Sony Xperia Z1 - Video Review

The Sony Xperia Z1 is a beautifully designed device and one of the most eye catching Android flagships in the market today. Its solid glass and metal casing ensures you are welcomed by a truly high end product, but the premium materials also make the device one of the bulkier devices in its class.

The Xperia Z1 specs include a 5 inch touch display with a full (1080p) HD resolution, 16GB of internal storage which can be expanded through microSD, a 20 megapixel camera capable of 1080p HD video capture, a secondary 2 megapixel camera for video calls and a 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB of RAM. All of which work together for a truly exceptional experience.

Sony Xperia Z1 - Low Light Photo Samples

The Sony Xperia Z1 comes with an amazing mobile camera. The combination of a 1/2.3″ large 20.7 megapixel Exmor RS sensor, Sony's trademark BIONZ image processing engine, and 27mm wide-angle f/2.0 Sony G Lens seems to offer the perfect combination when it comes to Android photography.

Even though the Samsung Galaxy S4 and LG G2 are proven leaders in Android photography, the following photo samples captured with the Xperia Z1 camera may push it to the top spot on the Android landscape. In fact the Xperia Z1 even gives the mind blowing 41MP camera on the Nokia Lumia 1020 a run for its money.

Keep in mind that some of the photos are zoomed in utilizing the pixel-binning Clear Zoom feature, and the results are far better than the digital zoom offered on most phones.

Nokia Lumia 1020 vs Sony Xperia Z1 - Camera Comparison

The Sony Xperia Z1 (aka Honami) claims to be the best camera phone in the market. But the Nokia Lumia 1020 will definitely have something to say about that. Check out the following photo gallery comparison between Sony's newest Android flagship and the top Windows Phone in the market and see which one truly deserves the crown.

Sony Xperia Z1 available for pre-order across Europe

After being unveiled to the world during a special press conference yesterday, the Sony Xperia Z1 is already available for pre-order on Sony's web store across 7 countries in Europe. Sony CEO Kazuo Harai has kept his promise to shorten the window between the announcement of a new device and its actual delivery to end users. Those who order the handset by September 19th will have express delivery included in their orders.

Sony Xperia Z1 officially announced

Sony has been working hard on its One Sony initiative under the leadership of CEO Kaz Hirai, which aims to combine the inventions and innovations from various departments within the company together for products that will embody the best Sony can offer in all their aspects.

The CEO took to the stage at the ongoing IFA 2013 to showcase the Sony Xperia Z1 which is the first product from Sony to embody the One Sony vision