While many other OEMs are hell bent on making the biggest screen, everyone seems to have forgotten about the iPhone 5 from Apple which still sells by the buckets. Most of the minis on the market are an underwhelming version of its big brother - HTC and Samsung have been guilty of making a mini in spec, mini in price policy which hasn't really worked out well for either of them.
Making the footpath to Android more accessible from Apple is something OEMs really needed to be address, sure Apple are making a bigger screen iPhone but the hearts and minds of those who accuse Fandroids of carrying a TV in their pockets needs to be won. I think the Z1 Compact is the handset to do just that.
The size is very pocket-able, the specs have remained the same, and the screen is arguably better than its big brother regardless of the lack of pixels but it has more than the iPad 3, and everyone loved that. I hold both the iPhone and Z1C in my hands and cant help but think the Z1C is much better quality to feel and looks better than the iPhone - the battery life is also better then the iPhone.Now the trick is, can Sony get anyone to listen ? I fear it will take a huge Samsung-esq assault on the media to get many to take note and with MWC round the corner the other OEM voices will become deafening.
If you have a friend sat in Apples' walled garden who is looking to kick down the fence gate, then send them to the Sony Z1 Compact to investigate, its so close in many ways with the dimension and spec wont have them running back to repair the gate. Lets kick down those walls !