Sony Xperia Z1 Compact now available in the U.S. unlocked

July 9, 2014

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The Sony Xperia Z1 compact made its debut seven months ago at CES, and it's finally available in the U.S. No, you won't find this at a carrier store, you will need to buy it at full retail for $549 direct from Sony (or $429 from Amazon), but it will be contract free.

The Xperia Z1 Compact is special in that it's a “mini” phone (4.3-inch display) with flagship specs. You still get a quad-core Snapdragon 800 along with 2 GB of RAM and a darn good camera.

If you're still on the fence, you can check out our hands on video.

sources: Sony / Amazon

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Robert lives in upstate New York where he was born and raised. Technology was always his passion. His first computer was a Radio Shack TRS80 Color that used a cassette tape to save programs, and his first laptop was a Toshiba T1200FB that sported a CGA greyscale screen and two 720kb floppy drives (no hardrive). From the early 90’s through late 2011, he only owned Motorola phones starting with the MircroTAC all the way through to the Droid X. He broke that streak when he bought the Galaxy Nexus. Now he's sporting a Galaxy Note 4, and absolutely loves it. He has a wonderful wife and a 6 year old son. In his free time he enjoys sports, movies, TV, working out, and trying to keep up with the rapid fast world of technology.