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so this is the Sony Xperia XE one compact it's the smaller version of the regular XZ one but it doesn't skimp out on the spec sheet and for the most part offers the same experience as the XZ one with very few compromises the phone features the same hardware the same specs the same camera and the same software there are however some key differences between the XE one compact and the standard XE one the most obvious one being the phone size and its design the XZ 1 compact has a flatter more boxy and rectangular design and has a closer resemblance to older Sony phones whereas the standard XZ 1 while still a rectangular slab overall featured more aggressive tapers and curves the other difference is in the phone's build materials while the standard XE one has an all-metal body the XE one compact switches that out for mostly plastic but it does have some metal on the top and bottom portions of the phone despite the plastic build the phone doesn't feel cheap in the hand and it has a satin like finish so it's not slippery at all and doesn't attract any fingerprints it's not the prettiest or most forward-looking design but if you like Sony smartphone designs you're probably not going to have any complaints about it the main attraction to the XE one compact or any of the previous smartphones from the compact line is the smaller size and compared to every other smartphone released in 2017 this thing feels extremely tiny even with the chunky bezels after using so many large smartphones it's always kind of refreshing to go back to the phone that fits so easily in the palm of your hand and it's nice to be able to reach every corner of the screen without having to awkwardly shuffle the phone around or use two hands a smaller phone obviously means the screen is going to be a lot smaller and that's one of the downsides of using the XE one compact at least when it comes to media consumption purposes watching YouTube videos and playing games can feel a little bit cramped since you don't have a whole lot of screen real estate to work with it's a four point six inch LCD which is a little over a half an inch smaller than B standard xz1 and the screen resolution has been dropped down from 1080p to 720p after using a lot of quad HD displays I can definitely see a difference but 720p resolution works perfectly fine on the smaller screen it's sharp enough that reading text or browsing the web is still a comfortable experience and the overall quality of the screen is pretty good it has good viewing angles vibrant colors and Sony software lets you tweak the saturation contrast and white balance to how you want the screen to look everything else on the XZ 1 compact is pretty much identical to the regular XE wan for starters there's a three and a half millimeter headphone jacks so no adapters required here and like many other Sony phones their support for Sony's proprietary audio technology that will upscale compress music codecs to give you a closer to high-res sound and you have support for other high res audio codecs like flak and L DAC the phone also comes with front-facing stereo speakers so while the top and bottom chin are pretty big they at least have a purpose they sound pretty clean without any distortion I just wish they were a tad louder because they sound pretty quiet for front-facing speakers but it's still nice to have a stereo pair especially on such a small phone there's 32 gigabytes of storage onboard and a micro SD card slot for extra storage and like most phones in 2017 its IP 68 certified against water and dust there's a fingerprint sensor embedded in the side mounted power key but just like every other Sony phone released in the last few years this function isn't available on US models so your only means of security is either through a pattern or pin the guts of the xz1 compact is your typical 2017 flagship specs with the snapdragon 835 processor and 4 gigabytes of RAM and as expected the phone performs very well in daily use it's fluid and responsive it's fast to load apps and play games and the 720p display probably helps out quite a bit with the phone's performance as well since there's less strain on the processor even though the XE one compact is smaller than the XZ one it still has the same size 2700 milliamp hour battery but battery life is significantly better and this is again because of that 720p display the XE one compact easily last me two days regardless of how light or how heavy I use the phone and screen on time was always a pretty consistent 5 to 6 hours which is pretty impressive for a phone this small and a battery of this size even though the phone has a plastic body there's no wireless charging but you do have these standard quick charge 3.0 for fast top offs or Phillips with the exception of the front-facing camera the camera experience on the XZ 1 Compaq is pretty much identical to the xz1 it has the same 19 megapixel Exmor sensor on the back with five axis image stabilization 4k video recording and slow-motion video at 960 frames per second the front-facing camera is lower resolution at 8 megapixels instead of the 13 that's on the XZ 1 but it's still perfectly fine for taking selfies and it's a wide angle so it's easy to fit more into the frame but there is some slight barrel distortion along the edges sony dubs the rear camera motion eye because it can predictably capture unexpected motion and the way it works is pretty simple when the camera detects any motion such as a person running or a moving car while you're taking a photo the camera will automatically take a few photos on top of the one that you take yourself and from that point you can pick which one looks best it's really helpful when you're trying to quickly capture that perfect moment and having several photos to pick from certainly increases your odds of doing that the other standout feature with this camera is the new 3d scanning capabilities and if you saw the EXCI one review you already know how well this works you can scan people's faces food or anything you want really and currently these scans can be used as wallpapers turn into gifs and share to social media and the scans are very very accurate and detailed as long as you do them in well-lit areas the scans can also be printed off through a 3d printer or you can order a print of your scan through the 3d creator app from shapeways or sculpt Theo which are a couple of companies that Sony has partnered with the same camera and same image processing also means the same image quality it's a decent camera and you can get some pretty nice looking shots out of it in good lighting with pleasant looking colors and good detail but dynamic range is really lacking especially in the shadows not having optical image stabilization really hurts the image quality and low-light photos don't look quite as sharp as they could be and they look overly processed that noise and artifacting is extremely noticeable on the software side of things the XZ one compact runs Android 8.0 Oreo out of the box and most if not all the features of Oreo remain intact like notification dots native picture and picture improved visual tweaks better auto fill API etc and it has Sony's usual skin on top of Android but the experience is pretty close to stock so nice skin does feel slightly outdated in some aspects like the app drawer for example is still open with a button in the dock instead of a swipe up but you do get some nice features from Sony like customizable themes and PlayStation integration and the phone is pretty free of bloatware aside from the typical suite of Sony apps the Xperia XE one compact starts at $600 unlocked and is available through retailers like Best Buy or Amazon and you're probably thinking $600 sounds pretty steep and comparatively it is when you can get phones for equal or lesser price that offer more for the money what it really boils down to is how much you value one-handed usability and there's not a lot of phones out there that offer the power of the XE one compact in the small form factor after all there are people out there who still want a powerful Android phone that isn't massive in size so if the XE one compact fulfills your wants and needs in an Android phone the $600 could be worth your investment so that wraps up our review of the sony xperia XE one compact let us know your thoughts down in the comment section below and if you enjoyed this video please give it a thumbs up we definitely appreciate it subscribe to the channel which is also down below if you haven't already and hit that notification bell while you're at it so you don't miss out on future videos and of course check us out on social media instagram twitter snapchat google+ all that good stuff will be linked down below and check the website as well and georgia 30.com because we are your source for all things Android