Sony Xperia Z1 press image and metal chassis leaks

24 August, 2013
The press image of the Xperia Z1 (Honami) shows the device in three colors: black, white and purple.

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  • Anonymous
  • HKK
  • 24 Aug 2013

too much bezel.. fail! bring the mini version and with a true mini profile

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    • AnonD-161447
    • uvu
    • 24 Aug 2013

    Screen, 24 Aug 2013There seems to be lots of empty space around the screen. ... more#1
    Buttons hide themselves when you need the whole screen, but yeah,off-screen buttons are better.
    #2
    Most likely they are using XZU like screen on this one not Z like.

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      • Anonymous
      • j$1
      • 24 Aug 2013

      Screen, 24 Aug 2013There seems to be lots of empty space around the screen. ... morethe z1 screen will be amazing like the z ultra, not mediocre like the z.
      space around the screen? i'm fine with that because i don't want to be holding onto the lcd when i hold it.

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        • AnonD-61647
        • 3G@
        • 24 Aug 2013

        AnonD-115431, 24 Aug 201320mp is good but can it beat the samsung 13mp?? To be hones... moreSony supplies all the major companies with camera phone sensors, its just that Sony's camera software isn't up to scratch with the rest of the competition.

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          • fxN
          • 24 Aug 2013

          There seems to be lots of empty space around the screen.

          Two things which stopped me from getting the Z and now the Z1.

          #1 On-Screen Buttons

          #2 Terrible Contrast Ratio of Display

          #1
          On-screen buttons just won't do. It doesn't safeguard against non-responsiveness and it's a huge waste of screen space. Basically a similar-sized screen with off-screen keys provide more display space and hence a better 5inch. So I don't get Sony with this one.

          #2
          Just hope they don't use the crappy screens of Z on the Z1. They totally rock with television displays, I wonder what happened to their phones' screens.

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            • AnonD-43357
            • per
            • 24 Aug 2013

            AnonD-147044, 24 Aug 2013the bezels look pretty bigi agree!

            xperia Z is already to big for my taste and this baby is even bigger. i guess i will go for honami mini - if this phone realy comes with a snapdragon 800 cpu.

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              • SonyBoy
              • mnS
              • 24 Aug 2013

              AnonD-115431, 24 Aug 201320mp is good but can it beat the samsung 13mp?? To be hones... moreEmmmm heloo but Sony makes cameras for S4!Sony Exmor S cameraphone lens are in Xperia Z and S4 so please Sony was always better than Samsung!

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                • AnonD-44556
                • NXT
                • 24 Aug 2013

                Where is the Xenon Flash?

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                  • AnonD-147044
                  • 0$q
                  • 24 Aug 2013

                  the bezels look pretty big

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                    • Wolf
                    • 3@j
                    • 24 Aug 2013

                    AnonD-115431, 24 Aug 201320mp is good but can it beat the samsung 13mp?? To be hones... moreMate, Sony makes the best sensors for mobile devices. even Apple uses their sensors. You think that the S4 has a batter camera because of the display which is over saturated and gives "crisper" colours.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • neL
                      • 24 Aug 2013

                      again too much wasted space around the display....sony never gonna learn

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                        • Anonymous
                        • niy
                        • 24 Aug 2013

                        AnonD-55345, 24 Aug 2013Will the 20mp sensor do what it takes compared to 13mp thes... moreLens is the first HUGE bottleneck, see 808 pureview's resolution chart shots here on gsmarena and see how far the detail level is from the pixel count.
                        20MP is also way too much for these tiny lenses.

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                          • AnonD-115431
                          • Uij
                          • 24 Aug 2013

                          20mp is good but can it beat the samsung 13mp?? To be honest I think it wont.. sony these days make poor camera for smart phones

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                            • AnonD-176622
                            • 8Ca
                            • 24 Aug 2013

                            And the xenon flash???

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                              • AnonD-178741
                              • 4nH
                              • 24 Aug 2013

                              AnonD-55345, 24 Aug 2013Will the 20mp sensor do what it takes compared to 13mp thes... moreYou're so right.. and it doesnt look like the LED and Xenon Flash that most of us were hoping for.

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                                • AnonD-161447
                                • uvr
                                • 24 Aug 2013

                                AnonD-55345, 24 Aug 2013Will the 20mp sensor do what it takes compared to 13mp thes... moreBIONZ,let's see what it turns out to be.

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                                  • AnonD-55345
                                  • nTR
                                  • 24 Aug 2013

                                  Will the 20mp sensor do what it takes compared to 13mp these days?

                                  My impression on Sony is that this company put more effort on more pixels on the camera of their smartphone but falls short in optimizing the software that drives the quality of the photo.

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                                    • martymar729
                                    • kS%
                                    • 24 Aug 2013

                                    wow it seems as tho Sony is really putting a legitimate effort in keeping up with its competitors... looks like a wonderful phone