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sony has taken the shrink ray to its flagship smartphone but when the box arrived I noticed it's not that much smaller than all of the other ones but still when we take the lid off of it we're going to see just how small this powerful phone is so it's Josh regard from Android thority what's going on everybody and this is the unboxing and first impressions on the Sony Xperia z1 compact ok tape is off alright here we go so there we are we looks like we have the black version of the Xperia z1 compact as you can see the box is actually not that big but it still only takes up about a third of the box so we'll go ahead and take that out I will go ahead and do the ceremonial plastic removal in a little bit let's put that on the side and it comes with screen protectors that's one of the nice things about Sony they give you screen protectors if that is your bag that you want to protect the screen with piece I'm going to put those on the side and here we go take off this flap and here are your extras we have of course the micro USB cord or right over here along with a plug adapter so we have those and it looks like we have a extra bit here this looks like an extender for the micro USB cord just slightly and it's not that long so the reason I'm saying that and then of course some earbuds right here it's nice to see that they include your buds it's not something you always get to see when it comes to these unboxings for flagship smartphones and the instruction manuals right here alright and here we are taking a look at the phone itself oh 4.3 inches in that screen makes this one of these smallest phones that I have had to use in the past even six months this is definitely not a size you very typically get to see on a flagship device but that is exactly what we're working with here so the ceremonial plastic removal and of course there you go wonderful alright and there we go I don't believe there's any on the sides but there is your full unboxing right there to be honest I actually love that I'm dealing with devices of just two completely different spectrums - end of the spectrum when it comes to size we had the very large tablet in the other video that I did today and then we have this the 4.3 inch Sony Xperia z1 compact now compact is definitely the operative word when it comes to the size of this phone I mean I'm it's so pocketable and so easy to fit into your palm that it's just it's almost refreshing whenever I look at mini quote-unquote mini devices it's a very it's very nice time for me because I like going back to one we used to just have phones that just basically worked and often those mini devices have run the risk of being just very mid-tier when it comes to or even lower - when it comes to their specifications but that is not the case here and that's why it's so exciting now we do have the Snapdragon 800 in here all the same bits and pieces that were in the Sony Xperia z1 slightly enhanced especially the camera which is what I'm looking forward to and also from what I remember the viewing angles on the z1 compact are actually better when compared to the other devices in the Sony's flagship space so I'm just really just flipping this phone around you already see some of my finger prints there but I'm just having a lot of fun being able to use this phone in one hand so easily as I am of course we do have the waterproofing and the dust proofing that is on here so that means that we have the port covers that are right here very characteristic of Sony smartphones the IP certification is what you get with this so this phone can definitely take a tumble you can take a splash and it's going to come right back wanting more so we have the same button layout on the side with that signature Sony silver power button the big silver power button which I'm going to go ahead and press right now to get into the UI we have the boot up I thought their vibration and here comes the sony logo down there and there we go we are in the Xperia UI this is you can see how easily my thumb just travels from one side to the other and it makes this probably one of the most accessible sized phones for anybody out there who really doesn't like large phones and especially ones like the Galaxy Note 3 which just might be a little bit too big for a number of you users out there this is a premium phone in a small casing that allows you to have a very nimble handling experience and that is honestly one of the most refreshing things about this phone and it's something that I'm very excited to put through its paces with our full review so as always thank you very much for watching and remember to stay tuned to Android authority not just for the content like this unboxing and first impressions but also for our weekly content our reviews our comparisons and for everything from even the guys Joe Jase and Kevin the tech ninja my colleagues here at Android authority who put out some great content so make sure you check those out as well give us a quick like on all of our videos because we'd love to see those thumbs up and after that you can subscribe to our channel if you haven't already because Android Authority is your source for all things Android