Sony Xperia Honami aka Xperia Z1's second teaser hints it would be water resistant

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By Ketan Pratap | Updated: 23 August 2013 15:29 IST
With the official launch of the Sony Xperia Honami aka i1/ Xperia Z1 rumoured to be on September 4 coming closer, the company is doing its bit to generate interest by teasing its upcoming smartphone in bits.

The new tweet posted by Sony says, "About to make a splash..." and is accompanied by the #bestofsony hashtag. The second teaser image partially reveals the design of the upcoming smartphone and also confirms that the device would be water-resistant. Other features revealed by the teaser image include a 3.5mm audio jack that can be spotted on the top panel with a chrome finish on the sides, and volume controls placed on the right side of the handset. While the power button sits above the volume controls and is also located at the right side of the device.

Aside from the teaser, Sony has not provided any new information related to the upcoming smartphone. Interestingly, the company has still not revealed the camera of the rumoured Xperia Honami which is also expected to be the highlight of the device. The long rumoured flagship smartphone is expected to pack a 20-megapixel Exmor RS rear camera that will sport a Sony G-lens and BIONZ image processor. The teaser was first spotted by Xperia Blog.

Earlier, Sony teased the power button of its upcoming smartphone on Twitter.

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The tweet posted by Sony said, "It's the smartphone everyone's been talking about... not long now." The tweet was accompanied by the #bestofsony hashtag that the company has again repeated in the new teaser.

Recently, a rumour claimed that the Xperia Honami might release as the Sony Xperia Z1.

Rumoured specifications of the Xperia Honami or Z1 include a 5.0-inch full-HD display. It's likely to be powered by a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB of RAM. It may include 16GB internal storage and a 3000mAh battery. The device is said to run Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

 

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