Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Yet another leak says Sony's Honami will have 20-megapixel camera

Sony has been putting in a lot of work for its latest imaging-centric smartphone, dubbed Honami. While the company reportedly plans to introduce the smartphone with interchangeable lenses, there have been earlier reports that suggest that Honami may be coming with a 20.7-megapixel camera which can record 4K videos. The most recent leak that reinforces the camera's specs.
A Taiwanese site,ePrice, has also reported that thedevice may be coming with a 20.7-megapixel ExmorRS sensor. That is similar in size to what Samsung's Galaxy Camera sports. In additionto thesensor, it seems like Sony is also planning to pair the device with Sony G-Lens.
So far, thespecificationsheet of the phone suggests that Honami may be coming with a 5-inch 1080p display which will have a Triluminos display with OptiContrast and X-Reality Enginetechnologies. The Triluminos display has already been seen in theXperia Z Ultra.
Sony's Honami will also get full HD resolution forthe display, according to the rumour mills. Internally, the Honami shouldbe powered by Qualcomm newest Snapdragon 800 SoC. While thequad-core CPU will be clocked at 2.3GHz, theAdreno 330 GPU that will be part of thechipset is definitelythe best in themarket.
Additionally, theHonami could come with 2GB of RAM. Internalmemory, so far, stands at 16 GB, with an option of putting in a microSD card. This is a new development, because earlier talk suggested that the smartphonemay come with 32 GB of internal memory. Honami could also geta fairlymassive 3,000mAh battery to power the show.
Sony is not the only one who is planning to come up with an image-centric smartphone. Nokia recently came up with theLumia 1020, which has a 41-megapixel camera as well as well as 6-lens design. Another contender in this arena is theGalaxy S4 Zoom, which has a 16 megapixelcamera sensor with opticalzoom. With these many players jumpinginto thecategory, users can be assuredof having choice when it comes to buyinga smartphonewith a great camera.

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