Sony Xperia Z1 C6902

Just after 8 months of launching what seemed to be their flagship handset for the year 2013 (the XPERIA Z), Sony has already unveiled the XPERIA Z1 (codename Honami) to take the crown. While the humongous XPERIA Z Ultra caters to a different niche category, the Z1 is Sony's prime-time frontrunner. While the footprint of the Z1 is quite similar to the predecessor, the weight and thickness have gone up a notch. That is possibly owing to all the high-end components packed inside this phone. Design-wise, the XPERIA Z1 now has aluminium wrapped on all borders. While the screen is the same 5-inch 1920 x 1080 pixel TFT panel, the Z1 features Sony's Triluminous tech, which results in rich colour reproduction. The water and dust resistance is also upped a notch with IP58 certification. It is powered by the latest-and-greatest Snapdragon 800 chip, that features a 2.2GHz quad-core chip and powerful Adreno 330 graphics. To complement that is 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage, with a microSD card slot for further expansion.

However, the highlight of the Z1 remains to be the 20.7 megapixel camera sensor at the back. Unlike the Z Ultra, this phone fortunately has an LED flash. It has a truckload of camera-related features, and both it and the front-facing 2MP camera can shoot 1080p HD videos. The battery size has also been increased to 3000 mAh, which should provide the phone all the juice it needs to power its high-end hardware. All possible connectivity options are thrown in, including LTE, WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0 etc.