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we've seen miniature versions of flagship phones before from the likes of Samsung and HTC but these were merely watered-down versions of their namesakes that in reality were nothing like their full-size brothers the Sony Xperia z1 compact however packs the same supercharged processor and the same 20 megapixel camera as the top model but wrapped it into a more pocket-friendly 4.3 inch body size aside the dead one compact is almost identical to its 5-inch brother has the same all-glass front and back with a gorgeous one-piece aluminium band running around the edge the same chunky power button post out to the side and there's a dedicated camera shutter button below it looks brilliant and feels just as good to hold although we've glass on both sides you'll want to keep it safe from Keynes in your pocket like its brother it's completely waterproof so don't worry if you drop it in the bath or your pint inside there's a 2.2 gigahertz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor sustain powerhouse quad core Chet found in the regular Zed 1 which provides a ton of power for gaming and for photo editing it's a big step above the dual-core chips are found inside the Galaxy s4 mini or the HTC One mini the 20.7 megapixel camera on the back meanwhile packs in loads of pixels letting you digitally zoom in without losing too much quality it also comes with a bunch of shooting modes including burst mode panorama and manual control letting you get some great snaps in a variety of conditions the screen is the one aspect that doesn't quite stand up to his larger sibling it has a 720 rather than full 1080p resolution which might seem a little disappointing bear in mind though that a smaller screen needs fewer pixels to remain sharp in fact I found the compact screen to be extremely crisp with no fuzziness around icons or small text the good colors and great viewing angles to intergeneric excellent display the Sony Xperia z1 compact provides loads of power and great camera with a stunning waterproof body if you've been lusting after a top-end Android phone but prefer the more pocketable size of the iPhone the dead one compact is definitely the phone to go for it is without doubt the best compact Android phone around I'm Andrew Hoyle 50 net and this is a stony Xperia z1 compact