One of the anticipated upcoming Sony phones in 2014 is the Xperia Compact. However, T-Mobile has forged a deal with Sony to exclusively offer the Xperia Z1S bearing the same specs and features. 

Now, the Sony droid is now available for first-hand impressions on selected T-Mobile brick-and-mortar stores. Of course, there are people who prefer to get the feel of the device first before making the purchase. This will help them decide if they really need a compact but powerful Android device. 

The Xperia Z1S is priced at $528 off-contract from T-Mobile, though there is also an option to get it through installment for $22 in 24 months. If you think you can live with this device and it would be able to deliver the functions you need for the next two years, then the latter option is certainly tempting. 

In case you haven't heard about this device just yet, it features a 5-inch screen with Full HD (1920 x 1080) display, a Snapdragon 800 chipset, quad-core CPU clocked at 2.2GHz, 2GB of RAM, and a 20.7MP primary camera. 

The phone was first launched in Japan with the model name Xperia J, and then moved on to China. It was just a matter of time that it arrives to the US, also bearing another model name.