For readers who are considering buying the Sony Xperia Z1 or the Xperia Z smartphone, 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 comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. The Xperia Z also comes with a 5 inch TFT capacitive touch screen, rendering 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with 144 x 74 x 8.5 mm dimensions and weighs 170 grams. The Xperia Z comes with 139 x 71 x 7.9 mm dimensions and is comparatively lighter, weighing 146 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Sony Xperia Z1 is equipped with a 2.2 GHz qua 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 Xperia Z is equipped with a 1.5 GHz quad core krait processor and Qualcomm MDM9215M / APQ8064 chipset. It comes with 16 GB of internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

Both the devices run on the Android platform and come loaded with the Jelly Bean operating system, which can be upgrade to the KitKat version. Both the phones have 2 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Sony Xperia Z1 sports a 20.7 MP primary camera with features like autofocus an LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The Xperia Z sports a 13.1 MP primary camera with similar features. The secondary camera on the device is 2.2 MP.

Battery

The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 3000 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 15 hours on 3G or music play of about 110 hours. The Xperia Z comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 2330 mAh battery, which allows for a talk time of about 14 hours on 3G or music play of about 40 hours.

Price in Australia

The Sony Xperia Z1 4G LTE variant is priced at around AU $659.95. The Xperia Z 3G C6602 is priced at around AU $509.95 and the 4G LTE C6603 variant is price at around AU $499.95 in Australia.

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