Sony’s yet to go official with the device codenamed Honami, but enough details have arrived on the Android through various rumors and leaks to give us a pretty nice sense of what to expect for the camera-heavy smartphone. Today a collection of new rumors revisits some of the specs we’ve heard attached to the handset, attempting to confirm some, while suggesting alternatives for a few others. The system dump that leaked for the Honami a couple weeks back already ...

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We’ve been following rumors of the Sony Android codenamed Honami for some time now, anxious to learn if its 20-megapixel camera would be enough to give devices like the Galaxy S 4 Zoom or even the new Lumia 1020 a little competition. As we patiently await the handset’s launch, some new accounts of run-ins with camera samples have arrived, giving us an idea of what to expect from Honami’s imaging performance, as well as raising new questions about the camera’s sensor size. The 20-megapixel sensor size is confirmed here, ...

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Over the weekend we saw a press render arrive, supposedly of the anticipated Sony Honami Android, and sourced from a leaked system dump. That was interesting all enough on its own, but the existence of a complete dump sure insinuated that there were a lot more Honami secrets out there, just waiting to be revealed. As it turns out, we didn’t have to wait long at all, and a whole lot of additional data from that dump has now emerged. First up, we get some confirmation ...

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Sony sure seems to be working on a good number of smartphones, including interesting-sounding models like the Togari phablet. We’ve also heard quite a bit about the so-called Honami, which could arrive with the “i1″ designation. Honami’s claim to fame sure looks like it’s going to be the smartphone’s camera, which beyond simply being high-res, is also supposed to employ a physically large sensor. Unfortunately, we’ve yet to get a good ...

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A couple days back we got word about a pair of rumored Sony Androids in development, including the model codenamed Honami. With specs like a five-inch 1080p display, a twenty-megapixel camera, and the possibility of running a Snapdragon 800, it sure sounded like a high-end model worth paying attention to. Today we get a little more insight into that high-res camera, and while it won’t be any PureView 808, it sounds like it could give the cameras on most of its competition a serious run for their money. The main camera ...

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