The Sony Xperia Z1 Compact is what some had previously referred to as the Xperia Z1 mini. Packing in many of the same features as the Xperia Z1, the Xperia Z1 Compact is designed to be a smaller and more budget friendly version of the Android flagship smartphone. Notable differences between the two phones include a smaller screen of 4.3-inch vs. 5-inch of the Xperia Z1 but it seems that it’s not all. When revealed at CES 2014, it seemed that while the Xperia Z1 Compact would be a more budget friendly version of the Z1, that it would in fact still offer the same premium finish as its flagship counterpart. Since units were not available for hands on time, many pictures from the event depicted a phone that offered the same glass backing as the Xperia Z1 which made the Xperia Z1 Compact all the better buy. Now, we can confirm that the Xperia Z1 Compact isn’t quite as premium as many had thought.

Sony has recently revealed that despite review units in the wild and pictures from the event, that the Xperia Z1 Compact houses a rear plastic shell and not glass like the Xperia Z1 that many had thought. It’s worth noting that for its part, Sony has never tried to pass off the Xperia Z1 Compact as a smartphone with a glass rear shell though previously, Sony had accidentally said the following under the phones description:

 both the front and back are made of durable tempered glass 

Now instead in the products white sheet, the following language can be found: