XZ1 Compact? More like Sony, I shrunk the Xperia

The XZ1 Compact is what happens when Sony follows the same recipe as the XZ1, only uses two thirds of the ingredients. You get the same flagship phone, only now it won’t bulge out of your trouser pockets. Don’t let that 4.6in, 720p HD screen fool you: it might have ditched HDR video support but there’s still a Snapdragon 835 CPU, 4GB of RAM and a 19MP camera underneath, ready to shoot slo-mo video at speeds that could make a hummingbird’s wings look positively sloth-like. The front-facing selfie cam has a wide-angle lens, too – for fitting more of your mates in the frame at once. If you’re fed up of top-spec Android phones being too huge to handle, this could be the antidote. It’ll be on sale in September alongside the regular XZ1, although prices are still TBC.

Tom Morgan-Freelander Deputy Editor

About

A tech addict from about the age of three (seriously, he's got the VHS tapes to prove it), Tom's been writing about gadgets, games and everything in between for the past decade, with a slight diversion into the world of automotive in between. As Deputy Editor, Tom keeps the website ticking along, jam-packed with the hottest gadget news and reviews.  When he's not on the road attending launch events, you can usually find him scouring the web for the latest news, to feed Stuff readers' insatiable appetite for tech.

Areas of expertise

Smartphones/tablets/computing, cameras, home cinema, automotive, virtual reality, gaming