Sony proves that good things come in small packages with the Xperia XZ2 Compact

Look, not everyone wants a simultaneously wallet and pocket-busting smartphone, and downsizing shouldn’t mean missing out on all the best features. Luckily, Sony seems to have got the balance right with the Xperia XZ2 Compact. It might have a 5in, full HD-only display, but like its bigger bro the XZ2, it can upscale SDR to HDR in real time, giving your multimedia a noticeably wider range of colours. And like the XZ2, its camera has a 19MP sensor with ISO 12800 sensitivity, as well as support for 4K HDR video recording. Internally, there’s very little difference between Sony’s two new blowers (aside from a smaller battery in the XZ2 Compact, naturally), but flip the little phone over and you’ll notice it swaps glass for an an anti-scratch, anti-grubby fingerprint, hard polycarbonate back. We dig it. Shipping begins in the Spring.

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I'm fascinated by all things tech, but if you were going to leave me on a desert island, I'd probably ask for my Nintendo Switch, a drone, and a pair of noise-cancelling cans to block out the relentless seagull racket. When I'm not on Stuff duty you'll probably find me subscribing to too many podcasts, playing too many video games, or telling anyone who will listen that Spurs are going to win a trophy this season.

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Video games, VR, smartwatches, headphones, smart speakers, bizarre Kickstarter campaigns