Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Specs and Price

Over the years the Compact series have always found a way to be more than just a smaller model rather it has become an hybrid of its own. The release of the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact high-end smartphone in this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) alongside the bigger Sony Xperia XZ2 took a detour from what we expected. The smartphone now come with a different curved design as opposed to the square design Sony smartphones are known for. The beauty of the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is that it retains all the goodies in the bigger model.

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Key Specs and Price

• 5.9-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2160 pixels (483 ppi)
• Android 8.0 Oreo
• Octa-core Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 845 with 4GB RAM
• 64GB built-in storage with support for memory card up to 400GB
• 19MP rear camera and 5MP front camera
• 4G LTE
• Fingerprint sensor
• Water and dust proof (IP68)
• 2, 870mAh non removable Li-ion battery

Design and Display

Beside being smaller than the Xperia XZ2, it doesn’t have a glass finish rather you have got a polycarbonate casing covered with aluminium. The smartphone might also look chubby as a result of cramming the smartphone with features present in the bigger model rather what you have here is a smartphone with solid ergonomics.

Although the bezels are not as thin as the ones in the LG V30S ThinQ or Nokia 8 Sirocco but it had been trimmed down considerably. The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact like the XZ2 still has the front facing stereo which is one of the reasons the bezel are still that much.

As a result of the reduced size the smartphone now has a much more crammed up pixels as it still retains the same resolution as in the Xperia XZ2. The display appears as colourful as in the other smartphone and with a higher pixel density of 483 ppi.  You have a 5.0-inch 1080 X 2160 pixels display with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 guarding it.

Battery and Camera

A reduction in the size of the smartphone translated to a corresponding decrease in the battery capacity. This is understandable as the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact now as a 2, 870mAh Li-ion battery. On the other hand, the aluminium build now cancels the wireless charging present in the other model but still has the quick charge from Qualcomm.

In the camera segment, both smartphones are the same both having a 19MP rear camera and a 5MP selfie camera. There’s is still the slow motion video recording at 960fps, however, the quality is upgraded from the 720p in the Samsung Galaxy S9 to 1080p. The only thing is, it does this  for a shorter 3 seconds only. All the camera features present in the Sony Xperia XZ2 is present in the Compact model.

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Hardware and Software

Another interesting property of the Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact is that it also features the same latest Qualcomm processor present in the bigger XZ2. Inside you have a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chipset accompanied by an Adreno 630 GPU.

The similarity goes on, as you also have a 4GB RAM and a 64GB built-in storage and support for MicroSD card up to 400GB. This is more than enough to have an hitch free ride on the smartphone with its high grade SoC and ample memory. It will also be having Android 8.0 Oreo pre-installed from Sony alongside its UI.

Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact Price and Availability

The Sony Xperia XZ2 Compact was launched in the MWC 2018 and hitting the retail outlets in April. The expecting price is around £600 which is about 267, 000 Naira.