A new picture deemed to be an official teaser image of the upcoming Sony ‘Honami’ flagship has leaked. What is immediately apparent to us is that if this picture is real, it looks like a completely different phone to the Honami images recently leaked. The edges are more rounded, much like the Xperia Z Ultra, compared to the straight edges of the leaked images which looks very similar to the Xperia Z. Therefore, take the picture with a grain of salt – we’ll find out in time which images are correct. The picture shows a teasing glimpse of the right side of the phone where you can see the power button and flap (or could it be the volume rocker?) This purple-coloured Honami seems to show that the frame will be of a different material – perhaps aluminium much like the Xperia Z Ultra? However, in other purple Sony Xperia phones, the frame is normally coloured too, whereas this is not the case here. So this could be a departure of recent trends or maybe this image is not final (or even not real). The image then has “September 4 2013 – Berlin” in reference to its likely reveal at IFA in early September. Just under a month to wait for official details. Sony ‘Honami’ Teaser Sony ‘Honami’ Teaser – Magnified Here you can see Sony’s signature power button, as used in all of the 2013 Sony Xperia range. This pic is important as the direction of the power button gives us the orientation of the handset i.e. the display is on top. Above the power button sits a flap (or volume rocker?) Here you can make out the edge of the display, just above the purple strip. The faint white strip you see here could even be the screen protector that Sony places on all of its smartphones. Via Digi-Wo. Thanks Ashish and ki-hyun kim! Continue reading...
