Although Sony Xperia Z1 was launched in 2013, its status as the company's flagship smartphone has been replaced by the latest model Xperia Z2. However, Xperia Z1 continues to be one of the most popular smartphones on the market, thanks to its superior quality camera combined with great sound performance.

In addition to being lightweight (170g) and measuring just 5.67 x 2.91 x 0.33 inches, the Xperia Z1 possess the dust proof and water resistant IP58 certified feature, which has the ability to last for 30 minutes in a 1-meter water. The smartphone comes in silver-colored aluminum casing, giving its body an additional solid feel.

Since the plastic sides of the phone extend just a fraction of a millimeter more than its glassy rear, the Xperia Z1 is able to tolerate more shocks from careless drops. However, the sole problem with Xperia Z1's design is actually its general look. In fact, it is the type of smartphone that takes some time to get used to its overall appearance.

Xperia Z1 uses the Triluminos technology that was used for the first time in the Xperia Z Ultra. However, the display of the Z1 has its pros and cons. It shows bright, vivacious, and crisp images, but it has restricted viewing angles. Yet, the 1080 x 1920 pixels and pixel density of 441 PPI of Xperia Z1 are without doubt, pretty impressive.

Xperia Z1 runs on 2.2 GHz Krait 400 quad-core processor, which is remarkably powerful. It is an ideal phone for opening different apps, web pages, as well as media browsing while simultaneously gaming. Several critics appreciated Xperia Z1's performance, as it has a very minimal amount of glitches.

The best feature of this phone is perhaps its camera. Having 20.7 MP rear and 2 MP front cameras, Sony Xperia Z1 takes excellen snap shots. The phone is equipped with a 1/2.3'' sensor size, geo-tagging, image stabilization, touch focus, face detection, and HDR, panorama.

Despite the launch of Xperia Z2, Sony Xperia Z1 is still a powerful smartphone and many may consider buying it for its remarkable specs.