Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Smartisan T1

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Comparing the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact vs Smartisan T1 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Smartisan T1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact runs at 2.2 GHz, making Smartisan T1 the better performer.


Display: Smartisan T1 offers a screen size of 4.95 inches, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 4.3 inches, making Smartisan T1 the larger display of the two. Sony Xperia Z1 Compact features a IPS LCD display compared to Smartisan T1's LCD, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers a higher rear camera resolution with 20.7 MP, while Smartisan T1 offers 12.1 MP, making Sony Xperia Z1 Compact better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Smartisan T1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 2 MP, making Smartisan T1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Smartisan T1 offers a higher battery capacity with 2750 mAh, while Sony Xperia Z1 Compact offers 2300 mAh, making Smartisan T1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and Smartisan T1 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2014
30 Jul, 2014
06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 800
N/A
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 2.2 GHz)
(upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

N/A
4.3 inches (10.92 cm)
4.95 inches (12.57 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
20.7 MP
Primary Camera
12.1 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
2300 mAh
2750 mAh
6500 mAh
N/A
N/A
90W Flash Charging
N/A
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A
N/A
8.4/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5
(355 ratings)
N/A
4.5/5
(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 21, 2014
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.3 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974
Qualcomm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 2.2 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Adreno 330
Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB
2 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

4.3 inches  (10.92 cm)
4.95 inches  (12.57 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

342 ppi
445 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

61.7 %
71.03 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

127 mm
141 mm
150.83 mm

Width

64.9 mm
67.4 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

9.5 mm
8.23 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

137 grams
167 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes IP58
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Excellent

Resolution

20.7 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.027 mm focal length Exmor-R CMOS image sensor
12.1 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5256 x 3944 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
N/A

Camera Features

8 x Digital Zoom
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Video HDR
N/A
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

2300 mAh
2750 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 10 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Micro
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
N/A
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 1.43 W/kg Body: 1.00 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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