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Sony Xperia Z1 Release Date Soon Approaching in UK

September 14, 2013 By Troy Rubenson Leave a Comment

Recently, Sony revealed they are going to reveal a new smartphone before the end of the year. The Japanese tech giant dubs the forthcoming Xperia Z1 as ‘jack of all trades’. The Sony Xperia Z1 smartphone is going to come out with impressive features. Like the Sony Xperia Z which released at the beginning of the year, the Xperia Z1 will also be resistant to dust and water.

More and more rumors are spreading about the Xperia Z1. Nothing is yet known on Sony Xperia Z1 release date for fans in US but the device seems to be arriving soon in UK thanks to the huge fanbase for Sony handsets in the country. In UK, many retailers have already started taking pre-orders.

Clove UK, a popular retailer is going to sell the Sony Xperia Z1 at £564 including VAT. They are offering both white and black colored Xperia Z1 to the patrons. If you happen to visit their site, you will come to know that they are going to receive the first stock of handset from Sept 16 onwards.

Even Phones4U is going to sell the Xperia Z1 from the same date. The retailer has listed the handset with slightly different rates. Also, it has listed the different plans offered by various carriers.

Carphone Warehouse is also going to make the Xperia Z1 available on pre-order basis at price of £550 from Sept 16. It is only retailer in UK to offer the handset in purple color.

Expansys is also letting Sony fans to place pre-orders for Xperia Z1 at £570. As of now, they have not listed the shipping date. However, we can guess the shipping date will be somewhere between Sept 16 to Sept 22.

Sony Xperia Z1 Smartphone Launched, Boasts of Superior Photographic Abilities

September 4, 2013 By Jack M. Robinson Leave a Comment

Sony finally has lifted the veil off its Xperia Z1 which was at the center of many a rumor story for months. The latest Sony smartphone is also among the new crop of devices that flaunts its photographic abilities more than anything else. However, that does not mean it is a laggard on other areas, equipped as it is with the latest Snapdragon 800 chip rated at 2.2 Ghz, which together with a 2 GB RAM ensure performance of the highest order. Staring at your face will be a 5 inch full HD Triluminos LCD that benefits from Sony’s own OptiContrast and X-Reality display technologies. The Z1 also includes 16 GB of internal storage which is expandable to up to 64 GB via micro SD cards.

Powering the device will be a 3000 mAh battery pack. Other features of the smartphone include Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, and GLONASS. Other connectivity options the device comes with include LTE, Wi-Fi and NFC. Also, much like the other members of the Xperia family, the Z1 too is water and dust proof. The smartphone also benefits from the OmniBalance design theme that is a hallmark of all Xperia devices while the aluminum build makes for a sturdy build quality.

Saving the best for the last, the Xperia Z1 comes with a 20.7 mp camera at the rear. The camera benefits from G Lens along with other tech bits such as BIONZ mobile image processing engine, f2.0 aperture and so on. There is also several camera oriented apps on board to allow for the best image sharing and processing experience. Social Live is one that will allow the images to be shared on social networking sites such as Facebook with the least fuss. A nice feature of the Z1 is the Timeshift burst which enables 61 images to taken at one go with just one press of the shutter.

All in all a nice smartphone with some impressive internals. However, the company is yet to reveal the pricing which will be crucial to it becoming a success in the market.

Sony Honami, Xperia Z1 Release Date to Arrive Soon

August 20, 2013 By Troy Rubenson Leave a Comment

Brands like HTC, BlackBerry and Sony that was losing out on business considerably in the past years have suddenly sprung into competitive brands in 2013. It was mainly because of the Xperia Z model and Xperia Tablet Z were the two devices that brought back profits to the Japanese tech giant. The recently released Sony Xperia Z Ultra is also quite a competitive device.

Now, Sony is working on Honami line of phones to come out in the market before the end of this year. The high megapixel camera centric Honami which may grab the best camera phone title of the year and the Honami Mini version are the expected devices from Sony.

The Sony Honami might be in the making but it is pegged to arrive on the 4^th of September. This year Nokia released its PureView technology powered 41 megapixel Lumia 1020 phone and the Samsung has also released the Galaxy Zoom. Both the phones boast powerful photo shooting capabilities. However, these two handsets are going to get fitting competition from Sony by its Honami device.

What is the real of Sony Honami? The names like Honami and Sony i1 are nothing but code names. When the device nears its launching, the retail name of the product is unveiled. Sony is yet to release the official retail name of Sony Honami.

On XDA Developers forum, you can come across a very active developer by the name ‘DooMLoRD which stands for Lead Developer of Team UtterChaos and Member of Team ICX. According to them, the retail name of Sony Honami will be Xperia Z1. This rumor can come true because after the revelation of Sony Xperia Z1 was made by DooMLoRD, Sony’s Mobile PR starting following him on Twitter.

The Sony Xperia Z which released at the beginning of the year has been around for the last eight months and now Sony is set to time its new model, the Xperia Z1. The device is going to be unveiled at the IFA event that will be held at Berlin on Sept 4. Initially, the device was expected to be released in July but now it seems the Sept 4 is what we need to stay glued to for the release of Sony Honami.

What’s so special about the Sony Xperia i1 [Sony Honami or Sony Xperia Z1] is that it will be decked with a full HD 5inch display. Sony had packed in Triluminous technology on the Xperia Z. So, we feel Sony might offer something on the upcoming handset that boasts powerful camera.

Let’s talk about the camera of Sony Xperia Z1. The phone will come out with a stunning 20.7MP with 1 /2.3inch sensor G lens and BIONZ image processor. The camera on the Honami handset is capable of snapping 5248 x 3936 pixels resolution photos. Sony is also expected to launch fixable camera lenses with inbuilt sensors.

The Sony Xperia Z1 will be powered with quad-core Snapdragon 800 CPU which will deliver 2.2GHz clocking speed. It will also come with 2GB RAM and 2MP front facing camera. Like the Sony Xperia Z, even the Xperia Z1 would be dust and water resistant handset.

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