Sony Xperia Z1 - A League without competition

For three months I had an old-fashioned "mobile": Sony Ericsson Spiro
Much I was known smartphone test pages go. In the so-called "leaderboards" finally got irritated as Samsung me some other manufacturer. The important thing is a smartphone with:

- Very fluid Performance (without micro stuttering)
- Good camera
- Rapid response to commands
- Faster (Internet) page structure
- High-quality housing (value retention)
- Great + good display
- Battery life

By chance I came across mydealz.de to offer the Asus Padfone 2 (Tab & Phone). In tests it was a great smartphone and let yourself current flagships behind. When it arrived I was more than glücklich.- two hours, then the Phone and the docking station was broken.
But those two hours alone convinced me to other brands to take a chance.

After several more weeks, countless video reviews, and reviews following smartphones came to the shortlist:

HTC One
LG G2
-Sony Xperia Z [Z1 NOT (!)]
- Nokie Lumia 925 & 1020

Every day I watched the prices of individual smartphones and was about to buy the Sony Xperia Z.
However, a deal on mydealz.de I came to the unique opportunity to get the Sony Xperia Z1 for 349.
-Since I have of course to beat! (-Thanks To ta ***)

And now to Review Sony Xperia Z1

Sony has taken the plunge into the smartphone industry with the Sony Xperia Z and mixed the "smartphone Djungle" mighty upon.
They set a "milestone" by Z. It was, at the time, the best Android Smartphone.- rightly

The Sony Xperia Z1: chunky. Heavy. Edged. Angle dependent. Low grade display. Poor camera.
These are the negative aspects schlechtin -according to the famous Test pages (eg chip AndroidPIT).
On youtube.de (eg SwagTab) the tester the Z1, however showed a different light. - Also convinced of the very detailed review of notebookscheck.de

As the Sony Xperia Z1 arrived today, I unwrapped it.
Even the packaging of the Z1 looks quality. In the box you will find next to the Z1 "premium" headphones + replacement shells, charging adapter + USB cable and a user manual. The smartphone has front and rear a matte protective film, under what is already crystal clear screen protectors (battery cover + Display) are.

This is brought up on the very noble acting metal pushbutton.
As with all phones (next to my ex-S3, the Nexus 4 my brother, my sister and Iphone 4s in local trade) I have looked at the Z1 via youtube.de the short film "Big Buck Bunny" in (1080p) HD.

Display (5/5)
+ Absolutely terrific, Viewpoint stable, crisp display (assuming the mat (!) Thick "plant" film is from)

Internet (5/5)
+ Even the pre-installed Chrome browser invite pages extremly fast and it can be liquid scroll and zoom

Performance (5/5)
+ Whether in the home screen, Menu, widget area or in Apps, it all boils down completely liquid itself no micro stuttering can be observed

Camera (5/5)
+ The camera is from the start in automatic mode. That is the reason why many well-evaluate the camera bad, because in this mode, the camera snaps "only" with 8MP. Holding down the manual mode and draws the link to the top so the manual mode veschiebt the "1st place" in the settings. There you now have the option to the max. Switch number of 20 megapixels (this setting remains when you restart the camera is!) The image quality is compared to other current flagships outstanding. Even with the zoom in the images not pixelate. 360 ° panoramic images, images swing etc. are very well programmed modes of Sony camera. In addition, the camera has a small toll unconverted gimmick: the so-called "AR-effect". A great gimmick - in a good way! Only in low light, the camera shows a little weakness. However, this can be "fixed" by a manual adjustment of the ISO value.

Conclusion
I forgive the Sony Xperia Z1 5 stars out of 5. I think that I have researched enough and have confined myself not only 2-3 brands. In addition to Apple, HTC, Sony LG I have also taken equipment from Asus, ZTE, Nexus, Motorola, BlackBerry, Nokia and Huawei under the microscope.
In addition to the already mentioned refereed YouTube reviews and test reports I have looked at my favorite smart phones in the local media market and angetestet. A very nice smartphone that convinces in all areas -also in handling. Especially the display is highlighted. Especially when testing video "Big Buck Bunny", it is a unique experience (this display technology is used in Sony reportedly Smart TV's)

With open questions, I am very happy to help and hope that I could help one or the other in his decision.