suggestion but I`ve already searched it there and I just found it in used condition. What is for me it is not interesting. I would like to buy it in new condition unopened in its original box. The problem is that here in Brazil it is not available for sale! If you know exactly where I could securely buy it paying it by the (PayPal) Method I`ll thank you much more. Would you mind writing me where are your from?

@@cristianooliveiraamaroferr4522 I understood. You want to buy xz1 compact with completely new condition and use paypal. l will look it up in online. Pls wait few days. I’m from Japan.

@@cristianooliveiraamaroferr4522 I bought mine new. The XZ1 Compact is still the best Flagship compact ever made til to this day! Loving mine so much that I filmed a cinematic unboxing of it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MndrMOTPMhU.html

Menalix ios is a prison compared to the freedom of android

Hey mate! I'm from the future where the iPhone se 2 has come out.

@@luqmanwaqiuddin7543 Ye was not what I had hoped for, but the smaller iPhone 12 is JUST exactly, what I've been looking for, gonna buy it asap when it's out.

@@Menalix hows the xz1c in 3 yrs?

​@@kugatsujuunana7436 I had the XZ1C for a good while, it's interface was bit sloppy, but that's just how Androids was back then, and the front camera was imo not that good. But the form factor was just PERFECT. I lost the phone on a trip in Mexico, where I got a bit to drunk.... I went back to my iPhone SE for a period (but the shitty battery was killing me, and it was a bit to small), so later I bought a Samsung S10e. A great phone, but a bit to big and again a bit crappy front camera. But it really impressed me how well the Android system was working, was my first Android I felt like could compare with iOS's very responsive UI. Then I saw the iPhone 12 Mini leaks, I didn't believe it. Then it got released and I noticed how the dimensions was identical to the Sony XZ1C, (slightly thinner though). So I bought it on release day, and damn it's an awesome phone for small phone lovers like me. It has a few issues though, well no usb-c.... apple interface is less intuitive than Samsungs One UI. I quickly realized when coming from s10e and back to iOS. Actually my s10e was easyier using one handed, due layout of the back button. XZ1C was still a bit better fit, because of rounded edges, just made it a bit more comfortable to hold, but with a soft leather cover the 12 Mini is just as good a fit. What I miss most from the X1ZC, compared to 12 Mini, is X1ZC's perfect placed fingerprint scanner, instead of iPhone's annoying face-scanner, which is annoying as hell in these Corona times, where it doesn't work with the usual face mask..... I must say 12 Mini could have been the perfect phone. If iOS made a back button at the bottom, instead of the upper-left corner, annoyingly hard to reach, a fingerprint scanner on the side, and usb-c. And that annoys me, beacause it is a no brainer for Apple to do, but they dont....

They put an flagship processor people complaints they put an midrange processor these people still complaint. There's no pleasing you guys. Is their?

BaKA V2 no one complain that they put midrange processor, everyone complain about the price and lack of fingerprint scanner.

remember the xperia x compact. fingerprint sensor is only disabled in the us market due to patent issue or something like that only inside us market and it is available for the rest of the world and is placed in an ideal and practicall position campared to its competitors cough(s8, note8) and works exceptionally well. even if you do live in the us you can simply install another region firmware to enable the fingerprint sensor simple as that (even a noob can do that if you simply follow instruction on xda or xperiablog ).

BaKA V2 that statement seems like you using cheap and powerful xiaomi phone with full of unofficial firmware and we talk about sony. A well known brand

BaKA V2 and seems like sony doesn't care about smartphone industry at all. Honestly i like xperia device and i have the old Z ultra. But thir direction of this lineup is meh

The XZ1 Compact is still the best Flagship compact ever made til to this day! Loving mine so much that I filmed a cinematic unboxing of it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MndrMOTPMhU.html

Erislandy Valdez shame*

Erislandy Valdez flash any international firmware or UK firmware via flashtool easily And u will get your fingerprint scanner activated!

The XZ1 Compact is still the best Flagship compact ever made til to this day! Loving mine so much that I filmed a cinematic unboxing of it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MndrMOTPMhU.html

Do you still have the phone? :o Can it still be use in 2024? I'm planning to upgrade to this phone from my samsung galaxy j3 ( 2017 ). ty :D

Look at the dual speakers

Where did you get it that cheap?

@@pawem8942 amazon, black friday

You havn`t required iTunes on an iPhone since about 2010 so stop with the bullshit.

Sony disabled double tap wake for unknown reason..Such a shame ..

jajajajajajaja soooo truueeeeee

Year 2025, Iphone is still using a design from 2012 with bigger bezels than sony ever had. Year 2025: HTC is either dead or still has big bezels

2018

indeed....funny how the same people that never shut up about bezels never go on about how Apple has the same bezels and that the iphone 8 is the same exact design as the last two iphones...and it has bezels.

Actually Sony already said that they are changing their design (most likely bezel less) for next year.

manoj pujar perfect

Ian Dave Manguira Samsung watch S3

uchiha2025 yes to both your answers.. It can be uninstalled

Алибег Абакаров Sony xz1 compact

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dotemu.titanquest

me too :D

Pradesbyan Adya titan quest

I doubt all old phones work on the 5g network

@@SonyEnthusiast that's unfortunate because this phone is a freaking Tonka.

@@hirampr21 Yea, the XZ1 Compact is still the best Flagship compact ever made til to this day! Loving mine so much that I filmed a cinematic unboxing of it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MndrMOTPMhU.html

no

Plus it costs a lot of money for maintenance 💔 i went to Sony store and the employees told me that they will fix it for about 250$!

Md. Reazul Haque unfortunately no

I bought one in Hong Kong and it is single sim.

The XZ1 Compact is still the best Flagship compact ever made til to this day! Loving mine so much that I filmed a cinematic unboxing of it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MndrMOTPMhU.html

سلطان اندرويد no

Cosmin Crăciun this!!

uchiha2025 nope...

Saurabh Dhaul are you sure

uchiha2025 yes I'm using Xperia xz.. n there is no option to disable it but to be honest i love this feature.. It's so fast to find any app

No you won't, at least for now. I do wish that Sony makes it open the notification panel by swipping down...

karthik rascal 6ay mm

The XZ1 Compact is still the best Flagship compact ever made til to this day! Loving mine so much that I filmed a cinematic unboxing of it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MndrMOTPMhU.html

Joe Blow exactly!)

Vedraj r.m It is better than iP 8 so why even bother to compare it with even slower SE?

$100 more to let 3,5mm jack go..

there are people that actually don't like ios, I'm one of them.

royalbengal101 Please check phone battles comparsion of both phones. Performance wise iP 8 is lagging after XZ1C. So...

+Johnny Pigman In my country only XZ1 is available and I only tried XZ1 in person, but I'm going to assume everything is the same as XZ1 Compact apart from display resolution. Then I decided to compare it to iPhone 8+ which was placed right besides XZ1. Compared to iPhone 8+, XZ1's speakers, in terms of clarity, were on par or even slightly better. Though the low frequency wasn't as good, and they sounded noticeably more muted. I would say the speakers were better on iPhone 8+, and this should be carried on with iPhone 8 and XZ1 Compact. Screen was nice, but I saw some annoying net-like patterns over the display. It also looked pretty mediocre, lacking contrast, compared to the amazing one on XZ which I had for few days last year. The colour accuracy seemed to be improved a lot, though. Now compared to iPhone 8+? Nah, it wasn't as good. iPhone 8+'s display could go brighter with more contrast, with roughly the same colour rendition. For the fingerprint scanner, I don't know. I couldn't try it. But many people say XZ1's fingerprint scanner works great, and i believe it is so. Though I personally don't like the lock screen animation where you swipe it from down to up while the lock screen slides from right to left. It simply felt awkward, but it might be just me.

this guy doesnt realize JDI makes the screens for both phones how is the iphone 8 better

I also got s8, which started to feel too big. I bought iphone SE. Call me a sheep or w/e but I like it alot. Good battery and even smaller than this compact. And for me, being long time android user, its a brand new experience.

Reza Purnama this will never get slow and won’t waste a lot of battery

overkill bro, dijamin performanya ugal-ugalan ini hp :D

you probably using 2.4 ghz internet

Silviu Bogdan it's perfect)

their weak point! sony, wake up!! Camera is very important! maybe there'll be a software update!

Ian Dave Manguira and you got a shaky head

Ian Dave Manguira 😂

I believe its more ur fault not the fon...I have xperia z2...I was fine with the camera..but my fren are like u...

kimi Kun I'm happy you are satisfied with your can but I doubt you tried other phones then.With galaxy series or lg or iPhone you shouldn't perform a complicated ritual to make a nice shot!