Japanese tech giants ,Sony's upcoming cameraphone or (phamera
as i say it) flagship has been spotted in few leaked images earlier
and now, the specifications of the device have been leaked. Samsung and Nokia
have made their camera-smartphone or phamera , how can sony stay back. The Sony
Xperia Honami will reportedly sport a 5-inch display of 1080p resolution. The
smartphone is going to be powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800
processor and feature 2 GB of RAM. The 20 megapixel Exmor RS main camera will
feature Sony G-lens and BIONZ image processor, but its sensor will measure
1/2.3" rather than the previously rumored 1/1.6". The impressive snapper
will be joined by a 2 megapixel front facing snapper. The smartphone will have
16 GB of expandable storage to save all those shots and will draw its juice
from a 3,000mAh battery. Sony Xperia Honami is said to be IP57 certified, which
it is completely dust-protected and it will withstand a meter of water for 30
minutes. The Xperia Honami reportedly measures 144 x 73.9 x 8.3mm and will come
with a great set of connectivity options along with latest version of the
Android OS - 4.2. The upcoming flagship smartphone from Sony is expected to
compete against the likes of other camera-phones such asSamsung Galaxy S4
Zoom and, more importantly, the Nokia Lumia 1020. Sony is set to
unveil its Honami smartphone at its press event on September 4 at the
IFA expo in Berlin. Alongside the
mouthwatering processor, screen and camera specs, and now a claimed camera app
screenshot from the Honami reveals that a 20 MP unit might
be indeed chilling inside Sony's next big thing, just as speculated. At the full resolution, the phone can apparently
take 4:3 photos, with 16:9 going down to 8 MP. We still don't know whether
there will be some sort of pixel oversampling tech like in
Nokia's PureView technology, like it was
whispered in the beginning. With all the latest leaks trickling down, prototypes are obviously in the
hands of people that like to brag, so samples shouldn't be far behind. We're a little more than a month away from a flood
of gadget news at IFA in Berlin, and we have a sneaking suspicion that the
phone's camera UI looks like, and now a leak from the Taiwanese site ePrice says the device has a 20.7-megapixel ExmorRS sensor that's the same size as the one in the Galaxy Camera and other point-and-shoots. It's also paired with a "Sony
G-Lens," though hopefully not one as bulbous as some others we've seen. Other specs include a 5-inch 1080p display with the
same Triluminos technology that's in the Xperia Z Ultra,
Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 800, 16GB of internal
storage that can be expanded with microSD and a fairly massive 3,000mAh
battery. If the alleged spec sheet after the jump is to be believed, then
the Lumia 1020 and GS4 Zoom might have to face some
serious competition. We’ve seen several claims
suggesting variously 13-megpaixel, 16-megapixel and 20-megapixel sensors using
Sony’s Exmor RS back-illuminated sensor (BSI) technology. For a while there’s
been talk of Sony Cybershot functionality and allegedly the phone will feature
a Cybershot camera UI and both a dual-LED and Xenon flash. The sensor allegedly has a 2/3-inch aperture and one
wildcard rumour we’ve seen recently says you’ll be able to swap the lenses
around. It’s also rumoured to use a Mobile BIONZ image processing technology to
enhance things further and there’ll be a dedicated camera button. The front-facing secondary camera is a 2.2-megapixel
Exmor R sensor with 1080p video capture. The operating system will of course be
Google’s Android software and the latest version, 4.2.2 Jelly Bean,
has been mentioned specifically to be onboard. It seems a given it will have a
Sony interface layer on top and while we’ve previously seen the ‘Sony UI’ on
the Xperia Z and others, the Xperia i1 will apparently debut the so-called
‘Xperia UI’. Whether this is a dramatic change from the previous interface or
something very similar remains to be seen. There’s been no word on when Sony
might release its Xperia i1 handset, but it was revealed through leaks at the
same time as the Xperia ZU, which was launched on June 25. Sony has another
event lined up in Paris on July 4, which could possibly see the Xperia i1
Honami getting an official announcement. We think it’s quite likely we’ll see
the Xperia i1 appear by the end of August at the very latest. After launch, we
expect the device to hit the market within the following month, so that could
put us into August or September before it’s on shelves. In terms of pricing,
again there are no details given but considering Sony’s previous flagships have
retailed for around the £500 mark SIM-free – we suspect we’ll see a repeat of
this pricing plan on the Xperia i1.
