Xperia Z1 review: The 2013 Xperia — a 20.7 MP camera and waterproof glass slab.
A 2013 camera-focused Xperia, waterproof and fast.
The Xperia Z1 paired a high-res camera with IP58 and a Snapdragon 800. Its LCD viewing angles aside, it was a strong 2013 flagship — now history.
01Display
54/10054/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2013 — 14 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker camera results among flagship phones of 2013 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
26/10026/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2013 — 30 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2013 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
64/10064/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2013.
06Value
40/10040/100 is one of the weaker value results among flagship phones of 2013 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- High-resolution 20.7 MP 1/2.3" camera sensor for 2013.
- IP58 water and dust resistance.
- Fast Snapdragon 800; microSD support.
- Distinctive OmniBalance glass design.
- IPS LCD had narrow viewing angles.
- Weak 2 MP selfie camera; microUSB.
- Software ended at Android 5.1.
- Discontinued — a vintage device.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 87-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .