The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and AMD’s “Kaveri” APU’s with the Steamroller microarchitecture are probably two of the most anticipated tech stuff that got me tuned in on the tech updates.
The Z1 compact was introduced at the CES 2014. It’s basically the Z1 but with a smaller size, resolution, and battery. But still, it’s nowhere near the midrange specs of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini and HTC One Mini. I believe it’s the international version of the Z1 f that got me excited a few months back.
I’ve seen a comparison in size with the iphone 5 and it looks like the ideal phone for me. My cousin recently got himself a Z1. He’s a tall guy so I guess suits him well. The small person that I am makes me much more inclined to the Compact. Praises to Sony, by the way, for doing a mini, or now more appropriately a Compact, in its true sense, like Sony Ericsson did with the X10 Mini and Xperia mini some forgotten 3 to 4 years ago. Actually, for 2011, more like what they did with the Xperia ray. Okay…the mini, mini pro, neo, ray, and pro.
On the x86 side of things, yey AMD! With GCN 2.0, a slowly but surely improving Bulldozer architecture, and the fulfillment of HSA (once known/intended/idealized as Fusion), I’m looking forward to spending some cash again on a new PC. Or maybe I’ll be doing another ideal specs list. Yep, that’s a good idea.
Can’t wait to have these in the local market.
