entranceXperia Z1 screen resolution. Sony Xperia Z1 Mobile Phone
Before this year, Sony has serious problems with the design of smartphones. The main one was that there was no single style, which would be characteristic of all company devices. Part of the design developments went to the inheritance from the well-honored Sony Ericsson, part was borrowed from home billets past years madejapanese themselves. Some formed moves at all came incomprehensible from where. All this fell into a shared bunch - and from the resulting mass, someone is not very talented, probably also inherited from Issonoerixon, tried to blind the final product.
As a result, by and large, no apparatus was in the soul. Although the author of this review at one time got acquainted with many of them, it is difficult for him without peeping in Google to remember what was Xperia T, and what - Xperia S. This is a purely for example, the letters can insert any, to taste. There is a feeling that somewhere in the middle of last year, the brilliant comrades who created the design of Bravia Monolith, who created the design of BRAVIA Monolith, went sharply on the amendment. Approximately how it seems to us, and the design of spectacular and unlike all other Xperia Z smartphones appeared.
⇡ Design
Although in "Nizakh" model Row Sony is still preserved by the diversity, in the "tops", obviously, the Japanese will stick to the direction that a successful "beque" asked. And if you judge the Xperia Z1, it will not be blind cloning of the same design, "stretched" on the devices of any size. Everything is much more interesting: in the framework of one stylistic direction, the Japanese - unlike gigantic human-like Koreans - can create quite original devices.
In Xperia Z1, it is easily recognized by the heir of the ideas of the original "zetka" - and this is despite the fact that there are not so many smartphones. The rear panel is still covered with glass, but glass inserts with side faces disappeared, and instead of them an aluminum frame appeared. Yes, and the edges themselves have become much less "graves" - thanks to this, by the way, the device is much better lying in his hand: it does not stick into the palm and, because of the larger contact area, it is less prone to slip out of it.
At the same time, the Japanese changed the glass slightly, which are covered with rear and front of the smartphone: a distinct blue tint left
The size of the flagship smartphone Sony has become noticeably more: it grows on a half-meter in length, three millimeters wide, and also added a few tenths of a millimeter in thickness. The mass also increased - about 25 grams. But the housing, due to the use of a thick metal frame, has become more rigid.
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Left Xperia Z, Right - Xperia Z1
The fields around the display are wide - and this fact can be perceived from two points of view. On the one hand, Xperia Z1 is probably the largest 5-inch smartphone on the planet. At least, if they keep in mind the products of those producers, which are not ashamed to be mentioned in a decent society. On the other hand, there is a positive moment in a wide frame: with any convenient enough enough, you will never attend the sensitive area of \u200b\u200bthe screen. Not to mention the fact that you never and never accidentally touch the touch buttons - because they are located on the screen.
Physical volume buttons - they are buttons scrolling in reading programs electronic books - It is not very convenient to use. They are placed too low, because of this, when reading has to keep a smartphone behind the lower part. With a mass of a device at 170 grams, this is quite tedious grip.
The degree of protection against water and dust has changed: if the IP55 / IP57 classes were declared for Xperia Z, then for Xperia Z1 it is IP55 / IP58. That is, the device is still absolutely not afraid of dust and removes the jet of water, falling on it in any direction, but now in addition he knows how to dive for half an hour not only for meter, but also one and a half. Probably, it is possible for a greater depth.
Since the touch screen does not work under water, for Sony Xperia Z, all the wealth of opportunities for underwater shooting was reduced to the script "Enable a video - and cut into the water". In Xperia Z1, a hardware camera button appeared, so that in this respect everything became easier, better and more convenient.
Another important point: in the original "zetka" with hermetic plugs, absolutely all connectors were closed, except for contacts of the docking station. Moreover, the plugs were not very convenient, their bases were rigidly fixed, so the caps were always interfered when connected to the connectors of anything. In the Xperia Z1, the headphone jack was generally freed from the plug (for the first time with such a decision we met in Xperia Tablet Z), and the caps on the rest of the connectors were made more correct - their base is freely rotated, so that you can easily bend the cap, so that it does not interfere with the fingers .
Contacts for the docking station received a different form, moreover, this connector is now equipped with a magnet for more reliable fixation of the connected one. What exactly can be connected to them - so far it is not very clear, but Sony promises that there will be some accessories for this "magnetized" connector. The author would very much like the first of them become a charging cable. Because access to Micro-USB, although it became much more convenient than in Zetka, is still not convenient enough - if you compare with conventional, weak and toning smartphones.
Yes, a multicolored diode of decorative illumination appeared in Xperia Z1. It is located in the slots of the main dynamics, knows how to shine with many shades, is equipped with a diffuser (in Xperia Z, just a round luminous "hole" - a scarlet) and generally looks very nice.
⇡ Specifications
| Sony Xperia Z. | Sony Xperia Z1. | |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 5.0 inches, 1920x1080, LCD | 5.0 inches, 1920x1080, LCD |
| Touch screen | Capacitive, up to 10 simultaneous touches | |
| Aerial layer | Not | Not |
| Oleophobic coating | there is | there is |
| Polarizing filter | there is | there is |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064: four kernels Qualcomm Krait (Armv7); frequency of 1.51 GHz; tEHPROTSESS 28 nm LP |
Qualcomm.Snapdragon. 800
MSM.8974
: four kernels Qualcomm Krait-400 (Armv7); frequency 2.15 GHz; tEHPROSESS 28 Nm HPM |
| Graphic controller | Qualcomm Adreno 320. | Qualcomm Adreno 330. |
| RAM | 2 GB LPDDR2. | 2 GB |
| Flash memory | 16 GB (12 GB Available) + MicroSD | |
| Connectors | 1 x Micro-USB 2.0 (MHL) 1 x MicroSd. 1 x Micro-SIM |
1 x Micro-USB 2.0 (MHL) 1 x headset connector 3.5 mm 1 x MicroSd. 1 x Micro-SIM |
| cellular | External modem Qualcomm MDM9215: 2G: GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 3G: DC-HSPA + (42 Mbps) 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz 4G: LTE Cat. 3 (102 Mbps) Band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 Micro-Sim. |
Modem built into the processor Qualcomm.MDM.9225
: 2G: GSM / GPRS / EDGE 850/900/1800/1900 MHz 3G: DC-HSPA + (84 Mbps) 850/900/1700/1900/2100 MHz 4G: LTE CAT. 4 (150 Mbps) Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20 Micro-Sim. |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a / b / g / n, 2.4 / 5 GHz | 802.11a / b / g / n, 2.4 / 5 GHz |
| Bluetooth | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| NFC. | there is | there is |
| IR port | Not | Not |
| Navigation | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS | GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Sensors | Light sensor, approximation sensor, accelerometer / gyroscope, magnetometer (digital compass) | Light sensor, approximation sensor, accelerometer / gyroscope, Hall sensor (digital compass) |
| Main camera |
13.1 megapixel (4128x3096), Sony Exmor RS matrix with reverse illumination, 1 / 3.06 inches |
20.7 MP (5248x3936), Sony Exmor RS matrix with reverse illumination, 1 / 2.3 inches Autofocus, diode flash |
| Front-camera | 2 MP, Sony Exmor R Matrix With Reverse Illumination | |
| Food | Failure battery 8.7 W * h (2330 mA * h, 3.7 V) |
Failure battery 11.1 W * h(3000 mA * h, 3.7 V) |
| The size |
8 mm housing thickness |
145x74 mm Case thickness 8.5 mm |
| Weight | 147 g | 171 g |
| Water and dust protection | IP55, IP57 (immersion up to 1 meter) | IP55, IP58. (immersion up to 1.5 meters) |
| Operating system | Google Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) | |
| recommended price | 25 990 rubles | 30 000 rubles |
⇡ Iron and Communication
With the Xperia Z model, the Japanese hurried a little - they were in a hurry to imagine her and January, on CES 2013, and at the time of development the best of available processors There was last year Qualcomm APQ8064. The processor is good, but not a couple of topics that appeared a few months after the Announcement of Zeta.
In Xperia Z1, this omission is fixed: in the new flagship smartphone install more recent and much more powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974. In Sony, modestly call it the "best modern processor" - and this is perhaps the truth. Compared to APQ8064, it is improved literally everything. The processor cores are still four, but they received an improved Krait-400 architecture that allows you to "squeeze" from one megahertz a little more power than in the original Krait architecture.
Yes, and megahertors themselves are now much more: thanks to a more advanced technological process, 28 Nm HPM, characterized from 28 nm LP using suspended dielectric technology (HKMG), with a similar power consumption, the processor frequency managed to raise more than 500 MHz. In principle, MSM8974 is able to operate at frequencies up to 2.3 GHz (APQ8064 - 1.7 GHz), but in this case the frequency is limited to the value of 2.15 GHz. For comparison: APQ8064 in Xperia Z was limited to 1.51 GHz.
CDPV - for those who like such pictures
Became much more powerful and graphic adapter: Honored Adreno 320 in the new system-on-chip replaced the freshest Adreno 330, whose specific capacity is more than twice as high. This is one of the most powerful video adapters that are now installed in the ARM system - and, of course, the most powerful of those that can be found in the already ready-to-sell smartphones.
This list of changes does not end. The new processor boasts significantly improved DSP, support for displays is much more high resolution (Up to 2560x2048 - Well, you understood that we are waiting for us next year, yes?), "Dopy" navigation module, as well as support for USB 3.0, which, however, in Xperia Z1 for some reason not implemented.
And, perhaps, the most important improvement: if the APQ8064 chip was deprived of the built-in modem - from here and the letter APQ in the title, then it is in MSM8974. So this is not only the most powerful of the existing systems-on-chip, but also the most integrated from the most powerful. Moreover, Sony Xperia Z, like many other smartphones on the APQ8064, was equipped with a rather well-deserved MDM9215 modem, and more perfect MDM9225 was built into a new processor. The difference in supporting higher data transmission rates as in 3G - DC-HSPA + at speeds up to 84 Mbps and 4G: LTE is supported by the fourth category, that is, 150 Mbps on reception and 50 Mbps for transmission. While this is the advantage of a purely theoretical, but everything flows, everything changes - now MTS network LTE has earned, or even more ...
SIM card in xperia z1 one, micro format
In both smartphones, both in Xperia Z and in the Xperia Z1 - the modem works in a pair with the best of the available transceivers available in Qualcomm, WTR1605L, which allows you to achieve the highest possible "omnivities" of the device in terms of supported ranges. However, in the housing of Xperia Z1 much more free space. Therefore, there is space for installing a more complete set of signal amplifiers - as a result, the European version of Xperia Z1 compared to Xperia Z supports two LTE bands.
And these are, you know, important ranges. At least important for those who are selected from the old woman in Europe: The fact is that the added LTE Band 2 and 4 (the last one is especially popular in the new light. In fact, without their support in the United States, only 3G is shining - or a run to the Canadian border for the babniest Band 7. If you say briefly, with Xperia Z1 version C6903 you can count on fast Internet almost all over the world - from Japan and the USA to Uganda and Paraguay. The exception is shown by China with its autocratic and spiritual TDD-LTE.
A wide radio permeable glass "back" Xperia Z1 allows you to comfortably place all the necessary antennas - including a convenient use of the NFC platform - so that all this wireless machinery works mostly, without losing communication without good reasons and at all in no way upset the owner of the smartphone. The support for Wi-Fi 802.11ac, the support of Wi-Fi 802.11ac, but there is still no sense in the smartphone, so it does not hurt something. Sit on old 802.11b / g / n.
We summarize for those who managed to fall asleep from numerous abbreviations and numbers: Qualcomm 800 is the most perfect of existing systems-on-chip. Perhaps someone will be able to exceed it in certain aspects of performance, but according to the total efficiency - hardly. Almost no one has implemented its potential in modern smartphones, so the manufacturers will be roaring at the beginning of the next year - and there, you see, they will sing new Snapdragon.
⇡ Performance
Now let's see that in practice it is possible to squeeze out of the existing performance potential. And it turns out oh-oh-oh how much: say, in Linpack for Android - with all its curvators - Xperia Z1 shows almost twice as high level of performance.
The results of JavaScript performance test results are no less relief: both in a well-deserved SUNSPIDER, and in a newer OCTANE - an increase of about 80%.
Go to water procedures. We have already managed to refuse to use Nenamark2 - the productivity of most modern ARM systems in this test rests on the display frequency of the display, 60 frames per second. It seems that Basemark Taiji will soon have to put on the shelf: at least Snapdragon 800 has already come close to the value, above which it will not be able to jump in the smartphone.
However, there is still a pair of graphic tests that can make even adreno 330: it is Basemarkx and GFXBENCH. In both disciplines, the FPS level is still below even conditionally playable 30 frames per second. However, there is progress and there: the performance of last year's champion Qualcomm, Adreno 320, in these packages is one and a half or two times less.
In general, the processor and the built-in graphic core is so fast as possible at the current moment. May ask: Do I need so much power in your pocket device? It would be possible to answer "no" if we dealt only with applications downloaded from the "Market", and did not play the games at all. But even if we do not talk about the latter, then any user of the smartphone will be encountered with very resourceful web applications. So a gradual reduction in productivity break between pocket and desktop systemsFor which the sites are mostly sharpened, you can only welcome - because it is still caught up and catching up.
Smartphone Sony Xperia Z1 - Overview
Change and configuration of desktops, add applications, widgets, changing theme and wallpaper.
With the on-screen menu buttons here everything is in the old Sony style: "Return", "Home", "Recent Running Applications". The set and location are not edited, the menu is not called in any way, even with a long press. (But the "Menu" button appears on the right in the relevant applications.) With a long click "Home" is expected to appear Google Now. And on a brushing movement from the bottom up (at any bottom button) google now appears. Everything around is surrounded by Google Now, they breathe everything. Second desktop with Sony Select widget.
The fourth desktop with the audio player widget, the photo gallery widget (the previous screenshot is displayed on the screenshot from the gallery, so there was a Sony SELECT), the camera widget and its modes.
Installed in the application system.
Almost all the same as in Xperia Z, TV Side View was added - to control multimedia devices from Sony Co smartphone, Google Hangouts, which replaced Google Talk. Well, in pre-installed applications other than the traditional from Google (all sorts of "Play Books", "Play Movies") - traditional branded apps from Sony: Walkman, "Album", "Films", Sony Select and so on. Folder with tools.
Search and selection applications Now how it appeared in one of the last android versionsis carried out using a sidebar that appears on a brushing gesture from left to right (and not on the menu, as before).
Area notifications. Now in the fast switches panel 10 icons (and not 5, as before), and their set can be changed in the settings - thanks to Sony for it.
Select quick settings icons.
The list of recent running programs caused by the corresponding button. The bottom is visible to the so-called small application panel or mini-applications.
This is a proprietary development from Sony: Application data are window, they do not occupy the entire screen and can be launched several over other applications. If you click on the Chevron on the left, the mini-application panel will swing all the screen. You can change applications on the bottom panel - in the light of your preferences.
Button "+" from top to right - add small applications from Play Market. Or turn some widgets into small applications (such as ordinary informers).
Here is a mini-application "Note".
Over the notes - the same mini calculator.
Another application bookmarks.
In general, the thing is quite convenient, when I want to save the current application on the screen and make some simple actions or mark. Samsung, in my opinion, is noticeably inconvenient. By the way, in the store Google Play. These mini-applications are a car. Basically, of course, all sorts of dictionaries that are very convenient to use in this mode.
The blocking window is almost standard. And notifications about missed calls and SMS are not even displayed. (But they can be seen in the upper line of the notification area, if anything.) If you fail the camera icon, the camera opens.
If you invoke the screen to the right - the Add Widget window opens and you can call a list of these widgets. Such windows can create several.
Favorites.
Call subscriber.
Talk menu. "Slow speech" - Software slowdown in the interlocutor. It sounds very peculiar.
So looks like incoming call. The "Reject Message" panel appears options for fast messages.
Heard in the phone is normal, I did not find any problems there. There are all sorts of improvement options (reducing the surrounding noise, the improvement of the voice of the subscriber) is useful and really works, although no miracles demonstrate. SMS / MMS. Messages and multimedia messages.
When writing a message to it, you can apply any multimedia files, photos from the camera, a handwritten note - of course, in this case it will be sent as MMS.
You can also apply your location defined by GPS, or simply enter the address manually.
Menu SMS. There is a removal of some correspondence - this is valuable, not always such a function is found.
Through the Throw service is able to transmit Sony reproducible to other devices, downloads information about music via the Internet.
Sound effects are configured in the player. Clearaudio + slightly improves sound (but not all depends on the type of playback).
You can also call the equalizer and set it up for yourself.
The sound of the built-in dynamics is more or less decent (for similar sizes), but at full volume it is slightly crackle-eyed. In good headphones, the sound is not perfect, but on a firm four: if you tinker with an equalizer, then the sound of a normal audio player can be achieved. Photos Brand application. View albums and photos on various criteria, all sorts of slideshows, editing (separate brand application), sending to various social networks.
Up to 1080p video reproduces without any brakes - well, it is not surprising. The calendar Significantly more comfortable and visual than in Android.
These are all Xperia modes.
You can even connect the game controller to the smartphone. It would be better to understand - on the line ... On the other hand, it is possible to display the image to a large TV, so that the smartphone with such a controller will turn into a mini player.
Interesting settings - call parameters.
There is a built-in system, like Apple, allowing you to search for a smartphone, block and erase data on it remotely.
These are shooting modes. And here you can add (buy) various new options. I added a shooting at 360 degrees and shooting a vintage eight-million camera.
Here are various cameras for the camera with special effects from the store.
Photo settings.
Video settings.
General settings. "Startup to the server" is use cloud service Sony called Play Memories.
Well, now let's see how she takes off (all the reduced photos are clickable, the size of 1920 opens in the width). The Matrix "Exmor RS for Mobile" format 1 / 2.3 "and the" BIONZ FOR MOBILE "processor. .N 500-640 ISO noise is already quite noticeable - this is a full-length shot of shooting with poor natural light. 
However, with poor lighting for ordinary household tasks, it copes normally. Here, for example, in the corridor of light, it is clearly not enough. 
Evening, twilight.
Check the dynamic range, binding in the sun and on the shadow. 
Well, nothing, you can live. Shooting indoors in daylight. 
Street to a clear sunny day. 
By the way, the unsuccessful location of the camera (the left top corner) leads to the fact that the lens is often closed with a middle finger of the left hand (if you keep the camera correctly, with the camera call button to the right above). And then these pictures are obtained. 
I had a lot of them, although I tried to follow this. Well, if you turn the camera to 180 degrees - the lens will be closed with middle finger right hand, I checked. In general, an unsuccessful location! When the lens is located in the center, this does not happen. So, by quoting the classics, "Try not to keep it in this way." 
Panoramic. 
Panoramic of 360 degrees (nonsense is complete, in my opinion). 
And there is another funny option called "Augmented Reality". You can choose the plot there, which will be overlapped on a removed image, and the plot is also "lively", that is, he is constantly changing. This is how it looks as a result. 
A funny thing, isn't it? In my opinion, the camera shoots more than decent - for a smartphone. Somewhere at the level of high-quality soap. A good automatic balance of white, rarely woven with sharpness, rarely there is a "coil" (because the phone with the camera is not particularly easy and stably lies in the hand), very clear and straight "ringing" picture, perfect and very naturally draws clouds - without All sorts of polarikov-shmolyarikov. I really liked it: Probably, this is the best smartphone camera from everything that I had. Plus - the presence of a hardware button is very pleased. She, by the way, triggers with a delay (so that the camera is accidentally invoked when the phone lies in a pocket or bag): To call the camera, you need to hold two seconds button - this is right. I'm regretted, it was not possible to shoot a water under water - a water of degrees 12, I do not drink so much to climb there. And to shoot under water in the bath - uninteresting. Now we look at the test video. Well, too, it seems to be quite well removed. I took the effect with the effect of an old 8-millimeter camera. It turned out complete pornography. My old 8-mm camera accurately removed better. Speed
The processor is powerful, the smartphone is clearly very fast - and in tests, and for purely practical application. Cuadrant Standart gave him 20765 units.
Antutu Benchmark. - 34163 units, in Xperia Z - 20753. In LG G2 - 26716.
"Work on errors", made on five plus
At the last recently in Berlin, the exhibition of household appliances and electronics IFA 2013, Sony Mobile, as expected, presented its updated flagship smartphone, which was entering a series of top mobile devices of the company, united under the general name Sony Xperia Z. NEW received the name Xperia Z1 that It does not allow to understand who this device comes exactly to a shift. At the beginning of the year, the Japanese presented the world's top smartphone XPERIA Z, which instantly gained wide fame due to its intricate design. "Xperia Z is designed with the use of high-class materials and for the first time presents a new design concept of Omnibalance with a slightly rounded edges and smooth reflective surfaces from all sides," the developers described their "glass" braes. Today, metal came to replace the glass.
That is this: the new "Zestka" the side faces are now not mirrored, and matte metal, and not flat, but convex and rounded - with such a design we have encountered quite recently when meeting a neighbor in the line - model Xperia z ultra. Thus, it did not pass the year, as the Sony Xperia Z smartphone and Xperia Tablet Z and the Xperia Z Ultra tablet and the hero of today's review, Xperia Z1 came to replace the "mirror" brothers.
The two recent novelties are relatives, by the way, not only a very close design, but also the same hardware platform: the newest Soc Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 with 4 cores operating at a frequency of more than 2 GHz became the heart of both. Therefore, it is quite expected, the new flagship of the Japanese demonstrated such a high productivity that any powerful smartphone of modernity could envy her, including korean samsung Galaxy S4 and Taiwan HTC One.
The main characteristics of Sony Xperia Z1 (C6903)
- Soc Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974), 2.2 GHz, 4 Krait 400 kernels
- GPU Adreno 330.
- Android 4.2.2 Operating System Jelly Bean
- Touchscreen TFT Triluminos, 5.0 ", 1920 × 1080, 440 ppi
- RAM (RAM) 2 GB, inner memory 16 GB
- MICROSD card support (up to 64 GB, SDXC support)
- Communication GSM GPRS / EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Communication 3G UMTS HSDPA 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz
- Communication 4G (LTE) Band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20 (2600/800 FDD are used on the territory of the Russian Federation)
- Bluetooth 4.0.
- Wi-Fi 802.11a / B / G / N / AC (2.4 + 5 GHz), point access Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct
- DLNA, NFC, MHL, OTG
- GPS / GLONASS
- Dust / moisture protection (IP55 / IP58 standards)
- Camera 20.7 MP "Exmor RS for Mobile", autofocus
- Camera 2 MP (Frontal)
- Battery 3000 mA · h
- Dimensions 144.4 × 73.9 × 8.5 mm
- Mass 170 g
| Sony Xperia Z1. | Sony Xperia Z. | Sony Xperia z ultra | SAMSUNG GALAXY S4. | HTC One. | Lenovo K900. | |
| Screen | 5 ", ASV? | 5 ", ASV? | 6,44 ", IPS | 4.99 ", s-amoled | 4.7 ", S-LCD3 (IPS) | 5.5 ", AH-IPS |
| Resolution | 1920 × 1080, 440 ppi | 1920 × 1080, 440 ppi | 1920 × 1080, 342 PPI | 1920 × 1080, 441 ppi | 1920 × 1080, 469 ppi | 1920 × 1080, 400 ppi |
| SOC. | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro @ 1.5 GHz (4 cores, Armv7 Krait) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 @ 2.2 GHz (4 kernels, Krait 400) | SAMSUNG EXYNOS 5410 @ 1.8 GHz (8 cores) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 @ 1.7 GHz (4 kernels, Krait 300) | Intel Atom Z2580 @ 2 GHz (2 cores / 4 stream, x86) | |
| GPU. | Adreno 330. | Adreno 320. | Adreno 330. | PowerVR SGX544MP3. | Adreno 320. | PowerVR SGX 544MP2. |
| Oz | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Flash Memory | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16 GB | 16/32/64 GB | 16/32/64 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory card support | microSD. | microSD. | microSD. | microSD. | not | not |
| Operating system | Google Android 4.2. | Google Android 4.1. | Google Android 4.2. | Google Android 4.2. | Google Android 4.1. | Google Android 4.2. |
| Battery | non-removable, 3000 mA · h | non-removable, 2330 mA · h | non-removable, 3000 mA · h | removable, 2600 mA · h | non-removable, 2300 mA · h | non-removable, 2500 mA · h |
| Cameras | rear (20.7 megacles; video - 1080p), frontal (2 MP) | relean (8 MP; video - 1080p), frontal (2 MP) | rear (13 megapixel; video - 1080p), frontal (2 mp) | relean (4 MP; video - 1080p), frontal (2 MP) | rear (13 megapixel; video - 1080p), frontal (2 mp) | |
| Gabarits. | 144 × 74 × 8,5 mm, 170 g | 139 × 71 × 7.9 mm, 146 g | 179 × 92 × 6.5 mm, 212 g | 137 × 70 × 7.9 mm, 130 g | 137 × 68 × 9.3 mm, 143 g | 157 × 78 × 6.9 mm, 162 g |
| Price * (Ya.Market) | T-10491965 | T-8555716. | T-10411024. | T-9383775. | T-10492194. | T-9293646. |
| SONY XPERIA Z1 | L-10491965-10 | |||||
* If possible, the price for configuration with 16 GB of internal memory and with LTE support
Appearance and ease of use
In principle, readers who follow what happens on the mobile device market, perfectly understand what we are talking about when the conversation comes to the unusual design of the original Xperia Z smartphone. There, according to the design concept of Omnibalance, into the frame of the rough to the touch The material was on all sides of the wpa flat panels, which really had mirror properties, although some of them were not made of glass (we are talking about lateral faces). Approximately the same image was recreated and in the appearance of the new Xperia Z1 and Z Ultra, only now all this is completely formed from the present metal, and the mirror properties naturally does not. That is, there is, as it were, the frame, and flat panels, but is cut out by all the method of milling from a solid piece of aluminum. This metal bezel, by the way, is also part-time the role of the antenna. The stages of the processing process of this metal part, including, by the way, and double anodizing aluminum were clearly demonstrated during the presentation on a separate stand.
The presentation, by the way, was not held on the territory of the exhibition IFA, but in a huge trading and exhibition complex, built by the Japanese in the very center of Berlin, and received a sonorous, although not very modest name "Sony Center". On all tourist maps, this complex is indicated, and any Berlin Taxi driver will take you there without any navigator. This is a very noticeable and popular place of entertainment in the capital of Germany, besides, quite beautiful. This is how it looks from the height of that floor, where the presentation of the novelty was held.
Photos are made on the test Xperia Z1 camera, you can familiarize yourself with the originals by clicking on the miniatures presented below.
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Talking about the design of the new Sony Xperia Z1, I would like to note that the smartphone, like his collected XPERIA Z Ultra, began to look more advantageous at the expense of its casting metal glitter, sidewalls. The view turned out to be more serious, monumental, and on the touch, the convex rough rim became much more pleasant. This is all the case of taste, of course, however, objectively, non-commercial matte lateral races much more practical mirrored glass. Here now and prints are not visible, and in the fingers the case does not slip so much. Stayed, of course, the glass marginal panels in front and rear, but here you can not do anything, beauty requires victims. Exactly the same front and rear panels made of tempered glass, champed in metal matte rims, conquered in their time the hearts of adherents Apple iPhone. (We are talking about the 4th generation of smartphone).
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The smartphone turned out to be very large: on the dimensions of his own, he can be called "shovel", as the owners of large diagonals are now called. Here the screen diagonal is as many as five inches, while the frames around the screen do not say that thin: and on the sides are quite noticeable, and the bottom, so in general, left almost two centimeters of the empty space under the screen. And this is despite the fact that all the buttons here are virtual, and they are located on the display itself in the form of software icons, which also, in turn, eat a lot of useful area at the screen itself. In any case, we have seen already and a thinner frame (at the same ZTE Nubia. Z5, for example), and here the case is really elegant you will not call - the smartphone is very large. In addition, it is also very weighty: as many as 170 grams is the mass of this design of glass and metal.
Pictures: Sony Xperia Z1 in comparison with a ten-wing tablet Sony Xperia Tablet Z
Housing monolithic: no removable parts here are not, glass front and rear panels make up a single whole with a side of the side frame. From such a structure, the corresponding method of installation of the cards is followed: the SIM card and the memory card is inserted into slotted side slots on both side faces. As it should be, a slot under a microSD card is equipped with a spring-loaded capture mechanism that sticks out a card when re-pressing; The SIM card enters into its connector on a plastic tray slope in the same way as other modern Sony models. All manipulations are carried out with the help of their own nails - no clutches do not have to use here.
Slots are covered outside with protective caps, externally completed with the rest of the metal rim - they are disguised well, they are not thrown into the eyes. Covers perform not only decorative, but also protective functions: Model Xperia Z1, like its predecessors, also has official certification for compliance with the standards of protection against dust and moisture IP55 and IP58.
There are many covers here, as many three pieces, but not all connectors now they close: according to new fashion trends, and thanks to the technical progress on the spot, the audio output is no longer closed from the water - the hole gaps the void, however, the water will now not be able to apply inner Contacts no damage.
There are on the side faces of the device and a few more remarkable parts. First, it is to the bottom side face, and not to the rear panel, now the lattice of the dynamics is displayed, which cannot but rejoice. A large grill covers almost the entire bottom end, so it is almost impossible to overlap the sound here.
Secondly, here on the side face there is an open contact group for connecting to the docking station connector - such an element is found at many last Sony mobile creations, and it is also fine, for the nerves of owners who do not want to open-cover the micro- USB connector. True, often such a stand has to buy separately - the docking station is most often not included in the device's package. In addition, for each model they are different, therefore there is no interchangeability and will not.
And thirdly, it is worth noting a separately dedicated camera control key here: a good help to fans to shoot under water, for it is impossible to remove the filming to the screen to the screen. The noticeable round metal bleak of the power button, located above the volume keys, has become an already visiting card of the last generation of the Japanese mobile devices.
As for the front and back panels, they, as already mentioned above, are made of glass, but on top are traditionally covered with a protective film striking by the factory method. This film does not intend to be removed: at least, you can lose the front Sony logo if you decide for such a step. The rear surface is not particularly remarkable, in addition to, in fact, its glass essence. Here in the corner only the windows of the camera and outbreak were modestly hid - everything else, including the lattice of the speaker, was moved to the side faces.
The front panel is still more familiar: the front camera window and sensor eyes are hidden under the glass in the top above the screen, but it is completely empty here. It is strange, by the way, that it was not cut here that prettyly stretched along the light indicator of the events, which we saw in the previous models of the Xperia Z series. Whether in our hands I did not have a serial sample, or it was so conceived by the developers, but it was here that the light indicator was hidden In the area of \u200b\u200bthe grille of the auditory dynamics, and not at all at the bottom. The indicator is not bright at all, but on the contrary, emits a deaf, barely noticeable orange light, and it looks all strange enough.
And in conclusion, I would like to note, as usual, the choice of color options for the sony xperia z1 case colors. Revelations are not here: as in the predecessors, the case of the novelty is represented in three color versions: black, white and purple. It is curious that the metal side faces here are painted in the overall color of the housing, that is, if the body is purple, then the face is also purple. By the way, on the presentation, one of the rapporteurs separately noticed that the purple version of the previous Xperia Z was very much like to taste users, so he was given a ticket to life and in the future. About such an unusual choice of color Rapporteur said that this color was chosen at all "not from the ceiling." According to experts, there is a psychological preplement here: such a color is like "balanced", that is, it turns out by "mixing" exciting red and cold blue shades.
About security
According to the requirements of IP55 and IP58 standards, Sony Xperia Z1 is protected from ingestion moisture and dust. If all ports and covers are securely closed, this smartphone is protected from exposure to water jets under low pressure from all sides in accordance with the IP55 standard and / or may be at a depth of 1.5 meters in fresh water in accordance with the IP58 standard.
According to the results of our testing, it was confirmed that the smartphone was not only impenetrable for water, but also perfectly controlled by wet fingers - until the screen dives in full in water. Plus, due to the presence of the selected hardware control key, the smartphone can be used as a camera for shooting under water.
Equipment
Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone comes on store shelves in a fairly simple search package made of fine nonlabed cardboard with multiple compartments inside. The initial set is not rich: a powerful charger (1.5 A), a connecting cable and a bit of waste paper. By the way, this smartphone, like other Sony's top predecessors, supports the so-called "fast" charging, when literally for half an hour spent at the outlet, the phone is charged so much that it is capable of doing an hour in talk mode after that.
But for more money to the new model, such a number of accessories is offered that it was even devoted to a separate booklet. In addition to the standard docking station, Bluetooth headset, a portable power supply, a wireless column and even a tripod, there are also some more curious thing. For example, you can purchase an additional plastic cover with ingenious fasteners for an even more unusual piece of camera. This device is a separately operating (non-linked for the smartphone himself) a camera, which, however, can work in a bundle with the software of the device, connecting with it wireless network. A curious device requires, obviously, separate testing, but it has not yet fallen into our hands. That's how it all looks live in a complete assembly: a solid plastic cover is put on the smartphone behind the smartphone, and there is already a camera to her already, in turn.
Screen
Sony Xperia Z1 is equipped with a HD screen with the corporate name Triluminos. In the figures, the physical parameters of the screen of the smartphone are as follows: dimensions - 61 × 110 mm, diagonal - 127 mm (5 inches), resolution - Full HD 1080p (1920 × 1080 points), pixel density is 440 ppi.
The brightness of the display has both manual and automatic adjustment, the latter is based on the operation of the lighting sensor. Multitach technology allows you to simultaneously process up to ten touches, which is confirmed by tests. There is also an approximation sensor that blocks the screen when making a smartphone to the ear. The picture is additionally processed using the software improvement technology called Sony X-Reality. Similar technology X-REALITY PRO is used now and in modern TVs Japanese company. In the manufacture of the display itself, Opticontrast technology also used, eliminating the air layer between the glasses.
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Detailed examination with the use of measuring instruments was conducted by the editor of the "Monitors" and "Projectors and TV" sections of Alexey Kudryavtsev. We present his expert opinion on the screen.
The smartphone screen is covered with a glass plate on which a plastic mirror-smooth is placed factory. protective film, relatively resistant to the appearance of scratches, but still less solid than inorganic glass. As a result, after some time, the screen is necessarily covered with scratches. However, with some efforts, this film can be separated and replaced with a new compatible. The factory protective film has rather pronounced oleophobic (fat-repellent) properties, so traces of fingers are removed easier, and appear at a lower rate than in the case of conventional glass. Judging by reducing the brightness of the reflected objects, the anti-glare filter is present, and its effectiveness is high. At the same time, the cooler (apparently, mainly due to the film) of these objects, it is weakly expressed, which indicates the absence of a ball between the outer glass and the LCD matrix.
When manually controlled brightness, its maximum value was 460 cd / m², minimum - 34 cd / m². As a result, at the maximum brightness in the bright daylight, the smartphone can be used without special inconvenience, and the minimum brightness will allow you to work with this mobile device even in complete darkness. There is automatic brightness adjustment over the illumination sensor (it is located to the left of the logo on the front panel), the operation of this function depends on the position of the brightness adjustment slider. If it is 100% set, then in full dark, the automatic brightness adjustment function reduces the brightness of up to 97 kD / m² (not excessively bright, but it was possible and lowered), in conditions lit by artificial office light, brightness rises to 245 cd / m² (acceptable) In a very bright environment, it is installed at 460 cd / m² (this is the maximum, which should be expected). If the brightness slider is set by 50%, the values \u200b\u200bare as follows: 61, 170 and 460 kD / m²; 0% - 19, 76 and 460 cd / m². In general, the operation of the automatic adjustment function does not cause any complaints, everything is perfect. There is no reduced brightness of a significant lighting modulation (within up to 100 kHz inclusive), so there is no flickering of the screen.
In technical specifications, Sony, like many other manufacturers, indicates that the TFT type matrix is \u200b\u200bused, without specifying its specific type. Perhaps the ASV type matrix is \u200b\u200binstalled in this smartphone. So the pixels of the screen look like the output of white and shades of gray in order to reduce the stentest shade:
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It can be noted that as the brightness decreases the dark spot in the center of each subpixel increases, which involves turning the LCD to the center of the subpixel, and not in the horizontal plane, as in the case of IPS, or in the vertical plane, as in the case of * VA. For all external features, the screen of this smartphone is very similar to the Sony Xperia Z screen. Recall that the results of a detailed full-time comparison of the Sony Xperia Z screen with the screens of three other top smartphones are shown in a separate article.
The screen has good viewing angles, at least without a significant shift of colors. However, with the rejection of the view from the perpendicular to the color screen, the picture is noticeable, the picture becomes whites, and at very large corners of deviations the brightest shades are inverted. The black field during the deviation diagonally is also very highlighting, but remains close to the neutral gray color. With a strictly perpendicular view, the uniform of the black field is very good. Response time when switching black-white-black is 10 ms (5.5 ms incl. + 4.5 ms off.). The transition between halftons of gray 25% and 75% (for the numerical color value) and back in sum occupies 24 ms. Contrast is not very high - about 600: 1. The gamma curve built in 32 points did not reveal in neither lights, nor in the shadows, but the indicator of the approximating power function is 1.90, which is lower standard value In 2.2, while the real gamma curve slightly deviates from power dependence:
Color coverage is barely wider than SRGB. Note that the saturation of the colors is moderate, visually the colors are slightly brighter, but not yet so oversaturated so that color images seem distorted.
Apparently, the components are well separated, and the spectra confirm this:
The color balance is imperfect, since the deviation from the spectrum of absolutely black body (Delta E) is not very large, but the color temperature and delta e significantly change from the shade to the shade on the gray scale, which adversely affects the visual assessment of the color balance. (Dark areas of the gray scale can not be considered, since there the balance of colors does not matter, and the measurement error of the color characteristics on the low brightness is large.)
The screen is bright, with adequately running automatic adjustment of brightness, juicy color, but the picture is very high with the rejection of the view from the perpendicular to the screen. However, whether this deficiency will have a big impact on consumer properties depends rather from the characteristics of the subjective perception of the consumer himself.
Sound
In the sound plan, the smartphone is exactly the same as its protected predecessors of Xperia Z and Z Ultra. Both speakers are not very loud, especially external. Obviously, the overall specific internal arrangement is affected, organized to protect against moisture. The speaker is additionally covered by a special protective membrane that does not transmit water, so the sound of such devices is deaf and quiet. In the auditory dynamics of special distortion, the voice of a familiar interlocutor, intonation and timbre is well recognizable, but still he sounds deafness. The external speaker grille is not back, and on the side - embedded right into the bottom end. Accordingly, the sound will not be overlapped by the surface when the phone lies on the table.
In the Sound Plan, the Sony Xperia Z1 sound subsystem is also equipped as well as any other modern Sony smartphone. The regular audio player, called the Walkman tradition, is rich in settings and additional software improvements, such as a built-in equalizer with a mass of pre-installed values \u200b\u200b(you can also specify your own), CLEAR PHASE, XLOUD technologies or virtual surround sound. Managing Most Settings is available if the integrated Clearaudio + function is turned off, otherwise all settings are given to the exhaust machine. When using, by the way, the integrated package of improvements to Clearaudio +, the sound of external speaker becomes noticeably louder, but still it does not reach the volume and purity that there is, say, at the HTC One speakers.
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Camera
Sony Xperia Z1 is equipped with most modern smartphones, two modules digital cameras. The front camera is equipped with a 2-megapixel module, removes with a resolution of 1920 × 1080, the quality of the received photos can be judged by the following test image.
The main, rear 20,7 megapixel camera is equipped with a G series lens with a focal length of 27 mm and a diaphragm F / 2.0. The camera uses the "EXMOR RS FOR MOBILE" Sensor of 1 / 2.3 inches and the Bionz for Mobile processor.
By default, the chambers of all Sony devices work standard in the so-called soupavuhime (IAUTO) with a widescreen aspect ratio. Summary resolution B. automatic mode The Sony Xperia Z1 chamber cannot be changed, it is only one thing here is approximately 8 megapixel (3840 × 2160). Examples of photos taken in automatic mode "from the box" with comments in quality - below.
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The maximum resolution with which the Sony Xperia Z1 camera can take, can be achieved by switting the mode with automatic on hand. Then the pictures will be obtained in size 5248 × 3936, which in terms of the same amounts of the same 20.7 MP. An example of this snapshot can be viewed by clicking on the thumbnail presented below.
In the laboratory, we decided to test the camera on full resolution.
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Sony Xperia Z1 - attention to detail
07.08.2015
As an epigraph to this review, you can take the next anecdote: "I really miss the time when it was possible to pour water, without worrying for a smartphone in his pocket!". Yes, you understood everything correctly, we will talk about the waterproof flagship from Sony, released in the second half of 2013, - Xperia Z1.
Introduction
This cool gadget appeared in my early 2014. It was bought in the store photo skill for quite humane for the price of about 20,000 rubles (the official price set by the company was held at 30 thousand rubles).
For all marketing laws, the gadget would have to "get out" by the beginning of 2015, but, due to the weakening of the course of the national currency (I hope, temporary), and, as a result, increasing prices for all new flagships, it becomes relevant again. Why - learn from this review.
Equipment
Acquaintance with the device begins, as always, with packaging. The device is supplied in a rectangular box (by the way, similar to the form on the hero of this review), is quite informative. The smartphone itself is drawn on the front, in the upper left corner, "Sony - Make, Believe" is written. In the lower left corner - Xperia Z1. At the bottom of the box, the upper part of the smartphone is drawn in different colors, lower - the main chips of the flagship, even lower - text with small font.
Box - from dense cardboard, with bright drawings. Yes, make packaging from secondary raw materials, how many manufacturers make it, ecoly friendly, but, in my opinion, the box must be exactly the quality, beautiful, even attracting look. Yes, it will still serve, in particular, for storing complete accessories.
There is nothing particularly interesting inside the box. In stock - Headphones with nozzles for them (it was possible to find out that the headphones are shipped far from all parties, consider what I was lucky), a USB cable, a few pieces of paper not in Russian, and a charger block. Complete set of poor, minimally necessary. Instructions - what is in English, that in Russian for the Russian person a special benefit is not carried ☺. Therefore, I did not particularly regret that the papers are in English.
Previously, when in my house there was no such number of gadgets, regularly asked for charging, special problems the type of charger, which is included, did not deliver it (the connector for USB is located on the side). But now I have a completely specific requirement - the cable connection connector must be top. Recently, many manufacturers have become doing so (including Apple), but Sony has never changed the approach (which in what B, the charger has not changed at all). I hope they correct this deficiency in the new flagship.
Appearance
The first time in my hands hit the flagship. And it was very interesting to compare the sensations from the HI-END class of smartphones with Texet X-Basic newsput. The first thing that rushes into the eye is the design in the style of Omni Balance, which implies the symmetry of the device, rectangular shapes, smooth facial surface and back cover (If so you can call the back surface of an unintebled smartphone). Ergonomics from such a design is not so much suffering, but definitely grip is less convenient than that of X-Basic. A man with a big size is big than me (most of these people) will, I think it is more convenient to use the device with one hand than me.
About complete film - everything is sad. She managed to scatter in the first week of neat appeal. At the same time, with the keys in one pocket, the device was not located, did not fall anywhere and the signs of a time person who encourage him to test him for strength, did not show out. As a result, the film I removed, especially since it collects a lot of dust, and under it - tempered glass, which is not so easy to damage.
The assembly is just great; Even attaching some efforts, it is impossible to force the apparatus of the movement of peasants, it is impossible.
The most interesting thing is that there is a slot between the protective glass and frame, which is desired, you can insert a sheet of thin paper if you wish. This, of course, is not so big minus, but still, the impression is spoiled a little. This is despite the fact that even in Keneksi Wind (look attentively at its price) there is no such thing.
Now about the thickness. In mid-2015, the thickness in the 7-9 mm area is not considered a record, moreover, such devices are even "a bit thick"! But my subjective emotions from thickness remain unchanged - it is very thin even with a cover. And personally, I am completely incomprehensible to the direction of the motion of smartphones - a further decrease in thickness. Believe me, it is absolutely no need. The only thing - it would be a good idea to take a smart dystrophic, add a couple of millimeters to his thickness due to the use of a very large battery - and at the exit to get a wonderful thing that, regardless of the use scenario, will not be a "hungry" couple of days after the last "feeding".
The undoubted plus of the device is the ability to choose not only classic white and black color, but also a bright purple.
It is protected from moisture and dust - for people who sometimes drop smartphones into the water. So, unfortunately, my faithful TeXet X-Basic died. And it is Sony that asked a new trend among the devices (the conquered location of George Kiseleuva) - moisture proof.
It is made of metal and glass, and therefore, I must like a wide circle of people. Pleasant sensations from the rear glass surface, but most importantly - a fairly large weight (170 g), I always liked it. But for me, the design is of a secondary meaning. Yes, this is the most beautiful smartphone from ever created (more precisely, the whole line Z, which practically looks equally)! Yes, it is from premium materials! Yes, it differs from that huge number of Chinese on Android! But ... Personally, it is more important to me that in the device a class chamber, just a unmatched shell, which caused the same delight that my first smartphone on Android. Well, okay, let's understand with everything along the review.
Now you can talk about control elements.
On the right there are three mechanical buttons, including a separate key for shooting, which is not enough at Sony Xperia Z. Judging by the positioning of the apparatus, it is useful for shooting under water. After all, the capacitive screen will not respond to the touch in such conditions. The button is convenient, it is pressed clearly and distinctly. If you keep your smartphone with both hands, then the key immediately lies the index finger.
At the top - the connector for SIM, which enters the sled. To remove these very sleds, it is enough to pick them up with their nail, no clips, as in the iPhone, no. It would be better if the slot was opened with the help of a closure, so it would be "civilized." But this trouble is small, it is rarely still people get their SIM cards.
The room for the power key is well thought out, it is located exactly where I would like to see it, regardless of which hand the user holds a smartphone. Separate thanks to designers. With this size of the housing, this is almost the only option of the location of the button so that it is convenient. It is this key, or rather, its design is one of the distinguishing feathers of Sony smartphones. Silver paint for almost a year and a half did not tear it, it's good. Just below are a comfortable volume rocker. It is very interesting that it is possible to easily make a screenshot with one hand that it is possible (though, sometimes it turns out to change the volume). To do this, a rather thumb rests into the left edge of the smartphone, and the rest of the keys. But it is unlikely that the company has a button for this logic. Although how to know ...
On the left there are connections for a memory card and for charging. They are covered with plugs that are easy to remove, but, apparently, well seal the case. Under them is a connector for connecting to a docking station, with which you can charge the smartphone. Also, this accessory is not included in the kit can serve as a "tripod" when shooting.
In the lower end there is a speaker. More about it will be told in the "Sound" section. There is another hole, which, as I understood, serves to fasten the strap.
On top of the device - not covered with a plug of 3.5 mm connector for headphones. The company says that it is possible to immerse the phone into the water, it will not be spoiled by the connector. But add that it would be better to listen to music for a couple of hours.
Rear - in the upper left corner the camera and flash, in the center - the Sony logo. The camera location would like to comment. When shooting in a horizontal orientation (to a greater extent it concerns the video) Finger closes the chamber. Perhaps it sounds (and actually read) strange, but in budget smartphones Type keneksi wind it is much more convenient.
Front part. Above the screen is the front camera and sensors, but under it ... nothing! And with such a wide frame from below! You could accommodate the touch buttons there. Not only Sony suffers from this, but also HTC with its flagship line (namely the logo under the screen). But recently, a new trend has emerged from the supply of Chinese - a decrease in the framework. Here I am welcome (I look forward to and I hope that the above-mentioned companies will correspond to this trend).
Somewhere inside the conversational speaker is the LED. It does not signal about the missed events, but when charging is shone red (less than 15%), yellow (from 15 to 90%) and green (from 90%). Trifle, and very nice. And convenient.
Also, the same LED flashes in a blue, signaling about missed events.
To the hero of this review, I bought an adorable red case, by the way, very comfortable. It turns the hero of this review in Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro ☺. But breaking it, as completely (see the story), and partially, no need.
He perfectly protects against any falls and troubles (in contrast to the cover towards TeXet TM-9750HD, nothing protecting and also seaming along the seams). This is what you do not take away from the flagships - this is the abundance of accessories, as high quality, so, unfortunately, and not very.
But, as I found out, many covers for Sony Xperia Z1 have a disadvantage - they are not allowed to insert in a 3.5 mm headphone connector. Bentally interferes with the fastening. Generally speaking, covers are not to blame, these designers made such an unsuccessful location. But, when suddenly decide to buy a case, take the headphones in the store and try to turn them on in the connector. You will not regret, I assure you.
Hmm ... I did not find holes for Hard Reset. And since the lid at the smartphone is unknown, the absence of the above opening can send to the service center at the worst case.
In the aggregate of appearance and complete set - 9 points.
Shell
The first time I see Xperia Home, and I like it. Really like. Before that smartphone, I did not have any shell devices from the manufacturer. And this element personally causes delight. Moreover, the company clearly worked on improving the speed of work. No fools, even when scrolling long lists like news feed.
Loncher (a specialized program that allows you to radically change the design of the desktop, interface, images of various labels and the like compared to the operating system, the interface of which is also a kind of launcher), like everything else, compared to the stock Android, is strongly changed by the manufacturer . I like these changes. The principle of adding widgets is changed (these are tiles capable of showing any information on the desktop, they are something similar to applications labels, but shortcuts are just links, and widgets are in some kind of mini-application), more cute icons. I will not once again shock the keyboard on this topic, see the screenshots and understand everything yourself.
When you turn on the machine - the first most necessary settings appear. If you are not able to do this, the seller in the store will configure the device. But it seems to me that it is much more interesting to make it all. Well, okay, let's go back to our branches.
The lock screen, you can run the camera from it, and with the update to Android 5.0 - also a telephone application, just having spent your finger from the icon of the desired app to the center of the screen. If you do not carry out your finger, but just click on the display, then the inscription: "To unlock your finger across the screen," jumps funny way. With the new Android, notifications were displayed on the lock screen, it's good. On the other hand, before there were widgets, and now they are not. There is no ideal in the world, in general.
The Xperia HOME shell does not significantly change the design of Android (with version 5.0 differences are minimal in general), but the functions add a large number. And application shortcuts can be discussed not only by standard dragging from the menu, but also through a special editing desk; "Mini-applications" (the value of them on the screen of 5 inches is quite doubtful on the screen, but it will certainly be in demand on large tablets); There is a search by applications in the main menu and the possibility of their sorts as you can use the user. These are the pros.
As minus you can select what the number of desktops is limited to 7 ☹. Even in the budget keneksi wind of them 9. And in many third-party launchers the number is not limited at all.
Menu of notifications. Not much changed compared to the stock Android, only the design is fitted under the appearance of the rest of the shell elements. Having pulled the top of the screen down with two fingers, we will see the rapid settings. And you can choose what will be displayed on this screen.
With the update to Android 5.0, the panel of the switches appeared here, it is very convenient. Her design has not changed compared to the stock Android, and it is good. She is very elegant.
The device has an UPDATE CENTER application. It serves to update the system and branded applications inaccessible in Google Play and sewn into the firmware. Naturally, it is possible to update the version of Android "by air." And it is very convenient. Now this function is on most devices. But it is not, for example, on Keneksi Wind. And, in order to update the firmware, you will have to go to the service center (while the device is under warranty, and then you can ...
About updates - here, it turns out, not everything is so simple. In the update to Android 5.0, it was impossible to simply connect and download it "by air." I had to connect to the computer. And then the torment began. First, he just made a sound. And that's it. Neither the menu "is connected ... Select what to do", nothing like it. And who could guess what you need to go to the "About Phone" menu, enable the "For Developer" section, in this section put a box "USB debugging"! If it were not for the experience of previous firmware (on TeXet TM-9750HD, from a completely different tablet, and even here everything was much easier than with Sony), I would never have thoughtful. Okay, connected. The next, not obvious step - in the "USB connections" you need to mention to "install a special software", but after installation, remove this tick, otherwise it will be offered to install each time. After installation, everything went easier, but I was "surprised" the phrase somewhat: "During USB cable connection to a computer (as if I will connect it a minute in a row ☺) keep the volume down key reduce.
All torments were not in vain. The new Android is really very beautiful and smooth. But why such torments when installing it by the usual user - Riddle. Sony, listen, and do not do so more.
Now I would like to mention an interesting bun, which is not in the usual Android. If you do a long swipe (from one edge of the screen to another) from one desktop, then we immediately fall on the other desktop, but not neighboring, but through one with the original. Trifle, but just incredibly comfortable!
I would also like to tell about the "simple initial screen". This setting turns the shell of the device into some kind of likeness. Windows Phone. There, of course, there is no tiles, but here is the logic display of applications, the settings themselves, the font size - all this strongly resembles the operating system from Microsoft. But if there is just the logic of the system such - then it is done here, probably for the convenience of the older generation.
Everything is quite similar to standard Android, but everything is done very smoothly, beautiful, understandable and elegant. What about the similarities with the "clean" OS from Google - many companies, especially Chinese, love to change the system beyond recognition, in particular, removing the main menu of applications. Sony's approach I like much more, because only the most frequently used applications should be taken to your desktop, and the rest are not interfered by being in the main menu.
For the shell - 9.5 points.
Built-in applications
Their number and necessity characterize four words: "For all occasions." There is everything - from the video player to notes, from the mobile office to the lantern.
Establish a few most valuable and interesting.
MyXPeria (blocks the device in case of loss). His value is not particularly high, because in almost all antiviruses, including free, there is a similar function. But it is useful for people who are used to using everything "out of the box." How I was convinced of such people a lot.
Voice entry (Recorder). Minimalistic beautiful design. The functions are all the most necessary. It is - you can listen to everything that recorded in the application itself; In the settings - selection of the format of the recording file and the recording duration. As a minus, it can be noted that this app is not translated into Russian. But words there are a bit, you can even use the vocabulary, it will take a little time.
Here lies a spoon of fun. The fact is that when recording sound through this recorder, it turns out just incredibly quiet recording with a multitude of noise. Moreover, if you use the camera for this purpose, just putting the device to the "back", the sound is quite clear and with a much smaller number of noise.
I do not advise listening to audio recording in the presence of neighbors with the perforator ☺. If seriously, make the sound in the speakers / headphones very loud, otherwise hear something is simply impossible.
Mini version of the flagship. It does not differ from the "older brother" exactly nothing but the diagonal of the screen and, accordingly, dimensions. The choice between these two devices is only in which dimensions are acceptable for the user. Everything. Even the price is only 600 rubles in a smaller side.
And here you need to stop in more detail. First, the smartphone is cheaper on average for five thousand. Lot. It can say a decisive word when choosing between these two devices. However, now I will try as accurately as possible to compare the hero of the review with the nexus. First, Nexus has "clean", without shells, Android. Secondly, long-term support for Google and permanent updates to a newer version. Sony, in my opinion, the shell is better than Standard Android. It is better configured, with more beautiful icons and animation, and also offers more functional than Google solutions, our own diverse applications. 1-0 in favor of Sony.
Power is comparable, because The processor model in both smartphones is the same.
Okay, we drove with shells. Now about design and ergonomics. There is already a choice of everyone - what kind of design he likes more. I will not take the time of readers with long stories about the pros and cons of each design, I will only say that I like Sony Xperia Z1 more. 2-0 in favor of Sony.
The battery from the device from LG is less than that of the flagship Sony. Significantly less. In addition, at the disposal of the hero of this review, there is a really useful brand mode STAMINA, extending the time of work without recharging. So, live the device is also less. 3-0 in favor of Sony.
The capabilities of the photo models are approximately equal, in different conditions it wins the same device, then another.
Sony case materials More "elite", smartphone looks very expensive. 4-0 in favor of Sony.
Cost - comparable.
Case materials are also quite similar.
Now, of course, there is a huge number of medium-class devices with similar iron characteristics. But the trouble is that if you need waterproof, metal-glass housing and a device from a-brand, then choose not at all about what.
Also, there are a huge variety of Chinese devices offering the same characteristics for a lower price, for example, from Xiaomi or Meizu companies. But when choosing a smartphone, one of the criteria is necessarily the device should be from a-brand, other options were not considered.
I hope you, dear readers, there has been a fairly complete picture of the situation with the flagship-competitors of the hero of this review.
P.S. To date, several generations of flagships have changed. And compare this device with all more new things - the case is ungrateful. Too different price. Want the flagship of 2015 - put 30-60 thousand rubles on the counter. If there is no such amount at the disposal, then you need to choose from older apparatuses that have not changed much in price, and therefore becoming more relevant.
On this comparison, I declare a finished topic.
Glitches and them like
Once it was something. But it disappeared after 10 seconds.
For a long use there were several more mistakes, and sometimes simply do not give anything to do anything. For example, an inscription: "An error has occurred in the Google Play service." Click OK, after 2 seconds the same. This is what pushed me to update the firmware, all the other improvements except Material Design became a pleasant surprise for me.
Once, the smartphone was kept as if I clicked on the off key and I do not let her go, i.e. The shutdown menu opens, I press the "Cancel", and this menu appears again. Soched only by reloading the smartphone.
Already updated in the SMS application sometimes just disappears the field for entering the message. There is no it, and that's it. Several times came out of the dialogue and went into it again - earned.
TeXet TM-9750HD. Sony screen is some velvet and very pleasant.
But there are also negative impressions of irritation on the annoying error "Google Play applications".
Of course, everyone to remember is very difficult, but the main thing was written above.
3D review
In conclusion, I would like to introduce the reader to the 3D review of this smartphone:
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Neither for one smartphone of a unambiguous answer to this question can be. Everywhere there are its pros and cons. List pluses with a brief list:
1. The shell is smooth and beautiful, with a variety of functions.
2. A powerful processor that remarksably copes with all the tasks.
3. A bright screen, well-reflecting black and not very "sticking" on the bright sun.
4. For a long time of work from one charging, Stamina mode.
5. Convenient music player with TrackID chip and high-quality sound in good headphones, as well as the presence of FM radio.
6. Wonderful performance of phone functions.
7. Elegant design and high-quality case materials (metal and glass).
8. For a long time of supporting the manufacturer - updates are already available for a year and a half.
9. The durability of the phone itself: during the use of them from the spring of 2014 there is no scratch or housing on the case.
Now about minuses. They also have:
1. Lack of anti-glare and oleophobic coating on the screen or very low quality and not too clean white display on the screen.
2. The gap between glass and frame, poor factory film, as well as the unsuccessful design of the complete charger and the absence of a button to control music playback in complete headphones.
3. Large difficulties with wired connected to a computer, as well as firmware updating via USB.
4. Some number of glitches and failures.
5. Lack of USB-OTG.
6. Roughness in the chamber.
As you can see, all minuses starting with 3 - software, and therefore there is hope that they will be corrected with subsequent firmware.
If there are any questions about the apparatus, you can ask them in the comments.
P.S. All I said in the review is relevant for firmware on Android 4.4 (unless otherwise indicated).