Scope of supply:
Now that Sony has certainly no spikes from the crown to the broken inclined buyer to proffer a plethora of giveaways. Unlike the Xperia Z, which was delivered with a charging station DK 26, the Z1 comes with headphones and charging cable, therefore, together with power jack. However, the charging cable is a fixed connection and no magnetic cable as it is to purchase on Ebay at various retailers for the ridiculously low price of less than 6 euros. For this, the new Z1 is namely capable. Magnetic connection capability, but not inductively charged. This need to be considered.
Short a few words to the charging station for the Xperia Z1 of DK 31 These, there are at Sony for proud 40 euros including shipping. That's plenty, but it has the advantage that it is supplied with a second adapter so you can charge your smartphone this time also with a shell in the charging station. Good thought along!
Feel:
A little larger than its predecessor, it is even advised the Xperia Z1. But only slightly.
The outer frame has however changed in aluminum instead of the previous plastic. And that even looks good. Similarly, angular as its predecessor is presented also the new smartphone. Rather something determined by the dimensions ago for adult men's hands than for the delicate female hand.
To feel I would also like to add include the processing in general. This is quite successful for an ingot smartphone, but know the same mistakes as its predecessor on. After consultation with the Sony Support is part of Sony, the glass was not possible to clearly define which installed. On the one hand well Dragontail, on the other hand Gorilla glass have been installed. Which glass is where nobody knows smartphone installed. To say, because this is still not batches depending on the location. Quite strange.
The Xperia Z1 once a factory-applied film was used. This was the predecessor already. Stupid thing is that this film is replaced by the Sony Service underheblich proposes to beech. Sony reached because the consumer vigorously and therefore the exchange of a film is just under 20 euros! Mind you, for a page! When replacing both films (the back is the way claimed more and more), we are here in almost 40 Euro plus 5 Euro shipping. The shipping fee is wearing course yet. In sum, we come here with a simple but complete film changes to a whopping 50 money !!! Customer-friendly is another way !!!
But now also for the better of the Z1. Is laudable that the speaker this time has larger dimensions and is also better built.
While the Xperia Z the speaker still hung on the lower right side, and while holding in hand considerable loss of accidental cover of selbigem moved to be the new speaker is attached below! Since Sony has probably heard at times the buyer, because I've always thought the idea of the side speaker for completely wrong.
Perfect also that finally the headphone jack is completely free and accessible without the water resistance to influence and was this time placed on the left side.
The switches are positioned in the same place as it did at the XZ and also the built-up display is identical to that of its predecessor.
Operation and Performance:
When delivered Android 4.2 is uploaded. This there are now even for the XZ however caused it there at the beginning of a little trouble. Apps such as SMS, my Car and I no longer worked properly after the update. Even by themselves at night by an invisible hand switching-on displays frequently been mentioned. The problems with the Apps have been fixed since the previous version built, but the display light up for some customers, as well as with me, if they continue to be recharged. Sony is this phenomenon supposedly not known, but what I can not imagine.
When XZ1 these problems are all but non-existent. Well, let's wait the rollout of Android 4.3 because this was announced for both models. When a date is specified, however, Sony keeps time very covered. Because even the rollout of 4.2.2 was delayed at that time by several months. The mistake you do not want probably commit, so you feel the same enveloped in silence.
Processor default, however, was upgraded. From the original Snapdragon S4 in the XZ a Snapdragon 800 was built. Also, a quad-core processor that is clocked at, however instead of 1.5 GHz with the predecessor with rich 2.2 gigahertz. Although this does not sound like a lot at first glance sets the new processor but powerfully in the benchmark tests.
In practice, however, I feel the difference is not so crazy as you'd think. Even the XZ ran absolutely smoothly so far and no performance problems.
The graphic was pushed by Adreno 320 to 330, the memory is the same for both smartphones with 2 GB.
The slight change in the thickness of the XZ1 is because here a much more powerful battery has been installed, which had gone down in 2330 now holds 3000 mAh. That's almost 30 percent more than its predecessor. How long the battery really holds now, want it and I can not say anything. Hangs but individually by you and your personal preferences.
Camera:
Although not for me personally, but for some customers so particularly important that new camera of XZ1.
21 megapixels! That sounds a lot is a lot, not to say too much!
Because here makes itself in the highest setting immediately a strong image noise noticeable. While the sensor has been enlarged in XZ1 and is now on a par with a film camera, but the quality is really something to be desired. Better in the case: It uses the setting Superior automatic. Photos are doing while engaged in only with approx 8MP, but the results do to convince more than in the highest setting.
Also you can see the new continuous shooting speed has been the XZ1 spendiert make full use of only 8MP. Up to 10 frames per second are therefore possible. Not bad.
The shutter speed is 0.18 seconds more than the fine.
Video in Full HD could its predecessor, and that's here as well. The speed in the video area is 30 frames per second and, unfortunately, is not adjustable.
The with built-in image editing software is much more extensive than in the XZ and I would review technical lead us too far. But they tried in any case of it, I bet you have a lot of fun to it.
Conclusion:
In direct comparison the XZ1 a few better-thought changes were given.
However, things you could observe its predecessor (headphone jack, speakers, etc.).
The new camera, I would not call it a high-flyer, as well as the Regulations of the XZ.
The performance here is much higher in the tests in practice, but they were not so serious noticeable.
When one finally realizes to the current price of both devices, each client has to decide for themselves whether it is worth the not inconsiderable surcharge of XZ1 the fun.
I forgive here indeed very good, but unfortunately it only 4 stars.
