The smartphone is available for free on £27 ($44.5/€32.6) per month plans

Jan 10, 2014 15:50 GMT  ·  By

Mobile phone users in the UK interested in the purchase of a Sony Xperia Z1 Compact smartphone can now pre-order it via Carphone Warehouse as well.

The retailer has just announced that reservations for the handset are now open, and also added specific info on the matter on its website.

Thus, users can now pre-order the mobile phone for free on monthly plans that start at £27 ($44.5/€32.6) per month, which makes it the cheapest in the UK, the retailer claims.

Moreover, it notes that the smartphone comes with with £50 ($82/€60) Sony cashback, 5 movies & millions of songs for free. Overall, users can get up to £65 ($107/€78.5) worth of free content with the purchase of this smartphone.

The new device is expected to start shipping starting with the week commencing January 27, Carphone Warehouse notes on its website.

Sony Xperia Z1 Compact was announced with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display capable of delivering a 720p resolution, while being powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor.

The smartphone also features 2GB of RAM inside, as well as 16GB of internal memory, and a microSD memory card slot with support for up to 64GB of additional storage space.

The handset’s display sports Sony's TRILUMINOS and X-Reality technologies and can deliver a pixel density of 342 pixels per inch.

Sony also included a 20.7-megapixel camera on the back of Xperia Z1 Compact, enabling users to easily record videos in full HD resolution, as well as a 2MP front camera for making video calls.

“The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact takes everything that makes the Xperia Z1 great and squeezes it into a smaller body. It has a super-fast quad core processor that'll keep all your apps and games running smoothly,” Carphone Warehouse notes.

“There's also a superb 20.7MP camera with innovative software that helps you take great photos every time. And now this impressive hardware has been put into a phone that easily fits into the palm of your hand or your pocket.”

The handset also sports a 2300mAh battery inside, with Battery STAMINA Mode for increased usage time, as well as IP55 and IP58 certification for dust and water resistance. Sony Xperia Z1 Compact runs under the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean operating system.

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