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Sony Xperia Z1: A Waterproof Badass with a Killer Camera

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We heard rumors about a mysterious “Xperia i1” a while back, but now it showed up for real. Sony’s new Xperia z1 is the biggest Xperia yet at 5 inches, but more importantly, it’s got a killer 20.7 MP camera on it too.

https://gizmodo.com/sony-s-xperia-i1-honami-specs-leaked-798351949

The Z1 packs its blazing 2.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 brain, 1080p display (exact resolution unknown), 3,000mAh battery, and 20.7 megapixel camera all into a slim waterproof (up to 5 feet!) body, made out of one piece of aluminum. The Xperia Z1 will launch with Android 4.2.2, complete with Sony’s typical UI slathered on top.

The camera boasts a 1/2.3-inch sensor, roughly on par with the one in the Galaxy S4 Zoom. It’s noNokia 1020, but then that’s a high bar to jump. Still, it’s one of the beefiest cameras we’ve even seen on an Android phone. And it’s got some fun features too, including a burst option which lets you fire off 30 shots with a single press of a button.

There’s no word on the price, but Sony will be releasing the Z1 sometime later this month.

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