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Jan 27, 2016
Great Intro to a Smartphone
2 of 2 found this helpful Very happy with this phone. I wanted to upgrade to a smartphone (my first) but I wanted to find something that wasn't a phablet, that still had a good camera, that had a decent battery life and that was under $200, all while being easy to learn and navigate. I had read rave reviews about the Z1 Compact and was excited that it had all the hardware/software of its flagship counterpart, just in a smaller frame. It was just barely over my $200 budget (by $20) but had everything I wanted so I went for it. I am glad I did. As long as you turn on all the power saver features, you can easily get 3-4 days out of the phone with lite data usage. The only problem I have had with it so far is, the metal cover on the water tight seal of the charging port (to help you open the port) came off after a couple of weeks, but it was easily fixable with some superglue.
The camera on this phone, I felt, was better than advertised too. I took some pictures of a sunset and the colors just popped, even when not set at the max 20Mpxl (they were taken at 8Mpxl). Great quality. I am overall very happy with this phone and would recommend it to anyone looking for a good intro smartphone.