At first glance the original Z1 and the Compact are nearly identical -- apart from the physical dimensions, of course. Look a little closer, however, and you'll spot a few small differences. For ...

For the longest time, the prevailing trend with mobile phones was to take last year’s handset and make it smaller. Shave a few millimeters off, shed a couple of grams, and give users the same ...

Sony debuted the Xperia Z1 Compact at CES, noting that the consumer who prefers to have a smaller device does not want fewer features. Could Sony take the experience in their flagship smartphone and ...

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact takes the supercharged processor and 20-megapixel camera of its big brother, but packs it into a more pocketable 4.3-inch, waterproof body. Andrew Lanxon Editor At Large, ...

At last year's CES, Sony introduced us to the Xperia Z, which would be its flagship phone for most of 2013, until the Xperia Z1 was unveiled at IFA. Here at CES 2014, Sony is giving the Z1 some ...

Sony has been doing a lot of research on its customers. The first thing it found was that “the consumer who’d prefer to have a smaller device doesn’t want fewer features.” So the company took the ...

As for a heavyweight contender, Sony hasn’t reached that status here in the United States. Companies like Samsung, HTC, and LG are toppling over the less hard hitting consumer phones. Sony’s lack of ...

Sony knows that some people prefer smaller smartphones. That's why it shrunk the dimensions of the Xperia Z1 to create the Z1 Compact. Don't let the Z1 Compact's small size fool you, however; it's ...

“Sony has nailed a market segment that needs some love. The Z1 Compact is the best small smartphone running Android.” “Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, ...

It seems the companies have figured it out – smaller form factors aren’t a fringe product but are in very real demand. But “mini” versions of flagships tend to lose some of what make their bigger ...