Older flagship · 2017

Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

Strength Compact size, All-day battery (measured)

Watch out No more updates, HD+ display, not Full HD

Skip if You watch a lot of video or play demanding games

4.6″ IPS LCD · 60Hz

835 4 / 32 GB

2700 mAh 18W charging

19 MP 8 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Sony Xperia XZ1 Compact looks and feels in everyday use.

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Full specifications

Display

4.6″ · IPS LCD · 720 × 1280 · 60 Hz · HDR

Basic

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

4.6"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

720 × 1280 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) · 8-core 2.45 GHz · Adreno 540

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Flagship

AnTuTu

351,212

v10

GeekBench

1,681

Graphics test

GFXBench 50 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.45 GHz

GPU

Adreno 540

Process

10 nm

CPU layout

4x Kryo 280 2.45 GHz + 4x Kryo 280 1.9 GHz

Software & updates

Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 8.0 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie)

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

19 MP f/2.0 main · 8 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

19 MP f/2.0

Front camera

8 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony Exmor RS

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

2700 mAh · 18 W wired

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

2700 mAh

Lab endurance

108:00h

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Memory

4 GB RAM · 32 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

32 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

UFS 2.0

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B20, B28b, B28a, B29

Build & Design

140 g · 9.3 mm · IP68

Built to last

Height

129.0 mm

Width

65.0 mm

Thickness

9.3 mm

Weight

140 g

IP rating

IP68

Water resistant

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone X

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

Lighter in hand

140 g vs 174 g

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs OLED panel · 720 × 1280 vs 1125 × 2436 resolution · 4.6″ vs 5.8″ screen

Lower benchmark score

351k vs 598k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video

Starts with less storage

32 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S8

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

351k vs 202k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Entry-level tier

Lighter in hand

140 g vs 155 g

Lower-resolution screen

IPS LCD vs Super AMOLED panel · 720 × 1280 vs 1440 × 2960 resolution · 4.6″ vs 5.8″ screen

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 19 MP · f/2.0 vs 12 MP · f/1.7 main

Starts with less storage

32 GB vs 64 GB baseline

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone X

Samsung Galaxy S8

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