The Sony Honami smartphone is going to have a 20-megapixel primary camera which will rival the Nokia 1020 and Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom. In addition, the 20MP camera will sport an Exmor RS camera sensor, Sony G-lens and BIONZ image processor.

Beefy 20-Megapixel on Sony Xperia i1 Honami

Sony is not stopping and let the Nokia 1020 or Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom take the advantage in the battle of mobile imaging. The Sony Xperia i1 Honami has a powerful camera of 1/2.3 inch 20.7MP Exmor RS designed for mobile Sony G-lens and BIONZ image processor.

Sony G-Lens is a specific lens line up from Sony and it stand shoulder to shoulder with Carl Zeiss optics. G Lenses have exceptional superior in-focus image quality, beautifies defocused background areas and performs to the highest degree in mobile imaging.

The BIONZ imaging processor from Sony cameras are used primarily in digital camera speed, which means it can process image conversion CMOS sensor to raw image format then stored into the memory card. Notable devices with BIONZ include DSW-W150, DSC-W210 and DSLR-A700.

Technical Specifications of Sony Xperia i1 Honami

Aside from the DSLR-like camera equipped by Sony Xperia i1 Honami, it also features the following specifications:

- 5.0" of 1080 Full HD resolution

- Sensor on Lens Display

- TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality for mobile devices

- 1/2.3 inch 20.7MP Exmor RS rear camera

- Sony G-lens

- BIONZ for mobile

- 2MP Exmor R front camera

- 2.2 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

- 2GB of RAM

- 16GB of internal storage

- microSD card support

- 3000 mAh battery unit

- STAMINA mode

- 4G LTE

- NFC

- MHL

- Wi-Fi Miracast

- IP57 certification: water and dust resistance

Expected Release Date

It is expected that the Sony Xperia i1 Honami will be released this year, 2013, after Sony sent out press invites for a launch event on Sept 4, the first day of IFA 2013. Reports claim that the upcoming device will be unveiled at the event and could possibly meet the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 3.