Sony i1 Honami, the Sony's upcoming cameraphone is the worst Sony secret of 2013. The smartphone has been leaked numerous of times with some or the other new details every time, and this time the smartphone is leaked along with Xperia Z, showing off the screen size of the handset. The leak not only gave some idea about screen size, but it also gave some more looks of the upcoming new Sony camera interface.
According to GadgetHelpline, the phone looks to be very slim and sports the same squared edges and corners like Xperia Z with similar pop-up flaps to cover all card ports and sockets, leaving the headphone jack exposed.
The Sony i1 Honami is the One Sony smartphone, if the specifications of the smartphone are indeed true then Sony Honami will surely be a beast. Sony Honami is expected to get launched at IFA 2013, Berlin. Sony has already started sending press invites to the tech press media of New York City for September 4 event.
The design of Sony Honami is similar to Sony's Xperia Z, apart from the sides where we can see some noticeable changes. Gadget Helpline has also posted some shots of Honami which shows off the new Sony camera interface. The camera interface of Sony Honami has seen many changes. Sony has included many interesting features on Honami like, Superior Auto, Manual, Timeshift Burst, Picture Effect, Info-eye (gives you more information about your surroundings), Social Live (broadcasts live video to Facebook) and Sweep Panorama.
One of the interesting features in Honami's camera app is the AR-Effect feature, which superimposes an augmented reality situation in the image frame, like you can see in the following image (the dinosaur one). In addition, the smartphone just had a visit to FCC which shows that the model might see the official release as soon as late September or early October.
To remind you all, Sony i1 Honami is rumoured to feature the following - 5.0-inch Full HD 1080p Triluminos OptiContrast X-Reality Engine display, 2.2GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 800 Processor, Adreno 330 GPU, 2GB RAM, Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, 3000mAh Battery, 16GB/32GB internal memory, 20MP rear Exmor RS camera with Sony G lens, Cybershot Camera UI, Xenon+ Dual LED Flash and Mobile BIONZ Image processing with 2.2MP Exmor R front facing camera.