For readers who are considering buying the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact or the Nexus 4, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact comes with a 4.3 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 720 x 1280 pixels resolution. The Nexus 4 comes with a 4.7 inch True HD IPS Plus capacitive touch screen, rendering 768 x 1280 pixels resolution.

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact comes with 127 x 64.9 x 9.5 mm dimensions and weighs 137 grams. The Nexus 4 comes with 133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1 mm dimensions and weighs 139 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is equipped with a 2.2 GHz quad core krait 400 processor and Qualcomm MSM8974 Snapdragon 800 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The Nexus 4 is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon chipset. It comes in 8 GB and 16 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

Both the devices run on the Android Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgraded to the KitKat version. Both the devices have 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact sports a 20.7 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Nexus 4 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 1.3 MP.

Battery

The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2300 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 18 hours on 3G. The Nexus 4 comes with a non-removable Li-Po 2100 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 15 hours on 3G.

Price in Australia

The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is priced at around AU $559.95. The Nexus 4 8 GB variant is priced at around AU $349.95 and the 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $419.95 in Australia.

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