Sony Xperia Z1 Compact: hands-on (Video)

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By now, you probably know that the Sony Xperia Z1S isn’t arriving like we expected – as another spin on the Z1F. So if the Z1S is that different, larger hardware, what about the idea of an international Z1F – the one with the 4.3-inch 720p screen and the Snapdragon 800? Enter: the Xperia Z1 Compact. While small, it still looks extremely powerful, and it’s waterproof to boot. At CES 2014 in Las Vegas, we were able to swing by ...

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Sony Xperia Z1s mystery continues as phone hits China’s TENAA

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What the heck is going on with Sony and its plans for what we’ve been calling the Xperia Z1s? If you haven’t been keeping up with the story, it’s a real puzzle: Sony introduced a mini version of the Xperia Z1 as the Xperia Z1f in Japan. Then we saw a leaked model claiming to be the Xperia Z1s, an international version of the Z1f. Except, in the weeks that followed, all these leaks ...

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Probable Sony Xperia Z1s caught on camera

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If you haven’t heard about the Sony Xperia Z1f yet, pay attention: this is the so-called Z1 mini, and it’s really captured out interest by offering full-sized performance, instead of the sort of skimping on internal components that all to often befalls the fate of similar “mini” versions of flagships. While the Z1f itself doesn’t show any signs of popping up outside Japan, we’ve been tracking rumors of an Xperia Z1s, which would be the international version of the ...

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Google Nexus 5 launch rumor, Nokia event teases laptop, Xperia Z1F & more – Pocketnow Daily

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Watch today’s Pocketnow Daily as we talk about the Sony Xperia Z1F, which finally brings us a flagship smartphone on smaller dimensions. We then talk about BlackBerry’s future, including the fact that its cofounders want to buy it back. Nokia is next as we’ve got teasers for their October 22nd event that include a laptop. We then go through the Nexus 5 leaks, and a possibility of a launch next week. We end today’s show talking about the HTC One Max, and the company’s plans to bring some innovations to the fingerprint scanner. All this and more after the break. ...

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Sony Xperia Z1 Mini announced for Japan’s DoCoMo as the Xperia Z1F

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The Sony Xperia Z1 flagship is getting a smaller version, however, only in Japan, for the moment. The new Sony Xperia Z1F has been reportedly announced at a DoCoMo event and is apparently packing all the internals of the Z1 in a smaller form factor. We’re looking at a 4.3-inch 720p screen, underneath which you’ll find powerhouse internals: a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal storage, 20.1MP camera — same as the one on the Z1 — NFC, ...

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