Sony Xperia Z1, the five best accessories for this great smartphone

We start this last week of the year with a new installment of the articles that we have been doing in recent days in which we show you the best accessories on the market for certain smartphones. We have already talked about the five best accessories for the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One and now it's the turn of Sony's flagship, which is none other than the Sony Xperia Z1.

The Japanese company in recent years has greatly improved its offer of smartphones with great devices such as the Sony Xperia Z1, which has become one of the best smartphones with Android operating system of 2013, and that has very little between us since it was presented last September. The Sony Xperia Z1 not only stands out for its great hardware features but we must also highlight its resistance to water and dust.

If you own one of them or are thinking of getting one, you may be interested to know what are some of the accessories that we can currently find for this smartphone, both to protect it and to improve its performance and user experience. Let's go there!

Case-mate Tough

The first thing we bring you is a case that will protect our Sony Xperia Z1 from any accidental blow thanks to the fact that it is a housing hard and very resistant to impacts. What's more, it has a kind of padding inside that absorbs shocks. Its design fits perfectly to the device and also allows you to comfortably hold the smartphone. We can find it in Amazon currently for about 18 euros, a price that is not bad at all.

Sony Magnetic Power Charging Dock

El magnetic charging stand Sony official has an innovative magnetic connector that allows you to place the smartphone in the dock using only one hand, since the magnet that the Sony Xperia Z1's charging port has does the rest. In addition, it should be noted that this Dock can be used whether or not we have a mobile phone case on, something that is appreciated. The Sony Magnetic Power Charging Dock we can find it in Ebay from $29 approx.

Xperia SmartTags 2

The Xperia smart tags 2 Sony are technology-based NFC and they allow us to launch applications, open web pages, as well as other wireless on and off functions, adjust the volume, change songs, etc. Each of these smart tags can support multiple actions based on user needs. To be able to use them, all we will need is to have the application on our device Smart Connect, from where we can easily configure how we want our device to react to the different SmartTags. The price for which we can find the Xperia SmartTags 2 revolves around the $20 in stores like Amazon.

Sony SmartWatch 2

The Japanese company is another one that has launched its smart watch proposal this year. El Sony SmartWatch 2 blends seamlessly with the Sony Xperia Z1 via connection Bluetooth allowing us to be aware of everything that happens on our smartphone without having to take it out of your pocket. Some of the notifications it shows are when we receive a call, text or email, etc. In addition, when it is not within the Bluetooth range of the phone, the Sony SmartWatch 2 works as an independent digital clock and it must be said that its battery provides a quite acceptable duration, as well as that it is resistant al water. In Amazon we can get hold of him for 169,90 euros.

QX10 and QX100, Sony's camera lenses

This year, Sony surprised us with the arrival of two camera lenses that work both independently and connected to the smartphone, expanding the possibilities of the integrated camera. We are talking about the lenses QX10 y QX100, which provide a great extra quality to our photographs as well as being able to manually control more functions such as focus and zoom. The QX100 is the lens that offers the highest quality since it has a 20,2 megapixel sensor and 3,6x optical zoom. On the other hand, the QX10 has a 18,2 megapixel sensor and a 10x optical zoom. The lenses have Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) to reduce the chances of blurry photos. Both lenses can currently be found in many stores such as Fnac, Media Markt, etc. and also online, in stores like Amazon, with a price of about 177 euros the lens QX10 and some 399 euros la QX100, although you already know that they may vary depending on the seller and also the place where we buy it.

So far our compilation of the best accessories for the Sony Xperia Z1. As you can see, it is a smartphone that has the most varied accessories that range from a smart watch, camera lenses, housings or smart tags among many other things. We hope it has been helpful to you.